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From left to right: Professor Amy Bilton (MIE), Calvin Rieder (MIE MASc graduate and research engineer), Puwaner Gou (MIE PhD student), Nitish Sarker (MIE postdoctoral associate) and Jordan Bouchard (research scientist, not pictured), are members of the Water and Energy Research Laboratory. The team is seen with the Frodo prototype and samples of their engineered foam, which is used as the treatment media. They are proceeding to the final stage of the challenge. (photo courtesy of Monisha Naik).

U of T Engineering team finalists in NRCan’s Oil Spill Response Challenge

June 17, 2024

Professor Amy Bilton (MIE) is leading a team that has been awarded $1.3M to develop and test their prototype

Vishakha Pujari is seen standing in front of a wooden door. She wears a blazer and dress shirt and is posing holding up her pinky finger with her engineering iron ring.

U of T Engineering grad ‘moves mountains’ to earn degree

June 13, 2024

Vishakha Pujari (IndE 2T3 + PEY) says she is the first person from her rural village in India to attend a foreign university

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Shaghayegh (Shay) Chavoshian receives 2024 TA Teaching Excellence Award

June 11, 2024

Award recognize the outstanding contributions of teaching assistants at the University of Toronto

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Professor Timothy Chan receives 2024 U of T President’s Teaching Award

May 27, 2024

Honour recognizes faculty members who demonstrate a substantial commitment to teaching innovation and excellence

A composite photo. Top row, left to right: Alfred Yu and Professor Natalie Enright Jerger; bottom row, left to right: Benoit Boulet, Susan Doniz and U of T Engineering Dean Christopher Yip.

U of T Engineering Dean, professor and alumni elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering

May 13, 2024

Five members of the U of T Engineering community are among 54 new Canadian Academy of Engineering fellows

A composite photo of headshots. Top row, left to right: Inga Hipsz, David Poirier and Michael Kropp; bottom row, left to right: Paul Acchione, Serena Mandla and Professor Giovanni Grasselli

U of T Engineering professor and alumni receive 2024 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

May 10, 2024

Awards recognize engineers in Ontario who have made exceptional contributions to the profession and to society

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U of T Engineering celebrates students, mentors and employers with PEY Co-op Awards

April 30, 2024

This year’s awards recognize recipients for 2022–2023

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U of T Engineering researcher Peter Serles named 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow

April 25, 2024

Serles (MIE MASc 1T9, MIE PhD candidate) plans to build a platform to study brain disease, damage and treatment methods with high speed and low costs

Seen from above, a Polestar electric car prepares to park at an EV charging station. Four other vehicles are parked in the charging station spots.

U of T Engineering to launch new certificate in Electric Vehicle Design in fall 2024

April 22, 2024

Certificate will include a new course, APS380: Introduction to Electric Vehicle Design

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