Department of Civil Engineering 9 Fast-Tracking Through Canada’S First Basc/MBA Program 11 Class of 3T5 67 Years of Skule Spirit

VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2 WINTER 2002

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO APPLIED SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

STELLAR CLASS STUDENTS OF 3T5 CANADA’S 67 YEARS OF FIRST BASC/MBA SKULE SPIRIT PROGRAM

SPECIAL ISSUE: ANNUAL REPORT 2001 ANNUAL REPORT 14 From the Dean insideskule 15 Office of the Vice-Dean and Chair, First Year 16 Office of the Registrar 17 Professional Experience Year 18 Campaign and Development Office 19 Professional Development Centre 20 Alumni Office 21 Department of Chemical FEATURES Engineering and Applied Chemistry 22 Department of Civil Engineering 9 Fast-tracking Through Canada’s First BASc/MBA Program 11 Class of 3T5 67 Years of Skule Spirit

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23 The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 5 24 Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 25 Department of Materials COLUMNS & NEWS Science and Engineering 3 From the Dean 26 Division of Engineering Science 27 Division of Environmental Engineering 4 For High School Students 28 Division of Mineral Engineering Reading the Maclean’s Rankings 29 University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) 4 Planned Giving 30 Institute for Biomaterials Will Power and Biomedical Engineering 9 5 Skule News 31 Centre for Technology and Social Development 31 Centre for Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship

Volume 4, Issue 2, Winter 2002 Contributing Editors: Printing: ©This publication is inquiries concerning active A magazine for alumni, Will Cluett, Márta Ecsedi, General Printers. copyrighted. Limited portions participation in Faculty students, and friends of the Malcolm McGrath, and Published in Fall, Winter of its content may be reprinted programs, comments and Faculty of Applied Science Cindy Yelle and Spring as a service to or reproduced without the suggestions from readers. and Engineering Design: alumni, students, and prior written consent of the Please contact: Editor: Shelley Frayer/ friends of the Faculty of copyright owner only if appro- Professor Anastasios Anastasios N. Venetsanopoulos Ireland+Associates Applied Science and priately attributed. Otherwise, Venetsanopoulos, Dean, Managing Editor: Principal Photographer: Engineering, University of its reproduction in whole or Faculty of Applied Science Christine Szustaczek Stephen Frost Toronto concerning research in substantial part by any and Engineering, Associate Managing Editor: Contributing Photographer: partnerships, continuing means without the prior writ- University of Toronto Ruth Weinstock CanGrad Studios education, alumni news, ten consent of the copyright 35 St. George Street Co-ordinating Editor: Contributing Writers: internship programs, owner is forbidden. Skule TM Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4 Georgette Zinaty Bruce McDougall and student activities. is a registered trademark of Telephone 416-978-3131 Assistant to the Editor: Christine Szustaczek Circulation: the University of Toronto Fax 416-978-4859 Janice Hillier Ruth Weinstock 30,000 Engineering Society. We invite E-mail: [email protected] CANADIAN PUBLICATION MAIL SALES AGREEMENT 1300636 FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE & ENGINEERING/skulematters from the dean

Strengthening Our Excellent Graduate Programs

y article outlining new direc- 3. University policy and research partnerships tions for the Faculty (See with industry, as these address our Faculty’s Skulematters, September 2001) research and graduate studies missions. was intended to set the tone I welcome Dr. Javad Mostaghimi, a M Dean Anastasios Venetsanopoulos and agenda for my term and invite feedback Mechanical and Industrial Engineering pro- from alumni, faculty, students and staff. It has fessor since 1990, Director of the Centre for sparked welcome discussion. I received con- Advanced Coating Technologies, and Canada four years of PhD studies and excludes gratulations for setting “meaningful goals”, Research Chair holder in Advanced Coating any loans. Our full-time graduate students and the suggestion that these goals should be Technology, as the new Vice-Dean, Research currently receive financial assistance from a quantifiable, measurable and have a target and Graduate Studies. number of sources, including the Natural completion date. Over time, I intend to I have also focused on securing the Sciences and Engineering Research Council, address each objective in more detail and financial means to support our graduate stu- Ontario Graduate Scholarships, research include timelines for implementation. dents. As the next wave of leading research grants (Research and Teaching Assistantships) In this issue I would like scientists and engineers, and University of Toronto Fellowships. to focus on a coordinated graduate students partici- Schools vie fiercely for the most talented approach to strengthening Graduate students pate fully in generating students. Due to this intense competition our excellent graduate pro- are the next knowledge critical to keep- our Faculty needs to exceed the University’s grams and improving grad- wave of leading ing Canadian industry in minimum funding goal in order to offer uate recruitment. To achieve research scientists the vanguard. They are more competitive packages. It is now clear this objective, I worked and engineers. essential to conducting that a minimum of $25 million is needed with an Advisory Com- cutting-edge research and annually to achieve our goal. Surprisingly, we mittee of senior colleagues. invaluable as undergraduate are only about $2.5 million away from this We defined the role of a Vice-Dean of Teaching Assistants. With our graduate stu- objective. In the future, however, as gradu- Research and Graduate Studies and con- dents (1,085 Canadian and 195 visa students ate enrolments increase and our funding cluded that the portfolio should cover issues registered full-time), we currently have the packages become more competitive, our relating to: largest research enterprise in an engineering needs will also increase. This year, while we 1. The research mission of the Faculty of school in Canada. To sustain our leadership are seeking additional university resources to Applied Science and Engineering – pri- position, we must attract the best and ensure offer all eligible graduate students the min- marily government-sponsored research pro- that they have the resources to achieve their imum financial support package, we are grams (Natural Sciences and Engineering academic goals. intensifying our efforts in soliciting gradu- Research Council, Canada Foundation for This year, the University of Toronto ate student support through the Faculty Innovation, Canada Research Chairs, Premier’s became the first Canadian university to set Campaign. Our goal is to enroll more than Research Excellence Awards, Ontario Inno- the goal of providing a minimum financial 1,400 full-time graduate students, supported vation Trust, Ontario Research and Develop- support package of $12,000 plus tuition and by competitive packages, by January 2004. ment Challenge Fund, etc.); incidental fees for full-time, graduate stu- With your assistance, we hope to increase 2. Graduate studies, including graduate students. For a Canadian citizen or resident graduate student support to attract the best dent planning, recruitment and retention, this amounts to $17,600; for visa students, students and to meet the needs of these graduate programs, funding and student $23,000. The University funding package emerging leaders for many years to come. quality; and covers the first year of MASc and the first TAS VENETSANOPOULOS

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Reading the Maclean’s Rankings

Professor Will Cluett Vice-Dean and Chair, First Year

or the eighth consecutive year, others, glancing through Maclean’s, might Maclean’s magazine, in its “university also conclude that UofT has a great deal to F rankings” issue, has UofT number offer, but only for medical-doctoral students. one in the Medical-Doctoral category. Many What does UofT have to offer students Canadian high school students and their looking for an undergraduate program? parents use the magazine’s rankings as one The answer: a great deal. Medical-Doctoral factor in deciding which Canadian universities to apply to for an universities generally have a very wide range of both undergrad- undergraduate degree. uate and graduate programs, including professional degrees, and Maclean’s ranks universities under six broad headings: Student a broad range of PhD programs, research, and medical schools. Body, Classes, Faculty, Finances, Library and Reputation. It also Still, what is it that makes UofT so special for an undergraduate acknowledges that Canada has different types of universities, with student? Well, as UofT’s President, Robert Birgeneau, explains in different structures and mandates. The Medical-Doctoral category, the same issue of Maclean’s: “I’m a deep believer in the concept for example, refers to universities offering a broad range of PhD of a research university; the best place to get an undergraduate programs and research, as well as medical schools. The other education is among those who are pushing the frontiers of knowl- categories are Primarily Undergraduate and Comprehensive. edge.” There you have it. If you want a university that lets you The morning after the university rankings issue came out, CBC choose from the broadest range of programs available in any Newsworld reported on the magazine’s findings. Newsworld inter- university in the country, as well as being taught by professors preted Maclean’s as suggesting that, for medical-doctoral students, that do leading-edge research, think of UofT. Sounds to me like UofT was number one. This struck me as misleading. Perhaps a good place for an undergraduate!

planned giving

Will Power

Malcolm McGrath Planned Giving Officer

question I am often asked by I’m often told that this inspires others to alumni interested in my new title remember Engineering in their estate plans. A (Planned Giving Officer) is: “Why • Often the Faculty does not have prior is it important for UofT to know about my knowledge of estate gifts. This is a shame, bequest?” Here are some answers: since it is such a pleasure to be able to express • Financial planning should be based on as appreciation to our donors. clear and complete a picture as possible. To meet the Faculty’s • The Office of Planned Giving at the University of Toronto has future needs, all current and potential sources of revenue are access to experts in estate planning and taxation. If you are unsure taken into account. Your bequest will become an important part about the best designation for your gift, or how to ensure word- of plans for SkuleTM. ing that best honours your intention, call me at 416-518-7177 • If you agree, we are delighted to include your name in our published or Joel Porter, Manager, Office of Gift Planning, at 416-978-3811. list of Heritage Donors (known as “The King’s College Circle”). So, will you consider letting us know?

