Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

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

April 23, 2021

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

March 31, 2021

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

March 30, 2021

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

March 22, 2021

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

March 4, 2021

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

March 2, 2021

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

February 22, 2021

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

A study by U of T Engineering researchers found Toronto's temporary cycling infrastructure increased low-stress road access to jobs and food stores by between 10 and 20 per cent, and access to parks by 6.3 per cent (photo by Dylan Passmore)

Toronto’s COVID-19 bike lane expansion boosted access to jobs, retail: U of T Engineering study

February 22, 2021

A little bike infrastructure can go a long way: new cycling routes increased low-stress road access to jobs and food stores by 10 to 20 per cent

Past and present NSBE U of T presidents reflect on the legacies they’ve left behind and the impact the chapter has had in improving Black inclusion at U of T Engineering. (From top left, clockwise: Iyiope Jibodu, Akira Neckles, Alana Bailey, Dimpho Radebe, Mikhail Burke and Kelly-Marie Melville.)

Black History Month: Presidents reflect on the impact of National Society of Black Engineers at U of T

February 19, 2021

Since 1999, the U of T chapter of NSBE has helped increase Black representation, while fostering community among Black students at U of T Engineering

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