Department of Physics / en 18 faculty members elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada /celebrates/18-faculty-members-elected-fellows-royal-society-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">18 faculty members elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-09-09T12:58:49-04:00" title="Monday, September 9, 2024 - 12:58" class="datetime">Mon, 09/09/2024 - 12:58</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/centre-criminology-and-sociolegal-studies" hreflang="en">Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-study-religion" hreflang="en">Department for the Study of Religion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-biochemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Biochemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-computer-science" hreflang="en">Department of Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-ecology-and-evolutionary-biology" hreflang="en">Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-germanic-languages-literatures" hreflang="en">Department of Germanic Languages &amp; Literatures</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-and-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts and Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-law" hreflang="en">Faculty of Law</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-music" hreflang="en">Faculty of Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/fellows-royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/john-h-daniels-faculty-architecture-landscape-and-design" hreflang="en">John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/medical-biophysics" hreflang="en">Medical Biophysics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Eighteen faculty members from across the University of Toronto have been appointed <a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/fellows">Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</a> – a prestigious distinction given to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto is immensely proud to see such a high number of our faculty members elected to the Royal Society of Canada,” said&nbsp;<strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “These researchers are at the forefront of disciplines that span the arts, social sciences, humanities and sciences, and their work stands to have a significant impact on academic inquiry, policy and societal well-being.”</p> <p>The 2024 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Kamari Clarke</strong> of the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Simon Coleman</strong> of the department for the study of religion in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Susan George</strong> of the University Health Network and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Willi Goetschel</strong> of the department of Germanic languages and literatures in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Aiyun Huang</strong> of the Faculty of Music</li> <li><strong>Hae-Young Kee</strong> of the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/home/about/news/09-05-24-oise-professor-kang-lee-elected-fellow-royal-society-canada"><strong>Kang Lee</strong> of the department of applied psychology and human development in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</a></li> <li><strong>Ren-Ke Li </strong>of the University Health Network and the department of surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Mathieu Lupien</strong> of the University Health Network and the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Mark McGowan </strong>of the department of history in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/research-innovation/news/professor-kent-moore-elected-fellow-royal-society-canada"><strong>Kent Moore</strong> of the department of chemical and physical sciences at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Mississauga</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/jim-phillips-named-fellow-royal-society-canada"><strong>Jim&nbsp;Phillips</strong> of the Faculty of Law</a></li> <li><strong>John Rubinstein</strong> of the Hospital for Sick Children and the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Brigitte Shim</strong> of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design</li> <li><a href="https://web.cs.toronto.edu/news-events/news/professor-raquel-urtasun-named-fellow-of-the-royal-society-of-canada"><strong>Raquel Urtasun</strong> of the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></li> <li><strong>Balint Virag</strong> of the department of computer and mathematical sciences at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Scarborough</li> <li><strong>Lucan Alan Way</strong> of the department of political science at łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Scarborough</li> <li><strong>Stephen Wright</strong> of the department of ecology and evolutionary biology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> </ul> <h3><a href="http://rsc-src.ca/en/news/royal-society-canada-announces-its-2024-cohort-fellows-and-college-members">Read the Royal Society of Canada press release</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:58:49 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 309292 at Three Faculty of Arts & Science researchers honoured by American Geophysical Union /celebrates/three-faculty-arts-science-researchers-honoured-american-geophysical-union <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Three Faculty of Arts &amp; Science researchers honoured by American Geophysical Union</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-03-01T14:22:30-05:00" title="Friday, March 1, 2024 - 14:22" class="datetime">Fri, 03/01/2024 - 14:22</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemical-engineering-applied-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemical Engineering &amp; Applied Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-earth-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Earth Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-02/AGU-group.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>(L-R) Professor Jonathan Abbatt, University Professor Barbara Sherwood Lollar and Associate Professor Debra Wunch (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Three researchers from the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science have received honours from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for their outstanding contributions to Earth and space sciences.