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Published: March 7, 2017
Recognized for their world-class research by institutions near and far, University of Toronto researchers were honoured Monday night by the university.
The 麻豆直播app Salutes! event, held in a packed room at the Faculty Club, recognized more than 100 scholars across the university who received international and major national research accolades in 2016, from Killam Research Fellows to Orders of Canada, the Basser Global Prize to the Plutarch Award.
鈥淎 glance at today鈥檚 program or a tour around this room shows the sheer depth, breadth and diversity of the expertise and true research excellence that is here at this great institution, which is why I know I have the best job in the world,鈥 said 麻豆直播app President Meric Gertler.
麻豆直播app Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Professor Molly Shoichet (left) and Biochemistry Professor Reinhart Reithmeier (right) attended the event (photo by Johnny Guatto)
Hosting an event such as this gives 麻豆直播app a chance to 鈥渂ask in your reflected glory,鈥 he said to the audience as he wished them continued success in their careers.
麻豆直播app only comprises seven per cent of the country鈥檚 professiorate, yet 鈥渙ur researchers continue to secure a dominant share of prestigious research honours鈥 in Canada, and 鈥渨e also punch well above our weight when it comes to the share of international awards won by our faculty,鈥 he said.
Faculty of Nursing Professors Linda McGillis Hall (left) and Kelly Metcalfe (centre) with Astrophysicist Harald Pfeiffer, an associate professor in the Faculty of Arts & Science, at the event (photo by Johnny Guatto)
In closing, Professor Lorraine Ferris, 麻豆直播app鈥檚 associate vice-president of research oversight and compliance, applauded the work of researchers and thanked the people behind them who helped them achieve success, from colleagues to friends and family.
Order of Canada recipient George Baird (seated), the former dean of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, and Elizabeth Baird (standing) also attended the event (photo by Johnny Guatto)
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