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Stephen Nicholas Barrans SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering

Established in 2014 by Patricia Ferretti, Colin and Shawn Barrans, in honour of their late son and loving brother Stephen Nicholas Barrans, BEng 2013, for undergraduate students involved in a research project with the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED).  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.   Preference will be given to students in Civil Engineering. (To be awarded beginning 2020)

John M. Bishop and family SURE Awards for Sustainability in Engineering and Design

Established in 2014 by John M. Bishop, BEng 1947 in memory of his family, for students involved in research projects with the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED) or involved in research related to issues of sustainability and design. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering, in consultation with TISED, to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program. Preference will be given to those pursuing work to reduce society’s dependency on non-renewable resources.

Boersma SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering and Design

Boersma SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering is to be awarded to an undergraduate student involved in summer research with preference to research projects under the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design in the SURE program that have an emphasis on environmental engineering and sustainability. The Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design is concerned with finding sustainable solutions to the complex challenges that societies face demanding a concerted and collaborative effort to ensure that the technologies we adopt and the infrastructures we use are sustainable in terms of energy, materials, water, food and the production of waste.

C. William Bradley SURE Award

Established in 2017, through the generous bequest of Sonya Ward in memory of the late Professor C. William Bradley, BEng 1959, MEng 1961. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a Bachelors program in the Faculty of Engineering participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program. Preference will be given to students conducting research in the field of acoustics.

Engineering Class of 1953 SURE Award

Establish in 2013 by the Engineering Class of 1953 in celebration of their 60th reunion.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in an undergraduate program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Class of Mechanical Engineering 1971 SURE Award

Established in 2021 by the Class of Mechanical Engineering 1971 in celebration of their 50th class anniversary reunion. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program at À¦°óSMÉçÇø.

Class of Architecture 1975 SURE Award

Established in 2019 by the Class of Architecture 1975. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program at À¦°óSMÉçÇø. Preference will be given to students involved in research on sustainable design.

Engineering Class of 1975 SURE Award

Established in 2016 by the Engineering Class of 1975 for undergraduate students involved in research in the Faculty of Engineering. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Class of ’83 Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering Award

Established in 2010. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Class of Engineering 1993 SURE Award

Established in 2019 by the Class of Engineering 1993. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hee Chong and Mr. and Mrs. David Su Toye SURE Award

Established in 2010 by Mr. Robert G.H. Lee, BEng 1947, DSc 1998, and Mrs. Maude Toye Lee, BEng 1950, in honour of Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hee Chong and Mr. & Mrs. David Su Toye. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate research in Engineering program.

Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hee Chong and Mr. & Mrs. David Su Toye SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering

Established in 2013 by Mr. Robert G. H. Lee, BEng 1947, DSc 1998, and Mrs. Maude Toye Lee, BEng 1950, in honour of Mr. & Mrs. Lee Hee  Chong and Mr. & Mrs. David Su Toye, for students involved in research projects with the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design or involved in research related to issues of sustainability and design in engineering.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Paul Cmikiewicz SURE Award in Electrical Engineering

Established in 2014 by Paul Cmikiewicz, BEng 1986, with preference to undergraduate students involved in research projects in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Raymond Cox SURE Awards

Established in 2022 in loving memory of Raymond Cox, professor of Civil Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø from 1968 to 1995. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in the Faculty who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering Program. Preference will be given to civil engineering students.

Jerry and Norma Farnell SURE Award

Established in 2012 by Gerald Farnell, PhD 1957.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Furino-Remillard SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering

Established in 2014 by Salvatore Furino, BEng 1972, for undergraduate students involved in research projects with the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED). Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Gaiotti SURE Award

Established in 2017 by Edward Gaiotti, BEng 1976, and Regina Gaiotti, BEng 1986, PhD 1990. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program. Preference will be given to female students.

Rubin Gruber Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering Award

Established in 2013 by Rubin Gruber, for undergraduate students involved in a Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) project). Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø. The awards are available to all eligible À¦°óSMÉçÇø undergraduate students irrespective of their citizenship or immigration status and to a limited number of students external to À¦°óSMÉçÇø, both Canadian and international.

William Harker SURE Award in Sustainability in Engineering and Design

Established in 2013 by William Harker, BEng 1962, along with members of the Engineering Class of 1962, for students involved in research projects with the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design or involved in research related to issues of sustainability and design.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Hazelview SURE Award in Sustainability

Established in 2022 by Hazelview Investments Inc. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program at À¦°óSMÉçÇø. Preference will be given to students working on projects in sustainability in the areas of architecture or civil, electrical, materials, or mechanical engineering.

Brian Hirst SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering and Design

Established in 2014 by Brian Hirst, BEng 1977, MLIS 2004, for a student involved in a research project with the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED).  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to a student participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) program at À¦°óSMÉçÇø.