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Taking it to the Streets Transportation engineers use emerging technologies to make roads safer, more efficient

ngry drivers stuck in Professor Abdulhai is bumper-to-bumper encouraged by the support A rush-hour traffic may received from the Ontario not be thinking of SkuleTM, but Research and Development Professor Baher Abdulhai and Challenge Fund, the Ontario the transportation engineers Innovation Trust, Transport in the Department of Civil Canada, the Canada Founda- Engineering have made traffic tion for Innovation, private- conditions their top priority. sector partners such as Fortran Professor Abdulhai is the Traffic Systems, as well as orga- Director of the Intelligent nizations including the Toronto Transportation Systems Centre Road Builders’ Association and Testbed. The only one and the Heavy Construction of its kind in Canada, the Association of Toronto. ITS Centre and Testbed was It has been estimated that officially opened at a packed ITS will develop into a $500 November 2001 press confer- million industry in Canada ence attended by provincial alone by the year 2011. The Minister of Energy, Science Transportation Group is and Technology Jim Wilson, continuing to build on its Senator Marie-Paule Poulin, success by seeking additional representing Transport Canada Professor Baher Abdulhai addresses the partners for this initiative. Minister David Collenette, news conference on November 22, 2001 for the For more information on and UofT President official opening of the ITS Centre and Testbed. becoming a partner in the ITS Robert Birgeneau. Centre and Testbed, please The $4.3-million ITS Future links are planned to the virtual micro-simulation model contact Mary Costa-Kadas, Centre uses such emerging Toronto Transit Commission. of the Toronto road network is Associate Campaign Director, technologies as information “The ITS Centre and under development to supple- at 416-946-3228 or systems, networks and display Testbed is truly a leading edge ment the real-world data. [email protected]. equipment to evaluate traffic initiative in Canadian trans- flow and address congestion. portation research,” said Welcoming The centre will be linked to Professor Eric Miller, New Faculty Members the Ontario Ministry of Director of the Joint Program Transportation and the traffic for Transportation. “Once fully he Dean extends a warm welcome to our new faculty cameras and detectors on implemented, our ITS research members: Professors C.G. Lee (Mechanical and major thoroughfares in the will help improve driver safety, T Industrial Engineering); P.Aarabi, J.S.Aitchison, GTA. This would enable the environment and, by M. Broucke, T.Chan Carusone, B. Frey, M. Mojahedi, 24-hour monitoring of traffic extension, the economy.” A. Nachman, S.Valaee, M.Voss (Electrical and Computer conditions that would be used The ITS Centre and Testbed Engineering); M. Popovic (Institute for Biomaterials and for researching and developing houses high-end computer Biomedical Engineering); Dr.Peter Weiss and Dr. Katherine next-generation systems and facilities and a video wall dedi- Tiede (Language Across the Curriculum).We are confident algorithms for optimal traffic cated to the development and that our Faculty will be enriched by their contributions. control and management. testing of ITS technologies. A

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ing students, received funding Heroes Help for the $900,000 car from students, the university and Kids Learn private donations. Jessica van About Vliet, an aerospace engineering Engineering student and one of the ten team members who traveled to ant to be a hero? Australia, praised sponsors for The National their “fantastic support for our W Engineering work, both financially and in Week (NEW) Ontario Steering every other way”. Committee is seeking engineers One of the exciting, edge-of- to help children build entries “Faust” (l.) lines up at the World Solar Challenge in Australia. your-seat aspects of the contest for the Engineers are Everyday was a ‘race within a race’ between Heroes TVOKids “Build an Faculty’s Solar Car the UofT team and its University Environmentally Friendly Lights it up Down Under of Waterloo rivals. In the end, Vehicle for Tumbleweed” UofT peeled ahead of Waterloo. Contest during NEW, March 2 he Faculty’s solar car the adventure of camping in the Winner of this 6th World Solar to 10. Alumni Relations team placed 14th out outback and running a vehicle Challenge was a European Director Márta Ecsedi reports T of 38 entries from 11 on nothing more than the power Space-Agency-sponsored team that, when she and her son nations, in an exciting 3,000-km, of the sun, the event challenged from the Netherlands. attended this event last year, five-day World Solar Challenge entrants’ technical and scientific This was the UofT team’s volunteers said the experience race across the Australian conti- expertise. It was the first time third major race. In Sunrayce ’99 was a lot of fun. Workshops will nent last November. The sleek a UofT team had participated the team finished 20th with be held in Toronto, Ottawa, solar racer named “Faust”, aced in this international race. top rookie honours. In the July, London and Sudbury. Click on the grueling outback route from The 100-member team, 2001 American Solar Challenge, “Volunteer Opportunities” at Darwin to Adelaide. As well as composed mainly of engineer- Faust finished 12th. www.engineering week.on.ca.

Heinke Laughton Tersigni Wilcox Runnalls Ecsedi Sinclair McGrath Distinguished Alumnae Honoured

record 260 people Dr.Heinke was Professor of Environmental Engineering, R.V. Minister of Energy, Mines attended the 25th Civil Engineering and Director Anderson Associates Limited; and Resources. A annual Engineering of the Institute for Environment • Joseph L.Tersigni, 6T1, Márta Ecsedi, 7T6, the Alumni Awards Banquet and Sustainable Development Chairman and CEO, Marshall Faculty’s Director of Alumni October 25 recognizing alumni at the Hong Kong University of Macklin Monaghan Limited; Relations was honoured with for their contributions to the Science and Technology from • James D.Wilcox, 5T9, for- the 2T5 Mid-Career Medal. profession and society. 1993 to 1999. mer Director,Giffels Associates Professor Anthony N. The Engineering Alumni Named to the Engineering Limited, and Sinclair, 7T6, Coordinator Medal was presented to Hall of Distinction, located on • Oliver J. C. Runnalls, 4T8, of Mechanical and Industrial Gerhard W.Heinke, 5T6, the second floor of the Sandford Professor Emeritus, Nuclear Graduate Studies, received the Faculty’s Dean from 1986 Fleming Building were: Engineering and Energy Studies, a Teaching Award. Malcolm to 1993 and Civil Engineering • Peter J. Laughton, 6T6, and former advisor on uranium McGrath was the first to get Chair from 1974 to 1984. Chairman and Director of and nuclear energy to Canada’s an award named in his honour. PHOTO: PATRICK PRITCHARD PHOTO: PATRICK

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150 graduate students. Professor Doug Reeve named new Chair and Doug Reeve also holds the Grant Allen named Director inaugural Frank Dottori Chair, named after the President and rofessor Doug Reeve CEO of Tembec Inc., a forestry has been named Chair products company that gener- P of the Department of ously endowed the chair. Chemical Engineering and Professor Grant Allen has Applied Chemistry. As founder been named Director of UofT’s and Director of the Pulp & Pulp & Paper Centre. Said Paper Centre, Professor Reeve Venetsanopoulos, “As Chair of helped to attract more than the Environmental Engineering $25 million in research funds option in the Faculty’s from 45 companies in seven Engineering Science Program countries. Said Dean Tas and the former Associate Venetsanopoulous, “The Director of the Pulp & Paper interactive consortium model, Centre, he is well poised for which he pioneered for collabo- his new role, bringing together rative research is highly valued. scientists, engineers, and I am confident that the Depart- industry partners to advance ment will greatly benefit from research on pulp manufacture his exceptional skills.” Currently and the environment, kraft the Department has approxi- l-r: Faculty experts in pulp and paper engineering, chemical recovery and mately 325 undergraduate and and colleagues, Professors Doug Reeve and Grant Allen. paper science.”

Visionary Speaks Professor to Alumni and Students John Davies Honoured n November 7, 2001, The event was rofessor John approximately 100 sponsored by OPAS, Davies was named O students, alumni, the Ontario Partner- P a Fellow in Biomate- faculty and friends gathered ship for Advanced rials Science and Engineering at the Faculty of Applied Skills, which is a not- (FBSE).The FBSE honour, Science and Engineering to for-profit partnership granted every four years hear Dr. Mike Lazaridis, of all Ontario univer- at the World Biomaterials co-CEO of Research in Motion sities and a growing Congress, denotes that the give a lecture on Wireless number of industries. winner has made a significant Breakthroughs, via live wire OPAS works with international contribution in feed from Waterloo. companies to help the biomaterials field. Previ- Dr. Lazaridis spoke about identify their skill ous winners from the Faculty the phenomenal growth of requirements and to were Professor Michael the wireless industry, the source solutions for Sefton, Professor Emer- opportunity to capitalize on Dr.Lazaridis their needs from itus Dennis Smith and convergence and the essential for the development and own- Ontario universities. Dr. Professor Robert M. skills required for students erships of a range of patents for Lazaridis gave this lecture as Pilliar – all are or were who want to be involved in mobile technologies. RIM is a the 2001 recipient of the part of The Institute for this fast-paced industry. leading designer, manufacturer Visionary Award from OPAS. Biomaterials and Bio- Dr. Lazaridis oversees all and marketer of innovative It was broadcast to over medical Engineering. product development and oper- wireless solutions for the mobile 20 universities in Ontario, ations at RIM and is responsible communications market. Alberta and British Columbia.

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Naming of Council Chamber Honours Dean Emeritus aculty members, staff and visiting delegations. and students gathered Speaking at the event, F on November 28 to Wendy Cecil, Chairman of honour the Faculty’s Dean the University’s Governing Emeritus and officially open Council, thanked the Dean’s the Michael E. Charles Advisory Board for contribut- Council Chamber thanks in ing to the renovation and being part, to the generosity of the so supportive of the Faculty Dean’s Advisory Board. since the Board’s formation in Located on the second floor 1994. Other speakers included of the Galbraith Building, the Professor Alex McLean of facilities were renovated and the Department of Materials refurbished at the conclusion of Science and Engineering and Professor Charles’ eight-year Speaker of the Faculty Council, term as Dean and will provide Keith Hendrick of the an outstanding location for a l-r: Dean's Advisory Board member William Wallace, Dean’s Advisory Board, Dean wide variety of events involving Dean Venetsanopoulos,Barbara Charles and Dean Emeritus Michael Anastasios Venetsanopoulos students, faculty, staff, alumni Charles,Wendy Cecil, Professor Alex McLean, and Keith Hendrick. and Professor Charles.

December 6 from across the University Memorial Service attended the memorial event. Faculty “We may view the massacre Receives Gift arah Attia, a fourth year offering presentations and as senseless,” said Sinton, student in the Depart- reflections in a moving service “but in fact (as many have from Industry S ment of Chemical Engi- held to commemorate the 14 pointed out before), these Consortium neering and Applied Chemistry, female students who were mur- women were targeted and aureen and David Sinton, a doctoral dered at L’École Poytechnique victimized in a systematic Kempston student in the Department of in Montreal on December 6, manner. Systematic discrimi- M Darkes, former Mechanical and Industrial 1989. Students, faculty mem- nation, as exemplified in the President of GM Canada Engineering, were among those bers and administrative staff Montreal massacre, is present and alumnus Phil Taylor, in more subtle forms in our President of EDS PLM institutions and in our homes. Solutions Canada (BASc In that sense, December 6th Civil 1971) were among is a double remembrance those at the University service: we remember those in December to announce lost, and we are reminded of a gift in kind of equipment current inequalities.” and software from The Faculty’s Dean, Tas PACE, an alliance formed Venetsanopoulos, is committed by General Motors, to the principles of diversity EDS PLM Solutions, Sun and equity in all the Faculty’s Microsystems, and endeavours and to ensuring Electronic Data Systems. that women are given opportu- The gift helps to provide nities and are encouraged in engineering students seeking higher engineering with a leading-edge education. He has appointed education in computer Márta Ecsedi, Director of assisted design, manu- The service honouring of the memory of 14 female Alumni Relations as his facturing and engineering. engineering students from Montreal was well attended. Advisor on Women’s Issues.

8 FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE & ENGINEERING/skulematters FAST- TRACKING THROUGH CANADA’S FIRST BASC/MBA PROGRAM BY BRUCE The first Skoll class (Skoll 2003): l-r,Dushan ‘‘ MCDOUGALL Batrovic, James Colaço and Johson Tse.

always wanted to do an MBA,” said IShaily Sanghvi, a fourth year Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry student. “The Skoll Program seemed like a good option, because it allows me to complete my engineering degree and my MBA in less than six years.” Ms. Sanghvi is one of 12 gifted students who are making academic history as part of an innovative program that is the first of its kind in Canada. The Jeffrey Skoll BASc/MBA Program is available only to students in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. It enables students to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, spend a year in a management internship and obtain an MBA through the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, all in five years and eight months, significantly reducing the time needed to achieve these creden- tials. It will position graduates to manage technological change, direct complex management structures, create innovative enterprises and become technological entrepreneurs.

