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Begum Yilmaz, Katarina Poffley and Emre Yilmaz hold their payload at the Canadian Space Agency’s Timmins stratospheric balloon base.

START1 takes flight: U of T Engineering student team explores radiation risks in space

Aniss Zaoui

How a recent grad’s second PhD prepared him to develop next-generation sustainable materials

Yu Zou and team

New metal matrix composites — made with 3D printing — could lead to light, yet strong components for aerospace and other industries

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Olugbenga Olubanjo (back row, second from left) poses for a photo with members of the Reeddi team, local community members and his startup's power-providing capsules during an August pilot project in Ayegun, Nigeria (photo courtesy of Olugbenga Olubanjo)

U of T Engineering entrepreneur creates his own job post-graduation: Delivering clean, affordable energy to Nigeria

A national study led by Professor Greg Evans (ChemE) reveals the proportion of diesel vehicles as a key factor contributing to near-road air pollution. Nearly 30% of Canadians live within 250 metres of major roads. (Photo: Matthew Henry/Unsplash)

National air pollution report calls out rush-hour traffic, diesel truck emissions as major areas of concern

From left to right: Chan-min Roh (Munk One program), engineering science students Abnash Bassi and Shiqi Xu (photo: Johnny Guatto)

From animal rights to climate activism: Meet U of T Engineering’s 2019 Loran Scholars

Dean Chris Yip with four of the five of this year’s Pearson Scholars. From left: Santiago Gomez Montenegro, Urvi Verkhedkar, Dean Yip, Jose Pablo Siliezar Carillo and Silvia Lopez Portillo. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

‘Incredible and incredibly busy’: International Pearson Scholars on their first month at U of T Engineering