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A University of Toronto Engineering team has received a major grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to continue work on designing for a waterless, hygienic toilet that is safe and affordable for people in the developing world. The…
Engineers design vehicles that are safe, reliable and fuel efficient. But engineers must also consider the human factor: the driver. Since driver errors contribute to more than 90 per cent of vehicle crashes, designing operator feedback systems may help drivers…
An historic human-powered ornithopter flight by the Toronto-based Snowbird in 2010 has been certified as a world record first by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI). The Snowbird is a human-powered flapping wing aircraft that was designed and built by and Todd Reichert and Cameron Robertson of…
Professor Susan McCahan, Vice-Dean, Undergraduate Studies, and fourth-year MIE student Huda Idrees discussed how to encourage more women to enrol in engineering on CBC’s Metro Morning show on November 23. You can listen to their discussion with Metro Morning host Matt Galloway here:http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/episodes/2012/11/23/women-in-engineering/.
U of T Engineering Professor Emerita Ursula Franklin, a world-renown materials scientist, peace advocate and humanitarian, has been inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. John A.D. McCurdy (1886-1961), who graduated from U of T Engineering in 1906, was posthumously inducted.…
Six members of the U of T Engineering community have been recognized by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards. Alumnus John Bianchini (ChemE 8T5) has been awarded the Management Medal. Professors Doug…
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