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U of T Engineering professor Nicolas Papernot (ECE) also holds a Canada CIFAR AI Chair at the Vector Institute, and is a faculty affiliate at the Schwartz Reisman Institute. (photo by Matthew Tierney)

Professor Nicolas Papernot wins the 2025 Steacie Prize

Kamran Alasvand Zarasvand stand on the U of T lawn holding a drone.

Breaking the Ice: New study on triboelectric nanogenerators could help avoid costly flight delays

Rahul Goel stands next to a rocket at NordSpace's facility.

Company founded by U of T Engineering’s Rahul Goel prepares for Canada’s first-ever commercial rocket launch 

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These prepared samples are used as references by Professors Elodie Passeport and Jennifer Drake and their teams, who study the prevalence of microplastics in the environment. They have shown that human-engineered structures known as bioretention cells can be effective at preventing microplastics from getting washed downstream in storm surges. (Photo: Ziting (Judy) Xia)

Q&A: Can green infrastructure keep microplastics out of the environment?

August 16, 2021

The members of team TelOmG, from left to right, are Erin Richardson (EngSci Year 4), Anthony Piro, Miranda Badovinac in the top row; Taylor Peters, Dunja Matic (both EngSci Year 4), Luca Castelletto (EngSci Year 3) in the middle row; Samantha Aberdein, Emma Belhadfa (EngSci Year 3), Nicole Richardson, Krish Joshi, and MacKenzie Campbell (EngSci 2T0 + PEY, ChemE MASc candidate) in the bottom row. (Photos courtesy of team TelOmG)

Student team studies human genetics in microgravity

August 13, 2021

In the Rock Fracture Dynamics Facility (CivMin), rock samples are subjected to the stress, fluid pressure and temperature conditions they would experience in nature. The research is one of nine projects boosted by new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. (Photo courtesy Sebastian Goodfellow)

Rock music: Listening for induced earthquakes among nine U of T Engineering projects funded through CFI

August 11, 2021

Professor Sasha Gollish (EngSci, ISTEP). (Photo provided)

Applying lessons from the racetrack in engineering classrooms: Meet Professor Sasha Gollish

August 10, 2021

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