Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering (CivMin)

Professor Philippe Lavoie (UTIAS) is among five U of T Engineering researchers to receive funding in the latest round of the Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence (ORF-RE) program. (Photo: Meredith Pullara)

Five U of T Engineering faculty receive Ontario Research Funding to advance transformative research

July 6, 2021

Projects include reducing aircraft noise emissions, developing all-weather autonomous vehicles

Professor Daeho Kim (CivMin). (Photo: Phill Snell)

Meet Daeho Kim, one of CivMin’s new faculty members

July 5, 2021

Professor Daeho Kim (CivMin) joined the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2021.

SmartSpouts — low-cost sensors embedded in these water filters — can track when and for how long the spigot is open. More than 200 of them have been successfully deployed in a radomized controlled trial in South Africa's Limpopo Province. (Photo: David Meyer)

This low-cost smart sensor can help optimize interventions to improve water quality and public health

June 17, 2021

Data gathered from large-scale field trials can indicate which technologies or social interventions provide maximum benefit

Professors Elodie Passeport (CivMin, ChemE) and Ya-Huei (Cathy) Chin (ChemE) have both received renewed Canada Research Chairs.

Renewed Canada Research Chairs will power research into green chemistry and environmental remediation

June 15, 2021

Professors Elodie Passeport (CivMin, ChemE) and Ya-Huei (Cathy) Chin (ChemE) have both received renewed Canada Research Chairs

Professor Brenda McCabe (CivMin) and PhD student Kramay Patel (BME MD/PhD candidate) received the Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award and UTAA Graduate Scholar award, respectively. (Photo: Roberta Baker (left) and courtesy of Kramay Patel (right))

Two engineering community members honoured with U of T Awards of Excellence

April 16, 2021

Professor Brenda McCabe and graduate student Kramay Patel recognized for their commitment to enhancing the University experience

From left: HOPE Pet Foods; Xesto; Themis; and, Reeddi.

U of T Entrepreneurship Week: Four engineering startups to watch

March 9, 2021

From launching a line of alternative-protein pet foods, to providing sustainable energy to Nigeria, these are the four U of T Engineering startups to watch in 2021

A new adjustable multi-dimensional (AMD) loading system will soon be added to U of T Engineering’s Structural Testing Facility. (Image: Myron Zhong)

Disaster-proof: Major lab upgrade lets engineers design structures that can better withstand earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis

March 5, 2021

Canada Foundation for Innovation funds major overhaul to U of T Engineering’s Structural Testing Facility, unique in the world

A study by U of T Engineering researchers found Toronto's temporary cycling infrastructure increased low-stress road access to jobs and food stores by between 10 and 20 per cent, and access to parks by 6.3 per cent (photo by Dylan Passmore)

Toronto’s COVID-19 bike lane expansion boosted access to jobs, retail: U of T Engineering study

February 22, 2021

A little bike infrastructure can go a long way: new cycling routes increased low-stress road access to jobs and food stores by 10 to 20 per cent

Past and present NSBE U of T presidents reflect on the legacies they’ve left behind and the impact the chapter has had in improving Black inclusion at U of T Engineering. (From top left, clockwise: Iyiope Jibodu, Akira Neckles, Alana Bailey, Dimpho Radebe, Mikhail Burke and Kelly-Marie Melville.)

Black History Month: Presidents reflect on the impact of National Society of Black Engineers at U of T

February 19, 2021

Since 1999, the U of T chapter of NSBE has helped increase Black representation, while fostering community among Black students at U of T Engineering

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