Dean's Messages

Latest information for Engineering students, faculty & staff from Dean Chris Yip

External Review of The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

February 10, 2025

An external review of The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and its undergraduate and graduate programs has been scheduled for April 8-9, 2025. Three eminent colleagues have agreed to form the review team:

  • Ryan (Yunwei) Li
    Professor and Department Chair, Electrical & Computer Engineering
    University of Alberta
  • Derek Oliver
    Professor and Department Head, Electrical & Computer Engineering
    University of Manitoba
  • Arijit Raychowdhury
    Professor and School Chair, Electrical & Computer Engineering
    Georgia Institute of Technology

Members of the Faculty who would like to offer comments toward this review are asked to send them via email to governance.fase@utoronto.ca.

Please circulate this memorandum to any member of the Faculty who may not have received it through the general distribution.

Announcement of the Advisory Committee, Acting Vice-Dean, Graduate Accepting Nominations, Acting Vice-Dean, Graduate

January 24, 2025

Professor Julie Audet, Vice-Dean, Graduate, is taking 6 months leave effective July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. In accordance with the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, the following Advisory Committee has been established to recommend the selection of an Acting Vice-Dean, Graduate:

  • Professor Christopher Yip, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering (Chair);
  • Professor Josh Barker, Vice-Provost, Graduate Research & Education and Dean, School of Graduate Studies
  • Helen Bright, Faculty Registrar
  • Professor Marianne Hatzopoulou, Chair, Civil & Mineral Engineering
  • Professor Hani Naguib, Chair, Materials Science & Engineering
  • Professor Markus Bussmann, Chair, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
  • Tess Seip, President, The Graduate Engineering Council of Students (GECoS)
  • Roger Francis, Executive Director, Engineering Career and Experiential Learning

The committee is now accepting nominations for Acting Vice-Dean, Graduate. Please submit nominations by February 21, 2025, to the Dean at dean.engineering@utoronto.ca.

Thank you for your input.

External Review of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies and its Graduate Programs

December 4, 2024

An external review of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies and its graduate programs has been scheduled for February 10–11, 2025. Three eminent colleagues have agreed to form the review team:

  • William (Bill) Crossley, PhD
    Professor and Chair, Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Purdue University
  • Ellen Longmire, PhD
    Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
    University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  • Siva Nadarajah, PhD
    Professor, Mechanical Engineering
    Director, McGill Institute for Aerospace Engineering
    McGill University

Members of the Faculty who would like to offer comments toward this review are asked to send them via email to governance.fase@utoronto.ca.

Please circulate this memorandum to any member of the Faculty who may not have received it through the general distribution.