Welcome to U of T Engineering News

four people stand in front of a research poster. One holds a bowl containing pieces of cacti.

This cactus-based material could help improve rainwater harvesting for communities across rural Mexico

Students in Professor Karl Peterson’s lab examine concrete samples from the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Left to right: Wisdom Okoh, Katia Ossetchkina, Professor Karl Peterson and Amy Montgomery. (photo by Phill Snel)

This team of CivMin researchers is studying the Gordie Howe International Bridge — down to the microscopic level

Alex Kurk (MechE 2T6), left, is the 2026 winner of the Troost ILead Difference Maker Award. Sanjay Malaviya, right, is the donor for this award. Malaviya holds one of the 3D-printed interfaces designed by Kurk to help people with low vision navigate software user interfaces. (photo by Tyler Irving)

Solutions for people with low vision helped Alex Kurk earn the 2026 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award

Keep up on the latest Engineering News

Subscribe to our Skulematters newsletter on Linkedin

Latest news

Professor Baochun Li

Professor Baochun Li elected Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada

Professor Hamed Ibrahim (CivMin) poses for a photo by the main University of Toronto gates. (Photo: Phill Snel)

‘Take advantage of the brief opportunity to learn as much as possible while you are a student’: Meet Professor Hamed Ibrahim

Professor Amr Helmy directing students in a laboratory environment.

U of T Engineering-led research group secures funding to develop quantum sensors as an alternative to GPS

PhD student Yazdan Naderzadeh (left) in the Propulsion and Energy Conversion Lab at UTIAS investigates flames with lasers. (Photo: Neil Ta)

U of T Engineering researchers partner with Siemens Energy to tackle sustainable energy production