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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

Left to right: U of T students Rushay Naik, Ben Sprenger, Tanvi Shetty and Hannah Rundle; Ahmed Mahmoud, Program Manager, Centre for Global Engineering; Dr. Namjil Enebish, National University of Mongolia. In the summer of 2019, the team travelled to Mongolia to interview local nomadic herders about the 100,000 Solar Ger Project. (Photo: Rushay Naik)

E4TW: How one U of T Engineering student made the world his classroom

Engineering can take you places. Just ask Ben Sprenger (Year 4 MIE), who spent two weeks in the summer of 2019 talking to Mongolian nomads about portable solar generators. “I wanted to apply the skills that I had learned through classes and extracurriculars to solving important global problems,” he says. “I was also really interested […]

Austin Mclean (MechEng 1T5+PEY, MEng 1T9) and Rashmi Satharakulasinghe (ChemE 1T7) demonstrate the electricity-free irrigation controller they developed to help farmers in developing countries make more efficient use of water in agriculture. (Photo: Corridor Water Technologies).

Social enterprise aims to bring smarter irrigation to areas without electricity

Recent U of T Engineering graduates spin off Corridor Water Technologies to help farmers around the world make the most of limited water resources

U of T Engineering alumna Marie Floryan continues to focus on global engineering challenges while pursuing mechanical engineering research at MIT. (Photo courtesy Marie Floryan)

Comparing COVID-19 mitigation strategies worldwide: Passion for complex global challenges drives alumna’s fellowship project

U of T Engineering grad Marie Floryan was among the 2020 recipients of the Engineering for Change Fellowship, which empowers students and early-career engineers to apply their skills in a global context

Professor Ali Dolatabadi joins MIE. (Photo courtesy Ali Dolatabadi)

Ali Dolatabadi joins MIE as newest faculty member

Dolatabadi says his biggest goal is to make innovative contributions to surface engineering and additive manufacturing

To better understand vehicle accidents involving cyclists and pedestrians, researchers at U of T are working with the City of Guelph to study how drivers' attention and gaze are affected at intersections (Photo courtesy Birsen Donmez)

U of T Engineering driver attention study could help cities turn the corner on road safety

Professor Birsen Donmez is leading an interdisciplinary team that is collaborating with the City of Guelph to evaluate driver attention and gaze towards pedestrians and cyclists at intersections