Posts Categorized: News

On November 28th, Monica Franklin, daughter of the late Ursula Franklin, delivered an inspiring speech about her mother’s profound legacy. Ursula Franklin, a pioneering scientist, educator, and activist, is remembered […]

On September 23rd, over 30 undergraduate, graduate students, along with postdoctoral fellows from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) participated in an industrial tour coordinated by Laboratory for […]

  Ambrish Kumar (MSE MEng candidate) didn’t expect to win when he made his pitch for net-zero hydrogen production at the Falling Walls Lab Toronto this past August — but he did just […]

By Jonathan Kong MARCH 18, 2024 Professor Yu Zou (MSE) has joined a collaborative effort with government and research institutions in Canada to advance the manufacturing processes crucial for the development of […]

MSE presentation session (Photo: Jonathan Kong) The March Break Open House hosted last Saturday, March 9th, was a tremendous success! Over 200 participants attended the MSE presentation sessions – the […]

By Selah Katona MARCH 13, 2024 A team of U of T Engineering researchers led by Professors Yu Zou (MSE) and Tobin Filleter (MIE) has received $2.8 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s […]

By Andrea Wiseman and Sean Bettam February 28, 2024 Canada’s population is aging, and with that comes a host of new stressors on the healthcare system- including an increasing number […]

A study by researchers at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering shows that mechanical deformation of medically implantable materials – such as bending or twisting – can have a big impact […]

Steven Thorpe (MSE) never intended to become a professor. “The thought never even crossed my mind until I was a TA in a course being taught by George Craig,” says Thorpe. […]