UT2: U of T engineers explore sustainable materials at U Tokyo
Planning a flight during the winter holidays? Sometimes Canada’s frigid winters can leave you waiting in the airport for hours – or even days – longer than you anticipated. One of the biggest culprits for these delays is the additional time required to melt ice off airplane wings – something that Jason Tam (MSE 1T2 […]
Designing cleaner, safer ways to cook in South India
How do you design an inexpensive stove that’s better than open fires or rudimentary appliances, and then convince people halfway across the world to use it? That’s what a multidisciplinary team of students and professors from across the University of Toronto – including U of T Engineering – went to South India to discover. “According […]
NSERC invests $1.65 million to train engineering students in environmental decontamination
From former industrial sites to rail yards and abandoned gas stations, there are an estimated 22,000 environmentally contaminated sites across the country. These areas are polluted with hazardous chemicals that could impact human health, ecosystems and the drinking water supply. To help remediate these sites, the University of Toronto has been awarded $1.65 million from […]
Medical research pioneer receives U of T’s most distinguished rank
Nausea, vomiting, hair loss – these are just a few of the unpleasant side effects of chemotherapy. Although the drugs are designed to kill cancerous cells and save lives, the potent chemicals destroy tissues and can damage the human body. Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) is leading a multidisciplinary team of researchers who are developing […]
Is powdered alcohol really possible?
A U.S. entrepreneur has been garnering headlines around the world for a product called “palcohol”, a powdered alcohol that can be turned into a cocktail by adding water. The University of Toronto’s Dominic Ali sat down with food engineer and Professor Emeritus Levente Diosady (ChemE), to learn the basics of how alcohol and other beverages […]
Remembering Professor Robert Jervis (ChemE)
A Canadian pioneer in nuclear chemistry with an inspiring love for science and engineering, Professor Emeritus Robert E. Jervis (ChemE) passed away May 21 on his 87th birthday. Professor Jervis was born in Toronto and raised during the depression years. He obtained an undergraduate degree in math, physics and chemistry in 1949, an M.A. in […]
Three U of T engineers honoured by Engineers Canada
When Michael Branch (CompE 0T3) founded Inovex over ten years ago, the fledgling software company only had one staff member: him. Now, under Branch’s skilled leadership, Inovex has grown to become a successful company that offers tangible solutions to clients in the environmental and healthcare fields.Branch was one of three members of the U of T Engineering […]
Three new innovative educational projects from U of T Engineering
Today’s assignment: design an outdoor, heated smoking area for a local women’s shelter. Do you take on the project, knowing it propagates a harmful, deadly habit? It’s dilemmas like this that engineers face in the real world, but not necessarily in a post-secondary curriculum. That’s why Professor Doug Reeve (ILead) and his team are assembling […]
Award-winning chemical engineering student keeps it safe
Safety first! It’s a common refrain in research labs around the world, yet accidents stubbornly continue to happen – sometimes with deadly consequences. That’s why fourth-year engineering student Larissa Rodo (ChemE 1T3 + PEY) designed a new tool that helps academic researchers overcome the human tendency to underestimate risk. With a focus on fostering safety-conscious […]
