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Professor Jan Andrysek (right) is designing the next generation of lower-limb prosthetics. He is one of six members of the U of T Engineering community honoured with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards. (Photo: Neil Ta)

U of T Engineering professors and alumni receive Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

June 6, 2017

Awards honour outstanding contributions to the profession, from research and development to management and citizenship

Deborah Emilia Solomon, second from left, is one of 37 top students from around the world receiving the inaugural Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship, which covers tuition, books, incidental fees and residence costs for four years. She is joining Chemical Engineering in Fall 2017. (credit: Johnny Guatto).

U of T Engineering welcomes four global Pearson scholars

May 30, 2017

Students from India, Trinidad and Tobago, Bangladesh and Malaysia among inaugural recipients of prestigious scholarship named for Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson

Meet five students going global with international exchanges

May 30, 2017

Engineering students working and studying at partner institutions in Israel, Singapore, Switzerland and Germany

Pirithayini Srikantha and her supervisor, Professor Deepa Kundur, study how the smart grid can incorporate power from renewable sources such as wind and solar. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Grads to Watch: Meet 14 global engineering leaders

May 24, 2017

Having enriched the U of T Engineering community as undergraduate and graduate students, these aspiring engineers will transition into our vibrant, global network of Skule™ Alumni

Left to right: U of T Engineering students Oliver Wu, Andrew Ilersich, Erik Chau, Winston Liu, Kevin Dong, Kevin Xu, Rikky Duivenvoorden and Spencer Zhao. This team took first place at the Unmanned Systems Canada UAS Student Competition. (Courtesy: UTAT)

U of T Engineering student team takes first place at national drone competition

May 15, 2017

Students built and programmed drones to survey goose populations and retrieve eggs for research

Team MoveQ are Simon Spichak, Sharif Nami, Jae Lee and Kathryn McIntosh. (Photo: Simon Spichak)

MusiKinesia device could ease therapy for patients with Parkinson’s

May 2, 2017

U of T invention offers auditory cues to assist with practicing upper body movements

Cressy Award winners from U of T Engineering met with departmental chairs, Gordon Cressy and Dean Cristina Amon for a pre-ceremony reception. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

U of T Engineering students receive record number of 2017 Cressy Awards

April 26, 2017

Twenty-eight 2017 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards have been awarded to U of T Engineering students

Alumnus Rick Baltman in front of arcade games

Taking flight: Rick Baltman’s journey from NASA to Hollywood and beyond

March 28, 2017

Alumnus Rick Baltman’s lifelong passion for aerospace engineering has propelled his career from the red carpets of Hollywood to the launch of Apple’s iPad

From left: Xiaoxiao (Maddy) Zhang, Lorna Lan and Brytni Richards (all Year 1 EngSci) work with a robotic arm. I’m so happy to have found the place I belong,” says Zhang. (Credit: Roberta Baker).

U of T’s youngest student sets her sights on the stars

March 15, 2017

When she started her first year of the rigorous Engineering Science program at the age of 14, Xiaoxiao (Maddy) Zhang wanted one thing: to be seen as more than just a kid

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