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Goldie Nejat is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, and the Founder and Director of the Autonomous Systems and Biomechatronics (ASBLab) Laboratory. Dr. Nejat is also an Adjunct Scientist at the…

When Professor Jim Wallace (MIE) joined U of T Engineering back in 1978, one of the first people he met was Professor Frank Hooper (MIE). “I took over a course that Frank had been teaching a while, and he was gracious enough to give…

An academic-industry collaboration led by Professor Mohini Sain (MIE) has produced a new sustainably-sourced, production-ready engine component for high-performance vehicles.  The new part reduces emissions by both, displacing fossil fuel-derived plastics with renewable alternatives that can be recycled, and by decreasing vehicle weight, leading to improved fuel efficiency.  The Carbon Fibre-Composite 5.0L Engine…

U of T Engineering professors Aimy Bazylak (MIE), Vaughn Betz (ECE) and Frank Vecchio (CivMin) have been elected 2022 Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), for “excellence in engineering and services to the profession and to society.” As the Canada Research Chair for Thermofluidics…

Canada has formally committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — and since 78% of greenhouse gas emissions globally are related to energy, finding cleaner sources is a big part of the puzzle.  Researchers at the University of…

Now celebrating their 10th anniversary, the Schulich Leader Scholarships have allowed hundreds of students to explore, thrive and make a difference. Founded by philanthropist Seymour Schulich through his Schulich Foundation, the four-year awards support Canadian university students with entrepreneurial aspirations…

First year engineering students enrolled in Engineering Strategies and Practice (ESP) will spend the winter term tackling a design project for a client. Throughout the term student teams will utilize their design, communication, and problem solving skills to solve a…

  A novel method of creating 3D thermophotonic images developed by Andreas Mandelis (MIE) and his research team is highlighted in Photonics Media. Their method, called “truncated-correlation photothermal coherence tomography (TC-PCT)”, uses infrared camera frames to reconstruct 3D thermal images.…

A new method of creating hydrogen from natural gas — one which does not produce carbon dioxide as a byproduct — could open up a range of emission-free alternative energy technologies. The innovation was recently spun out into a company,…

Professor Marianne Touchie (MIE, CivMin) has received the Rising Star Award from the Ontario Building Envelope Council (OBEC) for 2021. This award is given out biennially to recognize individuals that demonstrate exceptional knowledge of the design, construction and performance of…