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Elizabeth Edwards named University Professor, U of T’s highest academic rank

Elizabeth Edwards has been appointed to the rank of University Professor. This is the University of Toronto’s highest academic rank, recognizing unusual scholarly achievement and pre-eminence in a particular field of knowledge. The number of such appointments is limited to 2% of the University’s tenured faculty.

Prof. Edwards is a pioneer in bioremediation, a field that applies micro-organisms to degrade and destroy toxic pollutants in soil and groundwater. In particular, her work focuses on chlorine-containing solvents, chemicals used as solvents in dry cleaning, industrial glues and various other commercial applications. Read more.

June 7, 2019

Volume 36, Issue 16

In this issue:

Announcements

Promotions

Effective Monday, July 1, Gisele Azimi and Arthur Chan are being promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure; Alison McGuigan is being promoted to Full Professor in the tenure stream; and Graeme Norval is being promoted to Full Professor in the teaching stream.

Grads to Watch 2019

At Spring Convocation on Wednesday, June 19, U of T Engineering students mark the end of one journey and the beginning of another. This year’s 13 “Grads to Watch” embody the spirit of U of T Engineering, as well as the creativity, innovation and global impact that define our community. Included in the list of 13 is Twinkle Choubey (ChemE 1T8 + PEY). Learn more about her next step!

Volunteers needed for water conference this month!

The 9th International Young Water Professionals Conference needs volunteers. If you're interested in helping out between Monday, June 24 and Wednesday, June 26 while meeting over 300 water professionals across the globe, visit our Eventbrite page and book a ticket for the shift(s) that you'd like to help with. The shifts that really need to be filled are those with 5 remaining tickets left.

Acting Chair

Prof. Tim Bender will serve as Acting Chair on Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18.

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