Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

Anna Jiang (MIE MASc candidate) demonstrates her passive water controller for community members in Pedro Arauz, Nicaragua. The device could help farmers make more efficient use of irrigation water. (Photo: Anna Jiang)

U of T Engineering invention could help Nicaraguan farmers save water

May 30, 2017

Electricity-free solution developed by master’s student ensures that water is delivered only when crops require it

Pirithayini Srikantha and her supervisor, Professor Deepa Kundur, study how the smart grid can incorporate power from renewable sources such as wind and solar. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Grads to Watch: Meet 14 global engineering leaders

May 24, 2017

Having enriched the U of T Engineering community as undergraduate and graduate students, these aspiring engineers will transition into our vibrant, global network of Skule™ Alumni

“Curriculum design is highly fluid, highly iterative,” says Sam Chan, who implemented the technology that enabled U of T Medicine’s first competency-based curriculum for MDs. (Photo: Michael Freeman)

Retooling the future of education: EdTech Workshop 2017

May 18, 2017

Technology-enhanced active learning, lecture-capture technology and more discussed at biennial conference

Cressy Award winners from U of T Engineering met with departmental chairs, Gordon Cressy and Dean Cristina Amon for a pre-ceremony reception. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

U of T Engineering students receive record number of 2017 Cressy Awards

April 26, 2017

Twenty-eight 2017 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards have been awarded to U of T Engineering students

Professor Amy Bilton (MIE) with graduate student Ahmed Mahmoud. Bilton, along with alumni Larry Seeley and Ted Maulucci, is among the recipients of the 2017 Engineers Canada Awards. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

Three U of T engineers honoured by Engineers Canada

April 21, 2017

Amy Bilton, Ted Maulucci and Larry Seeley are among the recipients of the 2017 Engineers Canada Awards.

Professor Hani Naguib (MIE, MSE) and mechanical engineering students Ali Anwer and Vina Hui discuss their research into custom composite materials for the aerospace, automotive and electronics industries. A new minor in Advanced Manufacturing will enable undergraduate students gain valuable experience with such technologies. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

Engineering tomorrow’s economy with a new undergraduate minor option in Advanced Manufacturing

March 21, 2017

U of T Engineering undergraduate students can choose to learn the techniques, materials and systems that will drive the global innovation economy

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE, left) and Christopher Sun (MIE PhD candidate) studied data on cardiac arrest locations in Toronto to determine a list of “Top 10” businesses where placing automated external defibrillators would save lives — Tim Hortons coffee shops topped the rankings. (Credit: Marit Mitchell).

Coffee shops, 24-hour ATMs the best locations for life-saving AEDs, research shows

March 20, 2017

U of T Engineering team creates list of top 10 businesses where placing automatic external defibrillators would save lives

Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME, at centre) encourages his students to test their hypotheses in the lab and make original research contributions. “Training students is the way the University has our biggest and most immediate impact," he says. (Credit: Neil Ta)

Craig Simmons receives 2017 Northrop Frye Award for integrating teaching and research

March 14, 2017

“Training students is the way the University has our biggest and most immediate impact,” says Simmons

Pavani Cherukupally (MIE PhD candidate) has designed a system that uses ordinary sponges to remove droplets of oil or other contaminants dispersed in water. Her technology could help remediate of oil sands tailings ponds, a major environmental challenge for Canada. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

Sponging up oil from tailings ponds

February 27, 2017

Pavani Cherukupally is designing a sponge-based system to clean up contaminated wastewater, with potential to help clean spills in Alberta’s oil sands and elsewhere

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