Sustainability
Moving Ground Plane propels Ontario Tech’s ACE into new automotive engineering territory
May 27, 2022
There’s only one place on Earth where you will find a climatic aerodynamic wind tunnel with enhanced acoustics, combined with leading researchers and top engineers, all under one roof. That place is ACE, at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
Fleming College partners with Ontario Tech University and Horizon Aircraft for three-year aviation research project
May 17, 2022
With this funding, expert researchers from both institutions will assist the local aerospace engineering company with the design and prototyping of innovative mechanisms for the company’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Ontario Tech researcher wins Ontario Early Researcher Award to develop biological monitoring pilot program
May 06, 2022
At Ontario Tech University, Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Toxicology Dr. Denina Simmons is embarking on a new research project that will blend molecular science and traditional Indigenous knowledge to create a youth community science biological monitoring pilot program in Ontario's ‘Ring of Fire’ mining region.
New waste management service provider accelerating Ontario Tech’s race to zero landfill waste
April 20, 2022
As a long-established leader in sustainability efforts, Ontario Tech University aims, as a campus, to improve its waste-diversion rate with the goal of increasing the amount of recycled materials on campus while reducing waste going to landfill.
Ontario Tech hosts major international workshop on integrated nuclear and renewable energy systems
April 13, 2022
As a prominent centre of sustainable energy research and because of its strong reputation for expertise and new knowledge creation, Ontario Tech University is designated an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Collaborating Centre, the only one in Canada.
Ontario Tech celebrates World Health Day
April 07, 2022
On April 7, Ontario Tech University joins the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Health Day. Held annually, the campaign draws attention to specific health topics of concern to people all over the world.
We’ve got the power: Ontario Tech University installs its largest solar panel structure to date
March 23, 2022
After three months of construction throughout the winter, in late February the finishing touches were placed on a gigantic five-storey solar retrofit ‘façade’ on the south exterior wall of ACE (Ontario Tech’s Automotive Centre of Excellence).
Researchers say excessive chloride use is assaulting our lakes and rivers
March 04, 2022
A new international study says the ecological cost of global road-salt use is an underappreciated problem that is harming freshwater resources around the world.
Ontario Tech cracks Top 200 among the world’s youngest universities
March 02, 2022
For the first time, Ontario Tech has made the Top 200 list of the world’s best young universities. The compilation was released February 15 by Times Higher Education (THE), considered by many experts to be the most prestigious international ranking organization.
Route for the home team: Ontario Tech helping municipalities find optimal routes for snowplows and waste collection
February 03, 2022
Ontario Tech University researcher Dr. Jaho Seo is applying technology to help communities find ways to maximize snow clearing efficiency and safety while also saving on operational factors such as travel time and fuel consumption.
Ontario Tech University designated as one of Canada’s Research Universities of the Year
January 25, 2022
In impressive fashion, for the first time in the university’s history, Ontario Tech has been named one of Canada’s Research Universities of the Year for 2021 by Research Infosource (RI), the country’s premier research ranking organization and leading provider of research intelligence for business and higher education.
Top marks again for Ontario Tech University’s sustainability-focused practices
January 13, 2022
Ontario Tech University’s substantial commitment to sustainability is among the highlights of the latest report from the Philadelphia-based Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
In retrospect: Ontario Tech University in 2021
December 17, 2021
As Ontario Tech looks ahead to new opportunities and innovative approaches in the discovery and application of knowledge in 2022, the university reflects on moments and milestones from the past year.
Two Ontario Tech professors among the top one per cent of the world’s most-cited researchers
December 09, 2021
Ontario Tech University proudly shares news that two of its researchers in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS) have earned the mark of exceptional impact for making the 2021 exclusive list of Highly Cited Researchers (HCR), ranking in the top one per cent of citations by international peers for field and year of publication in the Web of Science.
Technology and policy connect as Canadian Global Affairs Institute joins Ontario Tech University’s Brilliant Energy Institute
December 01, 2021
Ontario Tech University has established a new strategic partnership with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI), effective December 1, 2021, to provide the headquarters for the CGAI’s Energy Security Forum, a vital think tank that highlights the multi-faceted and ever-changing landscape of energy security in Canada.
Ontario Tech: A young university earning high-level international rankings and recognition
November 23, 2021
As Ontario Tech University continues to expand its role as a vital research hub and cluster of expertise anchoring the eastern flank of the Greater Toronto Area, the university is staking a reputational claim on the international stage as well.
Ontario Tech student changemaker: Benjamin Fedoruk’s Brilliant Catalyst Challenge for Rural Canada experience
November 23, 2021
Entrepreneurship and ethical applications of technology are hallmarks of the Ontario Tech story. One of the places students can galvanize their academic learnings into new businesses is through Brilliant Catalyst, the university’s entrepreneurship and experiential learning hub that facilitates idea generation, collaboration and new partnerships.
Ontario Tech launches Canada’s International Atomic Energy Agency Collaborating Centre
November 09, 2021
Recognizing the university’s strong reputation as a prominent centre of innovation, in Spring 2021 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) designated Ontario Tech as the first Collaborating Centre in Canada to support IAEA activities on advanced nuclear power technology. The Collaborating Centre, formally launched during a virtual event November 2 and 3, 2021, is part of the university’s Brilliant Energy Institute.
Pointing Canada’s Project Arrow zero-emissions concept vehicle forward at Ontario Tech
November 05, 2021
Behind the walls of the five-storey Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario, a visionary and ambitious automotive project of national interest is moving into high gear. The mission inside the ACE Innovation Garage: build an all-Canadian, zero-emissions, electric prototype vehicle by the end of 2022.
Ontario Tech University partnering with the University of Miami on high-performance computing research
November 04, 2021
One-quadrillion measurements per second represents the scale of what scientists call ‘Big Data’. And it’s a term that goes a long way toward explaining the scale of a Big Data research project involving ACE (Automotive Centre of Excellence) at Ontario Tech University, the University of Miami’s Institute for Data Science and Computing, and high-performance computing (HPC) leader GlassHouse Systems.
Clean-energy champion Jacquie Hoornweg to head Brilliant Energy Institute at Ontario Tech University
November 02, 2021
Jacquie Hoornweg has been appointed BEI’s Executive Director, effective Wednesday, November 3. Drawing from her extensive and diverse leadership and management experience across many different sectors, and her deep knowledge of Canada’s energy industry, Ms. Hoornweg will guide the BEI as it informs a national conversation on the new energy paradigm and propels change.
Ontario Tech University part of global effort to take climate action connected with COP26
November 02, 2021
Ontario Tech University is one of more than a thousand universities and colleges from 68 countries that have pledged to half their emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050 at the latest. This global effort impacting more than 10 million students worldwide was announced October 28 at the Times Higher Education Climate Impact Forum, showing the education sector’s leadership ahead of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK.
Ontario Tech one of five Ontario post-secondary institutions uniting to establish Environmental and Related Technologies Hub (EaRTH)
October 28, 2021
As the global climate crisis accelerates, Ontario Tech University, Centennial College, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), Durham College and Trent University have joined together to advance clean, green, sustainable solutions, such as net-zero vertical farming and technology to reverse groundwater pollution.