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TISED celebrates 10 years of building a foundation for sustainability

Published: 26 October 2023

This past June, TISED brought together students, researchers, and donors in celebration of its 10th anniversary. The Institute, which was established through the vision and support of Ram Panda (BEng鈥71) and Lorne Trottier (BEng鈥70), has been driving interdisciplinary research, teaching, and collaborations in sustainability for the past decade. Now the institute is poised to make an even greater impact with the launch of its Master of Engineering: Sustainability in Engineering and Design program this Fall.

Featured at the event were former Dean, Prof. Jim Nicell, TISED Director, Prof. Subhasis Ghoshal, Lorne Trottier, and three students whose academic and professional careers have been bolstered by TISED鈥檚 support, Keena Trowell (PhDEng'22), Mohamed Awadalla (PhDEng鈥24), and Amanda Del Balso (BEng鈥23). Current Dean, Prof. Viviane Yargeau and Ram Panda were also in attendance.

Trowell recently accepted a position as Assistant Professor at McMaster University鈥檚 Department of Mechanical Engineering. 鈥淭here is a straight line between my experience here at TISED and my appointment at McMaster the year of my graduation! Congratulations to TISED for developing such a global and profound reach in 10 years!鈥

The event highlighted the urgency of addressing the profound environmental challenges our world is currently facing, and the significance of the institute鈥檚 work in bringing together experts from across 海角社区, empowering students, and advancing policies to create a more sustainable future.

In the words of former Dean Nicell, 鈥淭ISED has become an incredibly important and integral part of the Faculty of Engineering and the University itself. Effectively it鈥檚 a foundation stone upon which we will build the next century.鈥

Photo: Prof. Subhasis Ghoshal, Director TISED, welcomes students, researchers and donors to the celebration


L鈥橧nstitut TISED c茅l猫bre ses 10 ans au service de la聽durabilit

En juin dernier, L鈥橧nstitut TISED a r茅uni des 茅tudiants, des chercheurs et des donateurs 脿 l鈥檕ccasion de la c茅l茅bration de son 10猫尘别 anniversaire. N茅 de la vision et du soutien de Ram Panda (BEng' 71) et de Lorne Trottier (BEng' 70), l鈥檌nstitut Trottier pour le d茅veloppement durable en ing茅nierie et en conception stimule la recherche interdisciplinaire, l鈥檈nseignement et la collaboration en mati猫re de d茅veloppement durable depuis une d茅cennie. L鈥橧nstitut TISED est aujourd鈥檋ui 脿 m锚me de cr茅er un impact encore plus grand, en lan莽ant cet automne son programme de maitrise en g茅nie, nomm茅 芦 Durabilit茅 en g茅nie et en conception 禄 (Sustainability in Engineering and Design).

Ont particip茅 脿 la c茅l茅bration l鈥檃ncien doyen de la Facult茅, Jim Nicell, le directeur du TISED, Subhasis Ghoshal, Lorne Trottier, ainsi que trois 茅tudiants ayant b茅n茅fici茅 du soutien de l鈥橧nstitut, Keena Trowell (PhDEng' 22), Mohamed Awadalla (PhDEng' 24) et Amanda Del Balso (BEng' 23). La doyenne actuelle de la Facult茅, Viviane Yargeau ainsi que Ram Panda 茅taient 茅galement pr茅sents.

Keena Trowell a r茅cemment accept茅 un poste de professeure adjointe au d茅partement de g茅nie m茅canique de l鈥橴niversit茅 McMaster. 芦 Il y a un lien direct entre mon passage 脿 l鈥橧nstitut TISED et ma nomination 脿 McMaster l鈥檃nn茅e m锚me de ma remise de dipl么me. F茅licitations au TISED d鈥檃voir atteint une port茅e aussi vaste et significative en 10 ans! 禄

L鈥櫭﹙茅nement a fait ressortir l鈥檜rgence de relever les graves d茅fis environnementaux qui se posent 脿 notre monde, et aussi la pertinence du travail de l鈥橧nstitut. Le TISED r茅unit des experts de toute l鈥橴niversit茅 海角社区, responsabilise les 茅tudiants et fait progresser les politiques vers un avenir plus durable.

Citons le professeur et ancien doyen Jim Nicell: 芦 Le TISED est devenu une part int茅grante et essentielle de la Facult茅 de g茅nie et de l鈥檜niversit茅 elle-m锚me. C鈥檈st une pierre angulaire sur laquelle nous b芒tirons le si猫cle 脿 venir 禄.

Photo聽: Le professeur Subhasis Ghoshal, directeur de l鈥橧nstitut TISED, accueillant 茅tudiants, chercheurs et donateurs lors de la c茅l茅bration.

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