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CivMin’s newest faculty member, Professor Giuliano Pretti, at the door to his new office. (photo by Phill Snel)

‘Motivation can move mountains’: Meet Professor Giuliano Pretti

Professors George Eleftheriades (ECE) and Yu Sun (MIE) have been elected as international members of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. (Photos submitted)

Two U of T Engineering professors elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

Representatives from Ericsson and the University of Toronto signed a new partnership agreement to explore opportunities for research collaboration and talent development. (photo by Johnny Guatto)

New partnership between U of T and Ericsson will lead to faster, more efficient cell phone networks

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U of T Engineering researchers Shijie Liu (MIE MASc candidate, left) and Celine Xiao (MIE PhD candidate, right) work on their electrochemical system in the lab of Professor David Sinton (MIE). They are part of a team that just placed in the global top 60 for the XPRIZE Carbon Removal. (Photo: Rui Kai (Ray) Miao)

Team E-quester places in the top 60 of the global XPRIZE Carbon Removal

Graduate research assistant Weiwu Chen (CivMin) counts microplastics using a microscope in the lab of Professor Elodie Passeport (CivMin, ChemE). (Photo: Shuyao Tan)

U of T Engineering researchers use machine learning to enhance environmental monitoring of microplastics

A Global Classrooms project brought together students from U of T Engineering and Nigeria’s Covenant University to build a low-cost biogas generator for remote communities in Africa’s most populous country. (Image: Zoom)

U of T Engineering students collaborate across time zones through ‘Global Classrooms’ initiative

The DREAM Laboratory constructed and tested 12 different face masks, and used a sweating thermal manikin to validate if there was a correlation between face mask discomfort and the level of protection the mask offers. (Photo: Farzan Gholamreza)

Are safer masks more uncomfortable? New U of T Engineering study offers answers