Energy
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: 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.
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 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 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.
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.
Reasons we need transformative global change to prevent future pandemics
November 06, 2020
A group of international researchers is warning that human activities driving biodiversity loss and climate change need to cease if we hope to avert future pandemics like COVID-19.
Ontario Tech, ACE and eCAMION testing how to power autonomous vehicles
October 30, 2020
True autonomous vehicle functionality requires an autonomous AV charging system. That’s where Ontario Tech University, ACE, Canadian advanced-energy storage and charging leader eCAMION, and Ontario’s Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) enter the picture.
Ontario Tech named lead academic institution for Phase 2 of Project Arrow all-Canadian concept vehicle
October 13, 2020
Engineering specifications and aerodynamic testing to convert Project Arrow designs into real products will be headquartered at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa.
That’s cool: Ontario Tech tops in the province in Sierra Magazine ‘Cool Schools’ rankings
October 02, 2020
Reinforcing Ontario Tech’s unwavering commitment to ‘tech with a conscience’, the Sierra Club’s 2020 Cool Schools rankings positions the university No. 1 in Ontario for initiatives related to campus sustainability. The Sierra Club is the United States’ oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
Leading energy executive appointed Chair of Ontario Tech University’s Board of Governors
September 02, 2020
Distinguished electricity industry executive Dietmar Reiner will widen his role at Ontario Tech University as the new Chair of the university’s Board of Governors for the 2020-2021 academic year.
New federal funding reinforces Ontario Tech University’s commitment to research excellence
June 18, 2020
More than two dozen Ontario Tech researchers will share more than $3 million in new federal research funding recently unveiled by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The awards represent six different Ontario Tech faculties.
Ontario Tech researcher threads the common ties between COVID-19 and protecting the environment
April 13, 2020
At first glance, one might scoff at whether there’s any kind of relationship between COVID-19 and climate change. Dr. Dan Hoornweg, a researcher in Ontario Tech University’s Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science, says we may not immediately associate the two topics, but there’s good reason to do so.
Ontario Tech partnership to help safeguard nuclear reactors from earthquake damage
March 09, 2020
Mechanical Engineering researcher Atef Mohany, PhD is collaborating with high-tech industry component supplier Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Canada (CWNC) to improve seismic qualification for the nuclear industry.
Canadian motorsports industry leaders experience ACE, Ontario Tech University’s world-class R&D facility
February 26, 2020
On February 26, leaders and representatives from across Canada’s motorsports industry checked out the world’s most extreme classroom at Ontario Tech University for hot wheel demos and interactive displays in ACE’s various test chambers.
Why potassium iodide pills are not the only consideration for nuclear radiation protection
January 23, 2020
Two Ontario Tech University researchers in the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science are concerned there may be some public misconception about KI pills. Dr. Ed Waller and Dr. Anthony Waker say the distribution and availability of KI pills are just one small part of a larger emergency response and public protection plan.