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Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
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- ProfessorFaculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
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BIO
David Sinton is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, and the Canada Research Chair in Energy and Fluids. He is the Academic Director of the Climate Positive Energy Initiative, and Director of the CANSTOREnergy NFRF-T research program. Prior to joining the University of Toronto, Dr. Sinton was an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Victoria, and a Visiting Associate Professor at Cornell University. He received a BASc from the University of Toronto, MEng from McGill University and his PhD from the University of Toronto. The Sinton group develops fluid systems for applications in energy. The group is application-driven and is currently developing fluid systems for CO2 capture and conversion and to develop energy efficient industrial working fluids. He is a co-founder of CERT Systems Inc —converting CO2 into products— and of Interface Fluidics Ltd —performing industrial fluid testing. Dr. Sinton was selected to be an NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellow in 2016. He is also a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Engineering Institute of Canada, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Royal Society of Canada.
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Interim Vice Dean of ResearchUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2016 - Feb 2017
- Associate Chair of Research at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial EngineeringUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2015 - Mar 2017
- ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2013 - present
- Director of the Institute for Sustainable EnergyUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2012 - Jun 2015
- Associate ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSep 2011 - Jul 2013
- Associate ProfessorUniversity of Victoria, Victoria, CanadaSep 2003 - Aug 2011
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Co-founder and CTOInterface Fluidics Ltd.Jan 2016 - Oct 2021
- Systems EngineerIBMMay 1996 - Aug 1997
DEGREES
- PhD - Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- M.Eng - Mechanical EngineeringMcGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Bachelor of Applied Science - Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
AVAILABILITY
- Media enquiries
INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
- Acceleration Consortium
- TRANSFORM Heart Failure (TRANSFORM HF)
- PRiME (Precision Medicine Initiative)
- Climate Positive Energy (CPE)
- Data Sciences Institute (DSI)