Featured Research Stories
Our professors are more than dedicated educators-they are also renowned researchers who continue our faculty's history of contributing to the betterment of society. By applying their knowledge in creative and imaginative ways they improve upon current technologies and create new ways to solve problems
Engineering is interdisciplinary in nature and our researchers form strong partnership with academics and industry professionals across both disciplinary and international boundaries. Our faculty receives over $50 million annually from external sources for sponsored research. With funding from federal and provincial granting councils, generous support of industry sponsors and world-class research facilities, our researchers are at the forefront of discovery.
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A new kind of pipeline for biofuels
Pipelines are the most economical way to transport biofuel ingredients like plant matter from the farming and forestry sectors
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Using artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic to help plan the future of energy
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Future energy storage turns on flywheel technology
A "mechanical battery" has tantalizing potential to store energy at residential and industrial scales
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Building better medical implants
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Changing the way we build, building a better future
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Controlling the oilsands
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Decidedly revolutionary decision making
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Getting there safer, sooner and greener
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Improving the foundations for safety in earthquake-prone areas
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Lasers help produce vivid medical images
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Managing greenhouse gas emissions
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Partners of Choice in Engineering Research
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Planning for a greener tomorrow
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Powering new smart grid technologies
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Reconstructing the building construction industry
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Tackling the oilsands tailings issue
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Unconventional approach to unconventional oil
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Using bacteria to protect groundwater
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Waterless oil sands extraction