World’s thinnest wearable heat pack, designed by team led by alumnus Charlie Katrycz, named National Winner of James Dyson Award
Alumnus Charlie Katrycz (MIE MEng 1T8) led the team that developed Undu, the world’s thinnest wearable heat pack to ease menstrual pain. The flexible, form-fitting device for pain relief is gaining more exposure after being named a National Winner of the James Dyson Award. The award recognizes design engineers all over the world for inventions that solve problems, and Katrycz’s heating pad is Canada’s top project.
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A new study led by Professor Timothy Chan demonstrates how better placed defibrillators could save more lives (U of T Engineering News)
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Mechanical engineering student Luke Patterson part of world record setting Human Powered Vehicle Design Team (U of T Engineering News)
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Lidan You and Xinyu Liu among seven U of T Engineering professors awarded Hart Professorships (U of T Engineering News)
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Alumnus Rob Brown (MechE 0T0) spoke with U of T Engineering about his vinyl record press machine company, one of only two in the world
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Dr. Goldie Nejat featured in The Globe and Mail about her work developing social robots to support older adults with cognitive challenges (The Globe and Mail)
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Cognitive Assessment of Executive Functions using Serious Games with Mark Chignell
PsychEng Seminar Series
Thursday, October 10, 2019 | 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Room 2135, Bahen Centre, 40 St. George Street
Registration required: More info
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Adaptive design of personalized dose-finding clinical trials with Amin Khademi
Operations Research Seminar
Thursday, October 10, 2019 | 12:10 - 1 p.m.
Room 1130, Bahen Centre, 40 St. George Street
Open to the public and registration not required: More info
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Pulickel Ajayan, Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University
MIE Distinguished Seminar Series
Friday, October 11, 2019 | 2 - 3 p.m.
MC102, 5 King's College Road
Open to the public and registration not required: More info
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Advanced Machining two-day course (Oct. 19 & 26)
Saturday, October 19 & Saturday, October 26, 2019 | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
D109, George Brown College, 160 Kendal Street
Registration required: More info
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Basic Machining two-day course (Oct. 20 & 27)
Sunday, October 20 & Sunday, October 27, 2019 | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
D106, George Brown College, 160 Kendal Street
Registration required: More info
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Campus & community events
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Do Active Classrooms Matter? with Susan McCahan
Hosted by U of T Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, part of the Lectures at the Leading Edge series
Wednesday, Oct. 2 | 1 - 2 p.m.
Room 150, Myhal Building, 55 St. George Street | More info
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Biological and Bio-inspired Materials Processing with Matt Harrington
Hosted by U of T's Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Friday, Oct. 4 | 12 - 1 p.m.
GB221, 35 St. George Street | More info
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Engineering Day at Varsity Stadium
Tickets are free for engineering students, faculty and staff to cheer on the Varsity Blues Football team which includes mechanical engineering students Maxwell Gyimah and Mitchell Brake
Saturday, Oct. 5 | Gates open at 11:30 am, Kickoff at 1 pm
U of T Varsity Stadium, 299 Bloor Street West | More info
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Recruitment Info Session with Schlumberger Canada
Hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, U of T Student Chapter
Tuesday, Oct. 15 | 6:45 - 8:30 p.m.
WB119, 200 College Street | More info
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Job, volunteer & study opportunities
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Concordia School of Engineering and Computer Science hiring Research Chair as well as a tenure-track position in area of Data Analytics in Healthcare Engineering
Deadline: ASAP | More info about Research Chair and Data Analytics positions
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Volunteers needed for International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Oct. 15, 2019)
Deadline: ASAP | More info
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MIE hiring Assistant Professor and Associate/Professor of Robotics
Deadline: January 7, 2020 | More info
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Calls for proposals & competitions
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Generate Innovation Challenge, presented by Ontario Power Generation
Deadline: October 10, 2019 | More info
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Call for Abstracts for the Inter-University Workshop at Waterloo (Nov. 16, 2019)
Hosted by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society student group at the University of Waterloo
Deadline: October 10, 2019 | More info
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The Next 36 program provides mentorship and capital for 36 young Canadian entrepreneurs
Deadline: October 16, 2019 | More info
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Update following the recent death of a student
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Following the death of a student at the Bahen Centre this past weekend, the University is taking immediate steps to improve the safety of the building.
Read more: U of T to improve safety at Bahen Centre as it reopens, U of T News
The Faculty of Engineering will hold a session today, Tuesday, October 1 from 1 - 4 pm in GB202 where students, faculty and staff can share their experiences and discuss how U of T can best support the mental health and wellness of our community members.
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If you are feeling distressed or overwhelmed, help is available 24/7:
- 911 if there is immediate risk
- Good 2 Talk Student Helpline at 1-866-925-5454
- Gerstein Crisis Centre at 416-929-5200
- My SSP couselling available in 146 languages at 1-844-451-9700
Visit the Health & Wellness website for more resources
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