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David Sinton

Professor

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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  • Professor
    Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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 Research
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2016 - Feb 2017
  • Associate Chair of Research at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2015 - Mar 2017
  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2013 - present
  • Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJul 2012 - Jun 2015
  • Associate Professor
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaSep 2011 - Jul 2013
  • Associate Professor
    University of Victoria, Victoria, CanadaSep 2003 - Aug 2011

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Co-founder and CTO
    Interface Fluidics Ltd.Jan 2016 - Oct 2021
  • Systems Engineer
    IBMMay 1996 - Aug 1997

DEGREES

  • PhD - Mechanical Engineering
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • M.Eng - Mechanical Engineering
    McGill University, Montreal, Canada
  • Bachelor of Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

AVAILABILITY

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INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Acceleration Consortium
  • TRANSFORM Heart Failure (TRANSFORM HF)
  • PRiME (Precision Medicine Initiative)
  • Climate Positive Energy (CPE)
  • Data Sciences Institute (DSI)