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Current undergraduate student Rafiq Omair (Year 3 MechE) began his program with the determination to go beyond the classroom. Inspired to pursue research opportunities by a physics teacher in middle school, Omair harnesses that advice to gain research experience alongside…

An international partnership between U of T Engineering and several South Korean institutions will leverage AI to enhance manufacturing across the value chain — from material synthesis to quality control.  On July 28, officials from the Korea Institute for Advancement…

A new material developed by researchers from U of T Engineering could offer a safer alternative to the non-stick chemicals commonly used in cookware and other applications.  The new substance repels both water and grease about as well as standard…

From multilingual models for edge AI to new prognostics models for cancer patients, an international collaboration at U of T Engineering is developing innovative solutions to complex problems.  Two of the initiative’s key partners are U of T’s Centre for Analytics…

A new paper by Professor Isabelle Rao in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE) uses mathematical modelling to show the impact of providing stable housing to people experiencing homelessness and opioid addiction. The paper published in JAMA Network Open shows that a ‘housing…

Professors Craig Simmons (MIE, BME) and Julie Audet (BME), in collaboration with boutIQ solutions Inc., a University of Toronto spinout company specializing in AI-driven media optimization, has been awarded a $421,000 research grant through the Stem Cell Network’s 2025 Research Funding Competition. The award will support…

A startup powered by technology developed at U of T Engineering aims to offer compact and sustainable power solutions for grid resilience and more, using a new fuel cell design.   Serenity Power was founded in 2023 by a team of…

At the University of Toronto and elsewhere, self-driving labs are promising to dramatically speed up the search for new materials. Now, a new robotic system designed and built by U of T Engineering undergraduate students could help lower the barriers to this…

When it came time for Mitchell Souliere-Lamb (MechE 2T4 + PEY) to apply to university, he thought of his mother and grandmother.  “That side of my family is Ojibwe, from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory,” says Souliere-Lamb.  “My grandmother was the first in her…

A couple of years into their PhD program, Jay Gordon (CivMin PhD student) found themselves going through a tough time.  “To get support with my mental health, I realized I needed to connect more with people, to build more community,” they say. …