Sustainability news

Sustainability programs and research at U of T Engineering are at the forefront of alternative technologies that can mitigate the impact of climate change.

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Professor Emma Master named the Robin Korthals Chair in Sustainability

Chair endowed by the estate of Robin Korthals (ChemE 5T5) will support collaborative research and help build a strong Canadian bio-economy

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New machine learning framework enhances precision and efficiency in metal 3D printing, advancing sustainable manufacturing

Research led by Professor Yu Zou (MSE) aims to produce higher quality and more reliable metal parts for aerospace, automotive, energy and health-care applications

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Batteries and windmills: How one student’s summer research project is advancing energy storage for sustainable and affordable power

Martin Staadecker’s (EngSci 2T4) undergraduate work through the Engineering Science Research Opportunities Program (ESROP) has led to a published study in Nature Communications

Emily Farrar

Student-led startup Genuine Taste wins national competition with alternative meat innovation

Co-founded by CivMin PhD student Emily Farrar, Genuine Taste produces cultivated fat in bioreactors

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U of T and Siemens Canada partner to transform energy grid

Strategic industry-academic collaboration aims to accelerate adoption of green energy technologies

Carlos Da Silva and Cristina Amon

From better batteries to cleaner fuels, new provincial support advances research projects across U of T Engineering

Five projects from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have received support from the Ontario Research Fund

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New research reveals how large-scale adoption of electric vehicles can improve air quality and human health

Large-scale adoption of EVs in the U.S. market, coupled with ambitious grid decarbonization, could result in more than US $100 billion in health benefits by 2050

From left to right: Professor Reza Iravani (ECE), Carmine Pizzurro (MIE 8T9, MIE MEng 9T3), Dr. Carlos Da Silva, Professor Cristina Amon (MIE) and U of T Engineering Dean Christopher Yip.

U of T Engineering partnership with Jule enabled the world’s first battery-powered electric vehicle fast charger

Professor Cristina Amon (MIE) and Dr. Carlos Da Silva are currently working with Jule to advance battery thermal management technology

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U of T Engineering student takes his passion for renewable energy back home to Walpole Island First Nation

Connor Isaac (Year 3 MechE), who is Chippewa (Ojibwe) and Potawatomi, will begin a PEY Co-op position working with Walpole Island Chief and Council