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

Professor Emma Master named the Robert Korthals Chair in Sustainability

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

Formulations Lab at Acceleration Consortium

U of T and BASF partner on self-driving labs to advance agriculture, medicine and more

Partnership agreement leverages AI and automation to design new chemical products with applications in crop protection, industrial coatings and drug delivery

Radisic smiles at the camera

Professor Milica Radisic elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Honour recognizes Radisic’s contributions to the field of organ-on-a-chip engineering

From left to right: Laura Thompson, co-founder of Three Ships; and Sofia Bonilla, founder and CEO of ALT-PRO Advantage, with her dog Snoofy.

Building made-in-Canada companies: U of T Engineering alumnae founders share their entrepreneurial journeys

Laura Thompson (ChemE 1T6) and Sofia Bonilla (ChemE PhD 1T7) have used their engineering education to establish Certified B Corporations

CSChE conference participants

EDI in action: Celebrating diversity of identities and the impact of women leaders at CSChE 2024

The conference included a unique session in memoriam of Professor Jane Phillips (ChemE)

From left to right: Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME) and Mickaël Dang (ChemE PhD 2T4), postdoctoral fellow in Shoichet’s lab. (photos by Roberta Baker, courtesy of Mickaël Dang)

This new drug delivery method could offer long-lasting relief for eye diseases

Colloidal drug aggregates prolong effect of glaucoma medicine up to seven weeks with a single, non-invasive injection

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

Composite photo from left to right: Professor Tobin Filleter (MIE) and Peter Serles.

Strong as steel, light as foam: Machine learning and nano-3D printing produce breakthrough high-performance, nano-architected materials

Research led by Professor Tobin Filleter (MIE) could benefit industries from automotive to aerospace

Left to right: Professors Milos Popovic (BME), Deepa Kundur (ECE) and Ali Dolatabadi (MIE) are among five recipients from the U of T Engineering community to be recognized by the Engineering Institute of Canada. (photos courtesy of BME, ECE, MIE

U of T Engineering professors and alumni honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada

Recipients recognized for their distinguished contributions to engineering