Alexander Krawciw, a PhD student in the Autonomous Space Robotics research group at U of T, achieves the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS), underscoring his promising contributions to advancing robotics technology. The Vanier CGS are awards designed to attract and support exceptional doctoral students across Canada. Under the […]
Written by Joan Wilson DaCosta On May 10, alumni from the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) travelled from far and wide to walk the halls of their alma mater and commemorate 75 years of impact in the field of aeronautical engineering. Lab tours and research demonstrations brought together […]
A team of University of Toronto engineering researchers are working to enhance the reasoning ability of robotic systems, such as autonomous vehicles, with the goal of increasing their reliability and safe operation in changing environments. Multi-object tracking, a critical problem in self-driving cars, is a big focus at the Toronto Robotics and […]
On November 11, 2023, U of T Engineering students gathered in the basement of the Sandford Fleming Building — known to many as The Pit — to witness the deployment of HERON Mk. II into space. The 3U CubeSat satellite, built and operated by the University of Toronto Aerospace Team […]
U of T Engineering researchers have partnered with Siemens Energy to tackle a key challenge in the energy sector: sustainable energy conversion for propulsion and power generation – such as developing gas turbine engines that can run on sustainable energy sources like hydrogen. Led by Professor Swetaprovo Chaudhuri (UTIAS), the […]
For aviation, the path to reduced climate change impact and eventually net-zero carbon dioxide emissions is clear. We must replace fossil fuels with net-zero energy sources, and improve aircraft energy efficiency. The latter is essential given that future energy sources under consideration—such as sustainable aviation fuel and liquid hydrogen—introduce substantial […]
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 that. “I was working on Nanodes, the startup I co-founded with Rutvik Solanki (UTIAS MEng 2T3) and Siva Subramaniam (UTIAS MEng 2T2) at The Entrepreneurship Hatchery, […]
Researchers at the University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) have made a significant step towards enabling reliable predictions of complex dynamical systems when there are many uncertainties in the available data or missing information. This work could have numerous applications ranging from predicting the performance of aircraft engines to forecasting […]
How does a group of U of T Engineering students build an autonomous vehicle that bests its competition year after year? For the aUToronto team, the secret to success is an inclusive and supportive environment. Since 2018, aUToronto, U of T’s self-driving car team, has put in a consistently strong […]
Join us in celebrating Sean Wolfe, an exceptional PhD candidate in the Aerospace Mechatronics Research Group at U of T. His remarkable achievement of winning the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship underscores his dedication to shaping the future of aerospace. Professor Reza Emami, Wolfe’s accomplished supervisor, highlights Sean’s pioneering potential, […]