Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

Professor David Sinton (MIE) is regarded as a pioneer in the area of microfluidics for energy applications. (Photo: Pam Walls)

Professor David Sinton elected to the Royal Society of Canada

September 6, 2022

Fellowship in the RSC is one of the highest honours a Canadian scholar can achieve

Roger Carrick (MIE, EngSci) will teach the Praxis courses in the Division of Engineering Science. (Photo: submitted)

‘Design is the core of engineering practice’: Meet Professor Roger Carrick

September 6, 2022

Carrick (MIE, EngSci) will teach the Praxis courses in the Division of Engineering Science

Professor Myrtede Alfred (MIE) joined U of T Engineering in August 2021. She noted the search committee’s strong emphasis on equity, diversity and inclusion throughout the hiring process. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Attracting top talent: How one U of T Engineering search committee redesigned its hiring process

August 31, 2022

Practical strategies helped the recruitment team reach a more diverse pool of applicants

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‘Ask again later’: Why some first-year students keep their options open with TrackOne

August 17, 2022

TrackOne program introduces students to each of the Core 8 undergraduate engineering disciplines

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) will help spearhead and facilitate interdisciplinary efforts across the University through the Institutional Strategic Initiatives portfolio. (Photo: Pam Walls)

Timothy Chan named U of T’s associate vice-president and vice-provost, strategic initiatives

August 5, 2022

Professor Chan (MIE) will lead the Institutional Strategic Initiatives (ISI) portfolio, leveraging the University’s strengths in areas of societal importance

U of T Engineering's Professor Mark Fox (MIE) leads the initiative to create a Canadian catalogue of urban data sets. (Photo: Laura Pedersen)

U of T’s Urban Data Centre to help ‘wrangle’ the data needed to build smarter cities

July 12, 2022

U of T Engineering’s Professor Mark Fox (MIE) leads initiative to create Canadian catalogue of urban data sets

Two-dimensional materials could make electronic devices thinner and more flexible, but a new study shows that the variability of their mechanical properties represents a key barrier. (Photo: U.S. Army RDECOM, via Wikimedia Commons)

Mechanical testing will be key to making thinner, more flexible electronics: U of T Engineering study

June 27, 2022

Research team conducts first large-scale study of fracture strength and fatigue lifetime for two-dimensional semiconductors

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Mosquito-repellent paint among five projects funded by CGEN seed grant program

June 21, 2022

Global Engineering Seed (GESeed) supports engineering projects that address major challenges to Indigenous populations and marginalized communities in the Global South

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U of T Engineering professors and alumni elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering

June 15, 2022

The eight members of the U of T Engineering community are among 47 new Canadian Academy of Engineering fellows

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