From the first woman aircraft designer to the team that grew a model of a human heart ventricle, U of T Engineering has been changing what’s possible for 150 years. Watch these stories of our 21st century engineers pursuing excellence and innovation.
A lot has changed for students over the past century and a half. Still, many things remain the same – the need for hands-on experiences, feeling part of an inclusive community, access to modern labs and exposure to cutting-edge research. Support from our alumni and friends helps to make all this possible and accelerates our ability to provide a forward-looking curriculum that is not only top in Canada, but one of the best in the world.
Chris Yip, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto, shares his pathway from undergraduate student to Dean, bringing people together one coffee at a time.
Meet Kate, a PhD candidate in biomedical engineering at the University of Toronto. Discover how she is using 3D printing to help save lives.
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Noel Devaere is a PhD student in chemical engineering at the University of Toronto. See what inspired him to pursue a career fighting climate change and join him in the lab as he works to solve mining’s wastewater challenges.
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Nikitha Manickam is a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at the University of Toronto, and project manager on the Blue Sky Solar Racing team. Step behind the scenes as the team tests their new car, Borealis, and learn more about the student at the heart of the team.
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Thank you for supporting the 21st century engineer.
Your contribution to the Annual Skule™ Greatest Need Fund supports U of T Engineering’s most urgent needs. Gifts to this fund enables the Faculty to act quickly when situations arise – whether that is purchasing new equipment, upgrading facilities or providing emergency financial support to students
You can support your degree department or a specific institute or centre. Your gift accelerates priorities within the unit and helps build robust teaching and research programs. Beyond all degree departments within the Faculty, you can support the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, the Centre for Global Engineering, the Entrepreneurship Hatchery, the Institute for Aerospace Studies, and more.
U of T Engineering faculty and staff actively work to break down systemic barriers facing students today. Your giving can enhance inclusion in our community through lecture series, travel to conferences, career development programs, research, K-12 outreach programs, and curriculum initiatives, as well as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) awards and scholarships.
Awards open doors. They attract students to the Faculty, remove economic barriers and create pathways to futures that may otherwise be unreachable. Awards motivate students and recognize their hard work. They make families proud and prospective employers take notice. Awards also demonstrate to students that their fellow Skule™ alumni support them in pursuing their dreams and achieving professional success.
Many of our alumni have seen first-hand how students who learn in an atmosphere of innovation and entrepreneurship become the engineers who make a real-world impact — and feel that their own education changed their lives in invaluable ways.
You can make an impact by establishing a named expendable (beginning at $12,500) or endowed (beginning at $25,000) award – or supporting an existing award with a donation of any amount.
To learn more about establishing a named award or supporting an existing award, please click contact Nadia Gibbons at [email protected] or 416-978-0380.
For a century and a half, U of T Engineering has driven innovation and redefined the field.
As part of the University’s Defy Gravity campaign, we have identified four areas of focus that will build on our distinguished past, inspire us to challenge what is possible and push the limits in pursuit of a better future.
By supporting these areas of focus, you can help U of T Engineering make a lasting impact on some of the greatest challenges of our time. Download our PDF to learn more.
Creating sustainable & thriving global communities through technologies that meet the climate crisis head-on, such as new ways of harvesting solar power or bio-inspired solutions that reduce energy use in buildings;
Promoting healthy societies by finding new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent disease;
Designing intelligent machines for good, using expertise in analytics and AI to improve everything from self-driving robots to water distribution systems; and
Enhancing the development of the 21st century engineer by promoting a more inclusive profession and enhancing the skills of U of T Engineering graduates.
