Alumni News

Leading minds share their thoughts at ESEC 2017

January 26, 2017

Flying machines, NBA basketball analytics, and automated traffic control–these are just some of the topics explored at this year’s Engineering Science Education Conference (ESEC). See photos from the event. Over […]

EngSci Alumnus Funds First eSports Scholarship at U of T Engineering

January 18, 2017

“We need to reward the mavericks amongst us who may not fit into the mold of a traditional leader,” said Victor Xin (0T8 + PEY), reflecting the spirit of EngSci. […]

How an EngSci brought science to the NFL’s “Deflategate” scandal

September 21, 2016

John Pye (Aero 9T2) has worked on many engineering problems, but probably none has had as much public scrutiny as his work on the NFL’s famous “Deflategate” scandal. In 2015, […]

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Magic Flying Machines

April 12, 2016

Professor Raffaello D’Andrea (EngSci 9T1) has a knack for making beautiful technology. At the recent 2016 I.I. Glass Lecture at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), he […]

Alumnus Jonathan Sun

Jonathan Sun: Engineer, architect, social media sensation

April 4, 2016

  City builder? Cultural commentator? Hip-hop aficionado? It’s impossible to label Jonathan Sun (EngSci 1T1 + PEY). He’s trained as an engineer, interdisciplinary architect, visual artist, writer, performer and comedian. […]

Jim Courtney: stepping up at the Pan Am Games

April 1, 2016

April 1, 2016 When alumnus Jim Courtney (EngSci 6T6) filled out the application to volunteer at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am & Parapan Am Games, it was the first step […]

Improve the Accuracy and Speed of Stem Cell Production

February 3, 2016

PhD candidate Nika Shakiba (EngSci 1T0) has been named a recipient of a 2016 Jennifer Dorrington Graduate Research Award. Issued by the University of Toronto Donnelly Centre for Cellular and […]

Messaging company Kik acquires Blynk, a company co-founded by EngSci alumnus

January 13, 2016

Blynk was co-founded in 2013 by EngSci alumnus Shums Kassam and Jaclyn Ling while still undergraduates, and began as a fashion endeavour. The company has recently been acquired by Kik […]