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Incoming Engineering Society (EngSoc) president Laura Berneaga wears the symbolic firefighter hat that is passed down from president to president. (Photo: Pam Walls)

Meet Engineering Society president, Laura Berneaga

Fourth-year MIE student shares what she hopes to achieve by representing the student body

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) and his team have conducted a ‘virtual clinical trial’ to show that optimizing the locations of defibrillators does increase the rate at which they are used, as well predicted patient survival. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Study: Better-placed AEDs could save more lives

Simulations show that optimizing the distribution of defibrillators could increase how often they are used

Zheng-Hong Lu, seen here with former graduate students Michael Helander (left) and Zhibin Wang (right) is one of two U of T Engineering professors to be inducted as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada this year. (Photo: Mark Balson)

Zheng-Hong Lu and Yu Sun named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

Professors honoured for their exceptional contributions to scholarship in their fields

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Four startups to watch from Hatchery Demo Day 2019

Student teams presented their business models at the Entrepreneurship Hatchery’s annual Demo Day

Professor Alison Olechowski (MIE, ILead) is among seven U of T Engineering researchers who received infrastructure funding by the CFI JELF. (Photo: Josef Oehmen)

Infrastructure for innovation: Seven U of T Engineering researchers receive CFI funding for upgrades and equipment

A state-of-the-art studio that explores design theory is among seven infrastructure projects receiving funding support

One of the Undu team members holds up its first product, an ultra-thin heating pad. The new startup, led by U of T Engineering grad student Charlie Katrycz is developing new ways to relieve menstrual pain. (Photo courtesy of Undu)

This ultra-thin hot water bottle could help ease menstrual pain

Using a unique air-casting method, grad student Charlie Katrycz and his team can deliver location-specific heat therapy

Researchers Kylie O’Donnell (ChemE PhD 1T8) and Maryam Arefmanesh (ChemE PhD candidate) use gel electrophoresis to analyze DNA fragments in the lab of Professor Emma Master (ChemE). Master is one of three U of T Engineering professors who have received one of NSERC’s Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) grants in the latest round of funding. (Photo: Sean Caffrey)

Three U of T Engineering CREATE grants accelerate translation from lab to market

Funding supports research and knowledge translation in industrial biotechnology, green infrastructure and health-care robotics

Viridian, the 10th car built by the team in 23 years, will be put to the test during the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in October.

Introducing Viridian: U of T Engineering’s Blue Sky Solar Racing unveils its latest solar car

Student team reveal 10th generation vehicle, their most aerodynamically designed solar car yet

Professor Jennifer Drake (CivMin) presents to Indigenous leaders from across Ontario at the Sioux Lookout Innovation Station. The event is part of the Reconciliation Through Engineering Initiative, a collaboration between Indigenous communities and U of T Engineering’s Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN). (Photo: Shakya Sur)

Reconciliation through engineering: Researchers and Indigenous communities collaborate to improve infrastructure and food security across Canada

Centre for Global Engineering initiative fosters collaboration between researchers and Indigenous leaders to co-develop sustainable engineering solutions in their communities