News Archives 2008

December 2008
December 22 Golf Town Picks Up Student Golf Invention
December 22 Students Pick-Up the PACE with Course Competition
December 22 Engineering Students Raise Funds for Interval House
December 22 APS Fellowship an Engineering First at McMaster
December 18 Energy Policy Analysis Graduate Course Offered in Toronto
December 17 And the Door Prize Goes to ... Santa's Alumni Workshop
December 15 Alumnus appointed President of Privasoft
December 12 It's the annual Faculty of Engineering holiday door decorating contest!
December 8 Students Go Nuclear
December 5 CANMET Breaks Ground at McMaster Innovation Park
December 3 Giving our nuclear reactor some flash
December 2 Thode Library celebrates its 30th birthday
November 2008
November 27 Automotive Parts Group Rallies for Auto Aid
November 27 Alumnus Prepares for Cross-Canada Fundraiser
November 27 Toyota Earth Day Scholarship
November 24 Toronto Star Profiles Digital Dash, ThinkFlex Solar
November 24 Engineering Schools Report in The Globe & Mail
November 24 Canadian Start-up Lets Drivers Customize Their Dashboards
November 20 Alumnus Hand-Crafts a Custom Muscle Car
November 20 macLAB Funding Proposals Now Being Accepted
November 12 Alumna Connects with Chicago Youth
November 5 Faculty Hosts, Competes in N.A. Programming Competition
November 5 Alumnus Appointed VP at PCL
November 5 Professor Receives Award for Macromolecular Research
October 2008
October 28 John Luxat Joins Board of AECL
October 28 Graduate Joins Cleanfield Energy as Wind Energy Specialist
October 22 Journal Recognizes Professor John MacGregor
October 22 Innovation Competition Issues Call for Entries
October 21 Agreement Promotes Greater Public Policy Input from Engineers
October 21 At 50, still a fireball
October 20 World's Most Advanced Microscope Unveiled at McMaster
October 17 Engineering Alumni Celebrate Faculty’s 50th
October 16 Engineering Career Panels Begin October 21
October 16 Engineering & Science Olympics Today
October 14 Professor Receives Chemical Engineering Award
October 10 Alumnus appointed COO of Enersource
October 3 New Faculty and Retirees Recognized
September 2008
September 26 Professor Receives ORF Funding for Alternative Energy Research
September 23 Professor Receives Humboldt Fellowship
September 19 Professors Receive ORF Funding for Health Research
September 16 MES Bus Pull Raises More Than $1600 for Charity
September 15 Memorial Service for Dr. Colin Campbell
September 10 Free Entrepreneurship 101 Lecture Series at McMaster
September 8 Engineering Student Rides to Triple Gold in Track Cycling
September 8 Entrepreneurship Program Featured in National Post
September 5 Professor Receives Royal Society of Canada Medal
September 3 Conference Tackles Auto, Aerospace Manufacturing Challenges
September 2 Engineering Alumnus Accepts Emmy Engineering Award
August 2008
August 29 Engineering in a Climate of Change Symposium
August 29 Chemical Engineering Alumna Selected a Top 35 Innovator
August 20 Civil Engineering Football Marauder Sidelined
August 18 Professor Shares Thoughts on Innovation, Research and Commercialization
August 12 Associate Dean Academic and Director Engineering and Management Announced
August 5 Alumni Profile: Dave Dean – First Class All the Way
July 2008
July 31 Alumni Profile: Paul Boldt - Getting it Right
July 28 Alumni Profile: D’Alessio Family – All in the Family
July 23 Alumni Profile: Allison Family - Engineering Runs in the Family
July 17 Alumni Profile: "Ben Chae - Building on a Strong Foundation
July 14 Former Engineering Professor Profiled in Globe and Mail
July 14 Early Researcher Award for Optical Silicon Chip Research
July 10 Canadian RFID Lab, PricewaterhouseCooper Team Up in India
July 10 Steel Research Centre Profiled on Video
July 9 Engineering Professor Elected Chair of Canada’s Synchrotron
July 8 Self-Moisturizing Contact Lenses, Naturally
July 7 Engineering in a Climate of Change
July 2 Young Aboriginal Students Venture into Engineering, Science and Math
June 2008
June 23 McMaster to Host Joint Nanotechnology Forum Focusing on Electronics, Photonics, Renewable Energy
June 23 Ontario Boosts Heavy Construction Chair
June 20 Nominations Deadline for McGraw-Hill Ryerson Scholarship
June 19 McMaster Partners with India for RFID Traffic Project
June 19 McMaster takes bioactive paper research to Finland
June 13 OCE Looking for Success Stories
June 13 Graduates Celebrate: Spring Convocation 2008
June 13 Engineering valedictorian makes a difference
June 13 Faculty Members Recognized at Convocation
June 13 Mondalogo Engineering Award
June 12 Faculty Adds 14th Canada Research Chair
June 11 Engineering Student Tenpin Champion
June 10 Faculty of Engineering Appointments Announced
June 5 Students recognized at International Forum of Young Researchers
