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Modelling mayday: New research from U of T Engineering helps pilots train for aerodynamic stall

June 8, 2018

On a winter night in February 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed just outside of Buffalo, N.Y., killing all 49 passengers and crew aboard and one person on the ground. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board determined that the turbo-prop aircraft experienced many factors contributing to the crash, including an […]

U of T’s aUToronto team wins first competition of AutoDrive Challenge

May 24, 2018

The University of Toronto’s aUToronto team has come out on top at the first competition of the three-year AutoDrive Challenge. The competition, created by GM and SAE International, challenged eight universities from across North America to turn an electric Chevy Bolt completely self-driving by 2020. The student team, which includes […]

Robotics by land and air: A Q&A with Steven Waslander

May 22, 2018

Professor Steven Waslander has spent his career to date both designing robots, and building in the brains that allow them to operate autonomously. As a graduate student he worked on some of the first quadcopter aerial robots, and later developed an autonomous car sophisticated enough to drive on public roads. […]

UTIAS Professor and Director Chris Damaren Speaks to U ofT Magazine About Solar Sails

April 27, 2018

Solar sails could propel ships to other planets – and even stars – with much less fuel… Humans have long dreamed of going to the stars – but exactly how we’d get there has always been an open question. Once you’ve achieved a high speed, you can just coast along […]

aUToronto to compete at international self-driving car competition

April 23, 2018

The hardest part was getting started. U of T Engineering’s aUToronto team, a group of undergraduate and grad students selected to compete in the international Autodrive Challenge™, is heading to its first competition in Yuma, Ariz this April. There they will be judged on their work converting a Chevrolet Bolt […]

University of Toronto Aerospace Team reaches new heights with latest fleet of vehicles

April 17, 2018

The University of Toronto Aerospace Team (UTAT) celebrated a banner year by unveiling a fleet of new vehicles at its annual Aerospace Showcase — including a six-metre-tall rocket built to blast through the Canadian altitude record for amateur rocketry. The event was held on April 9 in lobby of the […]

UTIAS Alumna Natalie Panek Featured in Lady Speed Stick Unstoppable Campaign

March 19, 2018

In a video shot at UTIAS, alumna Natalie Panek is featured in a Lady Speed Stick Unstoppable campaign. Lady Speed Stick: Be Unstoppable – Natalie Panek (Video)

Prof. Omer Gulder Elected as Fellow of The Combustion Institute

February 28, 2018

Inaugural Class of Fellows of The Combustion Institute Elected Feb 22, 2018 The Combustion Institute is pleased to announce the inaugural class of Fellows of The Combustion Institute. As dedicated members of the international combustion community, the 125 elected Fellows are recognized by their peers as distinguished for outstanding contributions […]

UTIAS student’s SpaceX internship involved working on Falcon Heavy’s engines

February 22, 2018

Askar Kazbekov, a UTIAS student who is working on a master’s degree with Professor Adam Steinberg spent nearly a year-and-half working for Hawthorne, Calif.-based SpaceX during two separate internships – one of which was organized through the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering’s professional experience year program. His most recent […]

Start@UTIAS startup Kepler takes flight with satellite launch in China

January 22, 2018

Kepler Communications, founded by Mina Mitry (EngSci 1T2, AeroE MASc 1T4) and Jeffrey Osborne (AeroE PhD candidate), said its first nanosatellite was successfully deployed by a rocket that launched on Jan. 19 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern China. Liftoff: U of T Engineering startup Kepler takes flight […]