Jim Courtney: Stepping up at the Pan Am Games
Among other things, Jim Courtney (EngSci 6T6) served as a driver for the U.S. Olympic Committee’s chief security officer at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am & Parapan Am Games.
Three health-focused student startups
Three U of T Engineering startups — MedTek Devices, Pillsy and MedChart — are addressing important challenges, from managing medical information to detecting falls among the elderly.
Jonathan Sun: Engineer, architect, social media sensation
Jonathan Sun (EngSci 1T1 + PEY) is an engineer, architect, visual artist and world-famous Twitter personality.
Meet seven student interns from U of T Engineering
Adam De Biasi (Year 3 MechE) was less than a week into his job at Tesla Motors when he was asked to design a completely new mechanical component using a software program he had never used before. “It was like trial by fire,” says De Biasi. “One of my teammates leaned over and said ‘Welcome […]
Meet four international scholars from U of T Engineering
This story is Part 6 of an eight-part series, Global Engineering Impact, running throughout fall 2015 Two students from Jordan and Singapore are the first recipients of the International Scholar Award, a new scholarship that enhances U of T Engineering’s ability to attract top students from around the world. The award covers full tuition and is […]
Seeds for the Future: Three U of T engineers on exchange in China
This story is Part 4 of an eight-part series, Global Engineering Impact, running throughout fall 2015. Three U of T Engineering students enhanced their technical skills and immersed themselves in Chinese language and culture last May as part of an exchange program organized by Huawei, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies. The three were among […]
Undergraduate engineering student wins international aircraft design competition
Arthur Brown (Year 4 EngSci) has won the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Foundation’s Undergraduate Individual Aircraft Design Competition. Brown is the first student from a Canadian university to win the international design challenge, which comes with a $500 prize. The prestigious competition is one of the key ways in which budding aircraft […]
Three Engineering alumni recognized by global Undergraduate Awards
Three U of T Engineering graduates have been named to the ‘Highly Commended’ list for the 2015 Undergraduate Awards — an international competition that invites high-achieving undergraduates to share innovative research projects. Winners take part in the UA’s Global Summit in Dublin starting November 10. This year’s Engineering winners include Raghav Singal (IndE 1T4 + PEY), Dominic […]
U of T engineers recognized by CNIB for wearable tech that assists the visually impaired
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) has honoured a team of U of T Engineering alumni for designing a wearable device that helps blind people read. On September 12, Ruben Larsson, Fraser Le Ber, Chang Liu and Rustom Shareef (all EngSci 1T4 + PEY) accepted the CNIB’s E. (Ben) & Mary Hochhausen Access […]
