100 Years of Materials Innovation (1913–2013)

Wednesday, October 23 & Thursday, October 24, 2013

In 1913, Department Eight: Metallurgical Engineering was established in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto.

On October 23 & 24, 2013, the Department of Materials Science & Engineering celebrated its centenary at the University of Toronto. The two-day series of events included the 3rd Annual Winegard Visiting Lectureship in New Materials, featuring Cambridge University’s Royal Society Research Professor Michael F. Ashby as the keynote speaker, as well as a Leadership and a Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) panel. The events concluded with a closing gala at Hart House.

Please see commemorative digital assets of the events below.

Historic timeline of the Department

Photos: Flickr Gallery

Profiles: Distinguished Guests

3rd Annual Winegard Visiting Lectureship Michael F. Ashby Royal Society Research Professor Department of Engineering Cambridge University

Leadership Panel: “Nanotechnology…Revolution or Evolution?” Moderator: Professor Doug Perovic

Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Panel: “Perspectives from the Last 10 Years“ Moderator: Professor Glenn Hibbard

Videos: Winegard Visiting Lectureship featuring Professor Michael F. Ashby, Cambridge University

What is Sustainable Technology? A materials perspective for teaching complexity in engineering

October 23, 2013 | Abstract

Why should engineering students care about industrial design?

October 24, 2013 | Abstract

A special thanks to our event sponsors

Gold level

• CIM MetSoc
• Hatch
• Hitachi High-Technologies Canada Inc

Silver level

• Bereskin & Parr LLP
• Celestica Inc
• Electrovaya
• Integran Technologies Inc
• Process Research Ortech Inc

MSE100 Steering Committee