WINTER 2002 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 9 THE SKOLL CLASS OF 2004: l-r,back row: Don Au Yeung,Neeraj Ghai, Professor Peter Hughes (Skoll Director), Marcus Lam, Nelson Kim; l-r,front row:Arzhang Beheshti, Curtis VanWalleghem and Tony Cancelliere. Missing were: Malcolm Jussawalla and Shaily Sanghvi.

the program’s inaugural year in 2001 and another nine were accepted this past September. Applicants selected for the program are an elite group who have performed at a high standard in their engineering courses and have proven leadership and teamwork experience. Only third-year engineering students, or students in their Professional Experience Year immediately PHOTO: CAN GRAD STUDIOS following third year, are eligible to apply. The program is named after Jeffrey Skoll, a 1987 “I was exposed to the management side of indus- Electrical Engineering graduate of the Faculty who try during my Professional Experience Year term and became a co-founder of the on-line auction house fell in love with it,” says Dushan Batrovic, who ranked e-Bay. Skoll’s $7.5-million investment supported the first in his fourth-year class in Materials Engineering establishment of two new Chairs in the Faculty, in last year. He spent work terms as a product marketing Computer Networks and Innovation and Software engineer with Acterna Corporation and with Honeywell Engineering and, at the Rotman School of (AlliedSignal Aerospace Canada), involved in supply Management, a Chair in Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship. “With the Skoll Program we can The donation also assisted in the now graduate highly talented construction of the Bahen Centre for Information Tech- innovators equipped with nology, the new home of the an engineering background, Skoll Program. excellent management training, At the Fall 2001 Inno- vation Conference, held in and on-the-job experience.” Montreal, Glenn Thurston, PROGRAM DIRECTOR PETER HUGHES Vice-President, Strategic Alliances at Nortel Networks stated, chain management and strategic sourcing. “My inter- “There is a great need for people who ests lie in making an impact on a grander scale by understand both technology and busi- integrating the sound problem-solving and analytical ness. In my experience, those who have skills I’ve developed in engineering, with the extensive balanced training and an aptitude for business background offered by the Rotman School of both can drive great value in business.” Management,” says Batrovic. The Skoll program has been designed as Program Director Peter Hughes, a professor in the a response to this need for techni- University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Jeffrey Skoll, cally astute business leaders. Skoll Program (UTIAS) stated, “This new generation of leaders will (BASc Elec 8T7) Director Peter Hughes explained that give businesses a competitive edge. With the Skoll while engineers can often create new Program we can now graduate highly talented inno- technologies, many lack the business vators equipped with an engineering background, know-how to excellent management training, and on-the-job expe- succeed as entrepreneurs. rience.” For more information, contact Professor Over the next few years, as the program Hughes at 416-946-7450 or visit the program’s Web gains momentum, it will accommodate as site at www.rotman.utoronto.ca/skoll. many as 35 students per class. Three students entered

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67 YEARS OF SKULE SPIRIT

(clockwise from top) Murray Willer,Len Russell, Ned MacRobie 3Tand Marsh A.Cooper 5 of the class of 3T5.

BY RUTH WEINSTOCK

urray Willer is a “sparkplug”. So are Marsh Cooper, Ned MacRobie, Len Russell, Bud Broad, Paul Grieco and all the other mem- Mbers of the Faculty’s 3T5 class. Five members of this extraordinary bunch, now in their late 80’s and early 90’s, have received the signal honour of being elected to the Engineering Hall of Distinction. Over the years, 3T5-ers have helped each other professionally, volunteered on Faculty committees, acted as best man at each other’s weddings. The group has been active in alumni affairs, providing three presidents to the Engineering Alumni Association. They’ve bowled together, held corn roasts in the fall, boat cruises in the summer. And, most notably, they’ve broken bread together every month for 67 years. That’s more than 800 laughter-filled lunches and dinners.

WINTER 2002 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 11 3T5 The 3T5 class gathers for a photo in their first year at the Faculty.

a November lunch, orga- $200 and lab fees, $15. By graduation, the class AT nized by Murray Willer shrinks to 175, only one of whom is a woman, and his cohorts, a boisterous Melba Greer. throng of about 40 crowded into Students ride the Red Rocket to school, or a mid-Toronto dining room. Typ- walk if they don’t have the car-fare. The one ical of the high-spirited events classmate who has a car often gives lifts or loans planned by the class, the meeting his wheels. Students, carrying their books under attracted not only original mem- their arms, dress in suits, vests, ties and fedoras. bers of 3T5, but also members Hart House sells a bowl of soup and all the raisin of class years ranging from 3T3 bread and milk you can manage for 22 cents. Dates – a 25 cent movie or a shared (above) Marsh A.Cooper,Murray Willer,Ned MacRobie milkshake – are often “Dutch treat”. and Len Russell share a laugh. (r.) Paul Grieco, former 3T5 Initiation rites include making executive member.(below, l.) Tom Neil and (r.) Derek Little newcomers stroll the campus in of 5T3.The class of 5T3 will carry on 3T5’s traditions. gunny sacks, getting them to climb a mountain of ice, blindfolded, and to 6T0. Who would want to miss out on the interesting speakers pushing them to crawl through a the group arranges, or the convivial and frisky pre-lunch chatter? barrel, only to be met with a mouth- Irreverence and friendly jibes are the order of the day. ful of cod liver oil. This and other Adding to this lively gathering were wives, children, nieces, hijinks are halted when someone nephews, widows and grandchildren of the original class members. snitches to Dean Mitchell, a mili- Doreen Ross, whose late father-in-law, taristic chap nicknamed the “Brigadier”. But Bruce, graduated in 3T5 explained, 3T5-ers still find ways to have fun. “We’d like to see the group continue. Even with a degree, jobs are scarce. A pro- These fellows have been so close to each fessional commands $25 per week, tops. But other. They are like brothers.” this group makes the best of it. They keep in touch at monthly meetings, calling each other is 1935.Three hundred and thirty in between. Many serve in the war and go ITstudents enroll in the Faculty of on, in better times, to make their mark in Applied Science and Engineering. Many such firms as G.E., Bell Canada, John Inglis, drop out, unable to afford to stay in Avro Aircraft, Ontario Hydro and the civil school, what with tuition an astronomical service – or in their own companies.

12 FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE & ENGINEERING/skulematters few years after the 3T5 gang graduated, many heard a talk given – and as a patron of education. There is Aby Professor William Wickenden, then President of Cleveland’s the late John Bryce, responsible for Case School of Applied Science. This lecture, focusing on the major hydro-electric projects, including concept of the “Second Mile”, so impressed the 3T5-ers present, the St. Lawrence River Power Project; they decided to create an award for engineering graduates who the late Albert Howard, a key execu- exemplify Second Mile principles – striving for excellence and tive engineer in the creation of Canada’s contributing to the common good. electrical grid system; the late Edward Over the years, many outstanding young men and women have Heller, also honoured by the Society received this special award. 3T5-ers have made a point of talking of American Value Engineers; the late to graduating classes “to plant a few Second Mile seeds in young John William Powlesland, a pioneer in engineering minds,” as Murray (above) 3T4 grad Art Leary. Jean Perry, centre, Willer puts it. To illustrate, widow of Ted Perry, at a November 2001 3T5 lunch Willer tells the story of the with her granddaughters (l.) Christine and (r.) Katy 1947 winner, a young engineer Perry. (below) Kaye Brobst, widow of Bob Brobst. by the name of Bill Daniel. Bill went on to become Dr. C. William Daniel, former the development of “air curtains” and largely instru- President and CEO of Shell mental in creating the Second Mile award. 3T5-ers all. Canada Inc. and a staunch member of the Dean’s Advi- the November lunch, Len Russell speculates on sory Board. “We can’t all be AT why the class has stayed so close to one another. presidents,” says Willer, “but we can all be Second- “We’ve always had some drivers. It Milers.” He smiles as he envisions some young engineer takes guys like Murray (Willer) to make 50 years from now telling future graduates about the it happen. Gotta have a sparkplug with importance of that Second Mile. lots of drive.” A large contingent from the class isit the Engineering Hall of Distinction in the of 5T3 attend the lunch. Members of

VSandford Fleming Building and you’ll see the cita- 3T5 are delighted to learn that the 5T3 CLIFF FIELDER PHOTOS: tions. Marsh A. Cooper is a double graduate of the executive will carry on the tradition Faculty, with postgraduate studies at Harvard and several they have kept alive for 67 years. They Honorary Doctorates to his credit. He is best known as smile the very special smile of the the driving force behind global nickel giant Falconbridge brothers of 3T5.

WINTER 2002 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 13 Annual Report 2 0 0 1 From the Dean the year 2001 comes to a close, I am pleased to AS report extremely good news from the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and the University of Toronto. • For the eighth consecutive year, Maclean’s magazine’s annual ‘university ranking’ issue named Uof T number one among research- intensive universities in Canada. Our “awards per full-time faculty”, “medical and sciences grants” and “total library holdings” were cited as excellent. UofT also ranked first in terms of the percentage of budget spent on student services, scholarships and bursaries. While we have long been known for our leading research, we are proud to see our commitment to students and the quality of their educational experience acknowledged. • Engineering Science student, Jessica van Vliet, who was pictured in the Maclean’s issue, called UofT “an unparalleled educational experience”. A member of the Faculty’s ProfessorTas Blue Sky Solar Car team, Jessica competed in Venetsanopoulos the World Solar Challenge in Australia (See story, page 6). She is just one example of our The Faculty continues Looking ahead, the Faculty greatly anti- truly outstanding students. The Faculty con- to have the highest mean cipates the planned September 2002 start tinues to have the highest mean entering entering average for of classes in the new Bahen Centre for average for any “first entry” program of any “first entry” program Information Technology. Our first new build- the University – more than 90% this year. ing in over a decade, it will accommodate at Uof T – more than Our reputation for excellence allows us to double the number of students in our high- 90% this year. select the most outstanding undergraduates, demand IT programs and a proportionate enrolling approximately 1,000 students out increase in our faculty complement. I invite of the 7,000 applications received annually. of its kind in a Canadian engineering school. you to visit this impressive facility. Increasingly, we are attracting students from The combined efforts of our remarkable Our Faculty’s initiatives are outlined across Canada and abroad, particularly to community of students, faculty, alumni and on the following pages and two centres our ambitious Engineering Science program, administrative staff strengthened our posi- not previously profiled in the magazine are which had an entering average of 93%. tion as one of the continent’s most exciting highlighted. With the participation of our faculty and and rewarding places to pursue graduate Additional Faculty accomplishments and graduate students, our research enterprise studies. Improving both intellectual and a full list of new faculty will be posted on the grew to over $50 million in the 2000-2001 financial support for graduate students con- future Web site: www.ecf.utoronto.ca/apsc/

