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Dawn Kilkenny

Consider the approach of Professor Dawn Kilkenny, Vice-Dean, First-Year in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering (FASE). In her division, students often undertake independent summer research experiences under the supervision of faculty members. Professor Kilkenny designed the Undergraduate Summer Research Program to help support students in their development as researchers as well as faculty

Ethan Luan

Ethan is a third-year student in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, majoring in Electrical Engineering and minoring in the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology. He participated in the Summer Research Exchange Program with ETH-Zürich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. There, he worked with the SAFARI research group, led by Dr. Onur

Andreas Arzoumanian

Andreas is a third-year student in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, studying Engineering Science with a major in Aerospace and a minor in Engineering Music Performance. Andreas participated in the Summer Research Exchange Program at the Arts et Metiers (ENSAM) in Paris, France. There he worked in a lab on a project titled,

Robert Firsov

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Robert is a second-year electrical engineering student. He received the Dean’s Undergraduate Student Summer Research Pivot Fellowship from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, where he had the opportunity to work in the ATOMS Lab with Professor Cristina Amon, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering.  During his time in the ATOMS Lab, Robert studied

Jason Ruixuan Zhang 

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Jason Ruixuan Zhang is a second-year student majoring in Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. Jason conducted research to help support Discovery @ UofToronto: The Educational Initiative, an outreach program that partners high school students with graduate student mentors to collectively work together and think critically about an assigned project akin

Eric Emmenegger 

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Eric is a third-year student in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering studying Mechanical Engineering. Through a research assistantship, Eric worked with Professor Cristina Amon in the ATOMS laboratory as a Battery Thermals and Digital Twin Researcher. Eric’s research project involved a partnership with the University of Toronto Formula Racing team, a student design

Claire Zhang 

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Claire is a third-year student in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, studying Engineering Science and specializing in Robotics. She participated in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering’s Undergraduate Summer Research Program. Through her research experience, Claire had the opportunity to bring her engineering background to work on a project looking at improving

Ainsley Ross-Howe

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Ainsley is a third-year Mechanical Engineering student in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. She participated in a summer research assistantship with Professor Alison Olechowski’s Ready Lab in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. For her main project, Ainsley used data from a high school design competition to explore different patterns of behaviors