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Recipients of U of T Engineering's Faculty Awards pose with Dean Yip at the April Faculty Council meeting. Top left to right: Dean Chris Yip, Professor Evan Bentz (CivMin), Professor Sinisa Colic (MIE), Professor Matthew Mackay (MIE). Bottom left to right: Adriana Diaz Lozano Patino (EngSci 2T3, MIE PhD student), Dimpho Radebe (IndE 1T5, ChemE PhD student). (photo by Chris Yip)

U of T Engineering professors and TAs honoured by the faculty for excellence in teaching and research

Professor Mohini Sain’s work has driven breakthroughs in advanced materials, biomanufacturing and low‑carbon materials derived from natural and industrial waste. (photo by University of Toronto)

Professor Mohini Sain receives U of T President’s Impact Award

Professor Gary Heinke served as Dean of U of T Engineering from from 1986 until 1993. (photo courtesy of Meghan Reesor)

In Memoriam — Professor Gary Heinke

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Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME, at centre) encourages his students to test their hypotheses in the lab and make original research contributions. “Training students is the way the University has our biggest and most immediate impact," he says. (Credit: Neil Ta)

Craig Simmons receives 2017 Northrop Frye Award for integrating teaching and research

Team Moto — from left to right, Lucy Yang, Matthew Frehlich (ECE MEng candidate), Gowtham Ramachandran (MIE MEng 1T6), Sam Bennett and Lucas Siow — has created a fuel log made of used coffee grounds, wax and sugar that could help provide cooking heat for refugees. (Photo: Lance McMillan/Metro)

Empowering refugees with repurposed coffee: Team Moto heads to Hult Prize regional competition

Professor Shoshanna Saxe (CivE) analyses the environmental and social impact of large public transit infrastructure projects, equipping policymakers with data as they decide which investments to make. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Infrastructure’s impact: How public transit affects our environment

Pavani Cherukupally (MIE PhD candidate) has designed a system that uses ordinary sponges to remove droplets of oil or other contaminants dispersed in water. Her technology could help remediate of oil sands tailings ponds, a major environmental challenge for Canada. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

Sponging up oil from tailings ponds