Events

Feb
11
Thu
Tea with a GEARS Mentor @ Online Event
Feb 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

In addition to the weekly GEARS Sessions, current EngSci students can also chat with a GEARS Mentor 1-on-1. If you have questions about Engineering Science, different study habits or time management strategies, or would like to learn more about our leaders’ experience in EngSci (including about their Majors, clubs, summer research or PEY opportunities) they’d love to chat!

Today’s Tea with a GEARS Mentor is with Yudi.  Tea not required!

Log in to the EngSci Info Hub to join the session in Bb Collaborate (utorID required).

Apr
13
Tue
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Praxis II Showcase @ Online event
Apr 13 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Students at the 2019 Praxis II Showcase show off the user-friendly Naloxone kit they created.

 

 

Staff, faculty, alumni, and members of the public are invited to attend this annual event.

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 8-11 AM and 1-5 PM EDT
Registration is required – find event details and registration here.
Due to public health restrictions the 2021 Praxis II Showcase will take place online.

 

At the Praxis II Showcase, student teams present and demonstrate their designs to stakeholders and the general public. Attendees will be able to ask questions and talk to the teams in small group chats.

Read about a previous Praxis II Showcase in the U of T Engineering News.

Praxis II is a Year 1 course that allows Engineering Science students to refine and apply their engineering, design, and communication skills. The students are given a single challenge:

Effect a verified and validated improvement in the lived experience of a community.

Focusing on a community allows students to gain first-hand experience with the issues confronting real groups of people and to engage one-on-one with stakeholders and community representatives.

The course culminates in the public Praxis II Showcase. At the event, students share their refined understanding of their opportunity and their proposed engineering designs with a wide audience through posters, prototypes and presentations.

Learn more about the course and event here.

This event is open to the public but registration is required.  Registration will open at the end of March.  Please check back at that time.

Media enquiries are welcome.  Please visit the link above for contact information.

Sep
14
Tue
ACE: Engineering a Successful Year
Sep 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

cartoon illustrating achieve, connect and engage

Are you hoping to engineer a successful year? Melissa Fernandes, your Mental Health Programs Officer, will reveal 3.5 things that will help set you up for success. Come prepared with questions for the Q&A!

 

Nov
15
Mon
Coffee with Chris @ Online event
Nov 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Coffee with Chris

 

The first Coffee with Chris on Zoom for 2021-2022 will be a conversation between Dean Chris Yip and Engineering Society President Jacqueline Fleisig.

All students are invited to send in questions and/or topics for discussion this form. All submissions are anonymous, and we will do our best to include your suggestion in the discussion. Thank you for your participation!

Please submit your questions and/or topics by Wednesday, November 3.

Register for Coffee with Chris here.

See you there!

Nov
24
Wed
EngSci Research: ESROP Q & A @ Zoom link will be emailed after registration
Nov 24 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

event poster showing student in lab coat holding and blue gloves holding experimental apparatus

Year 1 & 2 EngScis, are you interested in research?

Join us for a special panel discussion with EngSci students who have recently completed placements through our Engineering Science Research Opportunities Program (ESROP) at U of T and abroad.

Learn how they found their research projects, what they learned from their experience, and what to expect from summer research.

Meet the panelists and register here.

 

Jan
18
Tue
ESEC Prep Workshop @ Zoom link will be emailed after registration
Jan 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Get ready for ESEC 2022 on Jan. 20 - 22.

 

This workshop, hosted by Troost ILead will help first- and second-year EngSci students get the most out of their Engineering Science Education Conference (ESEC) experience.

You will learn strategies for networking in a professional setting (with speakers, faculty, and fellow classmates) and knowledge on how and what to prepare for the conference. These skills are more important now than ever in our current online-only circumstances.

Students will learn:

  • Networking skills, approaches, & mindsets
  • How to prepare for a networking situation
  • The art of asking good professional questions

Register for the Prep Workshop here (utorID login required).  This event is open to Year 1 and 2 EngSci students only.

Jan
20
Thu
ESEC 2022 @ Online Event
Jan 20 – Jan 22 all day

ESEC: Engineering Science Education Conference 2022

Now in its 17th year, this annual conference aims to broaden our students’ horizons through engagement with world leaders in a wide range of sectors related to our program’s subjects.


EngSci students learn about research, education and career opportunities for young engineers from innovators and thought leaders in engineering-related fields.

Speakers share their expertise and career path through presentations and informal networking events.

ESEC 2022 will be a virtual conference with small group “fireside chats”, lectures, and more.


ESEC reception
ESEC 2019 speaker Jessica Burgner-Kahrs talks with students during the conference reception.

Check the ESEC 2022 website for info on this year’s line-up, how you can prepare, and ways to engage with the speakers. 

Current EngSci students:
The registration link will be emailed to you in January, or find it in the EngSci Info Hub (UTORid login required).

See previous years’ line-ups here.

Are you an alum or friend of the program who would like to attend?  Please email Christina Heidorn at engsci@utoronto.ca.

Feb
14
Mon
EngSci Research: ESROP-UofT & ESROP-ExOp @ Zoom
Feb 14 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Event poster for EngSci Research: ESROP-UofT & ESROP-ExOp showing three male students in a lab, surrounded by large electronic equipment.

Year 1 & 2 EngScis, thinking of doing summer research?

Join Prof. Aimy Bazylak and Don Newton to learn about engineering research, what to expect, and how it can help your engineering career.

**BEFORE THE EVENT**  Please watch two video modules in the EngSci Info Hub.

Find the video modules and the Zoom link here (utorID login required).

 

Mar
9
Wed
Skule Lunch & Learn presents BOLD INNOVATIONS: Engineering Research Highlights @ Online event
Mar 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

 

U of T Engineering Lunch & Learn

U of T Engineering alumni, join us for this monthly series.

This special event will showcase some of the innovative and progressive research underway at U of T Engineering.

With professors from different departments sharing their expertise and research, you’ll get a taste of the diversity of our Faculty’s research.

Featured speakers:

Upcycling CO2: Achieving energy storage and addressing persistent emissions with renewable electricity, Professor David Sinton (MIE)

Supporting Student Success: Increasing Access to Inclusive Global Research Experiences, Professor Elham Marzi (ISTEP)

Pi in the Sky: Drone-delivered defibrillators for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Professor Timothy Chan (ISTEP)

Read the abstracts and register for this free and exclusive event.

Apr
18
Mon
Praxis II Showcase @ Hart House
Apr 18 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Students at the 2019 Praxis II Showcase show off the user-friendly Naloxone kit they created.

 

This year’s Praxis II Showcase will not be open to the public. 

Registration is required for Praxis II project stakeholders who are not members of the U of T community.  Please register by Thursday, April 14.

Drop-ins will not be admitted.

Monday, April 18, 2022 | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM EDT
Project stakeholders:  find event details and registration here.

At the Praxis II Showcase, student teams present and demonstrate their designs to stakeholders and the general public. Attendees will be able to ask questions and talk to the teams in small group chats.

Read about a previous Praxis II Showcase in the U of T Engineering News.

Praxis II is a Year 1 course that allows Engineering Science students to refine and apply their engineering, design, and communication skills. The students are given a single challenge:

Effect a verified and validated improvement in the lived experience of a community.

Focusing on a community allows students to gain first-hand experience with the issues confronting real groups of people and to engage one-on-one with stakeholders and community representatives.

The course culminates in the public Praxis II Showcase. At the event, students share their refined understanding of their opportunity and their proposed engineering designs with a wide audience through posters, prototypes and presentations.

Learn more about the course and event here.

Media enquiries are welcome.  Please visit the link above for contact information.