Annual Events
G.N. Patterson Lecture
G.N. Patterson Lecture was established in honour of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies’ founder and director, Professor Gordon Patterson. The G.N. Patterson Award is presented in November every year to a recently completed doctoral student in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in the Ph.D. program.
Industry Alumni Student Dinner
Industry Alumni Student (IAS) Dinner is a yearly event at Hart House that fosters connections among aerospace industry partners, alumni, and students.
I.I. Glass Lecture
I.I. Glass Lecture is named after the late Professor Irvine Israel Glass — a former faculty member at UTIAS and renowned expert in the field of shock waves. Since 1996, the speaker series has invited international leaders in their field to deliver engaging lectures. Each year, the Chair of Engineering Science selects top performing students in 2nd-3rd year solid and fluid mechanics courses for the I.I. Glass Award.