Student Profiles
High-Powered Progress: New Battery Technology at UTSC’s Clean Energy Lab
The Clean Energy Lab, led by Professor Alex Voznyy (Department of Environmental and Physical Sciences), unites UTSC researchers in exploring next-generation materials for energy harvesting and storage.
Driving Change: How CPE Researcher Harshit Gujral is Examining Public Health Impacts of Green Vehicle Mandates
In 2023, Harshit Gujral was one of 13 University of Toronto graduate students to receive a scholarship of $15,000 from Climate Positive Energy to further his research. Titled “Examining the public health impact of ZEV mandates in the US,” Harshit’s research project,...Meet the CPE Climate Leaders attending Leading Change Summit
Climate Positive Energy is partnering with Leading Change to develop multidisciplinary programs for CPE students. As part of this collaboration, CPE is pleased to offer a handful of exceptional sustainability students the opportunity to attend two of...
Guilt-free Combustion: How CPE Researchers are Innovating Decarbonized Combustor Technology
The system is based on a new concept combustor that is fuelled by natural gas – but captures carbon from the natural gas prior to combustion in a self-sustained manner. Simultaneously, this also enables generation of hydrogen and its immediate consumption to generate decarbonized thermal energy.
From Lab to Light: How CPE Researcher Nina Farac is Harnessing More Solar Energy with Green Chemistry
On International Women’s Day, we are pleased to delve into the research journey of Nina-Francesca Farac, whose green chemistry research is helping to expand the field of solar cell technology.
How CPE Researchers are Using Nature as Inspiration for Carbon Capture and Conversion
Inspired by nature, Professor Chin and Rick are developing guanidine-based synthetic mimics of biotin that do not require enzymes.
CPE Student Member highlight: Shahzeb Mirza, MASc, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Shahzeb theorizes that a transition to EVs as soon as possible can make cities more liveable, cut large amounts of carbon emissions, and increase life expectancies.
CPE Student Member highlight: Charlie Bain, PhD Student in Political Science
Charlie is channeling his passion for sustainability into conversations about the environment. His research project seeks to explain variation in the climate policy stances taken by two different types of firms: electric utilities and automakers.
From eco-conscious high school student to passionate environmentalist: an Earth Day story
For Earth Day, Amélie explains her journey from eco-conscious high school student to passionate and interdisciplinary environmentalist for the university’s Defy Gravity campaign.