He was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); the Centers of Excellence of the Province of Ontario; the Ontario Research Fund; the Canadian Space Agency; Spar Aerospace; Ontario Hydro; the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada; the Department of Communications, Canada; and the Province of Ontario. Career Professor Venetsanopoulos joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Toronto in September 1968 as a Lecturer. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1970, Associate Professor in 1973, and Professor in 1981. Venetsanopoulos served as Chair of the Communications Group and Associate Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering. Between July 1997 and June 2001, he was Associate Chair of the Graduate Studies of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and was Acting Chair during the spring term of 1998–99. In 1999, a chair in Multimedia was established in the ECE Department, made possible by a donation of $1.25 Million from Bell Canada, matched with $1 Million of university funds. Venetsanopoulos served as Inaugural Chairholder between 1999 and 2005 and two Assistant Professors were hired in the same field. During the period 2001–2006, he served as the twelfth Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. Venetsanopoulos' five-year term as the twelfth Dean of the University of Toronto Applied Science and Engineering –the largest and most prominent Faculty of Engineering in Canada– was characterized by an ambitious record of achievement. During his tenure, the "Great Minds" campaign of the Faculty raised $124 Million in external donations, matched by an equal amount of funds from granting agencies and foundations. There were two major buildings constructed: the Bahen Centre for Information Technology with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and the Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research with the Faculty of Medicine. A Strategic Plan for 2004-2010 set the direction for Faculty-wide revitalization. The undergraduate curriculum was revised to offer greater flexibility and enrichment. The Office of the Vice-Dean, Research and Graduate Studies was introduced to enhance the research of the Faculty. An exceptional number of citations of professors of the Faculty resulted, while streamlining of administrative units across the Faculty. The Faculty of Engineering increased its focus on teaching and on the quality of the student experience. There was greater multi-disciplinary collaboration. Professor Venetsanopoulos went on research leave at the Imperial