Posts Categorized: News

September 8, 2015 — A bold, colourful and unconventional collaboration has taken shape at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. Street artist Jason Wing, also known as SKAM, has painted a massive 276-foot (84-metre) installation that spans…

August 13, 2015 — With the sun beaming down on its solar surface, Horizon looked poised to tear off its platform and hit the road. The sleek new vehicle was unveiled today by the University of Toronto’s Blue Sky Solar…

August 4, 2015 — University of Toronto Engineering Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) has been appointed scientific director of the new Translational Biology and Engineering Program (TBEP), a unique interdisciplinary research initiative that will bring together leading experts in engineering…

July 24, 2015 — Four U of T engineers have received Ontario Professional Engineers Awards in honour of their outstanding contributions to the engineering profession and their wider community. Awarded by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Professional Engineers…

July 17, 2015 — U of T News talked to Forestry professor David Martell (IndE 7T1, MASc 7T2, PhD 7T5) to find out why wildfires seem so much worse this year. Read more.

July 6, 2015 — Professor Mark Fox (MIE) has been named a University of Toronto Distinguished Professor of Urban Systems Engineering, an honour that recognizes his exceptional career achievements and promise. Awarded by the U of T Office of the Vice-President…

July 6, 2015 — Four mechanical engineering students at the University of Toronto set out to “demystify” the knuckleball by attempting to build the world’s first pitching machine that would replicate the notoriously capricious pitch on a consistent basis. Read…

June 22, 2015 — Fifty-five researchers from U of T Engineering have received $12.7 million in research funding and scholarships awarded today by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The awards comprise the 2015 competition results for…

June 22, 2015 — Professor Aimy Bazylak will be the Director of Institute for Sustainable Energy from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018. Professor Bazylak has served as Associate Director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy since 2012. She has…

June 17, 2015 — Professor Craig Simmons(MIE/IBBME) is among five Canadian researchers to receive $300,000 over two years by research associations CQDM and Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE). The funding aims to support unconventional and innovative research projects to accelerate…