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The 2019 Clarke Grand Prize Awardees, left to right: Jiwoo Kim, Tareq Deaibes, Nikola Kostic, and Mark Chaboryk (Photo courtesy of Troost ILead)

U of T Engineering students earn Clarke Prize for designing a non-contact aircraft braking system

The prize recognizes a capstone design team that demonstrates excellence in engineering design, leadership and teamwork

Professor Leo Chou (IBBME) will study how DNA nanotechnology could be used to ramp up or dampen immune responses, offering new ways to treat disease. (Photo: Bill Dai)

Six U of T Engineering projects earn support from Medicine by Design

The funding supports new research concepts that could be critical to regenerative medicine in the coming decades

ECE PhD candidate Samer Henry is the recipient of the Course Instructor Teaching Excellence Award, conferred to only one graduate student across the University of Toronto. (Photo: Neda Demiri)

U of T Engineering grad student wins 2019 Course Instructor Teaching Excellence Award

The award recognizes one graduate student across the University who demonstrates educational leadership and impact on student learning

Professor Erin Bobicki (MSE, ChemE) is among five U of T Engineering researchers awarded NSERC Strategic Partnerships Grant. (Photo credit: Kevin Soobrian)

Strengthening engineering innovation with Strategic Partnerships Grants

U of T Engineering researchers are addressing critical challenges in advanced manufacturing, digital infrastructure and other critical areas

More than 200 U of T Engineering faculty and staff gathered in the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship. (Photo: Erica Rae Chong)

U of T Engineering honours outstanding faculty and staff at the 12th annual Celebrating Engineering Excellence event

The celebration recognizes U of T Engineering faculty and staff as well as those who received awards and major research grants over the past year

Professor Andreas Veneris (centre) and graduate students Ryan Berryhill (left) and Neil Veira (right) are part of a multidisciplinary group working on blockchain research at the University of Toronto. (Photo credit: Jessica MacInnis)

U of T Engineering hosts blockchain symposium to link academics, industry and the public

Part of Toronto Blockchain Week, this symposium highlighted blockchain research at Canada’s leading universities

U of T Engineering’s Phil De Luna (MSE PhD 1T9) is the lead author of an article in Science that analyzes how green electricity and carbon capture could displace fossil fuels in the production of everything from fertilizer to textiles (Photo: Tyler Irving)

How to take the ‘petro’ out of the petrochemicals industry

New paper in Science by U of T Engineering research team charts a road map for displacing fossil fuels in the production of plastics, clothing and more

ECE alumna Mai Mavinkurve is the co-founder of an artificial intelligence startup and an advocate for Canadian technology and transparent data governance (Photo credit: Jessica MacInnis)

This ECE alumna is expanding access to machine learning tools while advocating for data security

Startup founded by alumna Mai Mavinkurve is helping businesses improve productivity by using machine learning to make better decisions

Professor Michael Carter, winner of the Northrop Frye Award for teaching excellence. (Photo credit: Brian Tran)

Carter, Gomis win 2019 UTAA Awards of Excellence

MIE professor, ECE PhD recognized among U of T’s most outstanding faculty, staff and student leaders