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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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Professor Michael Carter, winner of the Northrop Frye Award for teaching excellence. (Photo credit: Brian Tran)

Carter, Gomis win 2019 UTAA Awards of Excellence

Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE) is among seven U of T Engineering researchers receiving funding through the Connaught Innovation Award program. (Photo courtesy: Alison McGuigan)

Connaught Innovation Awards recognize promising technologies from seven U of T Engineering researchers

Xian Wang (MIE PhD candidate) has developed a magnetic nano-scale robot that can be moved anywhere inside a human cell. The tool could be used to study cancer and potentially enhance its diagnosis and treatment. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

‘Fantastic Voyage’: U of T Engineering researchers create nano-bot to probe inside human cells

UTIAS Professor Craig Steeves (background, right) and federal aircraft accident investigator Ewan Tasker (left), who lead a new graduate course at the institute, which focuses on investigating a real-life air accident site. (Photo credit: Liz Do)

U of T Engineering aerospace expert Craig Steeves on investigation into fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash