Did you know that the Drinking Water Research Group (DWRG) at the University of Toronto has received funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), as well as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to investigate microplastics in Canadian drinking water? Efforts by the DWRG over the past three years have […]
This special event will be featured as part of the Skule Lunch & Learn Series and will showcase the innovative and progressive research currently underway at the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. With professors from different departments sharing their expertise and research, this event will be an exciting display of the diversity of research […]
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is now a part of the standard physical scientist's tool kit, and it is regularly used to discover exciting new materials and processes. But A.I.'s are famously fickle, susceptible to data set bias and imbalance, subject to information leakage during training, and reliant on its human to evaluate its performance. Join us […]
High-rise residential buildings are the fastest-growing form of housing in urban regions globally. These buildings already contribute significantly to carbon emissions globally, and they face serious performance challenges with our dramatically changing climate. From transmission of airborne containments to uneven ventilation and summertime overheating, various performance issues continue to plague this building type. Join us […]
This event has passed. Thanks to advances in technology and medical research, micro-scale mobile robots now have the ability for 3D motion through the human body. Join us on October 12 as Professor Eric Diller discusses and demonstrates how his tiny machines are controlled remotely using magnetic fields to help with neurosurgery and diagnosis in […]
This event has passed. Uncertain systems that evolve over time (called stochastic dynamical systems) are all around us. From a patient fighting cancer to the combined sewer system in the city of Toronto, these uncertain systems exist everywhere. Join us this November 9th as Professor Margaret Chapman discusses how theory and engineering together can confront […]
This event has passed. There is a significant global push towards recycling waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) to enable the circular economy. Conventional recycling processes rely on pyrometallurgy or hydrometallurgy. These techniques not only are reagent intensive and often require large consumption of strong acids and organic solvents, but they also produce secondary streams […]
This event has passed. Imagine walking onto a construction site to find robotics carrying out repetitive and laborious tasks while workers focused on supervising robotic systems and troubleshooting uncertainties, expending far less physical exertion. With greater development in robotics and automation, the construction industry is gradually gearing up to embrace a range of robotic solutions […]
This event has passed. As a practical field, engineering has often preferred a utilitarian approach to ethics. However, in a world of automation and artificial intelligence, such an approach may be unequal to the task. To overcome this, we need to reframe our thinking through an ethical lens. Doing so entails building a robust and […]
This event has passed. Despite ongoing advances in the healthcare industry, disparities in health outcomes continue to pose increasingly complex moral and ethical dilemmas.How can we leverage our knowledge of human factors and health disparities to improve the delivery of care? On March 8, International Women's Day, join us as we explore Professor Alfred's innovative […]
