Amy Bilton

Amy Bilton is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the cross-disciplinary Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN) at the University of Toronto.  Her research group, the Water and Energy Research Lab (WERL), focuses on developing innovative water and energy technologies which are geared towards global development.  She has worked with industry and NGOs around the world, most notably in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Mexico, and Nicaragua. She has published over 35 peer reviewed journal articles in top journals such as Science Advances, Nature Sustainability, Environmental Science and Technology and World Development. She completed her PhD and MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT and her BASc in Engineering Science (Aerospace) from the University of Toronto. Prior to her time at U of T, Amy has also worked as a Systems Engineer at Pratt and Whitney Canada and Honeywell Aerospace. Amy received the prestigious Engineers Canada Young Engineer Achievement Award for her contributions towards engineering for global development.