Posts Tagged: Research

CivMin professors among world’s top-cited scientists

CivMin researchers rate among top 2% worldwide in recent ranking CivMin faculty TOP ROW (L to R): Evan Bentz, Constantin Christopoulos, (Emeritus) Michael Collins, Tamer El-Diraby, Giovanni Grasselli, Bryan Karney, Khandker Nurul Habib, (Emeritus) Douglas Hooton and Heather MacLean. BOTTOM…

Can AI help make our buildings more sustainable?

New research explores the potential of artificial intelligence to optimize heating and cooling in buildings on the U of T campus We know we are supposed to switch the lights off when we leave a room, but what about the…

Lightning strikes twice

The second iteration of the CivMin Grad Lightning Series was held Thursday, February 23 with six presenters. The format, conceived by Prof. Marianne Hatzopoulou, saw rapid presentations of research to date by six senior CivMin graduate students near the completion of their…

CivMin’s Prof. Goodfellow on team awarded massive CIHR grant

Physiological earthquakes: Predicting cardiac events combining seismic experience with AI in the hospital   It is rare for a mineral engineering professor to receive funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), as it usually falls to biomedical engineering…

CivMin’s Prof. Siegel part of Round 1 GESeed Funded Project

  In January 2022, the Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN) inaugurated the Global Engineering Seed (GESeed), a fund which aims to support community-engaged, socially-impactful engineering research. Through Round 1 of this fund, the Centre has provided funding to six multidisciplinary…

Four CivMin grad students garner CGEN scholarships

Four CivMin graduate students have been awarded scholarships from the Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN). The feat is impressive, as half of the eight scholarships awarded have been granted to MASc and PhD candidates within the Department. A total pool…

Scott Butler and Good Roads ready to team up with U of T for a better Ontario

The Civil Engineering Industry Advisory Board (IAB) is an integral link in supporting and strengthening the Department’s relationships with key industries, fostering increased collaborative research, enhancing student experiential learning opportunities and increasing industry engagement.  Our IAB is comprised of a group of…
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