University of Toronto professor Murray Thomson is an internationally known researcher in the areas of alternative fuels, pollution control and combustion sensors. He has contributed significantly to the advancement of knowledge in these fields and several Canadian companies have benfited from his research. Among his many accomplishments, he has developed four patented industrial sensors which allow reductions in energy consumption and emissions through better monitoring. Professor Thomson has also made extensive contributions to his professional community; he is Director of the NSERC CREATE Program in Clean Combustion Engines and Vice-Chair of the Canadian Section of the Combustion Institute. He is a Fellow of CSME and Engineering Institute of Canada.