The projection for air travel passengers is expected to double following the pandemic. Will aviation companies be able to provide greener air travel? ✈️ Professor David Zingg (UTIAS) is a guest on What’s The Point podcast, where he discusses the impact of newer aircrafts, long-range flights, R&D, the individual roles […]
NASA has awarded three contracts under the on-ramp feature of the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid IV) contract, the agency announced February 10. These multiagency contracts are available to support all NASA centers and other federal agencies. The awardees are: Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lockheed Martin Space, Littleton, Colorado QinetiQ Space NV, […]
Michael talks to Dr. David Zingg, Professor at and former Director of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies about how planes contribute to our environmental footprint. Michael and Professor Zingg discuss the impact flight has on greenhouse gas emissions, plane design, biofuels, and other areas of emissions to […]
The drive to put autonomous vehicles on the market has sped up over the last decade but that doesn’t mean self-driving cars will be truly road-ready anytime soon. “We are way far from that level where a machine can drive like humans in any conditions,” said Amir Khajepour, a professor […]
Can tiny, worm-like robots revolutionize the way surgeons work? How will human-robot interactions be improved? Can AI and robotics create self-driving cars that make winter driving safer? These are just some of the questions that interdisciplinary teams of professors and students at the University of Toronto are answering through their […]
Solving problems is what engineers do best. Here are the top 10 gift ideas designed by the U of T Engineering alumni and students! 🎁 Engineering Holiday Gift Guide 2021
To our U of T Engineering community You will all have received the message today from Trevor Young, Acting Vice-President and Provost, and Kelly Hannah-Moffat, Vice-President, People Strategy, Equity and Culture. As they shared, in following guidance from local governments and public health agencies, there will be no more in-person final examinations taking […]
On behalf of U of T Engineering and UTIAS, we want to wish all of our students a Happy Holidays and a fantastic New Year! 🧨 Special thanks to Aerospace engineering and Robotics Institute graduate students Abhishek Goudar, Adam Heins, Sherry Chen and Keenan Burnett for appearing in this video!
On November 4, U of T Engineering recognized outstanding members of our community at the 2021 Engineering Alumni Network (EAN) Awards. The virtual awards ceremony celebrated alumni and students for their accomplishments and their contributions to the Skule™ community. “An engineering education from U of T is terrific preparation for […]
Professor Swetaprovo Chaudhuri (UTIAS) is a Member of the Ontario COVID-19 Modelling Consensus Table
Professor Swetaprovo Chaudhuri (UTIAS) has been invited to the Ontario COVID-19 Modelling Consensus Table to generate estimates around incidence, prevalence, and the spread of COVID-19 in Ontario and its impact on health and the health system. The Ontario COVID-19 Modelling Consensus Table acts as a sister advisory body to the […]