PHOTO: DAVID STREET PHOTO: DAVID fiscal year, making it once again, the largest tinues to be a priority. html/publications.htm

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Office of the Vice-Dean and Chair,First Year For Our Students

he mandate of the Vice-Dean’s to make its undergraduate programs more level, discussion is currently focused on how Office is focused on our students: flexible, to provide increased opportunities best to introduce our students to synthe- Ttheir recruitment and admission for integrated learning using synthesis/design sis/design and develop their professional into our nine Engineering programs; their courses, and to create new opportunities for skills in First Year, while building the First Year experience; our T-program that our students to include a minor specializa- necessary technical foundation needed in helps students recover from a slow start in tion, or even a second degree. their upper years. Discussion with our UofT their First Year; the Professional Experience The curriculum change initiative is mov- colleagues outside the Faculty about creat- Year program that offers 12-16 month ing forward simultaneously on several fronts ing new opportunities for our students to industrial internships; the Engineering at the University, Faculty and Departmental include a second area of specialization Career Office that provides assistance in levels; input has also been sought from have been very positive. The idea of a three- finding summer and permanent employ- the Dean’s Advisory Board. At the Faculty course minor for our students has been ment; the Engineering Computing Facility well received. that supports the computer needs of our These are ambitious goals, but are clearly students; Science Outreach that offers intro- Curriculum change needed to keep pace with technological and ductory science and engineering workshops will be a major focus over societal change and to help prepare our grad- and summer camps for grade school stu- the next two years. uates to be leaders of tomorrow. dents; and the Leonardo da Vinci Com- petition that challenges senior high school students across Canada to solve engineering- Professor type problems. Will Cluett Highlights within this portfolio this past year include: welcoming a record turnout of over 600 guests at our post-offer Engineering reception in Markham in May; reaching our First Year enrolment targets at the earliest stage ever in the admissions cycle; greatly improving our level of communication with da Vinci high school coordinators and student participants as well as adding three new regional awards and new team awards to recognize excellence on the national level; and expanding the Science Outreach summer camps to the Institute for Aerospace Studies Downsview campus. Pre-application information sessions held in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria in the Fall were a brand new recruitment initiative introduced this year, representing a further expansion of our efforts to attract the best and the brightest students from across Canada. Curriculum change will be a major focus over the next two years, as the Faculty strives

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Office of the Registrar Record Enrolment

lectures under professorial supervision. Our International Student Exchange program is flourishing, with six of our students sent to Singapore, France, Israel, and England this year. We are hosting 12 students from overseas. The Registrar’s Office provides an ongoing advisory role to the UofT student chapter of WISE (Women in Science and Engi- neering). WISE activities in the past year included a mentorship program, a workshop hosted by Wired Women Toronto, school outreach, and tours of the Hospital for Sick Children and Lucent Technologies Canada. I would like to thank all the staff in the Registrar’s Office for an extremely productive year.

Undergraduate enrolment Barbara McCann as of November 1, 2001 FULL-TIME ENROLMENT Program Year I increase in admission We enrolled the Chemical Engineering 95 applications, expansion largest undergraduate class Civil Engineering 92 AN in undergraduate enrol- in the Faculty’s history: Computer Engineering 259 ment, increased financial aid and a greater 3,884 students. Electrical Engineering 111 number of awards distributed to our stu- Engineering Science 231 dents marked a year of growth for the Reg- Industrial Engineering 57 Mineral Engineering 15 istrar’s Office. Our undergraduate student The office distributed about $7 million in Materials Engineering 52 body now numbers 3,884, the largest under- student loans and $2.2 million in grants and Mechanical Engineering 148 graduate enrolment in the Faculty’s history; bursaries to undergraduates in 2000-01. In Total Full Time 1060 full-time graduate enrolment is 1,280. addition, students were awarded $1.3 million PART-TIME ENROLMENT With 1,083 first year students enrolled this in scholarships and awards, a substantial Chemical Engineering 2 year, we exceeded our target. Admissions staff increase over previous years. We are grateful Civil Engineering 4 generate all the Faculty’s admission corre- to individual and corporate donors for their Computer Engineering 5 Electrical Engineering 3 spondence. We also boast one of the country’s much-needed assistance. Engineering Science 1 first on-line Student Profile Forms; it allows The Summer Mentorship Program, now Industrial Engineering 1 our Admissions Committee to consider our in its seventh year, hosted 40 high school Mineral Engineering 2 candidates’ broader interests, in addition to students, selected from over 100 applicants Materials Engineering 2 the rigorous, required courses. State-of-the- in the greater Toronto area. The five-week Mechanical Engineering 3 art technology enables us to deal with approx- enrichment program, co-ordinated by Chemi- Total Part Time 23 imately 7,000 applications, 19,000 telephone cal undergraduate, Ms. Muna Muasher, Special Students inquiries and over 12,000 e-mail queries allowed students to earn high school credits Professional Experience Year Total Undergraduates 1083

PHOTO: CANGRAD STUDIOS annually from Ontario and around the world. for participating in research, projects and

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Professional Experience Year Program Building Invaluable Work Skills

n May 2001, 315 University of Toronto students entered the workforce to com- Iplete an internship as part of the Profes- sional Experience Year Program. This repre- sented the largest number of PEY placements ever secured in one year. The breakdown by department is as follows: • Chemical Engineering: 15 • Civil Engineering: 5 • Industrial Engineering: 25 • Electrical Engineering: 23 • Computer Engineering: 79 • Mechanical Engineering: 46 • Materials Engineering: 19 • Mineral Engineering: 4 • Engineering Science: 51 • Faculty of Arts & Science: 48

Lisa Simpson

II III IV Total This past year saw some significant 83 79 55 312 The largest number 72 50 45 259 changes within the PEY program including of PEY placements ever 258 216 179 912 a re-vamped Web site (www.peyonline.com) was secured last year. 139 119 78 447 and an on-line job posting database for 182 132 119 664 students to access while searching for a 65 60 46 228 PEY placement. Both the Web site and the students for an enjoyable evening of net- 17 8 12 52 27 36 35 150 job posting database have streamlined the working and catching up. 105 104 93 450 PEY process for both students and compa- PEY will also find itself in a new home 948 804 662 3,474 nies. The PEY office is also continuing to in May 2002 when we move into our offices perform consultations with each student in the Bahen Centre for Information 2 8 3 15 who wishes to apply into the PEY program. Technology. Our new facilities include a 3 4 13 24 The consultation is used to assess the stu- large board room which will double as a 8 9 5 27 dent’s resume and interviewing skills and student resource area, as well as a suite of 3 8 4 18 provide options on how to improve these six smaller rooms to accommodate com- 231 7 1 0 5 7 skills. This commitment to student pre- panies wishing to conduct interviews with 00 1 3paredness has resulted in a more rewarding PEY students. 0 0 1 3 and successful internship experience for We welcome your continued involve- 0 3 10 16 students participating in PEY. ment. Anyone wishing to obtain more infor- 19 35 43 120 On the horizon in 2002, the PEY Pro- mation on the PEY program, or the PEY 26 gram looks forward to hosting our first alumni reunion, is encouraged to contact 264 alumni reunion in February. We hope to Director Lisa Simpson at 416-978-3132 or 967 839 705 3,884 bring together many of our former PEY [email protected]

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Campaign and Development Office Creating a Legacy in Support of Students

the Faculty’s fundraising the 227 alumni who completed this Cana- Rogers to commemorate the 100th anni- campaign enters its fifth dian Army test course on UofT facilities versary of his father’s birth. In total, 40 AS year, one thing remains from 1942-1944. The award helps an under- undergraduate and 27 graduate students constant: our pressing need for endowed graduate student and also creates a perma- received scholarships. Professor Deepa scholarships. Scholarships provide students nent tribute to the friendships that were Kundur was one of several faculty members with much needed support toward tuition built during wartime and that have lasted who called these undergraduates to tell them and living expenses, enabling them to worry for the past 58 years. the good news. She reported that in many less about the cost of attending university, Last September, we awarded the inaugural cases, the scholarship was a primary factor in thereby getting more out of their education. Edward S. Rogers Sr. National Scholarships persuading them to accept our offer of They give the Faculty a tremendous advan- in Electrical and Computer Engineering, admission. There was sincere gratitude and tage in recruiting students in an academic a program established by Ted and Loretta enthusiasm from both the award winners market that is fiercely competitive for top and their parents. talent. They also create a lasting tribute to Alumnus Brian White (BASc Civil 1944) honour our donors. Scholarships provide established a graduate scholarship in Civil This past year, Mr. Russell Reynolds and students with much needed Engineering that took advantage of the Mr. James Knowles together with their many support ... and create a matching opportunities available under the colleagues, established the #2 Canadian lasting tribute to honour Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) pro- Army University Course Award to honour our donors. gram. According to Mr. White, “the warm feeling of establishing this award now, rather than ‘after the fact’, is substantial…what tran- Christine Szustaczek spired has rested in my mind for many years and the contentment, and indeed pleasure that I now feel, far exceeds expectations.” Ewing Rae, a 1958 Mechanical Engi- neering graduate, established a scholarship to support a graduate student who has displayed high academic achievement and demonstrates financial need. When asked what motivated him to establish the award, he replied, “I wanted to give something back, especially now when I am at a point in my life where I am financially in a position to do so, as the Faculty was the place where I met so many of my existing colleagues and where I really got my start.” As Associate Director of Development of the Faculty, I extend a sincere thank you to everyone who has contributed to scholarships of all sizes, creating a legacy that truly supports our phenomenal students. For more information regarding scholarships, please do not hesitate to contact me at 416-978-7544 or at [email protected]

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The Professional Development Centre Meeting Your Need for Life-long Learning

he Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering is committed to fulfill- Ting the life-long learning needs of its students. Located on the St. George campus, the Faculty’s Professional Development Centre (PDC), offers a range of programs and services to meet this mandate, including short seminars, semester courses, Professional Engineers of Ontario preparatory courses and certificate and diploma programs. We are delighted to say that PDC has become an essential component of staff development for leading technical firms in Ontario and beyond. The number of customized courses offered on-site to corporate clients doubled last year and the demand shows no signs of slowing down. The Centre continually updates its offer- ings through consultation with industry, our alumni and the Ontario engineering community. In the past year, we have developed a number of new programs, including: Leslie Dolman • University of Toronto Certificate in Building Science Customized corporate and the University Health Network, we hosted nd –Developed to address an educational courses offered on-site the 2 Annual Ontario Microarray Network gap in industry, this program raises the doubled last year. Technology Symposium in October, attract- bar for building science practitioners and ing international experts in this growing field. takes a holistic approach to buildings and • This year we held our first Project Man- building failures. The program covers the • University of Toronto Certificate in agement Alumni Conference; this excellent fundamentals of Building Science and exam- Advanced Project Management event was well received and provided us ines the main components and structures in –This Certificate Program builds on par- with the opportunity to welcome back past a building. ticipants’ already significant skills in Project participants. • University of Toronto Certificate in Tele- Management methodology and moves to the New staff hired this year includes: Bev communications Management next level of complexity, including mutiple Wolfus, PhD, Operations Manager; Matthew –This 15-day program has been designed project management, leadership issues and Murray, Program Development Assistant and for potential engineering managers on an setting up a Project Management Office. Kolden Simmonds, Finance Clerk. accelerated development path. In addition This year the Centre also hosted a num- The PDC will continue to build new to providing a solid understanding of the key ber of successful conferences: partnerships with industry and professional technologies, including broadband commu- • With the International Association of associations, keep pace with industry trends nications and fibre optics, Internet and www, Continuing Engineering Education, the and expand services available through our wireless communications, the program also Centre hosted the 8th World Conference in Web site. Finally, we welcome your contin- examines management, business, legal and Continuing Engineering; ued involvement. For information contact regulatory issues. • With the Microarray Network, Ontario, Director Leslie Dolman at 416-978-5892.

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Alumni Office Focusing on our Alumni and Future Alumni

every five between 2T6 and 7T6, the first time the event has ever sold out. The highlight of the evening was Len Grime’s (2T6) wonderful reminiscence. Fall events included Orientation for our future Alumni and our annual Skule Society Dinner to recognize donors who give $1,500 or more to the Annual Fund. Our thanks to these generous supporters. At the University’s Arbor Awards reception, Alumni Howie Nobert, President of the Engineering Alumni Association; Nick Iozzo, 1st Vice-President of the EAA; Amal Mittias Girgis; Mary Roy and Robert Simmonds, of the Dean’s Advisory Board, were recognized. Our annual Homecoming event attracted many Alumni from the honoured years – the first five years out, then every fifth year up to 20. Thanks to the large turnout and the talents of Trevor Mills and Anna Edwards, it was a huge success. Nine distinguished Alumni were given accolades Márta Ecsedi at our 25th Honours and Awards Dinner, attended by 260 (See story, page 6). ooking back on the previous year Looking back on I’d like to thank the many dedicated vol- makes me reflect on the many who the previous year makes unteers, staff and friends, without whom we Lhave contributed to strengthening me reflect on the many who could not accomplish our many endeavours TM Skule . I am sure all of you will join me have contributed to and also those who have welcomed me into in thanking Malcolm McGrath for his my new position. I look forward to many strengthening SkuleTM. 17 years of distinguished service as Assis- more great years together. tant Dean – Alumni. When Malcolm began his new part-time position as Planned Ceremony, the GRADitude campaign and Giving Officer and Secretary of Camp 1 of other 4th year related activities. This year, the Iron Ring Ritual in April, I was offered 750 students took part in the Iron Ring the role of Director – Alumni Relations. Ceremony, our largest number ever. Our I relish my new portfolio, which includes appreciation to all the GRADitude Chairs involvement with the Professional Develop- and Club representatives for the significant ment Centre and Professional Experience donation that was made to the Faculty cam- Year, as well as acting as the Dean’s Advisor paign, $35,535. on Women’s Issues and, of course, Alumni In March, 45 Alumni enjoyed a reception Relations. before the Skule Nite show. Six hundred and At the beginning of the year we prepared fifty guests attended the Spring Reunion the graduating class for the Iron Ring Dinner & Dance for the honoured years, Malcolm McGrath

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Innovation, Excellence and Leadership

rofessor Doug Reeve, founding 20 pulp and paper manufacturers from terization”, under new Director Professor Director of the Pulp & Paper Centre Canada, the United States, Finland, Sweden Charles Mims. Early in 2002, we will install Psince 1987, was appointed as the new and Brazil. The team’s fundamental research a state-of-the-art Time of Flight Secondary Chair of the Department of Chemical Engi- in chemistry, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, Ion Mass Spectrometer instrument with neering and Applied Chemistry last year, and corrosion of recovery boilers and lime imaging capability. The planned instru- succeeding Professor David Boocock. The kilns continues to make a significant impact mentation will allow us to interrogate sur- outgoing Chair is now on leave and working on efficiency, throughput, safety, reliability, faces of all kinds: catalysts, biomaterials, with BIOX Corp., capitalizing on his inven- capital effectiveness and profitability. polymers, paper, etc. tion of an economical process for the pro- With funding from the Natural Sciences We are extremely proud of our students’ duction of biodiesel from kitchen waste and and Engineering Research Council and the leadership activities, including Naana Jumah vegetable oils. The Pulp & Paper Centre has Canada Foundation for Innovation, we are (BASc 2001) who was awarded a Rhodes a strong tradition of post-graduate research, establishing the new “Ontario Regional Scholarship last year. professional skill development and industry Facility for Surface and Interfacial Charac- We have launched strategic initiatives in collaboration. A very generous gift from chemical engineering, informatics, bioprocess- forestry products company Tembec Inc., ing and the environment. We have targeted matched by the University, has endowed a Strategic initiatives renewal projects for student scholarships, new Chair. Professor Reeve is the first holder in research and industry undergraduate labs, building infrastructure, of the Frank Dottori Chair, named after collaboration will bring research chairs and research fellowships. We Tembec’s President and CEO. Professor a bold, fresh future. are a team of leaders with a bold, fresh future. Grant Allen will now direct the Pulp & Paper Centre (See story, page 7). The Department is proud of our many Professor colleagues in the senior ranks of the Uni- Doug Reeve versity. Most notably this year, Dean Emeritus Michael Charles assumes a spe- cially endowed Chair in Chemical Engi- neering after an eight-year term as Dean, marked by exceptional growth in the size, strength and stature of the Faculty. Professor Molly Shoichet and her research team have developed a sophisticated polymeric device to facilitate spinal cord regeneration. The chemistry of the system is cleverly designed to stimulate cell growth, to provide adhesion and to be compatible with the body. Her encouraging results with rats received widespread media attention. Pro- fessors Shoichet and Christopher Yip won Canada Research Chairs this year. Professor Honghi Tran is an outstanding researcher in kraft pulp mill chemical recovery. With six colleagues he has formed a fifth, three-year consortium sponsored by

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Department of Civil Engineering Seeking Sustainable Solutions to Critical Infrastructure Problems

ivil Engineering is critical to the structure, an accomplished group of pro- University Professor and Bahen-Tanenbaum health and well-being of society, fessors, primarily from the Department’s Chair in Civil Engineering, is Chair of the Cthrough the provision and manage- Structural and Transportation engineering Infrastructure Engineering Option. Professor ment of essential infrastructure and services, areas, introduced the new Infrastructure Eric J. Miller, also a Bahen-Tanenbaum Chair including buildings, water supply, sanita- Engineering Option Program in September. holder in Civil Engineering and Director of tion, transportation, materials and energy. The program will be taught in collaboration the Joint Program in Transportation, is Asso- The Department of Civil Engineering with several other departments. ciate Chair of the new option. moved rapidly forward in a number of these The new option includes courses in bridge With the October opening of the Intel- areas during the last year, including the design, transportation planning, reliabil- ligent Transportation Systems Centre and launch of a new Engineering Science Option ity, stochastic processes and infrastructure Testbed directed by Professor Baher in Infrastructure Engineering. Research renewal. Professor Michael P. Collins, Abdulhai, the Department has positioned advances were made in many areas, includ- itself on the leading edge of traffic research ing improving water treatment, developing (See story, page 5). The only facility of its more durable, high-performance concrete Through the provision and kind in Canada, the Centre received $4.3 materials and on the pressing problem of management of infrastructure, million from all levels of government and transportation gridlock. the Civil Engineering faculty industry. It will play a key role in keeping To train students to apply emerging is committed to improving transportation systems operating efficiently, technology to the design, rehabilitation and the health and well-being safely and economically. management of our country’s aging infra- of society. Environmental engineering researchers within the Department continued to inves- Professor tigate improved methods for treatment of drinking water, including disinfection and Barry Adams control of by-product formation. We are grateful to all our donors and industrial partners for their support, including Sterling Chemical and Hankin Ozone, who assisted with this environmental research. Department researchers continued to examine the chemical and physical properties of concrete and to develop advanced concrete materials and procedures. Thanks are due to our industrial partners, including Lafarge Cement, St. Lawrence Cement and St. Mary’s Cement, who provided critical support in these investigations. In the future, the Department looks forward to further developing our world-leading capability in Intelligent, Sustainable Infra- structure Planning, Design and Operation. Professors Barry J. Adams, R. Douglas Hooton and Robert C. Andrews were among the many faculty who received awards this year.

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The Edward S. Rogers Sr.Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Developing Technologies to Address Society’s Needs

ascinating new areas of research are broadening the discipline of elec- Ftrical and computer engineering. Synergies with the Life Sciences offer particularly exciting possibilities. As an example, Professor Stephen Davies, cross-appointed to both the Department and also the Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, is applying information theory to the study of genetics. Professor Davies and his team are investigating the application of communication theory towards improving the extraction of molecular biological information. His laboratory has received its biosafety certificate and his research group is now growing bac- teria and harvesting plasmids, supported by a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council grant, in pursuit of leading-edge genetic circuit design. A collaboration between Professor Ted Sargent and doctoral candidate Dayan Ban in our Department; and Dr. Kenton White Professor and Dr. St. John Dixon-Warren of Nortel Safwat Zaky Networks has, for the first time, imaged directly how light-producing excited elec- Fascinating new areas of we are exploring the possibility of allowing trons are configured in the heart of an oper- research are broadening the undergraduates to combine their engineering ating semiconductor laser. The lasers stud- discipline of electrical and degree with a minor in another area. ied are critical enabling components for computer engineering. Departmental growth continues. Nine future generations of the optical Internet. excellent new faculty members have been Previous researchers have built lasers recruited, bringing our faculty complement which can produce light of the right wave- faculty members appointed to Chairs to 68, to meet the needs of our 1,400 under- length for high efficiency fibre-optic com- endowed by Bell Canada. Professor Sousa graduates and nearly 400 graduate students. munications, but the modulation of these also heads the Wireless Communication The Department is delighted that, with lasers at very high speeds had, to date, been Systems Lab, and is the principal investigator the completion of the Bahen Centre for elusive. The research gives direct insight into for the Bell University Laboratories (BUL) Information Technology in the Spring of the core issues that govern the speed and Mobile Computing Lab, whose collaborative 2002, we will have a much-needed addi- efficiency of lasers for advanced communi- research focuses on developing new types of tional 5,600 sq.m. of office and research cations systems. networks for cellular communication and, in space. The new building will include lec- Many faculty members continue to work particular, addresses ad-hoc networks and ture rooms, undergraduate laboratories and closely with industry. For example, Professor fourth-generation networking concepts. excellent research facilities, including those Elvino Sousa, of the Department’s Commu- The Department is developing a new of the Nortel Institute and the Bell Uni- nications Group, was one of four University undergraduate curriculum. In this context versity Laboratories.

