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Justin Beland is standing in front of a stair case, smiling at the camera. He is wearing glasses and a blue gingham shirt.

How to think like an engineer: Meet Professor Justin Beland

December 3, 2024

New teaching stream professor aims to leverage his diverse experiences to create a classroom environment that motivates and engages students

Professor Deepa Kundur (ECE) holds the new Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure. (photo by Neil Ta)

Eleven U of T Engineering researchers awarded Canada Research Chairs

November 14, 2024

Funding will advance research in cybersecurity of critical infrastructure, human centred automation and more

Artemis, the aUToronto's autonomous vehicle approaches the final obstacle of the intersection challenge: a model of a deer.

U of T’s self-driving car team places first at 2024 AutoDrive Challenge™ II

July 25, 2024

This is aUToronto’s sixth first-place finish in seven years

Two individuals pose between two banners, one has a logo with the words 75 UTIAS, the other reads University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies. Behind them is a background of square balloons in gold and silver.

Institute for Aerospace Studies celebrates 75 years of excellence

June 13, 2024

Faculty, staff, students and alumni gathered on May 10 to commemorate the milestone

From left to right: David Li (BME PhD student), Erica Floreani (BME PhD student), Alexander Krawciw (UTIAS PhD student) and Bhabishya Khaniya (CivMin PhD student). (photos courtesy of David Li, Erica Floreani; Alexander Krawciw photo by Dewey Chang Photography; Bhabishya Khaniya photo by Phill Snel)

Meet four U of T Engineering doctoral students awarded 2024 Vanier Scholarships

June 11, 2024

Funding supports research on brain-computer interfaces, stem cell transplantation, bioretention systems and mobile robot navigation

A visualization of a nuScenes dataset used by the researchers. The image is a mosaic of the six different camera views around the car with the object bounding boxes rendered overtop of the images.

U of T Engineering researchers are making self-driving cars safer by enhancing tracking abilities

May 22, 2024

The research, led by Professor Steven Waslander (UTIAS), will be presented at the 2024 International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Japan

Members of the UTAT Space Systems division gather on the sixth-floor roof of the Bahen Centre with the fully assembled ground station.

UTAT division launches first satellite into space, initiating next phase of communication mission

January 15, 2024

The student design team launched HERON Mk. II into low-Earth orbit on November 11, 2023

PhD student Yazdan Naderzadeh (left) in the Propulsion and Energy Conversion Lab at UTIAS investigates flames with lasers. (Photo: Neil Ta)

U of T Engineering researchers partner with Siemens Energy to tackle sustainable energy production

January 4, 2024

Professor Swetaprovo Chaudhuri (UTIAS) is researching how to build a novel, fuel-flex gas turbine engine to harness hydrogen-based power

Ambrish Kumar makes his pitch at Falling Walls Lab in Berlin, Germany on November 7, 2023.

U of T Engineering student pitches green hydrogen startup at international competition in Berlin

November 20, 2023

Ambrish Kumar (MSE MEng candidate), who developed his startup at The Entrepreneurship Hatchery, won Falling Walls Lab Toronto

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