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Improved estimates of storm water in sewers could help reduce flooding

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Professor Evan Bentz (CivMin, at left) works with students in the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering’s structures lab. (Credit: Neil Ta).

Department of Civil Engineering changes name to reflect interdisciplinary nature of programs, research

Supermileage Team co-captains Melissa Fung (Year 3 MechE + PEY, at far left) and Callum Bartlett (Year 3 MechE, far right) and their teammates examine the interior of their hyper-efficient prototype vehicle, called Shadow. The team is hopeful that their vehicle improvements will earn them a spot at the podium at this year’s Shell Eco-Marathon Americas race. (Credit: Roberta Baker).

Racers, start your (fuel efficient) engines…

Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) has been elected into the American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows, one of the profession’s highest distinctions. (Photo: Neil Ta).

Craig Simmons elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

U of T Engineering’s CERT team, led by Alex Ip (ECE PhD 1T5, second from left) is one of just five teams from academia and industry to advance to the finals of the international NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition, where they hope to bring home the $7.5-million grand prize for their carbon-capture and conversion technology. (Credit: Laura Pedersen).

CERT team advances to finals of Carbon XPRIZE