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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Strategic Growth

wards to faculty, fruitful collaborative research, increased demand for both Agraduate and undergraduate programs and innovation highlighted a productive year in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. The Department is especially proud of the Faculty Teaching Award conferred on Pro- fessor A.N. Sinclair, who teaches Dynamics to 180 second-year Industrial and Mechanical Engineering students. Another significant award was Professor Ross Ethier’s Canada Research Chair in Computational Technolo- gies, in support of his research using computational modelling of blood flow patterns in coronary arteries. The Premier’s Research Excellence Award given to Professor Chul Park will assist his investigation into manufacturing processes for microcellular plastics. The Centre for Advanced Coating Tech- nology which involves Professors Javad Professor Mostaghimi (Director), Sanjeev Chandra JimWallace and Thomas Coyle (MSE), moved into a renovated laboratory space with equipment Enhancing our capacity Studies and Architecture, Landscape and funded by the Canada Foundation for Inno- for future innovation Design, are involved in an effort to enhance vation and the Ontario Innovation Trust. and growth. graduate studies in web-based human-com- MIE researchers also featured prominently in puter interaction. The new Masters Degree the newly funded Network of Centres of Program in Design and Manufacturing, Excellence – AUTO21 – investigating issues option in ME attracted 107 third and offered jointly with three other universities relevant to the automobile of the 21st century. fourth-year students. The curriculum was through the Advanced Design and With an allocation from the University’s well received by peer universities at a Manufacturing Institute was launched. Its Academic Priorities Fund, MIE appointed Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers courses are delivered in a unique, intensive Dr. Chi-Guhn Lee as Assistant Professor forum on Mechatronics Education. A new modular format to facilitate access to engi- in logistics, a strategic growth area in the Advisory Board of IT industry leaders is con- neers working in industry. Department. The Department is grateful for tributing to curriculum development of the Our aim is to enhance our capacity the major donation from six faculty alumni new Information Engineering program that for future innovation and growth through who work at Celestica, which established the will be created from the current option in the recruitment of exceptional faculty mem- Celestica Alumni Chair in Advanced Manu- IE. bers. These positions, supported by the facturing Logistics. This magnificent gift will The framework for a new Collaborative Access To Opportunities Program, the Aca- enable us to create a new senior position to Graduate Program in Knowledge Media demic Priorities Fund, donations and the expand our activities in this field. Design was established. Together with MIE, Canada Research Chairs program, will fur- Amongst many programs which experi- the Departments of Computer Science and ther strengthen our considerable research enced strong enrolment, the Mechatronics Psychology and the Faculties of Information and teaching capabilities.

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering Challenging New Research Frontiers

his past year the Department of experts in the field of minerals processing and ing the Nanoengineering option in the Materials Science and Engineering process metallurgy, the chairholders will Division of Engineering Science in Septem- Tbuilt on its reputation for excellence launch and act as Directors of the CMMP. ber, the first academic program of its kind in by challenging new research frontiers; offer- To advance in areas of leading-edge the world, the Department is at the fore- ing new courses, including the world’s first research, such as computational materials front. A Distinguished Lecture Series on undergraduate option in Nanoengineering; science, biomimetics and photonics packag- Nanotechnology is planned. New courses in enhancing its leadership in many fields, ing and assembly, the Department plans to Materials Physics, Solid State Processing and including minerals processing and process add eight new faculty positions over the next Surface Treatment and Chemical Processing metallurgy; and by receiving many signifi- three years, with funding from endowments, of Materials have been added. cant faculty and student awards. the Access to Opportunities Program and Last summer, an Ontario Council of To reflect the new trajectory of expansion the Canada Research Chairs program. Graduate Studies (OCGS) review team gave in our discipline, and with advice from our Three enabling technologies will define our graduate program an excellent rating. distinguished External Advisory Board, the our future: information technology, biotech- PhD recipients from the Department have name of the Department was changed last nology and advanced materials. By launch- moved on to institutions such as MIT and the year from Metallurgy and Materials Science University of Alberta. Many are researchers or to Materials Science and Engineering. managers for companies including Stelco, Researchers in the Department continue Advancing the Celestica and JDS Uniphase. to move forward rapidly in emerging areas technologies that will Our leading-edge research holds a great of research. Professor Alex McLean’s group, define our future. deal of promise for the future. for example, is developing an innovative lithium ion battery, while Professor Zhirui Professor Wang has contributed new insights into the metalization of fibre optics. Doug Perovic To enhance research capabilities, a new Pyrometallurgy Laboratory was established for students. Professor Zhenghong Lu completed the establishment of a Microanalysis Centre featuring the PHI550 surface analysis system. A new mechanical load frame and a nanoindenter were acquired. Supported by a generous donation from Dofasco, the Department will continue to renew its graduate and undergraduate laboratory facilities. Dofasco, INCO, Falconbridge, Hatch Associates, Western Mining and Ontario Hydro Technologies have been partners with the Department and will be instrumental in advancing the renamed Centre for Minerals and Materials Processing (CMMP), support- ing its establishment as the world leader in the field. To this end, the Department recently established two endowed chairs in minerals and materials processing. As established

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Division of Engineering Science Curriculum Innovation and Exceptional Students

ajor curriculum changes, stronger advances in every sector of the economy. In class last year. The Division now has a total of than ever demand for admission addition, for first- and second-year students, 672 students, an increase of about 70% over Mand prestigious awards given to Engineering Biology was added to the cur- the past six years. The calibre of the first-year our students, were among the highlights riculum and our popular second-year design students continues to be exceptional. This of a year of growth for the Division of course was stretched to two terms to provide year’s stellar incoming class includes three Engineering Science. students with more time to think about and UofT National Scholars, Danica Lam, Tarek The Division launched significant cur- plan their designs. Saghir, and Jeffrey Cornthwaite, and an riculum changes, including two new excit- Innovation in the curriculum and our rep- Arbor Scholar, Shiyam Ramachandran. ing options for third and fourth-year utation for excellence resulted in continued The Division is extremely proud of its stu- students. Infrastructure, spearheaded by high demand for our program. Two hundred dents’ achievements and our rising academic Professor Michael Collins of Civil Engi- and thirty-one students entered the first-year standards. June graduate David Cashman was neering, will develop 21st century skills in UofT’s Governor-General’s Award winner. designing and managing major infrastruc- Hattie Dong received one of three national ture projects. Professor Doug Perovic of Innovative programs Lucent Global Science Scholarships, includ- Materials Science and Engineering leads and our reputation for ing a cash award, an internship and an the world’s first undergraduate option in excellence have resulted invitation to a summit at Lucent’s U.S. head- Nanoengineering. It is widely considered to in phenomenal growth quarters. National Research Council/Women be the technology that will dominate this – 70% over the past in Engineering Science Scholarships went to new century, with potential to contribute to six years. Jenny He and Emily Whiting. Aaron Kratt was given an award from the Consulting Professor Engineers of Ontario. Six students in last year’s graduating class received Natural Yu-Ling Cheng Sciences and Engineering Research Council graduate scholarships. The Division focused effort on recruitment of top students from across the country, undertaking initiatives to hold information sessions with the Faculty in five western Canadian cities. The Chair also attended Faculty receptions for prospective students in Vancouver and Calgary. Reaching out to alumni was the goal of our first Division dinner, held last Spring. Professor Phil Sullivan finished his term as Associate Chair, and two new Associate Chairs were appointed: Professor Gabriel D’Eleuterio, of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies and Professor Kim Pressnail of Civil Engineering. The past year has been a significant one in advancing our pioneering efforts to educate the leaders of tomorrow in Engi- neering Science.

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Division of Environmental Engineering Enhancing Our Strengths Through Collaboration

lthough the term “Division” suggests something that divides or separates, Awhat the Division of Environ- mental Engineering does is the just the opposite. Consistent with the interdisciplinary nature of environmental problems and solutions, our purpose is to bring together and enhance the Faculty’s and the University’s strengths in environmental teaching and research. The Division is fortunate to have this role at a time when the Faculty is already considering closer curricular ties with the Humanities and Social Sciences and the University is highlighting interdisciplinary initiatives. The Division plans to capitalize on this interdisciplinary momentum by developing a number of new environmental courses, some jointly with the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Division of the Environment. One exciting aspect of the Undergraduate Collaborative Program is a fourth year Professor design course in which students from several Philip Byer Departments work in teams on a real environmental problem. We are especially proud The Division will host Sandy Walker, the Division’s administra- of the team of students in Chemical, Civil a major Environmental tor and student counselor, has undertaken and Mechanical Engineering that won first Engineering Education and new outreach efforts to recruit high-achiev- prize in the Pulp and Paper National Student Research Conference ing high school students who are interested Problem Solving Competition last year, August 11-13, 2002. in environmental issues, but do not currently sponsored by the Pulp and Paper Technical see engineering as a place to address this Association of Canada. Their winning interest. design demonstrated that anaerobic diges- on innovative environmental engineering The Division is honoured to have been tion is an economically and environmentally projects and processes. This successful series chosen by the Association of Environmental attractive option for the treatment of acid is being repeated this year. Engineering and Science Professors and the condensate produced in some pulp mills. The Division encourages students to American Academy of Environmental Our ongoing weekly Environmental attend extracurricular events which promote Engineers to host their joint 2002 Education Engineering Graduate Research Seminar an appreciation of a wide range of views on and Research Conference. Over 250 envi- Series, in which Masters and Doctoral stu- environmental topics. Last year, the Division ronmental engineering and science profes- dents present their research to their peers, helped to sponsor a well-attended talk by sors and distinguished practitioners from encourages a cross-disciplinary appreciation Ralph Nader. In addition, the Division Chair across North America are expected to attend of environmental research. Graduate student and two other speakers presented their differ- this triennial conference from August 11-13. Jeremy Kraemer also organized a series of ent perspectives at a “Green Dreams” evening, The Division will use this as an opportunity guest speakers from industry, who lectured sponsored by the Campus Chaplains. to highlight the strength of our programs.

