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CivMin alumnus Donovan Pollitt (MinE 0T4) at the University of Toronto. (photo by Phill Snel)

An engineer’s legacy: How Murray Pollitt’s belief in Canadian industry inspired a scholarship

Professor Aryan Rezaei Rad (CivMin) with the newly installed robotic arm. (photo by Phill Snel)

CivMin launches its first industrial-scale robotic fabrication system for timber construction

Top row, left to right: Anne Lawrence and her father, Ross Lawrence (GeoE 5T6, MCom 5T9). Bottom row, left to right: Raymond Mao Bhushan (MinE 2T5, CivMin MASc student), his brother Ethan Mao (Year 2 ECE), Paul Walters (MinE 5T6). (photo by Kristin Philpot)

Why these 5T6 grads are still paying it forward, 70 years after graduation

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The University of Toronto Formula Racing team’s new electric vehicle on-track at the Michigan International Speedway competing in the Formula SAE Electric competition. (Photo: Trevor Foote)

University of Toronto Formula Racing team’s pivot to electric brings international success

Left to right: U of T Engineering Professors Greg Jamieson (MIE), Oh-Sung Kwon (CivMin) and Yu Zou (MSE) are all leading new research projects that look at various aspects of small modular reactors, an emerging technology that could shift how and where nuclear power is used.

How U of T Engineering research could improve the design of small-scale modular reactors for the nuclear industry

Professor Xilin Liu (ECE) and his collaborators are developing electronic devices that could help patients suffering from sleep disorders. (Photo courtesy Xilin Liu)

How AI and neuromodulation could help with sleep disorders

Professor Hamid Timorabadi (ECE) with students in the Energy Systems lab during the MicRobotics workshop, one of five ECE Summer Workshops held in 2023. The students were tasked with assembling an autonomous robot that could follow a circuitous track. (Photo: Matthew Tierney)

Hands-on hardware workshops for ECE students help bridge the summer gap