The engineer as maker: A look at this year’s team-based student projects
Whether it’s the latest smartphone, the flashiest vehicle or the next gravity-defying structure, behind every piece of new technology, there are makers. These makers – often engineers – form new ideas that they build, test and perfect long before we see them in the marketplace. At U of T, we rigorously encourage the maker within […]
U of T Engineering honours excellence with Faculty awards
Filled with enthusiasm, wit and charisma, Professor Glenn Gulak‘s (ECE) teaching has inspired generations of U of T engineering students. His popular approach to learning has made him a sought-after supervisor, and many alumni credit him for having a major impact on their career paths. For this and more, Professor Gulak recently received the Faculty’s […]
From the mysteries of the knuckleball to perfecting sales pitches
Whether it’s an app to help patients navigate Toronto General Hospital, better planning tools at Salesforce.com, or a machine that throws the elusive knuckleball, this year’s MIE Design, Research & Innovation Showcase was overflowing with ingenuity and new ideas. On April 3, fourth-year students from the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE) shared 67 […]
Engineering professor wins Killam Prize for new laser applications
Professor Andreas Mandelis (MIE) sits at the intersection between engineering and applied physics, where his work with lasers is helping to diagnose diseases like breast cancer, manage diabetes and even spot flaws in the manufacturing of electronics and other goods. This pioneering research has recently garnered Professor Mandelis a 2014 Killam Prize, one of Canada’s […]
Four professors recognized for contributions in areas from clean energy to biomedical research
Dean Cristina Amon, along with fellow Professors Aimy Bazylak (MIE), Tobin Filleter (MIE) and Craig Simmons (IBBME, MIE), have been honoured by the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME). Professor Filleter is the 2014 recipient of the I. W. Smith Award, for outstanding achievement in creative mechanical engineering within 10 years of graduation. Professors Bazylak […]
From bio-fuels to molten steel: How U of T engineers are curbing carbon emissions
Whether we’re transporting goods halfway across the planet, or making steel in large-scale factories, limiting our carbon emissions is an immense challenge. But Professor Murray Thomson (MIE) and his team at U of T Engineering are up to the task. Their research explores new types of biofuel, different combustion methods and advanced sensors that are […]
Tenova Goodfellow and U of T Engineering celebrate 20-year anniversary
What do more sustainable steel mills, a flow sensor capable of working at harsh temperatures and new engineering leaders have in common? They are part of the dynamic partnership between Tenova Goodfellow Inc. (TGI) and U of T Engineering that has reached its 20-year anniversary. TGI is a global leader in process optimization for steelmaking […]
Connaught Fund Supports Six U of T Engineers for Society-Changing Research
Six U of T Engineers have received research funding for projects that tackle major societal challenges – from reducing traffic congestion and improving spinal surgery, to understanding the world at the nanoscale. And the source of the investment? U of T itself, specifically the Connaught Fund, the university’s premier source of internal research funding. The […]
Three U of T Engineers Elected Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada
Professors Nasser Ashgriz (MIE), Shahrokh Valaee (ECE) and Christopher Yip (ChemE, IBBME) have been elected Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), on the basis of “exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada.” The EIC is a federation of Canadian engineering societies that sponsors education standards, recognizes individual engineers and records engineering history. Nasser Ashgriz […]