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Division of Mineral Engineering Advancing Research Critical to 21st Century Mining

has been a year of exciting Professor Paul Young, presently accomplishments and sig- Chair of Earth Sciences at Liverpool IT nificant change for the Divi- University and also President of the sion of Mineral Engineering. Among British Geophysical Association, will many achievements, three stand out: become Director of the Institute in the official launch of the Lassonde Min- July 2002. His research into mining- ing Institute; receipt of the unprece- induced seismicity and rock fracture dented $4.5 million grant from the physics led to the development of Keck Foundation; and the successful innovative seismic instrumentation. recruitment of renowned Professor R. Engineering Seismology Group (ESG), Paul Young as Institute Director. the company spun off from his research, The Institute was officially launched continues to market the revolutionary in March 2001 to develop leading monitoring systems throughout the edge mining innovations and tech- world. Professor Young will hold the nologies. Projects are well underway inaugural Chair in Engineering Seis- to benefit the mining industry and mology and Rock Mechanics. address the pressing need for 21st cen- Professor Bibhu Mohanty, holder tury technologies that integrate and of the Natural Sciences and Engi- fully exploit the potential of new infor- neering Research Council of Canada mation technology and simulation (NSERC) industry research Chair in advances. The Institute will capitalize Rock Dynamics and Fragmentation, on the long and fruitful history of recently secured nearly $1 million partnership between UofT researchers in grant funding from the Ontario and the mining industry. Collabora- Research and Development Challenge tive projects with the Departments of Fund (ORDCF) to advance research Civil Engineering, Materials Science in blasting technology. Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Lassonde students continue to par- Geophysics and Geology are planned. ticipate fully in the Faculty’s Profes- The W.M. Keck Foundation Digital sional Experience Year internship pro- Mine Project is rapidly moving for- gram, working all over Canada and the ward, supported by an unparalleled United States in the minerals sector. In $4.5 million grant from the W.M. addition, an enthusiastic and deter- Keck Foundation, the first-ever invest- mined group of Lassonde students will ment it has made outside of the United be traveling to Vancouver for the 2002 States. The project is investigating the Professor Mining Games. use of advanced computer technology William Bawden Staff changes this year include the to manage mining knowledge in a retirement of Departmental Assistant digital form to facilitate ready data access Renowned Professor Margaret Crook and the return of Patricia throughout the mining process. The Institute Paul Young has been appointed Dillon to Teck Cominco as Manager, Corpo- is grateful to Marsh Cooper, former Presi- Director of the Lassonde rate Relations from her former portfolio in dent and CEO of Falconbridge and a distin- Mining Institute. External Liaison. In her place, the Division guished double graduate of the Faculty, who recruited Dr. Laurelle LeVert in the role of was instrumental in securing the grant. Manager of Administration.

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University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) Benefiting Students and Society Through Collaborative Research

he University of Toronto Institute As UTIAS undertakes new research Professor David Zingg, leader of the for Aerospace Studies’ (UTIAS) initiatives, it is also making new faculty UofT Computational Technology Cluster, Tcurrent strategic initiatives focus appointments. Professor Chris Damaren was recently awarded a senior Canada on aero and space systems engineering and (Space Systems Engineering), will focus on Research Chair. technology, addressing the needs of the microsatellite technology; Professor Clinton UTIAS gratefully acknowledges the gen- Canadian aerospace sector. Current research Groth (Aerospace Propulsion), will focus erous donation of the J. Armand Bombardier at UTIAS includes the development of the on computational research of combusting Foundation, which established the J. Armand world’s first piloted ornithopter, optimized gases; and Professor Hugh Liu (Flight Bombardier Chair in Aerospace Flight wings for aircraft, aircraft flight systems sim- Dynamics and Control), will focus on air- in 2001. Professor Lloyd Reid, the inau- ulation and integration, intelligent robots, craft systems integration. Professor Omer gural Chair holder, will undertake advanced and Canada’s first microsatellite. Gulder will strengthen our research in gas research in aircraft stability and control, A major event in the coming year will be turbine combustion. We are also recruiting aircraft systems integration and simulation, the launch in October 2002 of the microsatel- professors to further strengthen research in aircraft performance and response, flight lite MOST (Microvariability & Oscillations aircraft flight dynamics and multidiscipli- operation and safety and navigation and of Stars), which is being assembled at nary optimization. guidance, jointly with other professors at UTIAS. The MOST project, a partnership UTIAS. involving Canadian government, scientists To benefit students and society in the and industry, will enable a cost-effective Canada’s first space future, UTIAS plans to strengthen and expand astronomy mission. A telescope, carried on telescope will be launched its research collaborations through partner- the suitcase-sized UTIAS microsatellite, will in 2002, on a microsatellite ships with industry, government and Centres help estimate the age of the universe and assembled at UTIAS. of Excellence. probe the properties of planets around other stars. Dynacon Enterprises Limited – a Professor UTIAS spin-off company launched by Professor Peter Hughes – is the prime con- Tony Haasz tractor. The Ontario Research and Devel- opment Challenge Fund granted $1.2 million to support UTIAS’ efforts. One of the spin- off areas, stemming from the study of atmos- pheric reentry of satellites, has led to ongoing research at UTIAS on the interaction of fusion plasmas with reactor materials – a key goal on the critical path of global efforts in harnessing fusion energy. UTIAS recently secured collaborative research agreements with Bombardier Aerospace and Pratt and Whitney Canada, two of the leading aerospace companies in Canada and global leaders in their respective fields. These collaborations also include the Flight and Combustion labs at the National Research Council’s Institute for Aerospace Research.

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Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Engineering New Approaches to Health and Medicine

here were several outstanding accomplishments at the Institute Tin the last year: among them, the awarding of several Canada Research Chairs; the recruitment of three new faculty members and the launching of the new Bio- medical Engineering Graduate Program. A generous grant from the Whitaker Founda- tion continues to assist many of these exciting developments. Four IBBME Professors, a significant fraction of the total awarded to Engineering, were awarded chairs to establish the Uni- versity’s “Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regeneration” cluster. This honour is a spectacular achievement and speaks to the national recognition of the Institute’s work in integrating engineering with the life sciences. Tier II Chairs were awarded to Professors Dennis Cvitkovitch (Den- tistry) Molly Shoichet, Christopher Yip and Peter Zandstra. We have been successful in recruiting three accomplished new faculty members. Professor Dr. Milos Popovic’s research focuses on Michael Sefton the creation of rehabilitation devices for stroke and spinal cord injured patients. Dr. The fact that four ing laboratory equipped with multi-func- William Stanford, a geneticist, will be using IBBME Professors were tional workstations combining computer and his expertise to address questions related selected as Canada Research microscope-based equipment for both under- to the development of embryonic stem Chairs is a spectacular graduate and graduate students. The novel cells. Dr. Julie Audet, an expert in stem cell achievement. lab design will encourage the building of bioengineering, will join the Institute in hybrid tools, linking these two approaches. July, 2003. The R.S. McLaughlin Foundation and In August, Professor Shoichet presented The new Biomedical Engineering Gradu- Ontario Innovation Trust have generously a paper at the American Chemical Society ate Program was launched this year and supported the creation of the McLaughlin on research that may eventually lead to proactive recruitment resulted in acceptance Centre, which together with the Centre for regeneration of spinal cords. Her team’s of eight superior students in the first year. Cellular and Biomolecular Research (CCBR) hopeful, but early-stage results were widely Running in parallel with our long-standing includes activities in cellular and mole- reported in the media. Professor Stephen collaborative program, we are able to expand cular bioengineering. We are excited by the Davies has begun work on creating classic our capacity for advancing the frontiers of prospects of our new CCBR building and circuit components (e.g. a toggle switch) out our discipline. delighted by the progress we have made of DNA, leading perhaps to the building of We are working towards the completion towards creating one of the best biomedical DNA-based electric circuits. of a dedicated biomedical engineering teach- engineering units in North America.

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Centre for Technology and Social Development Preventive Approaches to Major Societal Problems

magine what would happen to the bot- more productive and healthy workforce. The tom line of corporations and the eco- Future 500 companies and the Factor 10 Inomic accounts of nations, if goods and Club are also exploiting this frontier. The services could be delivered by a fraction of Labyrinth of Technology, one of four volumes the throughput of matter and energy now published on the Centre’s findings, sets out used. The Centre for Technology and Social its conceptual framework. Three annotated Development is helping to open up new bibliographies, entitled Sustainable Produc- technological frontiers based on growing evi- tion, Sustainable Energy and Healthy Cities dence that, contrary to conventional wis- document preventive approaches in three of dom, the greatest gains in competitiveness the six areas of application that our research can often be realized by reducing social and has investigated. Some 1,100 students are environmental burdens. taking one of the six courses leading to a If this sounds implausible, we need to Certificate in Preventive Engineering and remind ourselves that, at present, only 7% of Social Development. We hope that our what we extract from the biosphere ends up ProfessorWillem research will be a significant step in helping in saleable products. In the same vein, social Vanderburg nations to address many of their economic, epidemiology points the way to creating a social and environmental problems.

Centre for Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship (CMTE) Developing Future Leaders for the New Economy

upporting the Financial Services Indus- efficiency in service industries using Data try through advanced Information Envelopment Analysis, an operational research STechnology systems is the Centre’s methodology. DEA is a superior method, as core interest. Our partners, TD Canada Trust, it responds to the issues of fairness and equi- RBC Financial Group, the Bank of Montreal table treatment of professionals and service and Bell Nexxia collaborate with us to build groups, when measured against best practices the Centre’s research activities by providing in these fields. Software related issues include data, by acting as our laboratories and through development processes; inter-platform issues; their staff’s participation in the Centre’s software production metrics; Internet and research. We reciprocate by enhancing their e-Business issues; testing; and Returns on success, so both parties benefit immensely. IT investments. Through the CMTE, the Faculty has Our outstanding graduates have taken pioneered teaching and research in Manage- their places as leaders in Canadian industry ment of Technology, Innovation, and Intra/ and academia. They make us proud and Entrepreneurship. CMTE has a world- Professor fulfill our raison d’être: the development of wide reputation for continually developing Joseph Paradi people through research. Visit our Web site: technology for measuring productivity and www.cmte.utoronto.ca.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2001

AWARDS

Faculty

Molly S. Shoichet, Canada Research Chair Christopher M. Yip, Canada Research Chair Christopher M. Yip, Faculty Teaching Award David A.I. Goring, Notable Achievement Award, from Program Committee of 11th International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry (ISWPC) in recognition of his exceptional career in the field of wood and pulping chemistry Douglas W. Reeve, Purvis Memorial Award, 2001, Society of Chemical Industry

