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CivE Professor Brings Earthquake Expertise to Haiti

University of Toronto Engineering Professor Constantin Christopoulos (CivE) traveled to Haiti to join international instructors in delivering a two-day short course as part of a three-week earthquake engineering seminar in August. There is perhaps no place where the lessons were more needed…

IBBME Professor Gives Quadriplegic Patients a Hand

Groundbreaking research by Professor Milos Popovic (IBBME) to restore movement in the hands of quadriplegic patients is featured in today’s The Globe & Mail. Professor Popovic’s treatment focuses on functional electrical stimulation, in which electrical pulses are used to contract muscles in the…

Alumnus’ Invention Brings Clean Water to the Developing World

An invention by Mechanical Engineering graduate Bradley Pierik (MechE 0T9) that brings clean water to the developing world is profiled in today’s The Globe & Mail. Pierik invented a hand-held device that purifies unfiltered water by pressing it through a fibre membrane. The…

Girls Get New Understanding of Engineering at Go ENG Girl

Rezwana Sharmin (EngSci 1T0 + PEY) has wanted to inspire young girls to pursue engineering since her very first year at U of T. Sharmin got her first taste of it while working as an instructor’s assistant for the Faculty’s outreach…

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 –…
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