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Monica Franklin and Martin Franklin, children of the late University Professor Emerita Ursula Franklin, look at the street sign bearing her name on U of T's St. George campus (photo by Johnny Guatto)

‘An outstanding scholar and a beloved teacher’: U of T holds Ursula Franklin Street renaming ceremony

September 23, 2020

Formerly Russell Street, the renamed roadway now commemorates one of the most influential scientists and engineers in Canada’s history

A precision flight-control test in wind with a hexacopter drone from Professor Steven Waslander‘s (UTIAS) lab. Waslander will use the funding to acquire the latest in motion-capture technology in order to develop next-generation drones. (Photo courtesy of Steven Waslander)

Five U of T Engineering projects receive funding boost for state-of-the-art research tools

August 19, 2020

Motion-capture equipment to explore and develop robust autonomous drones is among five infrastructure projects receiving funding support

In this simulation, atoms of five different chemical elements within nanoparticle are represented by different coloured spheres. A computer algorithm developed at U of T Engineering analyzes thousands of possible geometric configurations of these elements in order to predict which ones will have the best performance as industrial catalysts. (Image courtesy Zhuole Lu)

U of T Engineering researchers use machine learning to design smarter industrial catalysts

August 18, 2020

Team led by Chandra Veer Singh (MSE) has created an algorithm that accurately simulates catalysts made of five different metals

A photo of Beirut’s harbour taken in 2013. (Photo: Rachid H, via <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/9335102510/">Flickr</a>)

Forensic engineering expert on what happens next in Beirut

August 7, 2020

What investigators will be looking for in order to determine the causes of the blast on August 4, 2020

Left to right: Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) and Arthur Chan (ChemE) have both been awarded new Canada Research Chairs. (Photo credits, from left: Roberta Baker; courtesy of Arthur Chan)

New Canada Research Chairs boost research into clean air and sustainable resource extraction

July 27, 2020

Professors Gisele Azimi and Arthur Chan are among the U of T researchers awarded chairs in the latest round

Juliana Gomez is among this year’s recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. Gomez is researching the maturation of engrafted pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac muscle cells (Photo courtesy of Juliana Gomez)

Five U of T Engineering grad students awarded Vanier Scholarships in recognition of research impact and leadership

July 7, 2020

Students will each receive $150,000 in support of their doctoral research in areas such as carbon capture and tissue engineering

Honeybee Hub co-founders Weiwei Li (left) and Catherine Chan (right).

New web portal by U of T alumni connects study participants to COVID-19 research

April 7, 2020

Honeybee Hub, created by graduates from U of T Engineering and U of T Medicine, has more than 770 COVID-19 studies posted on their portal so far

Professor Benjamin Hatton (MSE). (Photo: U of T Engineering)

Smart finger pads for robots among six U of T Engineering projects awarded with Connaught Innovation funding

March 10, 2020

Emerging technologies in areas such as human health and advanced manufacturing receive funding boost

Teng Cui (MIE PhD candidate) holds up a silicon chip with half a million embedded tiny holes. By stretching graphene across the holes, Cui was able to measure its resistance to mechanical fatigue. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Won’t crack under pressure: stress test reveals graphene can withstand more than one billion cycles before breaking

January 28, 2020

U of T Engineering researchers have discovered that the carbon-based material is highly resistant to mechanical fatigue

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