Energy
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.
Ontario Tech celebrates renewed international accolade for environmental commitment
February 08, 2024
As Ontario Tech University continues to mark its 20th anniversary and observes its designated Sustainability Month in March, the university is once again winning high praise for its sustainability-focused campus practices.
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 University: Celebrating a year of milestones and achievements
December 20, 2023
As part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, we present 20 selected highlights from 2023.
Ontario Tech University’s tech with a conscience ethos: Making an impact in a tech-focused world
December 08, 2023
More Canadians are learning about Ontario Tech’s commitment to positively shaping the future through ethical applications of technology, enhancing the well-being of individuals and communities and protecting the planet.
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.
Top young and innovative thinkers bring fresh ideas to Ontario Tech’s Brilliant Catalyst hackathon
November 21, 2023
Repurposing fallen leaves into eco-friendly paper materials, managing food waste, and optimizing agricultural techniques to improve plant health: these were just some of the ideas emerging from Ontario Tech University’s Brilliant Catalyst Challenge this fall.
Ontario Tech researchers exploring healthy, active transportation strategies and solutions for urban spaces
November 10, 2023
Led by Ontario Tech University Faculty of Health Sciences researcher Dr. Shilpa Dogra, a team from the City of Oshawa and Durham Region recently travelled to Denmark for an international immersive five-day workshop, hosted by the Toronto-based organization 8 80 Cities. 8 80 Cities seeks to create healthier, equitable, and sustainable cities for all people.
Sustainable transportation solutions leader Alstom signs major agreement with Ontario’s Earth District consortium
November 01, 2023
A new agreement between Alstom, a global leader in producing and maintaining electric trains and Canada’s leading provider of regional rail systems, and a consortium of five Ontario colleges and universities known as the Earth District, will create new learning, research and work opportunities in the mobility sector.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Getting up to speed: How Ontario Tech research development helped move Project Arrow forward
July 12, 2023
While the Arrow moves forward, there’s an important Ontario Tech University backstory to share. Back in 2021, APMA selected Ontario Tech to partner in Project Arrow as the lead academic institution, to complete the engineering design and build phase of the national project. The university’s team collaborated with APMA’s many partners, including industry leaders, startups and large Tier-1 suppliers across Canada.
How Ontario Tech is supporting Ontario’s innovative electric vehicle and mobility sector and developing the next generation of talent
June 29, 2023
Recognizing the need for greater diversity within the sector, OVIN’s Regional Future Workforce Program builds new bridges between industry and academia to equip the next generation of talent with the knowledge and skills required to support the evolution of the mobility and transportation sector. Ontario Tech University is a major part of the equation thanks to its institutional strength in automotive, energy, computer science, and educational research.
Ontario Tech University secures key federal research grants to advance small modular reactor technologies
June 19, 2023
Ontario Tech is thrilled to be a recipient of a new, highly prestigious grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC).
Ontario Tech ‘design-a-thon’ event opens new learning avenues for Engineering students
May 29, 2023
From the creation of a functional and compact handheld multi-tool to an improved way to install streetlights, all kinds of creative ideas were dreamt up and brought to life this spring as 40 Ontario Tech Engineering students teamed up at the 2023 Design-a-thon competition hosted by the Ontario Tech Design League student club.
Ontario Tech, OPG and Mitacs collaborating to study environmental impact of low-carbon electricity generation
May 17, 2023
A team of Ontario Tech University researchers is launching an important Ontario-centric investigation to fully evaluate the environmental impacts and costs of technologies used to supply low-carbon electricity.
Ontario Tech ranks among the world’s top 200 youngest universities for the second straight year
February 27, 2023
Ontario Tech University has another impressive international accolade to proclaim this winter, having made the Top 200 list of the world’s best young universities for the second consecutive year.