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Two U of T Engineering research projects have received a boost from Connaught New Researcher awards. Professor Merve Bodur (MIE) will investigate new ways to optimize strategic decisions for electric car sharing systems, while Professor Nicolas Papernot (ECE) aims to make machine learning more…

A new consortium — featuring players from industry, academia and government — will use the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate design of the next generation of high-performance materials, with applications from renewable energy to consumer electronics. “Materials discovery…

Professor Aimy Bazylak (MIE) has been elected to the 2020 cohort of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Established in 2014, the College is the country’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation…

During a typical academic year, Professor Chirag Variawa’s (ISTEP) pre-lecture ritual involved taking a walk and listening to music before making his way into the Lee & Margaret Lau Auditorium, a large collaborative space in the Myhal Centre that seats nearly…

Professor Javad Mostaghimi (MIE) and his team using coating expertise to enhance anti-microbial properties of face masks A U of T Engineering team is developing a new way to coat minute particles of copper onto the inside of fabrics, such…

The economic impact of COVID-19 has rippled through industries across the world. Businesses everywhere have dealt with sudden closures, new health and safety rules and disruptions to the supply chain. For alumnus Dan Chan (IndE 9T0), vice president of supply…

Building a car is hard. Building a propane/electric hybrid car from scratch using only volunteer labour in less than six months is, some would say, impossible. Luckily, nobody mentioned that to Douglas Venn (MechE 6T9, MEng 7T1). “We had no idea how…

U of T Engineering professor Steven Waslander (UTIAS) is developing the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones, that are capable of high-speed maneuvers, automated landing and stable flight near obstacles. “This work could greatly expand the applications…

  Zero-emission sources of power harvested from solar and wind are less costly and more widely available than ever before. But what happens when the sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn’t blow? Professor Aimy Bazylak (MIE) may have an answer. Bazylak…

The MIE Department was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Henry Moller in June 2020. Moller was a PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering working with the Interactive Media Lab to evaluate his…