Students

Naana Jumah, Rhodes Scholarship Lianne Ing, Best Paper Award, Society of Plastics Engineers, Ontario Section, 2nd Annual Industry/University Meeting Christopher J. Bertole, Student Award, 6th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium, Girdwood, Alaska, June 2001 Phillip Tan, 1st Prize, Doctoral Student Competition, Air and Waste Management Association’s 2001 Annual Conference Jeff Adams, 1st Prize, Doctoral/Postdoctoral Poster Category, 2001 Annual Conference of Metallurgists Haixia Liu, 3rd Prize, Doctoral/Postdoctoral Poster Category, 2001 Annual Conference of Metallurgists Dhananjay Dendukuri, 1st place, Best Student Paper, 2001 American Association of Oil Chemists (Canadian Section) Annual Conference David Balke, 3rd place, Best Student Paper, 2001 American Association of Oil Chemists (Canadian Section) Annual Conference Fernando Morgan-Sagastume, The Leadership Award for Exemplary Leadership, 2000, Pulp & Paper Centre, U of T Raju Konduru, Majid Fatemi, and Behzad Marandi, The David A.I. Goring Award for the Best Presentations at the Graduate Students Research Conference 2000, Pulp & Paper Centre, U of T Fernando Morgan-Sagastume, Karen Hardy, and Nalina Nadarajah, The John Peter Reeve Award for the Best Posters at the Graduate Students Research Conference 2000, Pulp & Paper Centre, U of T Raju Konduru, Howard Rapson Prize for Excellence in Scholarship and Leadership, 2000, U of T Fernando Morgan-Sagastume, TAPPI Leadership Award, 2000, TAPPI (Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry)

Appointments

Elizabeth A. Edwards, Associate Professor Charles Q. Jia, Associate Professor Vladimiros G. Papangelakis, Professor Bradley A. Saville, Professor Y-L. Cheng, Chair, Division of Engineering Science Michael E. Charles, Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering Douglas W. Reeve, Frank Dottori Chair in Pulp and Paper Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering 2001 Awards

FACULTY AWARDS

Prof. Barry J. Adams , Department Chair, was given the Life Member Award by the American Water Works Association in 2000.

Prof. Robert C. Andrews received the NSERC Synergy Award in 2001 by the Sterling Pulp Chemical Limited for University and Industry.

Prof. David M. Bagley was awarded the Harrison Prescott Eddy Medal in 2000, together with Dr. Toby Brodkorb, by the Water Environmental Federation.

Prof. R. Douglas Hooton was awarded the Knud Hojgaard Visiting Professorship in Concrete Technology in 2001 by the Danish Technical University in Copenhagen.

Prof. Bryan W. Karney was given the Professor of the Year Award by the Civil Engineering Class of 2000. He was also appointed as Acting Chair of the Collaborative Program in Environmental Engineering in 2000-2001.

Prof. Eric J. Miller was appointed Bahen-Tanenbaum Chair in Civil Engineering in 2001.

Prof. Michael D. A. Thomas was the recipient of the American Concrete Institute Construction Practice Award and was given the Engineering Foundation Endowed Lectureship at the University of Texas in 2000-2001.

STUDENT AWARDS Murtaza Haidar, Ron Hoffmann, Abolfazl Mohammadian and Nick Kosteski were awarded NSERC PostDoctoral Fellowship in 2001.

Manson Fung, Kyriakos Sissakis and Richard Yee were awarded the 2001 NSERC Post Graduate Scholarships (PGS A)

Paul Chisholm, Richard Iacobucci, Horace Look and Halla Rahme were awarded the 2001 NSERC Post Graduate Scholarships (PGS B)

Undergraduates Steven Aquino and Annarita J. D’Archivio were presented an award in recognition of their significant contributions to the educational process, while undergraduates in 2000.

Murtaza Haider received the Jim Davey Award (First Prize) in 2000 in the Ph.D. Category of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum 2000 Student Paper Competition for his paper “Effects of Transportation Infrastructure and Locational Elements on Residential Real Estate Values: Application of Spatial Autoregressive Techniques. His supervisor was Prof. Eric J. Miller.

Welcome to our new Faculty members : Profs. H.L. MacLean, T.E. El-Diraby, A.S. Shalaby

Some of the research conducted by faculty members in 2001 Advanced treatment of drinking water (disinfection, control of by-product formation) Intelligent transportation systems operation Advanced concrete materials (high performance, durability, life-cycle analysis)

Faculty members engaged in research partnerships with: · Mining companies (Falconbridge, Noranda, Barrick, Placer Dome, etc.) · Consulting Engineering firms (Halsall , Golder, EarthTech, Delcan, Fortran, IBI, etc.) · Manufacturers (Sterling Chemical, Lafarge Cement, St. Lawrence Cement, St. Mary's Cement, Hankin Ozone, etc.)

Some of the research conducted by graduate students in 2001: · Chris Fernandes - Modelling Water Quality in Water Distribution Systems · Michael Sieca - Structural Assessment of Water Distribution Pipes in Toronto · Terry Ramlochan - Enhanced Performance of Concrete Materials in Construction · Murtaza Haider - Interaction of Urban Land Use and Transportation Systems · Jason Crowder - Innovative Methods of Mine Tailings Management

A new Infrastructure Engineering Option Program in the Division of Engineering Scie nce was introduced in September 2001, mounted by an accomplished group of professors from the Department of Civil Engineering (primarily from Structural and Transportation engineering areas), together with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (in the areas of Operation Research, Economic Analysis, Logistics, Control Systems and Fracture Mechanics), from the Institute for Aerospace Studies and the Department of Statistics. Professor Michael P. Collins, University Professor and Bahen- Tanenbaum Chair in Civil Engineering, is Chair for Infrastructure Engineering and, Professor Eric J. Miller also a Bahen-Tanenbaum Chair in Civil Engineering and Director of the Joint Program in Transportation, is Associate Chair of the new Option.

The Infrastructure Engineering Option includes the following new courses: - CIV 352H1 F (Bridge Design) - CIV 354H1 F (Transportation Planning & Design) - CIV 356H1 F (Infrastructure Design Project) - CIV 357H1 S (Building Design) - CIV 359H1S (Transportation System Performance) - CIV 450H1 F (Reliability and Stochastic Processes) - CIV 451H1 S (Infrastructure Renewal)

In 2001-2, the Department undertook construction and/or renovation of: · The ITS Lab SF3102 · The Undergraduate PC Lab GB422 · The Undergraduate Materials Testing Lab GB13 · The Structural Testing Lab GB12 · The Geomechanics Lab GB308 · The Undergraduate Common Room GB123

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING STUDENT AND FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2000-2001

See departmental sections for further awards, as faculty and students in the Division also belong to their own Departments.

Student Awards

Undergraduate Students in the Collaborative Program in Environmental Engineering

Giuseppe Boer, Cassandra Lee, Bonnie Dong, Prity Rungta, Stanley Chung and Eloise Cataudella, 2000 graduates of the Collaborative Program, won 1st prize in the Pulp and Paper National Student Problem Solving competition for their design project on "Proposed Anaerobic Digester for Tembec's Acid Condensate". The competition is sponsored by the Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada (PAPTAC). Their design was the result of a team project in the 4th year Environmental Engineering Design course.

Graduate Students in the Collaborative Program in Environmental Engineering

Phillip Tan won the best Ph.D. Presentation Award at the Air and Waste Management Association Conference in Florida last June.

Fernando Morgan-Sagastume, a 1999 graduate of the Collaborative Program, won the Howard Rapson Prize for Excellence in Scholarship and Leadership, 2000, at U of T

Nalina Nadarajah, with three other graduate students, won the John Peter Reeve Award for the Best Posters at the Graduate Students Research Conference 2000, Pulp & Paper Centre, U of T

John Shiras, a January 2000 graduate of the Collaborative Program, won a CRESTech Graduate Student Conference Travel Award, which he used to attend and present a paper at a conference in Belgium.

Faculty Awards

Bob Andrews won the inaugural "Environmental Professor of the Year" Award from the 4th year students in the Collaborative Program.

DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2001 Annual Report

Awards and Honours

Faculty

Dr. Walter Curlook, Adjunct Professor, was awarded the Charles F. Rand Memorial Award from the American Institute of Minig, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineering

Dr. Tom Coyle, Professor, was elected President of the Canadian Ceramic Society

Dr. Zhirui Wang, Professor was awarded the 2000/2001 TMS Special Honour for Recognition and Appreciation for Outstanding Service as Organizer for Special Symposia

Dr. Harry Ruda, Professor, was named Sony Sabbatical Chair, Sony Central Research Laboratories, Yokohama, Japan

Dr. Doug Perovic, Professor and Department Chair, was re-appointed as a member of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Nanoelectronics Program

Dr. Alexander McLean, Professor, was honoured with the Alexander McLean Steelmaking Seminar in Kyoto, Japan

Graduate Students

Peyman Etemadi and Ramin Ajdar, MASC students and Basil Coates, PhD student: first prize for their posters at the COM2001 Conference of Metallurgists

Undergraduate Students

Jonathan Joannides, MSEOT2: best student thesis award, annual CIM conference

NEW FACULTY POSITIONS

Position Source Area of Research Expected Placement Date Jr. Chair in Materials/Microelectronics Celestica Inc. Photonics Assembly and Packaging 2003 (Assistant Professor-Tenure Stream)

Jr. Chair in Materials Processing G.R. Heffernan Materials Process Engineering 2004 (Assistant Professor-Tenure Stream)

Jr. Chair in Minerals Processing P. Sheridan Minerals Process Engineering 2002 (Assistant Professor-Tenure Stream)

Nanoengineering # 1 FASE-ATOP Nanotechnology 2002 (Assistant Professor-Tenure Stream)

Nanoengineering # 2 FASE-ATOP Nanotechnology 2002 (Assistant Professor-Tenure Stream)

A. Miller Replacement Provost-APF NSERC Chair Bridge-Prof. U. Erb 2003

New Faculty Complement Provost-APF Computational Materials Science 2003 (Assistant Professor-Tenure Stream)

Chair in Nanoengineering and Photonics CRC (Tier I) Bionanotechnology 2003 (Full Professor)

Chair in Manufacturing and Materials CRC (Tier II) Polymers Processing 2003 (Assistant Professor-Tenure Stream)

Division of Mineral Engineering Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering 2001 Awards

Professor Bibhu Mohanty received an ORDCF grant of $995,000 for Blasting Technology.

Student Awards

Lassonde Entrance Scholarships ($5,000) Catherine Crawley Giovanni Pagniello W. Gordon Simms Jeffrey Lam

Lassonde Scholars 2001-2001 ($10,000) Natasha Vaz Jason Lin Joshua Clelland Eliza Ngai Daniel Earle Gurpreet Purhar Christian Amizola John Paul Portelli Mark Dunkley James Brown

Other awards: Peter Gower: Duncan R. Derry and Peter L. Munro awards Lars Madsen: Robert M. Smith Memorial award Khalid Abuaisha: Robert M. Smith Memorial award and Shell Award Hyein Christina Lee: Duncan R. Derry Scholarship Connie Manning: Shell award Keyvan Salehi: Shell Award