/engineering/taxonomy/term/805/all en /engineering/article/news/prof-xiaozhe-wang-and-prof-agus-sasmito-receive-inaugural-rubin-so-foundation-faculty-scholar-award <p>The Faculty of Engineering and the <a href="/tised/">Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED)</a> are pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Rubin & So Foundation Facuty Scholar Award, Prof. <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/xiaozhewang/home">Xiaozhe Wang</a> (Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Prof. <a href="/mining/people-0/faculty/agus-p-sasmito">Agus Sasmito</a> (Mining and Materials Engineering).</p> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:46:02 +0000 Faculty of Engineering 9066 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/eideas_teamwork_initiative_receives_the_2023_mcgill_equity_and_community_building_team_award <p>On Friday, May 26, members of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº community were feted during the 11th annual Equity and Community Building Award celebration. This award highlights the work of students, faculty and staff committed to advancing equity, diversity and community building at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº.</p> <p>Serving as emcee for the event, Angela Campbell, Associate Provost (Equity & Academic Policies), kicked off the festivities by reading a message from Principal Deep Saini, who was unable to attend.;</p> Wed, 07 Jun 2023 18:16:27 +0000 Neale McDevitt 8998 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/ieee-honours-faculty-engineering-profs <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº professors <a href="https://www.photonics.ece.mcgill.ca/Plant/dvp_about/dvplant_biography.html#:~:text=Biography-,David%20V.,1986%2C%20and%201989%2C%20respectively.">David Plant</a> and <a href="/ece/lawrence-r-chen">Lawrence Chen</a>, both from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, were celebrated at the recent Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Canada conference held in Halifax.</p> Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:39:13 +0000 Neale McDevitt 8846 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/halo-mif-award-lights-way-more-success-nano-scale-project <p>Call it the halo effect. But after securing an award from the <a href="/innovation/mcgill-innovation-fund/">Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Innovation Fund</a> (MIF) in the winter of 2021, Professor Changhong Cao’s project on nano-scale measurements has been going from strength to strength.</p> Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:11:47 +0000 Junji Nishihata 8793 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/mechanical-engineering-prof-set-epic-cyclingrecycling-tour <p>Larry Lessard says he has two passions in life – cycling and recycling. For the next year, the mechanical engineering professor will be using both to fuel a trip of a lifetime.</p> <p>Lessard is just days away from a cycling tour that will take him around the world. Starting in Paris, France on July 1, Lessard will ride for a year or more, rolling into Montreal sometime next summer. By trip’s end, Lessard will have covered over 20,000 kilometres and traversed 28 countries through three continents.</p> Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:13:46 +0000 Neale McDevitt 8794 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/department-chemical-engineering-researchers-honoured-ordre-des-ingenieurs-du-quebec <p><a href="/chemeng/nathalie-tufenkji">Nathalie Tufenkji</a> and Mathieu Lapointe, both researchers at the Department of Chemical Engineering, were among 13 people honoured by the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) during a gala on May 20.</p> <p>Tufenkji won the Honoris Genius award in the Research or Teaching category, while Lapointe won the Honoris Genius award in the Relève (35 years or younger) category.</p> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:23:55 +0000 Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Reporter Staff 8791 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/marco-amabili-wins-2022-guggenheim-fellowship <p>Marco Amabili, Canada Research Chair in Mechanical Vibrations in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. This year, the Foundation honoured <a href="https://www.gf.org/news/foundation-news/announcing-the-2022-guggenheim-fellows/">180 artists, writers, scholars, and scientists</a> from across the United States and Canada. Selected from a pool of nearly 2,500 applicants, the Fellows were appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise.</p> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:48:47 +0000 Neale McDevitt 8777 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/federal-government-announces-17-canada-research-chairs-mcgill <p>Plastics, textiles, and electronics have revolutionized our modern world, but their massive production has led to the accumulation of non-biodegradable and toxic wastes. This is a problem Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researcher Noémie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne hopes to have a hand in solving. Today she was named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Biologically-Derived Materials, in recognition of the importance of her research for Canada’s future.</p> Mon, 17 Jan 2022 21:03:21 +0000 Meaghan Thurston 8718 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/benoit-boulet-appointed-associate-vice-principal-innovation-and-partnerships <p>Martha Crago, Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, has announced the appointment of <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/benoit-boulet-appointed-associate-vice-principal-innovation-and-partnerships/">Benoit Boulet</a> as Associate Vice-Principal, Innovation and Partnerships (I+P), effective June 1, 2021, for a five-year term. Boulet’s mandate will be to oversee the growing I+P portfolio, as well as to help drive the development of large-scale research projects that involve natural sciences and engineering.</p> Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:06:27 +0000 Junji Nishihata 8566 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/carolyn-curiale-holding-line <p>Carolyn Curiale has been described as a pillar within the <a href="/ece/">Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)</a>. Over the past number of years, the Department has undergone some major changes in leadership and key administrative personnel – changes that can have a substantial impact on the efficient operation of a unit.</p> <p>Luckily for ECE, the Administrative Officer is more than up to the challenge of holding the line.</p> Mon, 09 Nov 2020 02:57:17 +0000 Neale McDevitt 8450 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/christopher-moraes-excelling-lab-and-classroom <p>Like many professors, <a href="/engineering/christopher-moraes">Christopher Moraes</a> from the <a href="/chemeng/">Department of Chemical Engineering</a>, wears two hats – one as a researcher, the other as a teacher. The thing is, he does both really well.</p> Mon, 09 Nov 2020 20:15:04 +0000 Neale McDevitt 8455 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/marco-amabili-honoured-american-society-mechanical-engineers <p>When the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently announced that <a href="/engineering/marco-amabili">Marco Amabili</a> was the recipient of the <a href="https://www.asme.org/about-asme/honors-awards/literature-awards/worcester-reed-warner-medal">2020 ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal</a>, it marked a significant milepost along the path Amabili has been following since he was a young boy in growing up in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy.</p> Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:59:40 +0000 Neale McDevitt 8517 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/two-mcgill-professors-awarded-killam-research-fellowships <p>The Canada Council for the Arts has announced six recipients of the prestigious 2020 Killam Research Fellowship, including two from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. Professors Myriam Denov and Nathalie Tufenkji were awarded Killam Research Fellowships in support of their outstanding research excellence and their commitment to pursue trail-blazing projects in their field.</p> <p><strong><em>*Warning: the following content may contain triggering content related to sexual violence and war*</em></strong></p> Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:25:31 +0000 Amanda Testani 8526 at /engineering