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U of T Engineering researchers Min Liu (left), Yuanjie Pang and their team designed a way to efficiently reduce climate-warming carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, a useful chemical building block for fuels such as methanol, ethanol and diesel. (photo: Marit Mitchell).

Recycling carbon dioxide: U of T researchers efficiently reduce climate-warming CO2 into building blocks for fuels

Group led by Professor Ted Sargent in U of T Engineering develops materials that produce fuels by consuming the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide

Professor Stewart Aitchison (ECE) is just one of seven U of T Engineering professors and alumni honoured with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards this year. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

Engineering professors and alumni receive Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

Seven U of T engineers recognized for their achievements and service

CVST map of the Greater Toronto area. The red, yellow and blue circles represent the number of data points in a specific location. (Courtesy: CVST)

Mapping the city: smart transport data pave the way for a driverless future

Alberto Leon-Garcia’s Connected Vehicles and Smart Transportation project presents an interactive map of Toronto that gives a real-time picture of how people get around the city

Professor Brendan Frey (ECE), U of T Engineering alumnus and CEO of Jupiter Networks Rami Rahim, Dean Cristina Amon and ECE Chair Professor Farid Najm. (Credit: Carlos Fogel).

Global leader in machine learning presents at BizSkule

“In the next 20 years, everything is going to change,” predicts Professor Brendan Frey

Nazir Kherani (at right) is just one of the six U of T Engineering professors and five alumni inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering today. (Photo: Jacklyn Atlas)

11 U of T Engineering professors and alumni inducted into Canadian Academy of Engineering

Six professors and five alumni named fellows in the CAE’s Class of 2016

Professor Paul Yoo (right) and PhD candidate Zainab Moazzam are part of a team working on a novel therapy for overactive bladder disorder, an affliction faced by 18 per cent of Canadian adults. (Credit: Luke Ng)

Paul Yoo awarded AGE-WELL research grant for treating overactive bladder disorder

Researchers recently discovered a neural mechanism that can inhibit bladder function by applying electrical pulses to peripheral nerves

U of T Engineering alumnus Jason Yakimovich (CompE 1T3+PEY) is the inventor of Sola, a personal and controllable heating device worn on the upper arm. (Courtesy: Jason Yakimovich, Sola)

U of T Engineering alumnus wants to keep you warm through Canadian winters

Jason Yakimovich is the inventor of Sola, a personal and controllable heating device worn on the upper arm

Grads to watch 2016.

Grads to Watch: Meet 16 global engineering leaders

This year’s 16 “Grads to Watch” are just a few of the talented and accomplished Engineering graduates who will receive their degrees at Spring Convocation

Ashis Ghosh (MechE 1T5 + PEY) and Karim Koreitem (ECE 1T5 + PEY) are two of the four U of T Engineering students striving to bring their business ideas to fruition in this year’s cohort of The Next 36. (Photo: Stephanie Lake/The Next 36)

Four recent U of T Engineering graduates go through business bootcamp at The Next 36

Through mentorship from some of Canada’s top business leaders, these students are turning bright ideas into successful startups