Posts Tagged: aerospace engineering
For generations now, people from around the world have accepted the invitation to fly the friendly skies. This has increased global travel and advanced cultural and commercial exchanges. However, it has also left an increasingly large carbon footprint, one that…
The ambitions of a University of Toronto-based design team are about to take flight … again! The team, led by U of T Engineering alumni Todd Reichert (EngSci 0T5, UTIAS PhD 1T1) and Cameron Robertson (EngSci 0T8, UTIAS MASc 0T9), is seeking to build…
Dr. Todd Reichert, who was the first person to successfully fly a human-powered ornithopter and recently completed his PhD at the University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies, has debunked claims by a Dutch man that he created a “semi-human-powered” flying…
An industrial researcher with more than 35 years of experience conducting research and development toward reducing the environmental impact of aviation has been named the inaugural NSERC/P&WC Industrial Research Chair in Aviation Gas Turbine Combustion/Emissions Research and Design System Optimization. …
Seven members of the U of T Engineering community will be honoured by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards at a gala on November 12. In June 2011, it…
On November 21, the CBC’s documentary channel will air When Dreams Take Flight, which follows UTIAS PhD candidate Todd Reichert (EngSci 0T5) and his team, as they construct and fly a human-powered ornithopter. The U of T Engineering graduate students made aviation history in August…
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