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Christine Gabardo, co-founder and technology director at U of T startup CERT Systems, is using electrochemistry "to tackle one of our world’s biggest challenges, which is climate change.” (Photo: Schatzypants Inc)

Turning CO2 into shampoo and lawn furniture? U of T startup doing what ‘no one has done before’

CERT Systems, which grew out of research at U of T Engineering, is using water and electricity to turn waste CO2 into ethylene and other valuable products

Vivian Kang (Year 2 ElecE) solders an electronic circuit board during a hardware design class in the Myhal Fabrication Facility. The new course, titled ECE 295: Hardware Design and Communication, debuted this winter. (Photo: Sean Hum)

New ECE hardware design course taps into maker culture

The new U of T Engineering course, ECE 295: Hardware Design and Communication, introduces hands-on experience to second-year ECE students

This soft robot is made of a common polymer combined with carbon nanotubes, and acts like an ‘artificial muscle’ that contracts in response to electric currents. New materials for soft robotics is the focus one of three U of T Engineering projects funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation this week. (Photo: Mihai Duduta)

From soft robotics to treating neurological disorders: Three U of T Engineering projects supported by CFI

Funding from the John R. Evans Leaders Fund will help develop new technologies and train highly qualified personnel

ECE Professor Nicolas Papernot delivers a talk on his research in computer security and privacy. He was awarded the 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship for contributions to the field and the potential of his research for future significant impact. (Photo: Caitlin Free)

Sloan Fellowship powers professor’s research into trustworthy AI

Early-career award from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation recognizes Professor Nicolas Papernot’s (ECE) contributions to computer security and privacy

Dr. Xue Wang, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Professor Ted Sargent (ECE) installs a new electrocatalyst, made of copper doped with silver and ruthenium, that can efficiently convert waste carbon into 1-propanol. The innovation could offer a new path to upcycling captured carbon. (Photo: Geonhui Lee)

Bridging the propylene gap: Electrocatalyst offers new path for converting captured carbon into valuable products

A new electrochemical process transforms carbon monoxide into 1-propanol, a precursor to propylene, one of the world’s most widely produced industrial chemicals

Featured image with photo portraits of interviewees for a U of T Engineering Black History Month segment

Community Matters: Black experiences at U of T Engineering

ECE Professors Tony Chan Carusone (left) and Joyce Poon (right) have been named Fellows of the IEEE. (Photos: Chan Carusone; Poon by Katja Woldt)

ECE Professors Tony Chan Carusone and Joyce Poon named IEEE Fellows

Accomplishments in digital communications and integrated photonics earn U of T Engineering professors elevation to IEEE’s highest grade of membership

Left to right: Professors Aimy Bazylak (MIE), Vaughn Betz (ECE) and Frank Vecchio (CivMin) have been elected 2022 Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada.

Three professors elected Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada

U of T Engineering faculty recognized for their contributions to advancing clean energy, computing hardware and safer infrastructure

The Engage AI app, a fourth-year undergraduate Capstone project, captures facial analytics during a virtual lecture to determine the percentage of active students (those looking at the screen) along with those who are ‘happy’ or ‘drowsy,’ as displayed in the app’s dashboard. (Image courtesy: Engage AI)

Award-winning app helps profs make online lectures more engaging

The fourth-year undergraduate Capstone project captures facial analytics during a virtual lecture to determine the percentage of active audience members