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EngSci alumnus receives Governor General’s Meritorious Service Cross

December 12, 2017

EngSci alumnus Professor Tom Chau (EngSci 9T2, ECE MASc 9T4) and his team received one of Canada’s highest civilian honours at a ceremony today. Chau and his team , which […]

Remembering victims of the Montreal Massacre

December 6, 2017

December 6 marks the anniversary of the École Polytechnique shooting in 1989, in which 14 women were killed, and many more injured. Events to commemorate the victims are taking place […]

Meet award-winning EngSci grads

November 8, 2017

Five EngSci alumni were honoured last week with Engineering Alumni Network (EAN) Awards: Engineering Hall of Distinction:  Jonathan Rose (EngSci 8T0, ECE MASc 8T2, PhD 8T6) 2T5 Mid-Career Award:  Tom Chau (EngSci 9T2, ECE […]

Smoothing the way to paperless medical records

October 24, 2017

EngSci alumnus James Bateman (1T3 Physics, ECE PhD candidate) knows a problem when he sees one. When his father-in-law underwent treatment for cancer, he saw firsthand the difficulty of coordinating […]

Two EngSci startups to watch

September 15, 2017

EngSci students are behind two of the winning startups from this year’s Hatchery Demo Day, held September 6 at U of T Engineering. Zaid Atto (EngSci 1T6 + PEY) is […]

Dawn Kilkenny and Khoman Phang join EngSci’s leadership team

August 16, 2017

In July, EngSci welcomed two new Associate Chairs to our team. They bring a wealth of teaching experience to help guide the program’s administration over the next five years. Professor […]

EngSci students take flight in microgravity to unravel physics mystery

June 24, 2017

Update Aug 1, 2017: Check out the team’s Twitter feed feed for photos and videos from their flight. Not many of us get to experience what it’s like to float […]

EngSci “aliebn” Jonny Sun featured in New York Times Magazine

June 15, 2017

You may know EngSci alumnus Jonathan Sun (1T1 PEY Infrastructure) by his Twitter handle “jomny sun“, a much-loved alien with spelling issues and almost half a million followers.  Sun’s unique […]

This drone’s got “pickup”

May 17, 2017

Several EngSci students were part of the first place team at a national drone competition that set a tough challenge: finding birds’ nests and retrieving an egg from one of […]

Taking flight: Rick Baltman’s journey from NASA to Hollywood and beyond

March 28, 2017

By Jamie Hunter For as long Rick Baltman (EngSci 9T2) can remember, he has wanted to be an astronaut. And while he’s still chasing that dream, his passion for aerospace […]