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Nanotechnology Brings Industry and Faculty Together

On the morning of September 27, faculty members and industry came together to discuss nanotechnology. Supported by NSERC and co-hosted by MITACS, the NSERC Nanotechnology Connector Breakfast was a chance for U of T researchers – particularly engineering researchers –…

Professor Emeritus Gordon R. Slemon Passes Away

The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Gordon R. Slemon (ECE). Professor Slemon, who died on September 26 at age 87, served as Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1966 to 1976, and Dean…

Engineering Professor Part of Team Awarded Research Grant

Researchers at the University of Victoria and U of T Engineering Professor David Sinton (MIE) will design a new fibre-optic system to monitor carbon dioxide (CO2) at underground storage sites. Carbon Management Canada will provide the team with a $983,578 grant to…

Five U of T Engineers Named to the 2012 Clean50

Professors Brenda McCabe (CivE), Kim Pressnail (CivE) and Ted Sargent (ECE), as well as CivE PhD candidates Marianne Touchie and Ekaterina Tzekova, have been named to the Clean50, an initiative by the Corporate Knights honouring outstanding contributors to sustainable development and clean capitalism in Canada. Professors McCabe and Pressnail, along…

Engineering Safer Drivers

Professor Birsen Donmez of the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering wants you to be a better driver. She’s thinking about sending you a report card. Not really — but she is brainstorming ways to provide feedback to drivers on how they’re…
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