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‘A global leader’: Professor David Sinton highlights U of T’s sustainability efforts at the Ontario Chamber of Commerce

Mechanical and industrial engineering professor outlines efforts to make U of T “climate positive,” meaning the university will curb more emissions than it emits.

New polymer coatings, developed by Professor Kevin Golovin (MIE) and his team, show the precision with which liquids can move across surfaces. (Image courtesy: Mohammad Soltani)

Nature-inspired coatings could power tiny chemistry labs for medical testing and more

A new system of polymer brushes may enable lab-on-a-chip devices to handle more than just water

Millions of people rely on blood tests to monitor their glucose levels. In the future, harvesting energy from human body movements could lead to new, self-powered implantable glucose meters and many other medical devices. (Photo: Wavebreakmedia, via Envato)

Human-powered tech: Connaught Global Challenge Award boosts research into battery-free wearable and implantable devices

Professor Kamran Behdinan aims to create a multidisciplinary global network of experts in the field of energy harvesting for biomedical applications

2021 Schulich Leader Kevin Qu (Year 1 EngSci) wants to launch a startup that builds sustainable tech, with a focus on assistive technology for people with developmental disabilities. (Photo courtesy: Kevin Qu)

Building tech solutions for an inclusive future: Meet U of T Engineering’s 2021 Schulich Leaders

For U of T’s new Schulich Leader Scholars, leadership is about helping others — through the power of technology, innovation, and big ideas

Samin Aref. (Photo: M. Rezapour)

Meet new MIE professor Samin Aref

Samin Aref recently joined the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering as an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in data science.

Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, BME) currently serves as the Scientific Director of the Translational Biology and Engineering Program. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Professor Craig Simmons named 2021 Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow

Simmons is recognized internationally for his innovative and wide-ranging contributions in the field of mechanobiology

Pepper is a socially interactive robot used by a team in the Autonomous Systems and Biomechatronics Lab at U of T Engineering to study persuasion and authority in robot-human interactions. (Photo: Liz Do)

Humanoid robots that behave with less authority are more persuasive

A new study offers insight that could help designers of social robots for health care or other applications

Professor Mohini Sain’s (MIE) research focuses on the sustainable manufacturing of low-carbon and carbon-neutral materials. (Photo: University of Toronto)

Professor Mohini Sain elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Founding director of the Centre for Biocomposites & Biomaterials Processing recognized for his leadership in low-carbon materials engineering

Professor Myrtede Alfred. (Photo: Joseph DeSio)

Meet Myrtede Alfred, MIE’s newest IndE professor

Professor Alfred uses her expertise in human factors engineering to improve the delivery of health care