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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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Vanier recipient Pranay Shrestha's goal is to improve fuel-cell efficiency to enable a sustainable zero-emission energy infrastructure. (Photo: Brian Tran)

Five U of T Engineering graduate students recognized with prestigious Vanier Scholarships

Mengxia Liu (ECE PhD 1T8) is the lead author on a new paper in Nature that describes a way to combine two promising solar technologies — perovskites and quantum dots — in order to enhance their stability. (Photo: Sanyang Han)

Quantum rebar: Quantum dots enhance stability of solar-harvesting perovskite crystals

Michael Floros, the CEO of Cohesys and a recent IBBME post-doctoral researcher, hopes the startup's 'bone tape' will one day replace the metal plates and screws used to heal facial fractures. (Photo: Erin Vollick)

‘Bone tape’ startup by U of T Engineering alumnus takes home international prize

The 2019 Clarke Grand Prize Awardees, left to right: Jiwoo Kim, Tareq Deaibes, Nikola Kostic, and Mark Chaboryk (Photo courtesy of Troost ILead)

U of T Engineering students earn Clarke Prize for designing a non-contact aircraft braking system