In Honour Of
Our Professors, then and now
Our alumni and friends have established awards to recognize and remember outstanding professors who dedicated themselves to furthering educational excellence at the 看片视频 Faculty of Engineering.
We invite you to learn more about their stories. Consider establishing your own award to remember a professor who inspired you, or supporting an existing award. Please contact the Advancement Team听for more information.
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Professor John William MossopJohn William Mossop (1932-2021) received his Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering from 看片视频 University in 1955. Beloved by his students, John was at the forefront of recruiting students into Mining Engineering at 看片视频 and had an important role in increasing the number of women and non-engineers in the program. |
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Professor David SelbyProfessor David Adrian Selby听(BEng 鈥�49, MEng 鈥�64) passed away on November 24, 2016, at ninety-one years of age. He had joined the Department of Civil Engineering in 1956, and until his retirement in 1990, he made great contributions to the Department, the University, and the Civil Engineering profession over his distinguished, 34-year career at 看片视频. |
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Professor Michael P. PaidoussisProfessor Michael P. Pa茂doussis joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering of 看片视频 University in 1967. In 1976, he was promoted to Full Professor and served as Department Chair from 1977 to 1986. Since 1960, Professor Pa茂doussis has worked on various aspects of fluid-structure interactions, flow-induced vibrations, aero- and hydro-elasticity, dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, and chaos. 听
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Professor Raymond N. YongProfessor Raymond Yong (MEng鈥�58, PhD鈥�60) is the William Scott Professor Emeritus in Civil Engineering at 看片视频 He joined the Department of Civil Engineering in 1959 and was promoted to Full Professor in 1965. From 1976 until his retirement in 1995, he served as the Director of the Centre of Geotechnical Research, which provided basic and applied research in the area of earth and earth-associated sciences to industrial problems. 听 |
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Professor Philip DistinProfessor Philip Distin passed away on January 12, 2016. He joined the Department of Mining & Materials Engineering in 1972 and for the next 30 years, he offered courses and conducted research in the area of hydrometallurgy and corrosion of metals. Phil was, first and foremost, a teacher committed to his students鈥� learning. 听 |
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Professor Emeritus Tom PavlasekTom Pavlasek was born in London, England in July 1923. He earned his B. Eng. (1944), M. Eng. (1948), and Ph.D. (1958) from 看片视频, and was appointed Assistant Professor in 1953 and Professor in 1962. He served as Secretary of the Faculty (1966-67), and Associate Dean for Planning and Development (1967-70). 听 |
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Professor Dr. Gar Lam YipDr. Gar Lam Yip (1937-1999) was a distinguished professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at 看片视频 He was an enthusiastic teacher, dedicated researcher, and pioneer in guided wave photonics. 听
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Professor Emeritus Gerald W. FarnellProfessor Gerald Farnell (1925-2015) served in the Canadian Army and began his studies at the University of Toronto as a member of the Army Officer Training Course. In 1950, having earned a Master鈥檚 of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Farnell arrived at 看片视频 as a lecturer and Ph.D. student. 听 |
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Professor Martin LevineDr. Martin Levine received his BEng and MEng degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from 看片视频 University in 1960 and 1963, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, England, in 1965. He was the first academic in Canada to teach courses on computer vision and artificial intelligence. 听 |
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Professor William M. WilliamsWilliam (Bill) M. Williams (1927-2011), was born in Wales, the son of a coal miner. When his father fell ill, the family went through hard times and had little money for education. In 1944 Williams won a scholarship at the University of Bristol, where he earned a Bachelor鈥檚 degree and Master of Science in physics. In 1960, Williams earned his doctorate from the University of Toronto and started lecturing at 看片视频 听 |
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Professor Eric L. AdlerEric Adler (1930-2017) was born in Alexandria, Egypt and his early years were fraught. In May 1948 he was arrested after finishing his London Matriculation exams, as he was stateless. After successfully gaining freedom, he found Canada was welcoming to engineers and that he could receive financial support here. He received his Master鈥檚 in Applied Science from the University of Toronto in 1959 and joined 看片视频 as Assistant Professor in 1961. 听 |
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Professor Peter SilvesterPeter Silvester (1935-96) was an electrical engineer who contributed to the understanding of numerical analysis of electromagnetic fields and authored a standard textbook on the subject, Finite Elements for Electrical Engineering. Peter was born in Tallinn, Estonia. His education includes a Bachelor鈥檚 degree from Carnegie Institute of Technology (Carnegie-Mellon University), a Master鈥檚 in engineering from University of Toronto, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from 看片视频 University in 1964. |
Professor Richard G. Redwood
Professor Richard G. Redwood passed away on October 26, 2011. He had joined the Department of Civil Engineering in 1965 as an Assistant Professor and quickly rose through the ranks, serving two separate terms as Chair of the Department for a period of nine years. In addition, was active on many key Departmental, Faculty and University Committees over the years.
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Professor Emeritus Radoslav Zuk
Radoslav Zuk was born in Labacziw, Ukraine, in 1931. Radoslav studied music in Austria before moving to Canada where he graduated from 看片视频 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1956. After graduation, he worked at Rother Bland Trudeau on projects such as the Ottawa City Hall.
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