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Dr. Moustafa El-Gindy (centre) consults with UOIT Automotive Engineering master's degree students Todd Macdonald (left) and Patrick Galipeau-belair (right).

UOIT automotive engineer awarded research funding

May 30, 2012

Dr. Moustafa El-Gindy, associate professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS) is leading a team of researchers in a project valued at $515,770 over two years to develop new protection devices for side crashes involving passenger vehicles and large trucks.

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) recently received $278,257 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help support continued research in the areas of engineering and science.

UOIT researchers awarded more than $1.1 million from NSERC

May 25, 2012

Fourteen researchers at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) were recently awarded Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants and Research and Tools and Instruments Grants, which have a combined total of more than $1.1 million over the next five years.

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UOIT a founding partner of the Inclusive Design Institute

May 24, 2012

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is pleased to join eight post-secondary partners and more than 100 multi-sector collaborators in the founding of the Inclusive Design Institute (IDI) launched at OCAD U in Toronto, Ontario.

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UOIT and Durham College to hold lockdown drill on campus

May 22, 2012

As part of its commitment to campus safety, Durham College and UOIT will hold an emergency lockdown drill at their joint campus on Wednesday, May 23 at 9:45 a.m. All buildings west of Simcoe Street North and south of Conlin Road will be affected.

Back row (from left): Dr. Michael Owen, associate provost, Research, Ontario Tech University; Dr. Basma Shalaby president, UNENE; Dr. Jatin Nathwani, UNENE; Dr. Anthony Waker, Ontario Tech University; Dr. George Bereznai, dean, FESNS; and John Froats, Ontario Tech University. Front row (from left): Dr. Remon Pop-Iliev, Ontario Tech University; Dr. Tarlochan Sidhu, dean, FEAS; Dr. Richard Marceau, provost and vice-president, Academic, Ontario Tech University; Mark Elliott, chief nuclear engineer, OPG; Oshawa Mayor John Henry; Tibor Turi, manager, Research Partnerships Programs, NSERC; and Dr. Vijay Sood, Ontario Tech University.

Ontario Tech University celebrates two NSERC Chair programs

May 18, 2012

Thanks to ongoing research partnerships with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE), Ontario Tech University is proudly celebrating two of its NSERC Chair programs.

From left: Automotive Engineering students Kevin Cuddy, Paul Craven and Justin Vanden Bosch.

UOIT students invited, once again, to present at OCE Discovery 2012

May 18, 2012

For the third consecutive year, a student team from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) was one of only five teams invited from a field of 20 to present at the prestigious Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Discovery Connections Competition.

UOIT Research Excellence and Staff Award recipients at President's Welcome Back Reception, September 2011.

2012 Research Excellence Awards call for nominations

May 15, 2012

The Office of the Associate Provost Research is proud to announce the call for nominations for the 2012 Research Excellence Awards (REA) for outstanding achievement in research by the university’s core faculty.

UOIT Staff Award and Research Excellence recipients at President's Welcome Back Reception, September 2011.

Nominations now open for the Staff Awards of Excellence

May 15, 2012

The purpose of the Staff Award of Excellence program is to recognize one professional/manager staff member and one administrative/technical staff member who consistently make outstanding contributions to their roles and demonstrate excellence in UOIT's core competencies.

UOIT student featured in COU’s Research Matters campaign

UOIT student featured in COU’s Research Matters campaign

May 15, 2012

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) has partnered with 20 Ontario universities on Research Matters, a new provincewide campaign designed to get researchers off their campuses into communities to talk about the ideas, issues and stories emerging from their research that affect everyday life in countless ways.

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The AYJGlobal English for Academic Purposes program

May 11, 2012

UOIT is pleased to announce that it has established a partnership with the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) training company, AYJGlobal, to provide opportunities for students in Asia to study English in preparation for entrance into undergraduate programs at UOIT. Some of the teachers at the EAP schools will be graduates of UOIT’s Bachelor of Education program.

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Dean of Health Sciences announced at UOIT

May 09, 2012

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Ellen Vogel as dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, effective July 1, 2012. Dr. Vogel, an associate professor, has served as interim dean since July 1, 2011.

Dr. Richard Marceau, provost and vice-president, Academic welcomes AJAC members and auto industry representatives to UOIT during EcoRun visit.

UOIT hosts energy-efficient vehicle convoy

May 08, 2012

AJAC members are driving 23 new vehicles across Southern Ontario to showcase the latest in advanced automotive technologies. The three-day journey billed as EcoRun began in Brighton, Ontario, and made the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) one of its first stops to give those in Oshawa and across Durham Region a close-up of the energy-efficient car options now available.