150th Anniversary Open House
In celebration of this milestone anniversary, we are excited to invite our entire community to explore U of T Engineering! Feed your curiosity by immersing yourself in our campus where you can tour our labs, lecture halls and buildings, participate in hands-on activities, and learn about ground-breaking research.
Saturday, October 14, 2023 | 10 AM – 2 PM
Discover 150 Years of U of T Engineering
From radios and robots to bridges and biofuels, U of T Engineering has been leading change and driving innovation for more than 150 years. We don’t just accept the world as it is: we ask bold questions, take things apart and find inventive ways to disrupt the status quo.
Our Faculty is the home of the first woman aircraft designer, the creator of the first electric wheelchair and the inventor of the revolutionary technology behind touchscreens. Today, we are pushing the limits of AI and data analytics, developing targeted treatments for cancer and creating more sustainable ways to meet our growing energy needs.
We are a faculty unified by examination, imagination, and diversity of ideas. Each of our community members has made a lasting contribution on this school, their colleagues, and the world. We hope you will join us to celebrate everything that has been accomplished and new ideas that will propel another 150 years of innovation.
Saturday, October 14, 2023
10AM – 2PM
This is a FREE, family-friendly event!
Program of events
9:00 AM - Registration opens at Myhal Centre
10:00 AM – Welcome and remarks from Dean Christopher Yip in Myhal Centre auditorium
10:30 AM – Enjoy and explore activities and tours. Full event listing can be found here.
Bold Ideas
Prepare to be captivated by our lecture series on the most pressing issues of our time, delivered by the world's leading experts in their respective fields. This is an opportunity you won't want to miss!
11:00 AM
Myhal, MY150
The 21st century engineer requires a wide range of skills that will equip them to address the complex issues of a rapidly changing world. Professor Moore will explore how engineering practice is changing, and how engineering education is transforming to develop engineers with both technical depth and leadership breadth.
Location: Myhal Centre, MY150
Time: 11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Myhal, MY150
The talk will present exciting advances and challenges in research developing the next generation of point-of-care technologies for diagnosing diseases and monitoring outbreaks of drug-resistant infections. Examples will include new diagnostics for monitoring antimicrobial resistance and low cost and sustainable diagnostics that can help to improve health equity.
Location: Myhal Centre, MY150
Time: 12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Myhal, MY150
Canada's critical infrastructure is becoming more and more intelligent due to the integration of information and communication technologies for improved efficiency and consumer centricity — but at what price? In this talk, ECE Chair Professor Deepa Kundur discusses the cybersecurity challenges as our infrastructure becomes smarter and more autonomous. After highlighting the current threat landscape, she will discuss the latest approaches to mitigate attacks through the use of artificial intelligence.
Location: Myhal Centre, MY150
Time: 1:00 PM
Events Listing
Tours
Satisfy your curiosity by touring spaces in our engineering facilities that are not normally accessible. You can tour places like:
- Campus buildings
- Structural Testing Facility
- Unit Operations Lab
- 3D printing lab
- Cutting edge R&D centre
Lectures
Learn about our history and new innovations from our faculty and students at the forefront of engineering. You can sit in on topics like:
- Lecture with Nicole Weckman: Re-Engineering Biology for Tackling Global Healthcare Challenges
- Lecture with Professor Emily Moore: Transforming Engineering Education at U of T
- A history of recruitment in the Faculty of Engineering
Displays and Activities
Engineers build and create items that tackle worldwide challenges and innovate for the future. Come and see examples of design projects, new spaces, and hands-on activities with our students, staff, and faculty. You can engage with:
- The UrbanScanner, a mobile lab that captures real-time air quality data
- Blue Sky Solar Racing vehicles
- Build an instrument with Skule of Music
- See functioning space rovers, robots, and much more!
- All
- Demos
- Displays
- Interactive
- Lectures
- Lounge
- Tours
- Workshops
Learn how we make our canoe float!
We will be displaying our canoes and explaining the important activities that the team go through from designing to racing the canoes!
Location: Sanford Fleming, 1st Floor
Hosted by: University of Toronto Concrete Canoe
canoe.skule.ca
Engineering Campus Walking Tour
Join us for a 30-minute tour led by a current U of T student and see key locations, facilities, and Engineering community spaces on campus.
From 10:30AM to 1:30PM. Tours depart every 15 minutes.
Location: Bahen Centre, Lobby
Iron Strings: The Skule Orchestra
Skule Orchestra presents the Iron Strings quartet! Get ready for a selection of iconic string quartet pieces celebrating the classic, the influential, and the revolutionary masterpieces of the genre in our showcase of Skule creativity.
Location: Galbraith, GB202
Hosted by: Skule Orchestra
https://orchestra07.wixsite.com/skuleorchestra
Experience the Toboggan, Ride the Toboggan
Drop by and see what a concrete toboggoan looks like! We will display one of our past toboggan's and some props used for last year's competition display day. See live footage from our races and get into the toboggan!
Location: Myhal, Outdoors
Hosted by: U of T Concrete Toboggan Team
Tour ChemE’s state-of-the-art Unit Operations Laboratory
Note: PPE is required and will be provided on site. Tours start at 10:30 AM and are limited to 15 per tour.
Location: Wallberg, 124
U of T Chemical Vehicles
Come see our current car design, along with footage from our winning runs at international competitions, and a presentation on how our design works. We will also have a live demo of some of the chemistry behind our car.
Location: Myhal Centre, Lobby
Hosted by: Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
www.utcv.ca
The not-so-quiet library
Our lounge will also be open to catch up with friends, play board games, and toys for little ones. We are not a "quiet" library!
Location: Sandford Fleming, 2402
Hosted by: Engineering & Computer Science Library
UTFR Electric Race Car Showcase
UTFR is coming off our most successful season in over a decade, winning the Formula Hybrid/Electric Competition in New Hampshire, placing 5th overall out of over 70 teams at Formula SAE Michigan, and 6th overall at Formula Student Czech Republic. Come check out the car and the team that made this all possible.
Location: Sandford Fleming, Outdoors
Hosted by the University of Toronto Formula Racing Team
fsaeutoronto.ca
Reach for the stars with UTAT
U of T Aerospace Team is a student team that designs and builds drones, rockets and satellites. Take a look at our projects and learn what it takes to send an idea up into the clouds, or even into orbit!
Location: Myhal, Arena
Hosted by: University of Toronto Aerospace Team
utat.ca
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