June 4 Inventor of electric unicycle a L.E.A.P. graduate
June 4 Engineering professors to lead three AUTO21 projects
June 4 Last call for Collegiate Inventors Competition entries
June 3 Engineering Student Top Male Marauder Scholar
May 2008
May 30 Profs, students need help to rebuild schools in China
May 26 Professor recognized by Guyanese community
May 26 Engineering researchers recognized for Cleanfield Energy wind, solar work
May 23 Memorial service for Dr. Brian Ives
May 20 Professor receives Mentorship Award of Excellence'
May 16 Engineering Staff Receive President’s Award
May 16 McMaster hosts international conference on building sustainable structures
May 15 McMaster Professor Emeritus feted for contributions to engineering profession
May 14 Faculty, alumni, supporters feted at Engineering Awards Gala
May 14 CPRGlove receives Ontario Market Readiness Funding
May 9 Engineering student makes a splash with synchro medals
May 9 Professor elected Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering
May 7 Technology and Privacy Workshop features Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner
May 7 Memorial Service for Dr. Brian Ives planned for May 23
April 2008
April 30 Institute formed at McMaster to promote automotive research
April 29 Engineering's 2007 Annual Report now on-line
April 24 John Luxat named to Alberta nuclear study panel
April 21 Mechanical engineering speed eater devours competition
April 18 Remembering Professor Brian Ives
April 18 Gulp! Engineering student qualifies for U.S. eating championship
April 17 Engineering role model nets $10,000 scholarship
April 15 Policy leaders to address Great Lakes energy options
April 15 New associate vice-president (academic) appointed
April 14 Win gives McMaster team chance for $1 million in investment funds
April 14 Engineering professor receives Humboldt Research Award
April 10 Art and engineering students collaborate on Museum project
April 10 New engineering building topped off
April 7 CPRGlove, Digital Dash win at regional entrepreneurship event
April 7 Former engineering professor wins water management prize
April 7 McMaster team runners up at hydrogen design contest
April 4 Civil Engineering student presented with environment award
April 2 Engineering student selected McMaster Athlete of the Year
March 2008
March 31 Venture voted Best Summer Camp
March 28 Kipling Ceremony Today, March 28
March 25 John Hodgins Engineering Building reopens this morning
March 24 The future is calling at the 2008 Bell Canada Lecture
March 17 Information session for new OCE Investment Accelerator Fund
March 13 Wilkinson appointed new dean of engineering
March 12 Dofasco researcher and Faculty collaborator passes away
March 10 McMaster's solar cell research featured in Toronto Star
March 10 President & CEO of Hitachi Canada to discuss renaissance in nuclear energy
February 2008
February 27 Vote for Venture Camp as Hamilton's Best Summer Camp
February 27 Collegiate Inventors Competition call for entries
February 21 Winners of first McMaster Wes Nicol Entrepreneurship Challenge
February 21 12.0 = Perfect, Times Nine
February 14 Walter Booth donates $2 million to McMaster’s Faculty of Engineering
February 12 Telecom research leads to solar cell breakthrough at McMaster
February 11 McMaster earns a third as engineering competition wraps up
February 7 Premier gives $16.5 million to McMaster-Mohawk BTech program
February 7 CPRGlove on Daily Planet tonight
February 7 Spectators invited to Wes Nicol Pitching Challenge
February 4 First-year MacEng student wins award
February 4 Putting the Great Lakes back on the environment agenda
February 4 McMaster Engineers Without Borders making a difference
February 4 David Russell elected MES President 2008/2009
January 2008
January 31 New business pitch competition call for entries
January 30 Ontario's top engineering students to compete at McMaster
January 29 MP celebrates work of 22 Leaders Opportunity Fund recipients
January 25 McMaster nanowire research applied to solar cells
January 24 Student brings cutting-edge expertise from Germany
January 23 Glass brick research published
January 23 CPRGlove qualifies for National Business Competition; two XCEEi teams make final six in regional qualifier
January 22 Education Next forum discusses changing education needs of technologists
January 17 Business Venture Competition Information Session
January 16 Norm Lockington Sustainability Scholarship Awarded
January 14 McMaster RFID Applications Lab Tags Trinidad and Tobago
January 11 McMaster Engineering kicks off 50th Anniversary celebrations
January 10 Second Life as a Teaching Tool
January 9 Share the Cake and Celebrate Engineering's 50th
January 4 Program gives high school students a headstart in engineering

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