
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

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

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

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

NSERC CREATE project to train engineering students on environmentally aware development of AI
U of T Engineering professors Hans-Arno Jacobsen (ECE) and Natalie Enright Jerger (ECE, EngSci) are part of the team behind the new initiative

IBET Momentum Fellow Olanrewaju Adetunji aims to advance bioprocessing technology to address environmental and health-care challenges
ChemE PhD student is working to manipulate biological systems to produce valuable products

Climate Positive Energy-led Grid Modernization Centre receives $10M in federal funding following on-campus announcement
The Centre supports Canada’s electrical grid and businesses developing clean technologies.

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