</p> <p><strong>Barbara Sherwood Lollar</strong>, <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/complete-list-university-professors/">University Professor</a> in the department of Earth sciences who is cross-appointed to the department of chemistry and the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, presented the <a href="https://www.agu.org/honors/sagan">Carl Sagan Lecture</a> – an honour reserved for a scientist who embodies the late astronomer’s interest in astrobiology and science communication – at the union’s annual conference, AGU23.</p> <p><strong>Jonathan Abbatt</strong>, a professor in the department of chemistry, gave the <a href="https://www.agu.org/honors/bjerknes">Jakob Bjerkness Lecture</a> at AGU23 in recognition of his impact in advancing understanding of the atmosphere and Earth’s climate.</p> <p><strong>Debra Wunch</strong>, associate professor in the department of physics who is cross-appointed to the School of the Environment, received the AGU’s <a href="https://www.agu.org/Search/PublicProfile?userId=B2542CD9-CEE2-4C16-8C5A-745B7473AD47#citationB2FBB5EC-6CA6-43DF-ADD5-21914107123C">Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award</a>, which recognizes early- and mid-career researchers.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/three-researchers-receive-honours-american-geophysical-union">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.agu.org/Search/PublicProfile?userId=D71BCCAD-5F03-4FE2-B53B-7C0F172B7C05">Watch University Professor Barbara Sherwood Lollar’s lecture (under the “Awards and Honours” tab)</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.agu.org/Search/PublicProfile?userId=1C135288-B83B-479A-857E-D88747DD8055">Watch Professor Jonathan Abbatt’s lecture (under the “Awards and Honours” tab)</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">FAS</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:22:30 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 306439 at Kaley Walker elected 2024 Optica Fellow /celebrates/kaley-walker-elected-2024-optica-fellow <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Kaley Walker elected 2024 Optica Fellow</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-02-15T12:16:39-05:00" title="Thursday, February 15, 2024 - 12:16" class="datetime">Thu, 02/15/2024 - 12:16</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-02/WalkerKaley-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Professor Kaley Walker (supplied image)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Kaley Walker</strong>, a professor in the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, has been elected a <a href="https://www.optica.org/get_involved/awards_and_honors/fellow_members/elected_fellows/">2024 Optica Fellow</a> in recognition of her contributions to the fields of optics and photonics.</p> <p>Optica, formerly the Optical Society of America or OSA, is the leading society dedicated to promoting the generation, application, archiving and dissemination of knowledge in optics and photonics.</p> <p>Walker was elected a Fellow in recognition of her research excellence and scientific leadership in atmospheric remote sensing using applied spectroscopy, as well as extensive contributions to professional service and public outreach.</p> <p>She is one of 129 members to join Optica’s 2024 Class of Fellows, who are selected based on several factors including outstanding contributions to research, business, education, engineering and service to Optica and its community.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">FAS</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:16:39 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 306091 at Six łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ faculty members named to Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists /celebrates/six-u-t-faculty-members-named-royal-society-canada-s-college-new-scholars-artists-and <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Six łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ faculty members named to Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-09-05T15:16:47-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - 15:16" class="datetime">Tue, 09/05/2023 - 15:16</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/david-dunlap-department-astronomy-astrophysics" hreflang="en">David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-family-and-community-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Family and Community Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-political-science" hreflang="en">Department of Political Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-psychology" hreflang="en">Department of Psychology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6877" hreflang="en">Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Six faculty members at the University of Toronto – renowned for their pathbreaking leadership in a wide range of disciplines – have been appointed to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.</p> <p>“From scientific advances in astrophysics, atmospheric physics and social psychology to timely leadership in climate governance, computer security and privacy, and sexually transmitted infection prevention, these scholars and scientists are making an impact on issues that affect the lives of people across Canada and around the world,” says <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto congratulates them on this significant recognition.”