ASHRAE Scholarship for Mechanical Engineering Student

February 8, 2010

Third-year Mechanical Engineering and Management student Ben Oliver has been awarded a Reuben Trane Scholarship valued at $10,000.  It is the highest undergraduate scholarship awarded by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). 

Ben's interest in the area of heating/refrigerating /air-conditioning comes from two years of experience working with EPOH Inc. as a mechanical contractor assistant. During the past two summers and over Christmas and March Break, he worked on mechanical design and preliminary feasibility studies for two buildings including developing full contract documentation under supervision of his industrial mentor.

"Ben is currently working with me and several other undergraduate and graduates students toward the creation of a McMaster ASHRAE Student Chapter and will be one of the founding members," said Professor James Cotton, P.Eng., associate professor of mechanical engineering.  "He is very keen on developing a Chapter and pursuing design competitions."

The Reuben Trane Scholarship was established in memory of The Trane Company founder, an engineer, inventor & business executive, whose manufacturing enterprise ranks today as one of the world’s largest in the HVAC&R industry.