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Left to right: Kamran Mahmoudov and Ahmed Mahmoud demonstrate a prototype of the WERLWind, a passive aerator that leverages wind power to deliver oxygen for fish farms. The invention won first place the 2019 Innovation Showcase, hosted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineering. (Photo: Cecil Brathwaite)

Fish farming technology from CGEN wins global invention competition

June 24, 2019

Team WETech receives $10,000 to further develop a passive aerator that delivers oxygen to fish ponds

Olugbenga Olubanjo holding two Reeddi Capsules. (Photo: Phill Snel, Civil and Mineral Engineering/ U of T)

Putting power in the hands of the people

June 24, 2019

Alumnus Olugbenga Olubanjo is the founder of Reeddi Inc., a startup that brings clean, affordable and portable power to the people of Nigeria

Professor David Sinton (MIE) is among four members of the U of T Engineering community to be inducted as fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. (Photo: NSERC)

U of T Engineering professors and alumni honoured by Canadian Academy of Engineering

June 21, 2019

Professors Milos Popovic and David Sinton, along with alumni Jeffrey Karp and Halim Yanikomeroglu, are among the CAE’s 49 new fellows

Mollie Bianchi (UTIAS MASc candidate) is among five U of T Engineering graduate students awarded Vector Institute Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence. (Photo courtesy of Mollie Bianchi)

Five U of T Engineering students recognized with Vector Institute Scholarships in AI

June 12, 2019

Vector scholarships will enable graduate students to advance research in artificial intelligence, including deep learning and machine learning

Elizabeth Edwards, (ChemE, pictured left) gives federal science minister Kirsty Duncan a tour of her lab on June 5, 2018. Edwards was just appointed a University Professor, U of T's highest academic rank. (Credit: Laura Pedersen)

Elizabeth Edwards named University Professor, U of T’s highest academic rank

June 5, 2019

U of T’s highest academic rank is limited to 2% of the University’s tenured faculty

The U of T Engineering student team and their self-driving car, Zeus, beat out seven other universities to defend their first-place title

aUToronto wins AutoDrive Challenge for second year in a row

June 5, 2019

The U of T Engineering student team and their self-driving car, Zeus, beat out seven other universities to defend their first-place title

The Robotics Institute will be led by Professor Yu Sun (MIE), far right, and will include faculty members Tim Barfoot (UTIAS), who will lead the autonomous field robotics pillar, and Professor Angela Schoellig (UTIAS). (Photo courtesy of the Robotics Institute)

Robotics Institute to strengthen multidisciplinary research at U of T Engineering

May 30, 2019

Relaunched centre will bolster research innovation in three key areas: autonomous field robotics, health care, and advanced manufacturing

Professor David Taylor analyzes the impact of intermittent water systems, as well as other water distribution technologies, on public health. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

Under pressure: Modelling intermittent water supplies to improve public health

May 30, 2019

Professor David Taylor studies water access and distribution in the developing world, helping utilities, local governments and NGOs improve quality and supply

A research collaboration on analyzing tiny particles of plastic in drinking water is one of 11 projects supported in the latest round of XSeed, which catalyzes multidisciplinary research across U of T. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

XSeed: Catalyzing multidisciplinary research at the University of Toronto

May 30, 2019

Eleven newly funded projects will advance research in areas from environmental monitoring to cancer detection

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