Posts Tagged: Geoff Fernie
Dr. Geoff Fernie's legacy is one that’s related to the positive outcomes people experience in their lives: helping people live their lives to the fullest following life-altering disease or illness.
Geoffrey Fernie, a professor of surgery with appointments at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute and a senior scientist at the University Health Network's KITE Research Institute, works with a research team to look at mobility scooters and there performance on road conditions during Canadian winters.
A new study from UHN’s KITE Research Institute reveals that mobility scooters perform poorly under the snow- and ice-covered road conditions that are common during Canadian winters.
Five members of the U of T Engineering community have been elected into the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). Dr. Emily Moore, Director of Troost ILead, along with professors Baher Abdulhai (CivMin), Geoff Fernie (IBBME), Reza Iravani (ECE), and Charles Jia (ChemE), are among the CAE’s 52 new fellows for 2020. The CAE is a national institution through which Canada’s most distinguished and experienced engineers provide strategic advice on matters of critical importance to the country.
Dr. Geoff Fernie is developing a wearable technology that reminds first-line responders to wash their hands despite their busy schedules. This technology could significantly reduce the spread of Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) including COVID19.
Dr. Geoff Fernie received the Order of Canada at the end of 2017
IBBME professor to lead research initiatives at one of Canada’s leading rehabilitation hospitals
Professors Geoff Fernie, Michael Sefton and Molly Shoichet recognized for outstanding achievement and service to the nation.
Professor Geoff Fernie and his team at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute are steering research into autonomous car safety.
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