Posts Categorized: Community Spotlight

With U of T Engineering’s convocation ceremonies on June 18, 2024, our students mark the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Having enriched the U of T Engineering community as undergraduate and graduate students, they will join…

Professor Amy Bilton (MIE) and her research team have advanced to the final stage of Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Oil Spill Challenge. The team has been awarded $1.3M from the challenge so far to develop and test their prototype. The research team that…

Vishakha Pujari (IndE 2T3 + PEY) is profoundly committed to paying it forward. The first student at the University of Toronto to be supported by a Karta Catalyst Scholarship, Pujari arrived at U of T in 2019 from the small Indian village…

The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and the University of Toronto hosted the annual CSME/CFD conference from May 26-29, 2024.  Guests from across Canada came to participate in the three-day conference, which saw 400 presentations, five plenary, and six…

Rob (Hongbo) Chen, a PhD student with MIE, is the recipient of a prestigious Data Sciences Institute (DSI) Doctoral Student Fellowship. Chen receives this award to support his interdisciplinary training and collaborative research in data sciences to address and drive…

  In the NEWSTALK1010 Podcast published on May 21st, U of T engineering student Aigne McGeady-Bruce discussed the innovative project of his team aimed at reducing cyclist collisions. For their 2024 Capstone program, McGeady-Bruce and his team have developed a…

The end of term saw fourth-year Mechanical and Industrial Engineering students culminate their year-long Capstone Design projects at the annual MIE Capstone Design Showcase. A total of 80 teams, comprising over 330 students, presented their prototypes, posters, and final recommendations…

  In the latest episode of “Tell Me More: Coffee with Chris Yip”, the official podcast of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto. Dean Chris Yip sits down with Eva Lau (IndeE 9T2), MIE…

  U of T Engineering Dean Christopher Yip and Professor Natalie Enright Jerger (ECE) have been elected fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). Alumni Benoit Boulet (ElecE PhD 9T6), Susan Doniz (IndE 9T3), and Alfred Yu (BME MASc 0T4, PhD 0T7) are also among the CAE’s 54…

Six members of the U of T Engineering community have been honored by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Professional Engineers Ontario with the Ontario Professional Engineers Awards.  These awards recognize engineers in Ontario who have made exceptional…