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À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering’s Dean Mary Wells joined a panel of engineering leaders to kick off National Engineering Month with a discussion celebrating the centennial of the Iron Ring tradition and the unveiling of a newly modernized Calling of an Engineer ceremony.

Hosted by Engineers Canada, yesterday's virtual event honoured the legacy of the Iron Ring’s obligation ceremony and explored recent updates made by the Corporation of the Seven Wardens to reflect a more inclusive and forward-thinking profession. 

À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering’s concrete toboggan team secured a podium finish at one of Canada’s most competitive student engineering challenges, placing third overall.

Competing at the 2025 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR) in Montreal from January 22 to 26, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering’s 26-member team excelled in multiple categories—earning first place in sustainability, second-place in theoretical design and technical report, and third-place in steering design, concrete reinforcement design and ski geometry design.

The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ has appointed an alum from the Faculty of Engineering as interim vice-president, academic and provost effective July 1, 2025.

Dr. Thomas Duever earned his bachelor, masters and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering from À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. After three years as a research engineer in the pulp and paper industry, he returned to the University as a faculty member for 24 years.

A University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ co-op student played a pivotal role in advancing sustainable building practices at a local consulting and engineering firm that specializes in building science.

Recent À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering alum Nicholas Sterner (BASc ’24, architectural engineering) completed three co-op work terms at RDH Building Science Inc. Sterner made significant contributions to projects aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reaffirming the value of co-op for students and employers.

A startup company co-founded by a À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering alumnus has secured $14 million in new backing to help clients with all aspects of intellectual property (IP).

New York-based Patlytics, which was co-founded by Paul Lee (BASc ’14, chemical engineering), has now raised $21 million in funding since its launch just a year ago.

The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s Pearl Sullivan Engineering IDEAs Clinic hosted a hackathon for students from the Engineering and Health faculties to challenge their collaborative design skills with a real-world problem. 

Supported by the Yuen Family Foundation, the three-day Health Tech Innovation Challenge tasked 61 undergraduate students and one graduate student to develop technological solutions for hospital-induced delirium in elderly patients. 

Better detection and treatment of breast cancer are possible with new imaging technology developed by researchers at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering.

The system leverages specific physical characteristics of breast tissue, such as density, and how the irregular packing of cells leads to differences in the way water molecules move in cancerous tissue compared to healthy tissue.

A À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering student has been recognized among top emerging aerospace leaders.

Shanaya Barretto, a third-year Mechatronics Engineering student, was recently named a 2025 Brooke Owens Fellow, a prestigious program offering paid internships and executive mentorship to outstanding undergraduate women and gender minorities in aerospace.

The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is known for its technological and scientific innovations that are shaping a better future for industries and communities worldwide.  

À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering is home to many of the University’s faculty, students and alumni who are conducting remarkable research to solve real problems. Here are eight innovations, from advancing cancer treatment to developing more environmentally friendly industrial processes, making a meaningful difference in the world today.  

An environmentally friendly innovation by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering researchers unlocks the potential of graphene – a material known for its strength, conductivity and thermal properties – in a diverse range of new areas.

The research team found a way to create the world’s first all-graphene ink for use with 3D printers for potential applications in environmental cleanup, consumer electronics and other fields.