Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Ontario Tech Engineering student Rushda Khan and Engineering Outreach Team earn national awards
March 08, 2024
Ontario Tech University boasts a top-tier Engineering program, now ranked among Canada’s Top 10. Its Engineering Outreach initiatives have garnered widespread acclaim nationally, recently earning two prestigious awards from Actua, an organization dedicated to advancing STEM education for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students.
How Ontario Tech University and OVIN are inspiring youth in the autonomous vehicle sector
February 29, 2024
In 2023, Ontario Tech’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education, in conjunction with the university’s Engineering Outreach program joined forces with the Ontario Vehicle Innovative Network (OVIN), the Ontario Government’s flagship initiative for the automotive and mobility sector, through the Regional Future Workforce (RFW) Program.
Ontario Tech Software Engineering students to compete nationally after winning at Ontario Engineering Competition
February 26, 2024
Natasha Naorem and Emily Lai, third-year Software Engineering students in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Ontario Tech University, are showing they not only have the engineering expertise, but also the communications skills to present and explain complex technical engineering projects.
Ontario Tech Engineering students enjoy networking opportunity with nuclear industry leaders
February 16, 2024
On January 31, Ontario Tech NAYGN organized an Industry Night for Energy and Nuclear Engineering students and other students also in degree programs with the university’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
International survey continues to rank Ontario Tech as a Top-3 Engineering school in Ontario
February 15, 2024
Ontario Tech University’s consistent strength in Engineering is reinforced again this year in an influential survey of global universities.
Smart engineering: Ontario Tech’s expertise in real-time software systems research shining on international stage
February 02, 2024
A research group at Ontario Tech University led by software engineering expert Dr. Akramul Azim of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, is at forefront of validating and verifying the methodologies, design, and prototype implementation of embedded smart software systems.
Ontario Tech Engineering students in energy to benefit from new RBC Foundation support
January 31, 2024
A new gift to Ontario Tech University from the RBC Foundation will help Engineering students make a major impact in the field of low-emission energy. The Foundation’s $750,000 grant directed to the university’s new Student Enrichment Program (SEP) will help fulfil the demand for specific ‘green skills’ as Canada’s economy continues to transition towards a net-zero future.
The Durham Climate Roundtable, a collaborative model centred at Ontario Tech, is helping Durham Region’s leaders take climate action
January 12, 2024
Through the Durham Climate Roundtable, hosted at Ontario Tech, local government, businesses and organizations are working for change at a regional level, to ensure a thriving economy and healthy, resilient communities as they decarbonize.
Ontario Tech hosts hundreds of students at 2023 Engineering Robotics Competition
December 08, 2023
In one of Ontario Tech’s longest-standing annual on-campus community events, more than 250 secondary and intermediate school students recently put their science and technology skills to the test at the university’s 16th Annual Engineering Robotics Competition.
Top marks: Ontario Tech named Canada’s Research University of the Year
December 07, 2023
Ontario Tech University’s impressive reputational trajectory for top-notch research continues with a fresh distinction as Canada’s Research University of the Year for 2023.
Ontario Tech University grows leadership and sustainability in engineering by hosting First Year Integration Conference
November 24, 2023
Ontario Tech University recently hosted the annual provincewide First Year Integration Conference (FYIC), demonstrating the university’s ongoing commitment to innovation, collaboration and the future of engineering.
Ontario Tech’s entrepreneurship ecosystem helps secure $1 million grant to investigate winter season food production in Canada
October 24, 2023
Known as the ‘Brilliant Farm Project’, the innovative technology plan recently earned a $1 million development grant from the Weston Family Foundation through its Homegrown Innovation Challenge.
Predicting space weather and protecting satellites: Ontario Tech students' idea helps them soar to global stage of international NASA hackathon
October 23, 2023
Four Software Engineering students at Ontario Tech have advanced to the global stage of the NASA Space Apps Challenge hackathon with the hope of earning one of 10 Space Apps Global Awards from the space agency.
Transformational research, in your community: Ontario Tech’s local R&D enterprise builds global influence
October 19, 2023
This Fall, Ontario Tech is recognizing a new cohort of Research Excellence Chairs for their high-quality research and career achievements that are widening the university’s global influence.
New Ontario Tech robotics equipment to enhance experiential learning environment for Engineering students
October 13, 2023
As Ontario Tech University celebrates its 20th anniversary, students in a wide range of undergraduate Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS) programs now enjoy access to updated state-of-the-art robotics technology in their lab spaces.
New federal funding will help expand Ontario Tech University Engineering Outreach programming
October 05, 2023
A new PromoScience grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), valued at $600,000 over three years, will expand Engineering Outreach’s support of Indigenous and Black youth hands-on STEM education activities, and inspire the next generation of innovators.
Ontario Tech extends leadership role in nuclear engineering community
October 02, 2023
As Ontario Tech celebrates its 20th anniversary as an influential young Canadian research-intensive university, it contributes a fresh voice brimming with new ideas to help advance the energy industry into its next era, with a focus on net-zero carbon emission energy sources. Central to all of this activity is Ontario Tech’s longstanding role in the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE).
Ontario Tech continues to affirm international leadership on nuclear energy research and development
September 14, 2023
At a time of rapid new developments in the global nuclear industry related to the advent of small modular reactor (SMR) technologies, Ontario Tech University remains at the forefront of energy-sector research, technological advances and talent development.
Tech with a conscience: How excellence in strategic research at Ontario Tech is driving the future
September 12, 2023
This summer, there’s further evidence of Ontario Tech’s powerful upward research trajectory after Canada’s research funding Tri-agencies announced a further $5.03 million in new grants for 30 new multidisciplinary projects being led by dozens of the university’s faculty experts.
Ontario Tech researcher exploring the next tech frontier for smart devices reappointed as Canada Research Chair
August 29, 2023
OSHAWA, ONTARIO – The rapid expansion of wearable, embedded and ‘smart’ devices with wireless connectivity (through protocols such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth) continues to revolutionize the way we work and live. Billions of devices or ‘things’, from electronics to pacemakers to our home appliances, can be programmed to operate autonomously or connect and exchange data device-to-device, often with minimal human involvement.
Kinectrics Inc. and Ontario Tech University establish partnership to advance nuclear research and innovation
August 11, 2023
As Canada’s nuclear industry enters an exciting new period of enormous growth and expansion, Kinectrics Inc., a leading nuclear lifecycle services company, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Ontario Tech University.
Ontario Tech students showcase projects at annual Engineering Capstone Systems Design Exhibition and Competition
July 27, 2023
Engineering students at Ontario Tech are making headlines and culminating their studies with projects that promise to solve real-world problems.
Ontario Tech announces 2023 Joyce Family Foundation Success Award recipients
July 21, 2023
Over Ontario Tech’s first two decades, the university has established a culture of community support for student success through a growing base of philanthropic groups and individuals. Among these generous organizations is The Joyce Family Foundation, a private, family foundation created by the late Canadian entrepreneur Ronald V. Joyce, whose philanthropy reflected a deep-rooted sense of responsibility to give back to his community.