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Professor Javad Mostaghimi (MIE) is director of the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies (CACT). He has been elected fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors. (photo by Daria Perevezentsev)

Professor Javad Mostaghimi elected to the U.S. National Academy of Inventors

Mostaghimi recognized for innovation in creating inventions that have made an impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society

CPR Lifeline device

CPR Lifeline earns U of T Engineering alumnus national runner-up status in the James Dyson Award competition

Tazwar Bin Hasan (MechE 2T2+PEY) and his team invented an automated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) device that offers improvements over current models

Left to right: Professors Cindi Morshead and Hani Naguib led research to develop a flexible, biodegradable electrode capable of stimulating neural precursor cells (NPCs) in the brain. (photos courtesy of Professors Cindi Morshead and Hani Naguib)

U of T Engineering researchers develop biodegradable brain stimulation electrodes for neural repair

The work is led by Professors Cindi Morshead (Surgery, BME) and Hani Naguib (MSE, MIE)

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‘I shall either find a way or make one’: Meet U of T Engineering’s 2024 Schulich Leaders

The 2024 Schulich Leaders embody community leadership, innovation and tech know-how

Justin Beland is standing in front of a stair case, smiling at the camera. He is wearing glasses and a blue gingham shirt.

How to think like an engineer: Meet Professor Justin Beland

New teaching stream professor aims to leverage his diverse experiences to create a classroom environment that motivates and engages students

A silver leave pin lies on a green carpet with moss and pine needles around.

U of T Engineering volunteers honoured at the 2024 Arbor Awards

Highest honour granted in recognition of extraordinary levels of commitment to the University of Toronto

From left to right: Professor Philipp Maass from the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and SickKids Research Institute, Professor Samin Aref (MIE) and Milad Mokhtaridoost, a postdoctoral fellow in computational biology.

Interdisciplinary collaboration uses machine learning to uncover unknown patterns in genome organization

MIE professor Samin Aref is working with a research team led by Professor Philipp Maass

From left to right: a composite image of Professor Edmond Young and Sina Kheiri.

New microfluidic device reveals how the shape of a tumour can predict a cancer’s aggressiveness

ReSCUE platform also enables the formation, release and transfer of patient-derived tumoroids

Professor Deepa Kundur (ECE) holds the new Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure. (photo by Neil Ta)

Eleven U of T Engineering researchers awarded Canada Research Chairs

Funding will advance research in cybersecurity of critical infrastructure, human centred automation and more