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Nine incoming students to the Faculty of Engineering have been awarded prestigious Ted Rogers scholarships.

These scholarships recognize academic excellence, leadership, and a commitment to driving positive change, while supporting underrepresented groups in engineering and technology.

Kwaku Owusu Twum (PhD and MBET in progress) is revolutionizing agriculture with his platform, Mapmate. Born and raised in Ghana, Twum's exposure to the impacts of climate variability on food security sparked a lifelong mission to improve agricultural systems through technology.

Before coming to À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, Twum honed his expertise in the food and manufacturing sectors and in land management consulting. Seeking a dynamic entrepreneurial environment, he joined the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, where he is now an Entrepreneurial PhD Fellow.

An interdisciplinary research team from the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is building systems that mimic the human brain to improve the power efficiency and performance of artificial neural networks like those used in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology.   

Dr. Chris Eliasmith, a professor jointly appointed to the Departments of Systems Design Engineering and Philosophy, leads À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s Computational Neuroscience Research Group (CNRG), which focuses on replicating human brain function to create more efficient and powerful artificial systems.  

University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ researchers have achieved a breakthrough in electric vehicle (EV) battery technology that addresses key barriers to EV adoption including charging time and longevity.

Developed by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering professors Dr. Yverick Rangom and Dr. Michael Pope, both from the Department of Chemical Engineering, their innovation enables EV batteries to charge from zero to 80 percent in just 15 minutes instead of the usual one hour, and withstand up to 800 charging cycles.

The Faculty of Engineering hosted an inspiring Q&A session with Jim Estill (BASc ’1980) CEO of Danby Appliances, in a packed event space in Engineering Building 7.

The event, titled Discover the Power of Purpose-Driven Leadership, brought together students, faculty, and alumni to engage with one of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s most accomplished and philanthropic graduates.

Four professors from À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering have been named among the top one per cent of researchers globally, based on citation impact over the past decade.

This recognition is part of the Highly Cited Researchers Listâ„¢, published by Clarivate, an analytics company that highlights researchers making exceptional contributions to advancing knowledge in their fields.

À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering alum Sukh Singh (BASc ’12,) is the co-founder of Ground News, a media platform offering users a comprehensive view of news coverage across the political spectrum. Drawing on his University co-op experiences, Singh combines his passion for technology with a commitment to fostering informed, balanced discourse in today’s media landscape.

In this founder spotlight, Singh discusses how his co-op work terms helped him kickstart his entrepreneurial journey.

A À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering research team has developed a new technology that can generate sustainable, clean energy from vibrations and even small body movements.

This innovative research, supervised by Dr. Dayan Ban, a professor at the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Institute for Nanotechnology, means you could charge your laptop by typing or power your smartphone’s battery on your morning run. 

À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering alum Rachel Bartholomew (MBET ’14) is the founder and CEO of Hyivy, a femtech startup revolutionizing women's health care through therapeutic and remote monitoring devices for gynecological conditions. She is also the founder and lead advisor of Femtech Canada, an organization advocating for women innovators.

Bartholomew, a À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ alum from the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, reflects on her entrepreneurial journey and the experiences that shaped her company.

À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering earned high positions across a range of subject areas in the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ was ranked 31st in the world and 1st in Canada in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 44th in the world and 1st in Canada for Energy Science & Engineering.

The ARWU rankings are a respected measure of research excellence and impact, evaluating over 1,900 universities from 96 countries across 55 subject areas.