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http://news.engineering.utoronto.ca 22-07-2008 13:37:34
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#UofTEngineering researcher Peter Serles has been named a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow. The fellowship will support his postdoctoral research on using nano-3D printing to develop high-quality clusters of brain tissue. Read more: uofteng.ca/1SyKGJ
When she was 17, #UofTEngineering undergrad Diana Virgovicova discovered a molecule that can eliminate pollutants from water when exposed to sunlight. Now, the company she founded, Xatoms, aims to be the leading water purification company in the world. uofteng.ca/IGH7s8
#UofTEngineering professor Elaine Biddiss is working to make early childhood music education more accessible by developing a tool that can accurately identify non-pitched instruments such as tambourines and maracas. Read more: uofteng.ca/RVpODj
What started as a hobby farm for this family of #UofTEngineering alumni has turned into the second-largest maple syrup producer in Ontario. Read more about this sweet engineering story: uofteng.ca/y5Wwy2
#UofTEngineering PhD student Maeva Che is researching how biodegradation through granular activated carbon filtration can remove unpleasant taste and odour compounds in Ontario’s drinking water. Read more: uofteng.ca/euPfFB
With support from the Ontario Early Researcher Award, #UofTEngineering professor John Simpson-Porco is developing data-driven controllers for Ontario’s electric grid that will ensure reliability as Canada moves towards its 2050 net-zero goal. Read more: uofteng.ca/ic7eNd
#UofTEngineering professor Alison Olechowski has received the Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award, recognizing her commitment to student learning and teaching innovation. Read more: uofteng.ca/vbKMD6
Meet the 25 faculty and staff who received #UofTEngineering awards for outstanding contributions to teaching, research and administration: uofteng.ca/OznBBo
An AI model developed by #UofTEngineering professor Parham Aarabi can mimic how humans with colour-blindness navigate websites. Aarabi plans on expanding the model to test other barriers to accessibility, such as dyslexia or motor impairments. Read more: uofteng.ca/5fbC9T
#UofTEngineering professor Aimy Bazylak has been awarded a Dorothy Killam Fellowship. Bazylak’s research group is developing new membranes for hydrogen energy production devices that are more affordable than currently available materials. Read more: uofteng.ca/rTnVOb
#UofTEngineering alumnus Paul Cadario has received the Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award, recognizing nearly five decades of work giving back to the U of T community. Read more: uofteng.ca/9Zprwr