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Out of this world: Student’s SpaceX internship involved working on Falcon Heavy’s engines

February 20, 2018

UTIAS graduate student Askar Kazbekov spent nearly a year-and-half working for Elon Musk’s Hawthorne, Calif.-based SpaceX during two separate internships.

Professor Hani Naguib (MIE, MSE), director of the Toronto Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, discusses research into custom composite materials with mechanical engineering students Ali Anwer and Vina Hui. Canada’s new Innovation Supercluster in Advanced Manufacturing, announced today, includes contributions from Naguib and several other U of T Engineering Professors. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

Innovation superclusters: Two future-facing ideas from U of T Engineering

February 15, 2018

Faculty expertise and facilities contribute to high-density research and innovation hubs

Professors Rita Kandel and Robert Pilliar (IBBME), at right, are working on a promising new treatment that could see diseased joints replaced with new tissue-engineered joints developed at U of T Engineering. (Credit: Jennifer Robinson)

New joints for arthritis sufferers among U of T Engineering research projects receiving Connaught Innovation Award support

February 2, 2018

The five funded projects address pressing challenges in fields from machine learning to micro-surgery

Professor Ben Hatton (MSE), Professor Yoav Finer (Dentistry) and PhD candidate Cameron Stewart (IBBME) (Photo Credit: Faculty of Dentistry Yodit Tedla)

The fight against tooth decay gets help with a new smart material from U of T researchers

January 30, 2018

Multidisciplinary collaboration between U of T Engineering and Faculty of Dentistry designs new antimicrobial materials to prevent recurrent cavities under fillings

IBBME Professor Tom Chau has been awarded the Order of Ontario for his contributions to the province in the field of paediatric rehabilitation engineering. (Photo: Christina Gapic/Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital).

U of T Engineering professor Tom Chau awarded Order of Ontario

January 29, 2018

World leader in paediatric rehabilitation recognized for research and leadership contributions to the province

U of T Engineering students Alice Wolfe, Jelica Bornath, Milan Yang, Ashley McIlvena (all MechE 1T7 + PEY) stand outside the Qing Dynasty Summer Palace in Beijing in October 2017. They were in China to collaborate with local students as part of the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering’s international capstone course. (Photo courtesy: Ashley McIlvena)

Engineering students experience cross-cultural design with international capstone course

January 29, 2018

Students from China and Canada work together on challenges brought forward by industry

The rocket bearing Kepler Communications' satellite, Long March 11 launching on January 19th at 12:11PM BST marking the 100th successful launch from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. (Courtesy: Kepler Communications)

Liftoff: U of T Engineering startup Kepler takes flight with satellite launch in China

January 22, 2018

Company founded out of U of T Engineering accelerators the Entrepreneurship Hatchery and Start@UTIAS

Professor Milos Popovic, at right, speaks with a U of T Engineering alumnus about his research. Popovic has been named research director of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. (Credit: Jonathan Sabeniano)

Milos Popovic appointed research director of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

January 11, 2018

IBBME professor is a world-renowned researcher in the field of rehabilitation engineering

A streetcar stops on King Street in Toronto. A section of the busy east-west street travelling through downtown Toronto has restricted car traffic, and U of T Engineering researchers are collaborating with the City of Toronto and the Toronto Transit Commission to study the pilot project’s effects. (Credit: Billy Cabic via Flickr under creative commons license)

Crunching the numbers on Toronto’s King Street transit pilot

January 9, 2018

Multidisciplinary research team unites experts in air and noise pollution, transportation and public health from both U of T and Ryerson universities

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