Research news

Learn more about the latest discoveries and innovations from the U of T Engineering community. Our researchers are developing new ways of capturing and storing clean energy, medical devices that can save and extend lives, smarter ways to design and build cities and much more.

Aleisha Cerny (MIE MASc 2T3) and Yvonne Liu (ChemE 2T0 + PEY, MIE MEng 2T3)

This U of T Engineering startup aims to provide clean distributed power with compact fuel cells

Serenity Power is based on improved solid oxide fuel cell technology spun out of research by Professor Olivera Kesler (MIE) and her team

Kyrylo Kalashnikov and the robotic electrochemistry system he designed

Low-cost, open-source robotic system could make self-driving labs more accessible to students and researchers

System was designed and built by University of Toronto undergraduate students for less than $500

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Frank Kschischang named U of T University Professor

The University of Toronto’s highest and most distinguished academic rank is limited to 2% of the university’s tenured faculty

Kiki Chan demonstrating nutrient premix particles

This PhD graduate’s food fortification research took her around the world, from Senegal to India

Kiki Chan (ChemE MASc 1T8, PhD 2T5) has travelled widely in pursuit of new ways to add micronutrients to common foods, thereby improving human health

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U of T Engineering graduate student launches market-ready solution for sustainable transportation

New advanced material formulation improves the durability and efficiency of battery cases for EVs, as well as traditional internal combustion vehicles

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U of T Engineering professors and alumni elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering

Fellows provide strategic advice on matters of critical importance to Canada and to Canadians

Professor Chou, left, looks at a screen with purple splotches displayed. A researcher sits at the table in the lab, pointing at one of the images on the screen.

Professor Leo Chou receives Ontario Early Researcher Award to advance vaccine and immunotherapy delivery

Funding aims to strengthen Ontario’s long-term economic growth by advancing discoveries that improve lives and foster a skilled research workforce

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Launch of PADmap translates graduate research on defibrillators into a potentially life-saving tool

Collaboration between researchers at U of T Engineering, the University of Edinburgh and designers at creative agency Daysix, was funded by the Scottish Government and St John Scotland

Milica sits on a bench, smiles at the camera. A concrete pillar, walls and glass panelling are in the background.

Professor Milica Radisic receives a Governor General’s Innovation Award

Radisic’s research focuses on organ-on-a-chip engineering and the development of new biomaterials that promote healing