Louis C. Ho SURE Awards

Established in 2014 by Louis C. Ho, B.Eng. 1961, for undergraduate students involved in research projects with the Faculty of Engineering.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Greg Jarvis SURE Award

Established in 2019 by Peter Jarvis, B.Eng. 1975, in memory of his brother Greg Jarvis B.Eng. 1983, for undergraduate students involved in research in the Faculty of Engineering. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a B.Eng. program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program. As Greg lived his life with Friedreich’s Ataxia, preference given to a student identifying with a motor impairment, followed by those who identify with a major functional impairment (e.g., visual, hearing or organic impairment) as registered and confirmed by the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD). Should an eligible candidate not be found fitting these profiles, the award is to be granted to an applicant without a disability.

Raymond Jotterand SURE Award in Architecture

Established in 2012 by Peter Annaud, BEng 1961, and his wife, Jacqueline.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering Program.

Arthur Levine SURE Award

Established in 2010 by Mr. Arthur Levine, BEng 1961.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in the BEng programs in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.  Preference  will be given to students working in any aspect of electronics or computer hardware/software.

Claudia Macedo Memorial SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering

Established in 2014 by Glencore and others, in honour of the late Claudia Macedo, BEng 2014, for undergraduate students involved in a research project with the Trottier Institute for Sustainablility in Engineering and Design (TISED).  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineerig program.  Preference will be given to students in Materials Engineering.  (First awarding in Summer 2017)

Arthur Allan McAlear SURE Award

Established in 2015 by Arthur Allan McAlear, BEng 1957, for undergraduate students involved in research projects in the Faculty of Engineering. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program. Preference will be given to students pursuing research in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Harry Marksfield SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering and Design

Established in 2013 by Sylvia Marksfield, Dip Ed 1941, in memory of her brother, Harry Marksfiled, BEng 1944, for two or more students involved in research projects with the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design or involved in research related to issues of sustainability and design in engineering.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Heather Munroe-Blum SURE Award in Architecture

Established in 2012 by Arthur Lau, B.Arch. 1962 and Crystal S.C. Lau, B. Sc. 1962, M.Sc. 1964, in honour of Professor Heather Munro-Blum.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BArch program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Oppetit Family SURE Award

Funds generously given as part of an estate.

Norman Pearl SURE Award

Established in 2014 by Norman Pearl, B.Eng. 1979, for undergraduate students involved in research in the Faculty of Engineering. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a B.Eng. program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Antje Graupe Pryor International SURE Awards

Established in 1999 by a generous gift from the late Werner Graupe and the Antje Graupe Pryor Foundation. This program has been introduced to promote cross-cultural undergraduate research exchange experiences and to improve student mobility between European universities and the Faculty of Engineering, À¦°óSMÉçÇø.

Rio Tinto Summer Undergraduate in Research in Engineering Award

The SURE Award will be awarded annually to one undergraduate student who is participating in the SURE Program in the Faculty.

SAG Conference Award Foundation SURE Award

Established in 2018 by the SAG Conference Award Foundation for undergraduate students involved in research in the Faculty of Engineering. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students enrolled in the Materials Engineering or Mining Engineering programs who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program. Preference is given to students conducting summer research in the area of comminution and/or energy-efficient mineral processing.

Professor David Selby SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering and Design

Established in 2014 by Choong Kong Chen, B.Eng. 1967, M.Eng. 1969, Ph.D. 1972, in honour of Professor Emeritus David Selby who, through his teaching and exemplary conduct, instilled in his students the importance of integrity and intellectual honesty in their personal and professional activities.  Dr. Choong Kong Chen is grateful to À¦°óSMÉçÇø for providing him with an education that not only opened the doors of academia but helped him strive for a noble and enlightened life.  This SURE Award is established to support students involved in research projects conducted through the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED).  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø.

Allan & Linda Stephens SURE Award in Sustainable Engineering and Design

Established in 2013 by Allan Stephens, BEng 1962, along with his wife Linda Stephens, DipNurs 1966, BN 1967, MSc(A) 1987, for students involved in research projects with the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design or involved in research related to issues of sustainability and design in engineering.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

Christopher Tam SURE Award

Established in 2022 by Christopher Tam, BEng 1962, for undergraduate students involved in research projects in the Faculty of Engineering. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students enrolled in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program. Preference will be given to international students.

Ubisoft SURE Award

Established in 2015 by Ubisoft for undergraduate students involved in research projects in the Faculty of Engineering. Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students enrolled in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.

WSP SURE Award

Will be awarded by the Faculty to two or more undergraduate students who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) Program and whose projects are related to sustainability.

The Dr. Gar Lam Yip Memorial SURE Award

Established in 2010 by Dr. Alice-Chan Yip in memory of her husband, Dr. Gar Lam Yip.  Awarded by the Faculty of Engineering to one or more undergraduate students in a BEng program in the Faculty of Engineering at À¦°óSMÉçÇø who are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering program.


Awards are selected automatically; no application is required.

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