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Dr. Emily Moore is joining U of T Engineering as the new director of Troost ILead and an associate professor in the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education. (Courtesy: Hatch)

Emily Moore named new director of Troost ILead

September 17, 2018

Distinguished engineer, Rhodes Scholar joins U of T Engineering to advance innovations in leadership education

Left to right: Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE, IBBME), Jody Mou and chemical engineering PhD candidate Darren Rodenhizer. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Alison McGuigan elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

September 11, 2018

U of T Engineering researcher is a leading expert in tissue engineering and disease modelling

Professor Steve Mann (ECE) demonstrates his invention to visualize sound waves. Mann is teaching the world’s first course on inventrepreneurship, designed to instill the art and science of invention and entrepreneurship. (Courtesy: Steve Mann)

Blockchain and cryptocurrency, portfolio management praxis & inventrepreneurship: U of T Engineering launches new graduate courses

August 27, 2018

Programs highlight broad applicability of new technologies and approaches in engineering fields

National robotics consortium receives $5.5M NSERC Strategic Partnership Grant

August 22, 2018

U of T Engineering researchers at the forefront of NSERC Canadian Robotics Network that aims to advance Canada’s role as a global leader in the field

Professor Deepa Kundur (ECE, at centre) is one of 11 U of T Engineering researchers receiving investment from NSERC's Strategic Partnership Grants program. (Credit: Neil Ta)

Engineering research from smart grids to green energy receive $11 million in NSERC funding

August 13, 2018

Strategic Project Grants support researchers working alongside policy makers and Canadian companies to generate new technology

Dr. Tarek Awad, a researcher in U of T’s Department of Materials Science & Engineering, shows two samples: at left, a stainless steel surface treated to trap simple cooking oil, and at right, an uncoated surface. The uncoated surface can accumulate food residue and encourage the growth of food-borne pathogens. (Credit: Liz Do)

Cooking oil coating prevents bacteria from growing on food processing equipment

July 27, 2018

U of T Engineering researchers examine a simple and effective way to minimize food contamination at industrial production plants

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U of T Engineering blockchain project receives funding injection from Connaught Fund

July 20, 2018

Multidisciplinary team unites researchers to apply blockchain technology in fields from law to finance

Professor Moshovos and his team. Front row, left to right: Zissis Poulos, Dylan Malone Stuart, Professor Andreas Moshovos; back row, left to right: Sayeh Sharifymoghaddam, Kevin Siu, Mostafa Mahmoud, Patrick Judd, Alberto Delmas Lascorz, Milos Nikolic. (Credit: Tyler Irving)

Building the computing engines that will power the machine learning revolution

July 19, 2018

New NSERC Strategic Partnership Network focuses on techniques to optimize hardware for artificial intelligence

It takes a village to build a smart city: Mark Fox on culture of collaboration at School of Cities

July 9, 2018

Professor Mark Fox says School of Cities will play a pivotal role in catalyzing collaboration across U of T Engineering and University

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