&nbsp;</p> <p>The new college members are:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>Jo Bovy</strong> of the David A. Dunlap department of astronomy and astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Ann Burchel</strong>l of Unity Health and the department of family and community medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Jessica Green</strong> of the department of political science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-nicolas-papernot-elected-to-the-royal-society-of-canadas-college-of-new-scholars-artists-and-scientists/"><strong>Nicolas Papernot</strong> of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Nicholas Rule</strong> of the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science; vice-principal academic and dean, łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ Mississauga</li> <li><strong>Debra Wunch</strong> of the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> </ul> <p>Each faculty member receives a seven-year membership in the college, which&nbsp;recognizes and supports academic leadership and collaboration among those who have received their PhDs within the last 15 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:16:47 +0000 lanthierj 302869 at Jason Harlow awarded CAP Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching /celebrates/jason-harlow-awarded-cap-medal-excellence-undergraduate-teaching <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Jason Harlow awarded CAP Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>siddiq22</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-08-09T13:49:14-04:00" title="Wednesday, August 9, 2023 - 13:49" class="datetime">Wed, 08/09/2023 - 13:49</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-08/face2016.JPG" width="750" height="500" alt="Jason Harlow"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Jason Harlow (supplied photo)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://harlow.physics.utoronto.ca/"><strong>Jason Harlow</strong></a>, a professor, teaching stream, in the University of Toronto’s department of physics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, has been awarded the 2023 <a href="https://www.cap.ca/programs/recognitions/post-graduate-physicists/undergraduate-teaching-medal/">Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching</a> from the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP).</p> <p>Awarded annually, the medal honours faculty members who have a comprehensive knowledge and deep understanding of their subject and the ability to communicate this to their students, leading to high academic achievement.</p> <p>The CAP recognized Harlow as “an inspiring instructor who encourages students to think independently, critically and analytically.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Over his 18 years in the department of physics, Harlow has undertaken many innovative teaching initiatives, including an early adoption of online teaching. During the pandemic, he provided critical&nbsp;advice on pedagogical issues related to the transition to virtual learning.</p> <p>His excellence in undergraduate teaching was also recognized with an <a href="https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/news-and-events/news/physics-news/jason-harlow-recieves-the-arts-science-outstanding-teaching-award/">Outstanding Teaching Award</a> from the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science in 2022.</p> <p>“I’m extremely happy and honoured to receive this award,” Harlow said. “I wish to share the recognition with my talented teaching colleagues at the University of Toronto, the dedicated support staff, and so many amazing graduate teaching assistants who are in the trenches every day, really connecting with the students.”</p> <h3><a href="https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/news-and-events/news/physics-news/professor-jason-harlow-has-been-awarded-the-2023-cap-medal-for-excellence-in-teaching-undergraduate-physics/">Read the department of physics story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Physics</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:49:14 +0000 siddiq22 302590 at R.J. Dwayne Miller named fellow of U.K.’s Royal Society /celebrates/rj-dwayne-miller-named-fellow-uk-s-royal-society <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">R.J. Dwayne Miller named fellow of U.K.’s Royal Society</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>siddiq22</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-07-21T13:51:24-04:00" title="Friday, July 21, 2023 - 13:51" class="datetime">Fri, 07/21/2023 - 13:51</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-07/dwayne-miller_1118.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="R.J. Dwayne Miller"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>R.J. Dwayne Miller (photo by&nbsp;Diana Tyszko)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/dwayne-miller"><strong>R.J. Dwayne Miller</strong></a>, a <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a> in the departments of chemistry and physics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, has been named a <a href="https://royalsociety.org/news/2023/05/new-fellows-2023/">fellow of the Royal Society</a>, the U.K.’s national academy of sciences and the oldest science academy in continuous existence.&nbsp;</p> <p>Miller was among 80 new fellows from around the world&nbsp;<a href="https://royalsociety.org/news/2023/05/new-fellows-2023/">honoured in May</a> for their substantial contributions to the advancement of science.</p> <p>“These individuals have pushed forward the boundaries of their respective fields and had a beneficial influence on the world beyond,” Adrian Smith, president of the Royal Society, said in a statement.</p> <p>Miller was recognized for his leading work on ultra-bright electron sources that made it possible to capture atomic motions at the fundamental space-time limit to imaging chemistry – one of the grand challenges in chemistry.</p> <p>“Being elected to the Royal Society is the equivalent of being selected to a Walk of Fame for scientists,” Miller says. “It is an incredible honour to be considered, never mind being included in this singular group of individuals who have given us a new set of glasses with which to see the world more clearly.”</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/university-professor-rj-dwayne-miller-named-fellow-uk-s-royal-society">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:51:24 +0000 siddiq22 302316 at Hae-Young Kee receives Brockhouse Medal from the Canadian Association of Physicists /celebrates/hae-young-kee-receives-brockhouse-medal-canadian-association-physicists <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Hae-Young Kee receives Brockhouse Medal from the Canadian Association of Physicists</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>siddiq22</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-07-19T15:47:21-04:00" title="Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - 15:47" class="datetime">Wed, 07/19/2023 - 15:47</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-07/Hae-Young%20Kee.jpg" width="750" height="506" alt="Hae-Young Kee"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Hae-Young Kee (photo by&nbsp;Arman Molki)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/members/kee-hae-young/"><strong>Hae-Young Kee</strong></a>, a professor in the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science who holds a Canada Research Chair in theory of quantum materials, has been awarded the 2023 <a href="https://www.cap.ca/programs/recognitions/post-graduate-physicists/brockhouse-medal/">CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal</a> from the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP).