Posts Tagged: MIE
Kelly-Marie Melville (ChemE 1T2 + PEY) was in her dorm room, just two weeks into her studies at U of T Engineering, when a fellow student Korede Owolabi (CompE 1T5 + PEY) and member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) U…
Digital technology has globalized engineering design and collaboration: a new product can be prototyped in Toronto, assessed in Amsterdam and manufactured in Shenzhen. But Professor Alison Olechowski (MIE, ILead) says that many of the best practices used in industry have not kept pace…
A U of T Engineering-led team has developed the world’s thinnest wearable hot water bottle to relieve menstrual pain in the lower abdomen. Although dysmenorrhea — also known as menstrual cramps — affect up to 95 per cent of those who experience…
A team of U of T Engineering capstone students recently clinched the top prize and won $15,000 at the Clarke Prize Finale for developing a non-contact braking system for commercial aircraft. The Clarke Prize is named after alumnus Richard Morel Clarke (ChemE…
For many students starting university, a question lurks in the back of their minds: how will they conquer this new challenge? For Mehdi Essoussi (ECE Year 1) and Kirti Saxena (MechE Year 1), thriving under pressure is just part of their training. The two…
U of T Engineering students Paul Seufert (Year 4 EngSci) and Carol Yeung (Year 4 IndE) are about to head back to school after having an unforgettable summer spent travelling the world. But what’s unusual about their experience is that their time abroad has…
When the host of the Miss Universe Canada beauty pageant read the winner’s name, Lauren Howe (IndE 1T6) didn’t register it immediately. “I was feeling every emotion possible,” recalls the U of T Engineering alumna. “It takes a second to realize it’s…
Twenty-eight U of T Engineering students were presented with 2017 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards at a ceremony held on Tuesday, April 25. This marks the highest number of recipients from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering since the program’s…
Aaron Persad (EngSci 0T6, MIE PhD 1T4) is one of five U of T Engineering alumni named to the Canadian Space Agency’s shortlist of candidates to become Canada’s next astronaut. “I felt excited, honored and a bit surprised, since I…
A robotic exoskeleton for children with physical disabilities; an electronic “smart skin” that helps surgeons avoid errors; a meal replacement that promotes cognitive health — these are just a few of the U of T Engineering innovations featured at last…
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