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New MEng Co-op program expands opportunities for graduate students to gain on-the-job experience

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Five alumni honoured with 2025 Engineering Alumni Network Awards

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Professor Hani Naguib (MIE, MSE) and mechanical engineering students Ali Anwer and Vina Hui discuss their research into custom composite materials for the aerospace, automotive and electronics industries. A new minor in Advanced Manufacturing will enable undergraduate students gain valuable experience with such technologies. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

Engineering tomorrow’s economy with a new undergraduate minor option in Advanced Manufacturing

Professor Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE, right), is being honoured with a 2017 Faculty Award for her pioneering research, which also demonstrates the best in cross-disciplinary collaboration, and for outstanding teaching. The annual prize recognizes U of T teaching staff who consistently demonstrate all-around excellence in both their scholarly work and in the classroom. (Credit: Sara Collaton)

Elizabeth Edwards receives a 2017 Faculty Award for outstanding teaching and research

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE, left) and Christopher Sun (MIE PhD candidate) studied data on cardiac arrest locations in Toronto to determine a list of “Top 10” businesses where placing automated external defibrillators would save lives — Tim Hortons coffee shops topped the rankings. (Credit: Marit Mitchell).

Coffee shops, 24-hour ATMs the best locations for life-saving AEDs, research shows

This solution of quantum dots glows bright red when in absorbs light from a UV lamp underneath. Researchers from U of T Engineering are optimizing these nanoparticles to create brighter lasers that use less energy than current models. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian).

‘Flying saucer’ quantum dots hold secret to brighter, better lasers