Preventing deformed limbs: researchers find new link between physical forces and limb development
University of Toronto engineers and a pediatric surgeon have joined forces to discover how physical forces like pressure and tension affect the development of limbs in embryos—research that could someday be used to help prevent birth defects. The team, including U of T bioengineer Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez from the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), U of T mechanical […]
U of T program provides national leadership on science and engineering engagement
This month, 20 top researchers from across Canada get the opportunity to polish their communication and leadership skills at the University of Toronto’s 2015 Science Leadership Program (SLP)—an intensive two-day experience that equips participants with the tools to promote the importance of their research to the public, the media and government decision-makers. Directed by University […]
U of T Engineering Supermileage Team wins Shell Eco-marathon in Detroit
Eighty-nine engines revved in Motor City this weekend, but they weren’t racing for gold—they were racing for green. The University of Toronto Supermileage team won this year’s Shell Eco-Marathon Americas in Detroit, Michigan, with an efficiency of 3,421 miles per gallon—the equivalent of 6.82 millilitres of gasoline per 10 kilometres. That’s less than five tablespoons […]
Chul Park named University of Toronto Distinguished Professor
Professor Chul Park (MIE) has been named a University of Toronto Distinguished Professor, an honour that recognizes individuals with outstanding career achievements and promise. Awarded by the U of T Office of the Vice-President and Provost, Park will hold the title of Distinguished Professor of Microcellular Engineered Plastics for a five-year term, beginning July 1, […]
Timothy Chan named U of T Engineering’s newest Canada Research Chair
Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) has been named the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Novel Optimization and Analytics in Health. Ed Holder, Canada’s Minister of State for Science and Technology, shared the news at University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus today, announcing $139 million in nation-wide funding for the CRC program. Chan is among 19 researchers from […]
Two professors recognized by the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
Professors Kamran Behdinan and Sanjeev Chandra (both MIE) have been honoured by the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME). Professor Behdinan is the 2015 recipient of the C.N. Downing Award for distinguished service to CSME over many years, and Professor Chandra received the Jules Stachiewicz Medal for outstanding contributions to heat transfer in Canada. About […]
Alternative energy MOOC captures global audience
Originally published in the 2015 issue of Momentum Magazine. When he began instructing at U of T Engineering 37 years ago, Professor James Wallace (MIE) taught a few dozen students at once in campus classrooms. Now with the introduction of massive online open courses— MOOCs—he’s using a state-of-the-art camera an internet connection to teach thousands of students simultaneously from […]
Three U of T Engineering professors honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada
U of T Engineering professors Alberto Leon-Garcia (ECE), Baher Abdulhai (CivE) and David Sinton (MIE) have been recognized by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for their outstanding engineering achievements in the areas of Internet architecture, traffic reduction and bioenergy technologies, respectively. Leon-Garcia received the Julian C. Smith Medal “for achievement in the development of […]
Smart cities should put the power in the hands of the people, says U of T engineer Mark Fox
U of T Engineering’s Mark Fox (MIE) believes smart cities need smart citizens. On Feb. 10, 2015, the industrial engineering professor spoke to a capacity crowd at the Twenty Toronto Street Conference Centre about what it means for a city to be a “smart city” and the role that citizens must take in order to […]
