Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Professor Cristina Amon, dean of engineering, has been selected to receive the 2009 Heat TransferMemorial Award of the American Society ofMechanical Engineers (ASME), given in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of heat transfer. Amon is being honoured for pioneering contributions in concurrent thermal design, transient thermal management of portable electronics and hierarchical multi-scale modelling and for leadership in multidisciplinary engineering education and her outstanding service to the heat transfer community. Amon will receive the award during the ASME international mechanical engineering congress in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Nov. 13 to 19.