</p> <p>The medal recognizes significant experimental or theoretical contributions to condensed matter and materials physics.</p> <p>The CAP recognized Kee as “one of the world’s foremost theoreticians in identifying new quantum materials with desirable functionalities. She has uncovered microscopic models that elucidate the fundamental physics behind complex many-body systems. These models provide direct insight into perplexing physical phenomena and offer theoretical guidelines to groundbreaking discoveries.”</p> <p>“I am deeply honoured to receive the 2023 CAP Brockhouse medal, a remarkable recognition from the Canadian physics community,” Kee said.</p> <p>“I am extremely grateful for the invaluable contributions of my talented students and postdoctoral fellows, collaborators and colleagues, as well as the unwavering support of my friends and family.”</p> <h3><a href="https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/news-and-events/news/physics-news/professor-hae-young-kee-has-been-awarded-the-2023-capdcmmp-brockhouse-medal-for-outstanding-work-in-theoretical-quantum-research/">Read the Department of Physics story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Physics</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:47:21 +0000 siddiq22 302310 at Five Faculty of Arts & Science professors recognized with Dean's Research Excellence Awards /celebrates/five-faculty-arts-science-professors-recognized-dean-s-research-excellence-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Five Faculty of Arts &amp; Science professors recognized with Dean's Research Excellence Awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-12-12T17:25:43-05:00" title="Monday, December 12, 2022 - 17:25" class="datetime">Mon, 12/12/2022 - 17:25</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-psychology" hreflang="en">Department of Psychology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-ecology-evolutionary-biology" hreflang="en">Department of Ecology &amp; Evolutionary Biology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-political-science" hreflang="en">Department of Political Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/munk-school-global-affairs-public-policy" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6856" hreflang="en">Department of Linguistics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/deans-research-excellence-awards-2022.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">The five recipients of this year’s Dean’s Research Excellence Award (L-R): Megan Frederickson, Kaley Walker, Naomi Nagy, Randall Hansen and Wil Cunningham</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><b>Wil Cunningham</b>, <b>Megan Frederickson</b>, <b>Randall Hansen</b>, <b>Naomi Nagy</b> and <b>Kaley Walker</b> are the first recipients of a new award from the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science created to recognize faculty members whose research achievements have been cited as especially noteworthy.</p> <p>The Dean’s Research Excellence Award was established with the aim of helping accomplished mid-career researchers compete successfully in national awards competitions. Winners have contributed a wealth of research that has had a significant and sustained influence in their chosen disciplines.</p> <p>The winners represent a wide range of fields: Cunningham is a professor in the department of psychology, Frederickson is a professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, Hansen is a professor in the department of political science, Nagy is a professor in the department of linguistics and Walker is a professor in the department of physics.</p> <p>“It is with enormous pride that I announce the inaugural winners of the Dean’s Research Excellence Awards,” says <b>Melanie Woodin</b>, dean of the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science. “The scholars we honour this year are widely recognized as having made an important and ongoing impact on research in their respective fields. As the very first recipients of these annual awards, they set a shining example for those who will follow them.”</p> <p>The five honourees will each receive $10,000 to further their professional development.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/celebrating-first-ever-winners-drea">See the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science </div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:25:43 +0000 lanthierj 178385 at David Curtin and Sophie Rousseaux recognized with McLean Awards for 2022 /celebrates/david-curtin-and-sophie-rousseaux-recognized-mclean-awards-2022 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">David Curtin and Sophie Rousseaux recognized with McLean Awards for 2022</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-11-14T13:25:59-05:00" title="Monday, November 14, 2022 - 13:25" class="datetime">Mon, 11/14/2022 - 13:25</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/mclean-award" hreflang="en">McLean Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/connaught-fund" hreflang="en">Connaught Fund</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/rousseaux-curtin.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Sophie Rousseaux (L) and David Curtin</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><i></i>The Faculty of Arts &amp; Science’s <a href="https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/members/curtin-david/">David Curtin</a><span lang="EN-US" style="text-underline:none">, a theoretical particle physicist,</span> and <a href="https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/sophie-rousseaux">Sophie Rousseaux</a>, an organic chemist, are recipients of <a href="https://connaught.research.utoronto.ca/opportunities#partnerships">the University of Toronto’s McLean Award</a> for 2022.