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Tobi Sogbesan (Year 4 MechE) had been in Nicaragua for three days when he finally realized what was at stake with his latest engineering project. “We had the chance to sit down with some of the oldest women on the island,” says Sogbesan. “The…
In order for a COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral drugs to be developed, scientists first need to understand why this virus spreads so easily and quickly, and why it invades our bodies with seemingly little resistance from our immune system. To…
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers has launched a project to co-ordinate and deploy equipment from across the University of Toronto to produce medical supplies like masks, face shields and ventilators for health-care workers on the front lines of COVID-19. Kamran…
A U of T Engineering professor and two alumni have been honoured by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards. Professor Goldie Nejat (MIE) won the Engineering Excellence medal, recognizing overall excellence…
Professor Yu Sun has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows in recognition of his outstanding contributions to robotics and device technologies for cell manipulation and management. Dr. Sun was remotely inducted…
The University of Toronto is honouring U of T Engineering’s Jason Bazylak (MIE) with the Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience award. This award recognizes a member of the U of T community who goes above and beyond the requirements of…
The University of Toronto is celebrating Professor Cristina Amon (MIE), Dean Emerita of U of T Engineering, as its 2020 Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award recipient. The accolade recognizes a faculty member each year as an exemplary university citizen for his or…
Graphene is a paradox: it is the thinnest material known to science, yet also one of the strongest. Now, research from U of T Engineering shows that graphene is also highly resistant to fatigue — able to withstand more…
U of T researchers have developed a new strategy to remove tiny oil droplets from wastewater with more than 90% efficiency, in just 10 minutes. Their secret weapon: a sponge. “Oil extraction operations such as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, produce nearly…
MIE Professors Michael Carter and Craig Simmons and alumnus David Poirier (IndE 8T1) were recently elected fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada. Professor Michael Carter (MIE) Carter is the founder and director of the U of T…
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