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

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

A rendering of an electric vehicle prototype shows the conduits that carry fluid to cool different internal components, such as the battery, motor and other electronics. (Image: U of T Electrification Hub)

New CREATE grant powers training and innovation in thermal management to enhance performance of electric vehicles and battery systems

Multidisciplinary team led by Alumni Distinguished Professor Cristina Amon (MIE) includes 10 professors and 21 industry, academia, and government collaborators from across Canada and international

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Dean Emerita Cristina Amon named U of T University Professor

Appointments to the University’s highest academic rank are limited to two percent of its tenured faculty

The UTSM Prototype Team with their Endurance vehicle at the Shell Eco Marathon. Back row, L to R: Maya Edie-Maxsom (TrackOne 2T5), Shreyansh Nair (MechE 2T4), Peter Di Palma (MechE 2T2 + PEY), and Tony Tao (2T1+PEY). Front row, L to R: Jake Blimkie (MechE 2T4), Mitchell Palermo (CompE 2T5), Shannon Lee (MIE MEng Candidate), Rohak Bardalai (MechE 2T1 + PEY), and Tyler Barry (MechE 2T1 + PEY). (Photo: Submitted)

U of T Engineering students build unique internal combustion engine for race on famed Indy 500 track

The U of T Supermileage Team (UTSM) raced custom-designed vehicle at 2022 Shell Eco Marathon in Indianapolis

A Global Classrooms project brought together students from U of T Engineering and Nigeria’s Covenant University to build a low-cost biogas generator for remote communities in Africa’s most populous country. (Image: Zoom)

U of T Engineering students collaborate across time zones through ‘Global Classrooms’ initiative

The team is working with students at Covenant University in Nigeria to design a low-cost biogas generator for rural communities in the African country

The DREAM Laboratory constructed and tested 12 different face masks, and used a sweating thermal manikin to validate if there was a correlation between face mask discomfort and the level of protection the mask offers. (Photo: Farzan Gholamreza)

Are safer masks more uncomfortable? New U of T Engineering study offers answers

Professor Kevin Golovin (MIE) analyzed 12 different face masks to investigate connections between discomfort and protection.

Professor Matthew Mackay (MIE) recognized for his work revamping labs and courses to enhance hands-on student experience within the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. (Photo: MIE)

Matthew Mackay receives U of T’s Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award

The award recognizes a member of the U of T community who creates broad and long-term positive impact on the quality of the student experience

Christine Gabardo, co-founder and technology director at U of T startup CERT Systems, is using electrochemistry "to tackle one of our world’s biggest challenges, which is climate change.” (Photo: Schatzypants Inc)

Turning CO2 into shampoo and lawn furniture? U of T startup doing what ‘no one has done before’

CERT Systems, which grew out of research at U of T Engineering, is using water and electricity to turn waste CO2 into ethylene and other valuable products

Researchers from U of T’s Centre for Social Services Engineering are helping to develop a platform that harnesses AI to improve wayfinding for Canadians seeking social services (Photo: iStock/Ankit Sah)

Using AI to help Canadians find social services: U of T researchers team up with industry and government

Researchers from U of T’s Centre for Social Services Engineering are helping to develop a platform that harnesses AI to improve wayfinding for Canadians seeking social services