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This prototype UV lamp, designed by a team including undergraduate student Bipasha Goyal (Year 3 EngSci), is part of a smart robotic assembly that is designed to sterilize surfaces in hospitals, schools and even residential buildings. (Image: Junho (Dave) Jeong)

Smart UV lamp to fight COVID-19: One of 87 student-led projects to receive funding from Mitacs Research Training Awards

October 6, 2020

Historica Canada has launched a new Heritage Minute celebrating ECE alumna Elsie MacGill (ElecE 2T7), the world’s first female aeronautical engineer. (Image courtesy of Historica Canada)

“Queen of the Hurricanes”: ECE’s first alumna featured in new Heritage Minute

October 1, 2020

Luca Franchi’s study setup in his home in London, U.K. Franchi is one of three ECE Pearson Scholars who will begin their studies from home in locations around the world. (Photo courtesy Luca Franchi)

Three Pearson scholars on their first weeks as ECE students

September 25, 2020

Nicolas Papernot (supplied image)

Connaught New Researcher award boosts machine learning research

September 17, 2020

The 8th edition of Microelectronic Circuits, known worldwide as “Sedra/Smith,” was published in late 2019. Celebrating the launch in February 2020 are (from l to r) Professors Adel Sedra, Tony Chan Carusone (both ECE) and Vincent Gaudet (U Waterloo), along with Professors K.C. Smith (ECE, seated) and Anantha Chandrakasan (M.I.T. and ISSCC 2020 Sr. Technical Advisor). (Photo by Danny Zhang (ECE MASc candidate))

New edition of classic electronics textbook by ECE professors embraces the e-book

September 15, 2020

A3MD researchers will combine high-throughput experimentation and artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery of new energy conversion materials and consumer electronics. Ziliang Li (ECE PhD candidate, pictured) holds a next generation light-emitting material in the Sargent Lab at the University of Toronto. (Photo courtesy of Ziliang Li)

New academia-industry partnership to accelerate the search for materials for sustainable energy and smartphones

September 11, 2020

Four new faculty members joined The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) department this summer. Introducing (from top-left, clockwise) Professors Margaret Chapman, Mark Jeffrey, Shurui Zhou and John Simpson-Porco.

From solving uncertainties to enhancing global collaboration: Meet ECE’s four new faculty members

September 8, 2020

From top left, clockwise: Professors Chirag Variawa (ISTEP), Marianne Touchie (CivMin), Aimy Bazylak (MIE), Natalie Enright Jerger (ECE) and Elham Marzi (ISTEP). (Photos: Laura Pederson, Kevin Soobrian and Roberta Baker)

Five U of T Engineering professors on how they’re preparing for an unprecedented Back to Skule™

August 27, 2020

photo of Dr. Mark Jeffrey

Q&A — Meet Professor Mark Jeffrey

July 30, 2020

U of T Engineering postdoctoral fellow Xue Wang installs a membrane electrode assembly cell for testing the performance of a catalyst. Made by coating copper with a layer of carbon-doped nitrogen, the catalyst is designed to efficiently convert CO2 into ethanol. (Photo courtesy Xue Wang)

Converting emissions into valuable fuel

July 23, 2020

Professors Lisa Austin and David Lie photographed outside of Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto prior to when COVID-19 struck.

Can COVID-19 contact tracing and exposure notification apps protect both your health and your privacy?

July 22, 2020

New ECE Professor Shurui Zhou.

Q&A — Meet Professor Shurui Zhou

July 14, 2020