</p> <p>Supporting&nbsp;basic research in physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, engineering sciences or statistical sciences, the award assists an outstanding researcher early in their career to attract and support graduate students and post-doctoral fellows for their research team.</p> <p>“It’s a great honour to win the award,” says Curtin, an assistant professor in the <a href="https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/">department of physics</a> who holds a Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Particle Physics. “It’s wonderful validation of the research I’m doing and I’m very grateful for it. But I also see it as recognition of the amazing people already in my group and the incredible wellspring of motivated, talented undergraduates and graduate students that łÔąĎ±¬ÁĎ attracts.”</p> <h3><span lang="EN-US" style="text-underline:none"><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/connaught-fund-mclean-award-winner-david-curtin">Read more about David Curtin and his work</a></span></h3> <p>“I'm surprised, excited and grateful to win this award,” says Rousseaux, an associate professor in the <a href="https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/">department of chemistry,</a> who holds a Canada Research Chair in Organic Chemistry. “The McLean is particularly meaningful in that it recognizes basic research so it really gives us the opportunity to explore ideas that don't necessarily have an immediate application but could have long-term impact.</p> <p>“It provides opportunities to explore ideas that might not get funding from traditional sources –&nbsp;that's what's most exciting.”</p> <h3><span lang="EN-US" style="text-underline:none"><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/chemistry-sophie-rousseaux-connaught-mclean-award">Read more about Sophie Rousseaux and her work</a></span></h3> <p>The McLean Award is part of <a href="https://connaught.research.utoronto.ca/">the Connaught Fund</a> <span lang="EN-US" style="text-underline:none">which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.</span> <span lang="EN-US" style="text-underline:none">As Canada’s largest internal university research funding program, the Connaught Fund has given out more than $178.7 million to researchers across myriad disciplines to tackle pressing global issues.</span></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:25:59 +0000 lanthierj 178087 at Faculty, alumna recognized with Royal Society of Canada awards /celebrates/faculty-alumna-recognized-royal-society-canada-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Faculty, alumna recognized with Royal Society of Canada awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-09-16T10:44:16-04:00" title="Friday, September 16, 2022 - 10:44" class="datetime">Fri, 09/16/2022 - 10:44</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/alice-wilson-award" hreflang="en">Alice Wilson Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/willet-g-miller-medal" hreflang="en">Willet G. Miller Medal</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/mclaughlin-medal" hreflang="en">McLaughlin Medal</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physics" hreflang="en">Department of Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/uhn" hreflang="en">UHN</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/zhao-dick-strong.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Yimu Zhao, Kimberly Strong and John Dick</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Two University of Toronto faculty members – atmospheric physicist&nbsp;<b>Kimberly Strong&nbsp;</b>and molecular geneticist&nbsp;<b>John Dick&nbsp;</b>– and Engineering alumna&nbsp;<b>Yimu Zhao</b>&nbsp;have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada for their outstanding achievements in advancing knowledge.</p> <p>Strong, who is the chair of the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/">department of physics</a>&nbsp;and a leading authority in global atmospheric research, &nbsp;received the prestigious 2022&nbsp;<a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/awards-excellence/rsc-medals-awards#Miller" target="_blank">Willet G. Miller Medal</a>&nbsp;for outstanding research in a branch of the Earth sciences.</p> <p>“As an atmospheric physicist, Kim Strong has established a national and international reputation for research excellence,” said&nbsp;<b>Melanie Woodin</b>, dean of the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science. “Employing an array of experimental techniques to probe the composition of the atmosphere, she is unraveling the chemical and physical processes that are driving atmospheric change. It is my great pleasure to congratulate her on this important and well-deserved honour.”</p> <p>A renowned stem cell biologist, Dick&nbsp;<a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/complete-list-university-professors/">is a University Professor&nbsp;</a>in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and a senior scientist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network. He received the McLaughlin Medal for important research of sustained excellence in medical science. Earlier this year,&nbsp;<a href="/news/john-dick-and-zulfiqar-bhutta-win-canada-gairdner-awards">he received a Gairdner International Award</a>&nbsp;for the discovery of leukemic stem cells and later work on the diagnosis and treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.</p> <p>Zhao, who earned her PhD studying with Professor&nbsp;<b>Milica Radisic&nbsp;</b>of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering and conducted post-doctoral studies with the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network and Columbia University, received the Alice Wilson Award.</p> <p>Strong said she was delighted to be recognized but emphasized the “highly collaborative” nature of her research.</p> <p>“When I think of all of my graduate students, postdocs and other group members over the years, this award is a reflection of their cumulative accomplishment.”</p> <h3><a href="https://rsc-src.ca/sites/default/files/2022%20Award%20Winner%20List_EN.pdf">Read about the RSC award winners</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/kimberly-strong-rsc-miller-medal"><span style="background:white">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</span></a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:44:16 +0000 lanthierj 176557 at