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‘Embrace curiosity and take ownership of your learning’: Meet Professor Trevor Carey

Professor Carey (CivMin) aims to advance research on how natural and anthropogenic hazards impact the built environment

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How to build more with less: New model shows how Canada can reconcile its housing and climate targets by adopting established sustainable construction practices

U of T Engineering researchers created the future infrastructure growth (FIG) model to quantify the reduced emissions associated with known sustainable construction strategies

Two researchers hold up a catalyst prototype in their lab.

New contaminant-tolerant catalyst could help capture carbon directly from smokestacks

Electrochemical catalyst for converting CO2 to valuable products can stand up to an impurity that poisons current versions

Professor Enid Montague wears a white sleeveless top with blue stripes.

Professor Enid Montague named new director of the Black Research Network

The industrial engineering professor will lead the BRN into its new strategic vision, which includes introducing mentorship initiatives to support its members

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New U of T Engineering study identifies sources of indoor air pollution in Toronto subway system

Research led by Professor Greg Evans (ISTEP, ChemE) and Keith Van Ryswyk (ChemE PhD 2T3) points to two ways to improve subway air quality

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U of T Engineering study highlights the tension between Canada’s climate and housing goals

Researchers from the Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment show that current construction practices cannot restore housing affordability while also meeting emissions targets

Professor Davie Lie (ECE).

Professor David Lie appointed director of the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society

Lie has worked on a number of interdisciplinary research projects at the intersection of computing, policy, law, and the use, stewardship, and governance of data

From left to right: Professor Amy Bilton (MIE), Calvin Rieder (MIE MASc graduate and research engineer), Puwaner Gou (MIE PhD student), Nitish Sarker (MIE postdoctoral associate) and Jordan Bouchard (research scientist, not pictured), are members of the Water and Energy Research Laboratory. The team is seen with the Frodo prototype and samples of their engineered foam, which is used as the treatment media. They are proceeding to the final stage of the challenge. (photo courtesy of Monisha Naik).

U of T Engineering team finalists in NRCan’s Oil Spill Response Challenge

Professor Amy Bilton (MIE) is leading a team that has been awarded $1.3M to develop and test their prototype

From left to right: ChemE PhD candidate Jaesuk (Jay) Paeng stands next to Professor Gisele Azim. They are both in a lab setting and are wearing personal protective equipment: white lab coats, blue gloves and goggles.

This new way to recycle steel could reduce the industry’s carbon footprint

Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) and her lab group have designed a new electrochemical pathway to remove contaminants such as copper from steel scrap