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  On November 20, 2019, 233 University of Toronto student-athletes were recognized at the 10th annual Academic Excellence Breakfast, which was held at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. Twenty-three U of T Engineering undergraduate and graduate students were honoured…

Mitigating indoor mould and optimizing air transportation in Northern Ontario are the first two collaborative projects between Indigenous community leaders and U of T researchers to get underway through the Reconciliation Through Engineering Initiative (RTEI). Launched last December by the…

  Professor Murray J. Thomson and recent MIE alum Anton Sediako (MIE PhD 1T9) are among the authors of a paper about 3D printed microscopic swimmers shaped like donuts able to transport particles. The paper, titled “Shape-programmed 3D printed swimming microtori…

  “Engineering design is the culmination of all the things students learn in complementary studies – math, physics, chemistry, thermodynamics – to solve problems through an iterative, creative, decision-making process,” says Kamran Behdinan, a professor and researcher in Mechanics &…

  Professor Sanjeev Chandra was presented with the Classic Paper Award by the Heat Transfer Division at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) conference earlier this month. The recipient is selected by the ASME Honors and Awards Committee to…

  How do you teach advanced manufacturing to an audience of 10-year-olds? Reach for the art supplies. “Today, we’re using Play-Doh and melted crayons to illustrate the manufacturing process known as sand casting, which is used to make everything from…

  The Women’s Executive Network (WXN) has announced its list of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 for 2019, and Dean Emerita Cristina Amon (MIE) is one of 12 selected in the category CIBC Trailblazers and Trendsetters. The list recognizes the country’s highest achieving…

Five Master of Engineering students from the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering – Maharshi Trivedi, Nikunj Viramgama, Aakash Iyer, Vaibhav Gupta and Ganesh Vedula –  were recently featured on CBC for RoboBin, their smart waste sorter that won first place at KPMG’s international…

  When it comes to using robots to help the elderly, the future is almost here. That’s according to University of Toronto robotics expert Goldie Nejat, who says we’re only a few years away from deploying robots in long-term care facilities to…