Sustainability news

Sustainability programs and research at U of T Engineering are at the forefront of alternative technologies that can mitigate the impact of climate change.

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

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Eyes on the street: Harnessing Street View images to ‘peer into’ structures 

A team of U of T Engineering researchers has an innovative way to use existing Street View images to reveal what’s inside structures

Professor Rachel Gregor

‘The future is interdisciplinary’: Meet new ChemE professor Rachel Gregor

Gregor leads the MicroChemEco Lab, with a goal to engineer microbial communities for applications in health, sustainability and industry

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Six U of T-founded firms named among TIME magazine’s Top GreenTech Companies

Analysis highlights 250 top companies from more than 30 countries

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New Lawson Climate Institute at U of T will accelerate climate solutions

The institute will educate the next generation of climate leaders, mobilize talent and innovative ideas from across the university, expand on U of T’s world-leading sustainability research and discovery, and inspire the urgent action needed for a healthier future

Emma Master stands in a classroom beside a banner that reads BioZone.

Professor Emma Master named the Robert Korthals Chair in Sustainability

Chair endowed by the estate of Robert Korthals (ChemE 5T5) will support collaborative research and help build a strong Canadian bio-economy

A close up of a metal component being fabricated by laser-based 3D printing.

New machine learning framework enhances precision and efficiency in metal 3D printing, advancing sustainable manufacturing

Research led by Professor Yu Zou (MSE) aims to produce higher quality and more reliable metal parts for aerospace, automotive, energy and health-care applications

Headshot of Martin Staadecker, wearing a green puffer jacket, with trees in the background.

Batteries and windmills: How one student’s summer research project is advancing energy storage for sustainable and affordable power

Martin Staadecker’s (EngSci 2T4) undergraduate work through the Engineering Science Research Opportunities Program (ESROP) has led to a published study in Nature Communications

Emily Farrar

Student-led startup Genuine Taste wins national competition with alternative meat innovation

Co-founded by CivMin PhD student Emily Farrar, Genuine Taste produces cultivated fat in bioreactors