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Prototype electrolyzer

Reducing the carbon footprint of the chemicals industry

June 11, 2020

Professor Micah Stickel (ECE), Vice-Dean, First Year for U of T Engineering, has received U of T’s highest honour for teaching. (Photo: Laura Pedersen)

Micah Stickel receives University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award

June 5, 2020

ECE-Grad-Manush-Nandan-Mohankumar-portrait

Meet two of ECE’s “Grads to Watch”

June 2, 2020

ECE Professor Ted Sargent is this year’s recipient of the Killam Prize for Engineering. (Photo: Johnny Guatto)

Ted Sargent receives the Killam Prize in Engineering

May 26, 2020

Severo is among 11 U of T Engineering recipients of the Vector Institute Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Severo)

Two ECE grad students receive Vector Institute Scholarships in AI

May 22, 2020

U of T Engineering Academy is a new self-paced, optional and not-for-credit program that is free to all incoming first-year students. (Photo illustration credit: Unsplash and Kyle Coulter)

New U of T Engineering Academy prepares incoming students to excel in first year

May 19, 2020

U of T Engineering’s first-ever Faculty-wide research conference is organized by members of the Graduate Engineering Council of Students as well as faculty. (Photo courtesy of Samantha Cheung)

U of T Engineering set to host first-ever virtual research conference

May 14, 2020

Researchers from U of T Engineering and Carnegie Mellon University are using electrolyzers like this one to convert waste CO2 into commercially valuable chemicals. Their latest catalyst, designed in part through the use of AI, is the most efficient in its class. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Artificial intelligence helps researchers up-cycle waste carbon

May 13, 2020

ECE Professor Micah Stickel has been named the next Acting Vice Provost, Students for the University of Toronto. (Photo: Laura Pedersen)

Micah Stickel appointed Acting Vice Provost, Students

May 8, 2020

Left to right: Shafiul Ferdous (Year 4 MIE), Zarak Khan (Year 4 MIE), Angélica Mora (Vice-president, Cerrro Azul Community Association), Carmen Figueroa (Principal, Cerro Azul Primary School) and Diego Amores (Year 4 ECE) in front of Escuela Cerro Azul. The U of T Engineering student are designing a solar installation to provide power for the school. (Photo courtesy Diego Amores)

Power for the people: Designing a solar array for a remote mountain community

April 22, 2020

Top feft to right: Professor Farid Najm, Nini Chen and Karen Irving
Bottom left to right: Afshin Poraria and Jaro Pristupa

ECE faculty and staff honoured for excellence by the Faculty of Engineering

April 22, 2020

Closeup of Raspbery Pi circuit board

COVID-19: ECE team programs single-board computers to remotely monitor patients and protect health care workers

April 16, 2020