,聽by聽Mechanical Engineering聽Professor John H.S. Lee, will be available from Cambridge University Press in July 2016. The book is based on Prof Lee's聽course in shock dynamics and聽focuses on聽the聽analytical methods used to determine non-steady shock propagation.
Published on: 29 Jun 2016
The research group of Prof聽Xinyu Liu is developing聽a portable, paper-based biosensor for point-of-care diagnosis of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infections.聽The research, led by graduate student Chen Zhao, has been published in the journal Biomicrofluidics. 聽The article has been selected as an Editor鈥檚 Pick of the journal聽and has been聽featured by Science Daily, American Institute of Physics (AIP), the Electrochemical Society聽and other science news websites.
Published on: 20 May 2016
In honour of National Engineering Month, the Graduate Association of Mechanical Engineering Students at 91社区 (GAMES-91社区) contributed to National Engineering Month through the organization of a Graduate Research Day, an inaugural event of this type for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Read more.
Published on: 5 May 2016
By Katherine Gombay, 91社区 Newsroom
91社区 is proud to announce that five researchers have been awarded over $2.4 million in NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants for 2016.
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Published on: 1 Mar 2016
The mechanical engineering聽admissions standard聽at聽91社区 is among聽the five toughest among all undergraduate programs聽in聽Canada. The rankings, based on聽acceptance rates and entrance averages, come from聽 and were published online by .
Published on: 17 Feb 2016
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Mechanical Engineering majors Hussain Buxwala and Mikel聽Garcia-Poulin were part of the聽11-student-strong聽"Gang from 91社区," which shined聽at the 2015 SAE AeroTech Conference and Exhibition聽in Seattle, WA, and earned聽a feature story in the SAE International magazine聽"Momentum."听
Published on: 27 Jan 2016
Research led by Dr Hossein Heris of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dr聽Jamal Daoud of the Department of聽Biomedical Engineering聽is featured on the cover of the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials. Their article聽describes the successful adhesion of聽human fibroblast cells to a scaffold biomaterial composed of hyaluronic acid and聽gelatin composite microgels.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2016
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Steven Payette received the 2014-2015聽best oral聽presentation聽award聽in the course MECH 609 for his master's thesis talk聽"Heated-Tool Processing of Out-of-Autoclave Composite Materials." Congratulations, Steven!
Published on: 27 Jan 2016
Don't miss the January 15, 2016, edition of CBC Radio's 聽to learn how聽Prof Jeff Bergthorson and colleagues are finding ways for energy to be stored and transported via聽iron and other metals, a novel and potentially important method for delivering fossil-fuel-free power.
Published on: 19 Jan 2016
Can you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline?
Metal powders, produced using clean primary energy sources, could provide a more viable long-term replacement for fossil fuels than other widely discussed alternatives, such as hydrogen, biofuels or batteries, according to a study in the Dec. 15 issue of the journal Applied Energy.
Published on: 9 Dec 2015
Mechanical Engineering student, Da-Eun Kim, is one of five CEMF Engineering Ambassador Scholarship recipients this year. The scholarships, awarded by the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation, recognize the achievements and community engagement of top female engineering students in Canada. Ms Kim represents the Qu茅bec region. In the following Q&A, she shares more about her volunteer activities, Mecheng experience and plans for the future.
Published on: 12 Aug 2015
Mechnanical Engineering Professor Inna Sharf will speak at the on September 23-24 in Ottawa. The event, organized by the non-profit , brings together leaders from Canada's government, industry and academic communities to share knowledge about technological innovation and explore opportunities for collaboration and development.
Published on: 1 Aug 2015
The 2015 Wighton Fellowship Award was awarded to Dr Amar Sabih for his exceptional and innovative contribution to the instruction of laboratory-based, undergraduate engineering courses in Canada. The fellowship is funded by a generous endowment from the late Dr J.L. Wighton, a professor with a commitment to the laboratory component of engineering curricula. In cooperation with the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science (NCDEAS) and the Sandford Fleming Foundation, the fellowship was formed in 1986.
Published on: 11 Jun 2015
Congratulations to Dr Michael Kokkolaras on being granted tenure! A member of 91社区's research community since 2012, Dr Kokkolaras studies multidisciplinary optimization, simulation-based engineering design, uncertainty quantification, decomposition and coordination methods, modeling and validation, systems of systems, product families and optimization applications in engineering. He has co-authored 46 articles in archival journals, 59 papers in conference proceedings and 5 book chapters and has given more than 40 invited talks at academic, industry and government seminars and workshops.
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Published on: 3 Jun 2015
Department of Mechanical Engineering alumnus Kieran Humphries is featured, along with electrical engineer Diego Mascarella, in the May 2015 edition of 91社区's French-language publication 91社区 dans la ville. "Diego and Kieran are both young and bright 91社区-trained research engineers," said Prof Benoit Boulet, who supervises their work on the e-drivetrain APC project, which engages industry partners such as Linamar, TM4, Infolytica and Purolator.
Published on: 3 Jun 2015
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