Professor Michael P. Collins - In Search of Elegance

Lecture on the history of structural engineering by Professor Michael P. Collins at the University of Toronto. This lecture is recorded from TVO's Best Lecturer Competition, 2005. The lecture was given on September 13, 2005 to the first year Engineering Science class for the CIV102 course.
Professor Collins is the Bahen-Tenenbaum Chair of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, and is a widely respected researcher who developed the Modified Compression Field Theory to describe shear stress on concrete beams. The MCFT has since been used to form the basis of the Canadian Concrete Code's shear force calculations.

[@drquist]

I had him for a lecturer back in 1972. Great teacher who did not suffer fools gladly.

[@andremercanzini]

What an extraordinary man. I had the privilege to be in this course in 1998 and he remains the most inspiring Professor I had while in Engineering Science at UofT.

[@Ahuc899]

I had him in 2007. Wild how long he's been doing this.

[@danielray5571]

What a brilliant man

[@shawman25]

thank you prof Collins

[@LeonRajJesuarulraj]

What a lecture ... Tank of knowledge

[@sheegan8]

legend.

[@s_naeemnaqvi8725]

Legendary prof, Glad I'm in one of his classes

[@lingjunwen1224]

Haha 2T4 also?

[@s_naeemnaqvi8725]

@@lingjunwen1224 Yep, im in CIV102

[@shittymcshittingson7125]

I have elegance even though i was looking for a "micheal p" video

[@shim2dawg]

JIMP!