Department news

Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP) news

Vishakha Pujari is seen standing in front of a wooden door. She wears a blazer and dress shirt and is posing holding up her pinky finger with her engineering iron ring.

U of T Engineering grad ‘moves mountains’ to earn degree

Vishakha Pujari (IndE 2T3 + PEY) says she is the first person from her rural village in India to attend a foreign university

Headshot of Alison Olechowski

Professor Alison Olechowski honoured with the 2023-24 Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award

Award recognizes exceptional commitment to student learning, pedagogical engagement and teaching innovation

Twenty-five faculty and staff members were honoured for their outstanding contributions with teaching, research and administrative staff awards.

Faculty and staff honoured for excellence with 2024 U of T Engineering awards

Faculty and staff received awards for outstanding contributions to teaching, research and administration

A scientist (Professor Yu Zou) is smiling at the camera. Professor Zou appears to be standing in a lab. He is surrounded by computer and laboratory equipment.

Acceleration Consortium announces $1.2 million in funding for projects that accelerate scientific discovery

Twelve research projects, from across U of T, will leverage or drive the development of self-driving labs

Nelson Lee outside of the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Tackling challenges where they are: Meet 2024 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award winner, Nelson Lee

Lee is the creator of Haven, a campus safety app and he currently serves on the U of T Governing Council and Student Union

In the foreground: a researcher adjusts air quality equipment. In the background: cars are driving by, on a major roadway.

U of T Engineering team embarks on two large-scale urban air quality studies

Research will assess non-exhaust pollutants and winter air quality in Toronto

Four students hold up their first place certificates.

ISTEP hosts environmental design challenge motivating students to create impactful sustainable solutions

The 2024 Clarke Prize Environmental Design Challenge was two-day hackathon held at the end of January

Professor Marianne Hatzopoulou smiles in an office while holding a navy-coloured mug with the words "Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto".

The Road to Net Zero: New federal funding boosts research on how shifts in transportation infrastructure impact emissions, public health and equity

Professor Marianne Hatzopoulou (CivMin) leads research collaboration that focuses on the social, environmental and economic outcomes of infrastructure investments

Elizabeth Whitmell (ISTEP) and her Dragon Boat Canada teammates celebrate one of their gold medal wins at the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Thailand this August. (Photo: submitted)

U of T Engineering’s Elizabeth Whitmell wins four gold, sets world record at World Dragon Boat Racing Championships

Whitmell and her Dragon Boat Canada team’s medal haul helped Canada place first overall with 52 gold medals