Safer rail car wins Engineering student top prize at Minerva Safe Design Awards
Tragedies such as the train explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Que. will never happen again if Iman Chalabi (Year 3 ElecE) has his way. The third-year student in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering took first prize in the 2015 Minerva Canada James Ham Safe Design Awards competition today for designing a system that renders crude oil cargo […]
Celebrating engineering excellence: U of T Engineering honours 11 faculty and staff
U of T Engineering has awarded 11 faculty and staff for their continued pursuit of excellence. Recipients were recognized for their leadership, citizenship and innovation at the “Celebrating Engineering Excellence” reception this week—an annual event to honour all those who’ve won awards in the Faculty over the past year. “It is my privilege to bring […]
In focus: Female professors advancing four key areas of engineering research
Leading up to International Women’s Day on March 8, U of T Engineering is celebrating some of our remarkable female alumni, students and faculty. These women are inspirational role models who are “making it happen” in engineering and beyond. U of T Engineering’s award-winning faculty are passionate about making an impact through innovations in enabling technologies, bioengineering, sustainability and information and communications technology. […]
The organic LED age is here: Meet the U of T engineers behind OTI Lumionics
Originally published in the 2015 issue of Impact Magazine. Google “OLED,” and you’ll find scores of articles confidently predicting that this is the year of the organic light-emitting diode. Some of those articles are ten years old. Still, there are reasons to believe the OLED age is finally dawning. In fact, engineering alumnus Michael Helander (EngSci 0T7, MSE PhD 1T2) is betting on […]
U of T Engineering alumni awarded $5.7 million to produce energy-efficient lighting solutions in Toronto
It’s about to get a whole lot brighter in Toronto thanks to a significant investment from the Canadian government in a U of T Engineering alumnus’ sustainable lighting company. OTI Lumionics, a company co-founded by alumnus Michael Helander (EngSci 0T7, MSE PhD 1T2), has been awarded $5.7 million from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to […]
Engineering students’ futuristic ideas materialize into three sustainable innovations
Whether it’s mimicking ocean mussels to create powerful non-toxic glue, or designing energy technologies that can store power for a whole city block, U of T undergraduate engineering students have the opportunity to lead innovative research that improves both our communities and ecosystems. Here are three materials science and engineering students who are designing a […]
U of T Engineering receives over $1 million in CFI research funding
Somewhere across a massive water system, a toxic bloom of algae is polluting drinking water. But what’s the fastest way to find it? To U of T Engineering professor Angela Schoellig (UTIAS), the answer is flying drones—an entire swarm designed to zigzag across landscapes and spot environmental hazards. Schoellig and her pioneering drone development is […]
How organic LEDs are the future of sustainable, affordable lighting
Originally published in the Fall 2014 issue of Edge Magazine. There’s a revolution happening in the world of lighting, and Professor Zheng-Hong Lu’s (MSE) research into organic LEDs is leading the charge. The award-winning researcher from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering is delving into the centuries-old puzzle of energy efficiency: how to provide […]
Newly engineered surface repels blood clots and bacteria
Engineering a surface that is so slippery even geckos can’t stick to it may sound like a fun science fair project. But new surface-coating technology developed by materials science and engineering professor Ben Hatton (MSE), together with colleagues at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute, does just that—and its slick properties have the potential to save lives. […]
