Posts Categorized: News

May 24, 2017 – At Spring Convocation on June 13, 2017, more than 1,800 U of T Engineering students will mark both the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Having enriched the U of T Engineering community as undergraduate…

May 24, 2017 – From Australia to Zimbabwe, students from abroad are applying to the University of Toronto in record numbers. For the seven months leading up to May 1, international applications are up 24 per cent. The university has seen…

May 24, 2017 – Professor Amy Bilton is Engineers Canada’s recipient of the 2017 Young Engineer Achievement Award. In the video below, she shares insights on her research, mentorship and why she became an engineer.

May 23, 2017 – On May 18, MIE graduate students brought their research excellence to the forefront at the 8th Annual MIE Graduate Research Symposium. The event saw nearly 80 research projects on display at Hart House, through poster and…

May 19, 2017 – Most associate insomnia with the dark. But Amol Rao (IndE MEng 1T7) says we should pay more attention to our lights. Rao cites a growing body of research that shows nighttime exposure to blue wavelength light –…

May 19, 2017 – Professor Markus Bussmann has been appointed Chair of the Department of Mechanical &  Industrial Engineering (MIE) for a five-year term, beginning July 1, 2017. Professor Bussmann joined MIE in 2002, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2008 and…

May 15, 2017 – The University of Toronto Aerospace Team’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) team recently came in first place at the Unmanned Systems Canada Student Competition, the largest student UAV/drone competition in Canada. The annual competition promotes and develops…

April 27, 2017 – Nine MIE students were among 28 from U of T Engineering to receive the 2017 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards at a ceremony held on Tuesday, April 25. This marks the highest number of recipients from the…

April 21, 2017 – Engineers Canada has recognized MIE professor Amy Bilton and MIE alumnus Ted Maulucci (MechE 8T9). The national awards celebrate engineers who have made distinguished contributions to Canada. Professor Bilton received the Young Engineer Achievement Award, recognizing an…

April 19, 2017 – For infertile couples, the expense, duration and low success rates of assisted reproduction can make the process a physical and emotional ordeal. Reza Nosrati (MechE PhD 1T6), a postdoctoral researcher at Queen’s University aims to change that.…