Research
Small modular reactors: The dawn of a new era of Canadian nuclear energy
April 16, 2021
Small modular reactors (SMR) aim to renew the way Ontario, and Canada, produces nuclear energy in the longer term. In 2019, Ontario signed an inter-provincial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to SMR development, an agreement that connects provincial governments and power utilities in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. Alberta has now joined the MOU, further solidifying Canada as a global leader in this emerging technology.
Ontario Tech students help build mental health mobile app for first responders
April 14, 2021
Earlier this year, the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) launched DRPSupport, an app that consolidates all mental health services and programs available to DRPS employees.
Is social media helping or hindering our understanding of scientific discovery?
March 31, 2021
Dividing an infinite amount of information with humans’ limited capacity to consume so much data, it becomes clear that getting a social media post to ‘stick’ in someone’s mind, or even getting them to click on a link, is a huge challenge.
Ontario Tech: A university in its element on hydrogen energy research
March 18, 2021
As it approaches its 20th anniversary as a vital central-Canadian hub of research excellence and innovation, Ontario Tech University has established a compelling portfolio of research leadership and expertise in clean and green energy.
Virtual three-day event reveals that the future of autonomous tech is already here
March 17, 2021
The latest ideas on the autonomous front were explored March 2 to 4 at the Third Annual Future Transportation and Mobility Series Event. The virtual event drew close to 400 attendees spanning 25 different countries and featured leading experts on the progression and future of connected and autonomous technology (C/AV), revealing to a global audience that it is no longer simply an idea of the future.
Ontario Tech researcher leading one of the first projects to stream live data from the Moon
March 16, 2021
Ontario Tech University's Dr. Carolyn McGregor has been working with CommStar Space Communications and its consortium of partners, and sharing her latest research findings outlining an ‘end-to-end’ data distribution infrastructure to enable real-time monitoring for astronaut health through cloud-based analytics via space data relays.
How data visualization is raising awareness about the pain of sexual harassment
March 11, 2021
Ontario Tech University researcher Dr. Christopher Collins, the university’s Canada Research Chair in Linguistic Information Visualization is examining how the issue of sexual harassment can achieve greater visibility by using data visualization as a communicative medium.
Ontario Tech researcher speaks about the impact of infertility on women’s careers
March 02, 2021
A management researcher at Ontario Tech University says there is ample evidence that pursuing motherhood ambitions early in one’s career can have long-term impact on her professional progress, and as a result a growing number of women delay motherhood until their careers are well-established.
Autonomous transportation of goods and services: Closer to reality than you think
February 24, 2021
For three days in early March, Ontario’s leading experts on the progression and future of connected and autonomous technology will ‘get their move on’ during the 3rd Annual Future of Transportation and Mobility Series event.
Ontario Tech’s COVID-19 wastewater surveillance initiative welcomes next research partner
February 22, 2021
Since November, tracked information has been shared weekly with Durham Region Health Department officials to help health experts determine appropriate steps to limit or prevent further infection in the community. The early success of the program has now led to the City of Barrie, and Towns of Orillia, Midland and Collingwood to get samples tested three times per week at Ontario Tech.
Ontario Tech researcher asks: Can we be faster at identifying positive COVID-19 cases?
January 22, 2021
Every day, Ontario and other jurisdictions release new numbers about COVID-19 cases, with a particular focus on the number of confirmed positive tests. However, in most cases there is a ‘lag time’ between case confirmation and the exact date that each patient first experienced the onset of COVID-19 symptoms.
COVID-19 variants and vaccines: Questions and answers with Ontario Tech’s Dr. Wally Bartfay
January 14, 2021
As COVID-19 virus variants emerge in different corners of the world and vaccination programs begin to expand in Ontario, what should the public expect to see unfold in health care in the near future?
Ontario Tech’s ACE helping take next steps on pedestrian safety with autonomous vehicles
January 06, 2021
The road ahead for developing safe and reliable autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies runs through Ontario Tech University.
Ontario Tech PhD candidate’s research featured on the cover of a major chemistry journal
January 06, 2021
The year 2021 has kicked up off in impressive style for Ontario Tech University graduate student Holly Fruehwald.
In retrospect: Ontario Tech University in 2020
December 22, 2020
As Ontario Tech positions itself for the promise of new opportunities and innovative approaches in post-secondary education, and in the discovery and application of knowledge in 2021, the university reflects on moments and milestones from the past year.
Influential Ontario Tech researchers reappointed as Canada Research Chairs
December 16, 2020
For their outstanding records of research achievement and discovery, the Government of Canada is renewing the Canada Research Chair appointments of Ontario Tech University researchers Dr. Janette Hughes of the Faculty of Education, and Dr. Sheldon Williamson of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science to new five-year terms.
Ontario Tech researchers demonstrate powerful international influence
December 15, 2020
A recent study of publicly available research data quantifying the work of the top 100,000 natural science and engineering researchers worldwide puts a group of Ontario Tech University researchers in some very elite company.
Ontario Tech researcher Dr. Ahmad Barari appointed to major international engineering leadership post
December 15, 2020
The Austrian-based International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) announces the appointment of Dr. Ahmad Barari of Ontario Tech University as Vice-Chair of IFAC’s Technical Committee (TC 5.1) on Manufacturing Plant Control.
Ontario Tech researcher exploring how robotics can help better-disinfect high-traffic public spaces
December 14, 2020
To help meet the surging demand for quicker and faster advanced technologies in disinfecting processes, Ontario Tech University researcher Dr. Akramul Azim is working with Markham, Ontario-based Cyberworks Robotics.
Ontario Tech cracks Top 40 of Canada’s best research universities list
December 09, 2020
Still one of Canada’s youngest research universities at just 17 years old, Ontario Tech’s rapid growth as an influential hub of leading discovery and innovation has established its place among research-intensive Canadian universities.
How online learning promotes international collaboration and understanding
November 27, 2020
Researchers Dr. Bill Hunter, Professor in Ontario Tech University’s Faculty of Education, and Dr. Roger Austin, Professor at Ulster University in Northern Ireland, recently published a book documenting how global and community-based online learning projects bolster social cohesion and increase students’ understanding of what it means to be a global citizen.
Ontario Tech Engineering scores well again in U.S. News and World Report 2021 rankings
November 19, 2020
A new survey of the top universities in Canada and the world for engineering places Ontario Tech University in impressive company.
Potential COVID-19 game-changer: Could far-UVC light stop transmission of coronavirus?
November 13, 2020
In the months since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been hoping for an easy way to control or stop coronavirus transmission. A health physics and nuclear engineering researcher at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa is exploring one potential solution using far-UVC light, a safe type of ultraviolet light.