/engineering/taxonomy/term/803/all en /engineering/article/news/mcgills-igem-team-wins-1st-place-2023-igem-grand-jamboree <p>We're proud to announce that<a href="http://igem.org.mcgill.ca/"> ƻ����Ժ iGEM</a> won Grand Prize at the 2023 iGEM Grand Jamboree –- the top world-wide student competition in synthetic biology. Our outstanding iGEM team won against 400+ competitors and became the first ever Canadian team to win the Grand Prize at the iGEM Jamboree in 20 years, and after only its second consecutive year of participation. In addition to placing first, they also were awarded Special Prizes incuding: Best Therapeutics, Best Part Collection, Best Presentation.</p> Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:41:49 +0000 Faculty of Engineering 9095 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/gracie-diabo-hoping-inspire-indigenous-youth <p><em>Gracie Diabo is a Kahnawa’kehró:non student born and raised in Kahnawá:ke Mohawk territory, and a Loran Scholar, starting her bachelor’s in software engineering at ƻ����Ժ this fall. We caught up with her to chat about her passion for community aid, who inspires her, and what advice she has for fellow Indigenous students and youth.</em></p> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:21:08 +0000 ƻ����Ժ Staff Writer 9041 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/2023-faculty-engineering-award-recipients <p>We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Faculty of Engineering Awards, which recognize exceptional contributions to research, teaching, and service by members of our community:</p> Thu, 08 Jun 2023 14:15:11 +0000 Faculty of Engineering 8999 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/design-team-project-internships-help-launch-career <p>Mark McGriskin (B.Eng 2019) was the kind of kid who’d go behind the hardware store counter to see how a new key was cut. “I was curious how they made the shape of the key, stuff like that – mechanical, tangible stuff,” he says. Though he grew up in small town New Jersey, he and his Canadian parents tagged ƻ����Ժ’s Faculty of Engineering as a good option for someone whose favourite high school classes were physics and calculus.</p> Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:53:13 +0000 Maeve Haldane 8978 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/meet-sophia-roy-order-white-rose-recipient <p>For many Canadian engineers, the circle has special meaning. The Iron Ring they earn after graduation serves as a reminder of the obligations and ethics associated with their profession.</p> <p>For Sophia Roy, the circle has added significance.</p> Fri, 09 Dec 2022 14:29:13 +0000 Neale McDevitt 8889 at /engineering /engineering/article/beyond-textbooks <p>In the beginning of May 2022, six ƻ����Ժ engineering students and one biochemistry student flew to Honduras for seven days to design a community-wide water system with <a href="https://www.globalbrigades.org/">Global Brigades</a>, a non-profit organization that works with students around the world to empower communities to reduce inequalities.</p> Wed, 24 May 2023 18:05:09 +0000 Bernadette Ng and Zoe Goldberger 8985 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/2022-faculty-engineering-award-recipients <p>Each year, the Faculty of Engineering recognizes remarkable contributions to research, teaching, and equity and diversity by members of our community. We are pleased to announce our 2022 award recipients:</p> <p><strong>Christophe Pierre Research Excellence Award</strong></p> Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:37:33 +0000 Faculty of Engineering 8789 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/isabelle-prevost-aubin-championing-indigenous-representation-mcgill <p><em>Like many students this deep into the semester, Isabelle Prévost-Aubin is eyeing the finish line with great anticipation. That anticipation is heightened, as the fifth-year mechanical engineering undergrad will be collecting her degree in less than two months.</em></p> Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:11:10 +0000 Neale McDevitt 8781 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/turning-great-idea-reality <p>The only thing better than two good ideas is to combine them into one great idea.</p> <p>Engineering students Bernadette Ng and Tirza Pang were eager to join the humanitarian organization Global Brigades on a student trip to build water pipelines in Latin America. But when they learned that all trips were being cancelled due to the COVID pandemic, they set about brainstorming other ways to help rural communities have better access to clean water.</p> Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:44:46 +0000 Maeve Haldane 8785 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/ability-adapt <p>Last February, when Civil Engineering students Èvane Amico (B.Eng’23) and Evelyn Zhang (B.Eng’22) logged onto the first Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) to take place online, they weren’t sure what to expect. But after nearly a year of adapting to COVID-19- related changes at ƻ����Ժ, they were ready to face whatever surprises the remote format presented.</p> Tue, 09 Nov 2021 15:44:37 +0000 Samantha Rideout 8675 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/vassil-kroumov-engineer-heart-helps-prospective-students <p>As a mechanical engineering student, Vassil Kroumov joined engineering competitions, then went on to organize them, to lead them, and finally to win them.</p> <p>Now in his fifth year at ƻ����Ժ, Kroumov has been particularly interested in rocketry.</p> Wed, 24 May 2023 17:54:11 +0000 François Shalom 8984 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/sophia-roy-helping-students-navigate-pandemic <p>When the COVID crisis cancelled a lot of internships last summer, Sophia Roy and another student set up virtual classes “to help young [high school] students continue learning science online, which is difficult to do.”</p> <p>“I was really passionate about that. We did experiments, it was really interactive, super fun and entertaining for the students,” said Roy, who will graduate with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree next May.</p> Wed, 24 May 2023 17:47:07 +0000 François Shalom 8983 at /engineering /engineering/article/meet-some-design-teams-mcgill-design-day-2021 <p><a href="/engineering/students/undergraduate/mcgill-design-day-2021">ƻ����Ժ Design Day</a> is an annual event celebrating the achievements and innovation of undergraduate students in the Faculty of Engineering. This year, the event takes on the virtual format to showcase over 100 design projects across the fields of engineering and architecture. Meet a few of the teams that will be presenting on April 8:</p> Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:47:35 +0000 Faculty of Engineering 8567 at /engineering /engineering/article/stephanie-fernandez-homeward-bound <p>Stephanie Fernandez admits it: “The first thing that thrilled me about <a href="http://homewardboundprojects.com.au/">Homeward Bound</a> was the prospect of adventure and seeing penguins in their natural habitat.”</p> <p>But the ƻ����Ժ chemical engineering PhD candidate, who has been chosen as one of 100 women worldwide to participate in the program that includes a trip to Antarctica, has a grander vision than simply playing tourist.</p> Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:51:23 +0000 François Shalom 8503 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/using-ai-help-railroads-save-fuel-cut-greenhouse-emissions <p>Dev Jain was eager to participate in this year’s ƻ����Ժ Dobson Centre X-1 Accelerator, an intensive 10-week summer program that helps promising start-ups hone their business plans and prepare to pitch investors. But the young entrepreneur and recent ƻ����Ժ graduate had a more urgent duty to fulfill.</p> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 20:07:11 +0000 Chris Chipello 8460 at /engineering