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Recent Civil Grad Converts PhD Research Into Company

By Engineering|October 17, 2011
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

Engineering Alumnus Fellowship Helps Grads Found Companies

By Engineering|July 22, 2011
A fellowship program at the University of Toronto founded by graduate Gerald Heffernan (MMS 4T3) is helping graduate students transfer their research into businesses. The Heffernan/Co-Steel Innovation

Professor’s App Provides Makeovers on the Run

By Engineering|July 20, 2011
Do you need to test a new shade of lipstick while on the run? Look no further. A new smart phone application developed by Professor Parham Aarabi (ECE) can provide users with a virtual makeover. Using