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Professor Jason Bazylak (MIE) is one of three U of T Engineering professors who have recently been inducted as fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association. (Photo: Jeremy Sale)

Canadian Engineering Education Association honours three U of T Engineering professors

Fellowships recognize noteworthy service to engineering education, engineering leadership, or engineering design education

Professor Philippe Lavoie (UTIAS) is among five U of T Engineering researchers to receive funding in the latest round of the Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence (ORF-RE) program. (Photo: Meredith Pullara)

Five U of T Engineering faculty receive Ontario Research Funding to advance transformative research

Projects include reducing aircraft noise emissions, developing all-weather autonomous vehicles

Professors Timothy Chan (left) and Vahid Sarhangian (right) comment on the ICU capacity issues in Ontario due to COVID-19. (Photo credit, from left to right: Pam Walls and Liz Do)

How modelling informs tough ICU decisions during COVID-19: U of T Engineering researchers explain

Professors Timothy Chan and Vahid Sarhangian are working with hospitals to make optimal patient-transfer decisions during the pandemic and in the recovery

Professor Craig Simmons (BME), co-lead at TRANSFORM HF, looks forward to providing students with an immersive training experience beyond his lab and into the communities where their innovations will be used. (Photo: Neil Ta)

TRANSFORM HF partnership advances novel technologies for heart failure care

Research collaboration aims to achieve equitable access to high-quality care in managing heart failure across Canada

Soft-robotics expert Mihai “Mishu” Duduta has joined MIE. (Photo courtesy Mihai Duduta)

Meet Mihai ‘Mishu’ Duduta, MIE’s newest faculty member

Duduta’s work focuses on developing soft robots that can safely interact with humans

Professor Eric Diller (MIE) is collaborating with medical researchers to develop dexterous, magnetically controlled microrobots that could perform minimally invasive brain surgery. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

U of T researchers develop first-of-its-kind dexterous microrobots for neurosurgery

The tiny magnetic gripper tools could one day be used to perform minimally invasive brain surgery

An expert in machine learning, Professor Eldan Cohen joins MIE. (Photo courtesy Eldan Cohen)

Meet Eldan Cohen, MIE’s newest faculty member

Cohen, who previously interned at Fujitsu Laboratories of America and the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, develops models to enable more robust AI algorithms

Kristina Menton (MechE 1T4 + PEY) next to two prototypes of the BlackFly. As the Director of Operations - Flight Testing & Propulsion Lead at Opener, she is a key member of the team bringing this electric-powered personal aerial vehicle to market. (Photo: Opener LLC)

This U of T Engineering grad is pioneering a ‘Jetsons-style’ personal aircraft

Kristina Menton is Director of Operations – Flight Testing & Propulsion Lead at Opener, makers of the BlackFly, an electronic vertical take-off and landing vehicle

Professor Michael Carter has been recognized by the University of Toronto for his pioneering work in health care. (Photo: Brian Tran)

U of T Engineering professor Michael Carter receives U of T President’s Impact Award

Carter’s pioneering work has helped to optimize Canada’s health-care system over the last 30 years