Posts Tagged: civil engineering

Karney Warns Wasted Water Weakens Infrastructure

Professor Bryan Karney, in a story prepared by CBC News, warns that failing to invest in water infrastructure can lead to higher costs in the long term. “The reason why water pipes leak is really not a simplistic argument that people…

CivE Grad Student Named Rob MacIsaac Fellow by Metrolinx

Civil Engineering graduate student Keith Cochrane has been named an inaugural Rob MacIsaac Fellow by Metrolinx, the Province of Ontario’s regional transportation agency for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. The fellowship will provide Cochrane, who is currently pursuing a Master of…

Saint John Commission Defends Parking Garage Decision

Earlier this week, Saint John, N.B., city council was told the parking commission dropped plans to put an epoxy coating on the floors of the new Peel Plaza Parking garage, shaving $350,000 off the structure’s $16.5-million price tag. The chair…

Recent Civil Grad Converts PhD Research Into Company

It was an earth-moving idea that won recent Civil Engineering graduate Michael Montgomery (CivE, PhD 1T1) the NSERC Innovation Challenge Award. Or rather, it was the novel approach to keeping buildings structurally sound after the earth moves that was key. Montgomery, who…

CivE Professor Brings Earthquake Expertise to Haiti

University of Toronto Engineering Professor Constantin Christopoulos (CivE) traveled to Haiti to join international instructors in delivering a two-day short course as part of a three-week earthquake engineering seminar in August. There is perhaps no place where the lessons were more needed…
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