News from the department of Civil Engineering

Field trips, interviews with professionals in the field, guest lectures and experience working with industry leading software are some of the highlights of a new Introduction to Civil Engineering course.

Assistant professor Ramla Qureshi speaks with CBC News about the rise of conspiracy theories surrounding wildfires.

Currently a professor of Civil Engineering and provost and vice-president, academic at McMaster, Susan Tighe will be the university's ninth president and vice-chancellor.

A world-renowned expert in fluid flow through porous media and geomechanics, Ruben Juanes, delivered the 2024 Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecture.

A Mitacs Globalink Research Internship brought Muskan Amaresh from the Symbiosis International University in Maharashtra, India, to the Applied Dynamics Lab (ADL) at McMaster University.  

Building bridges is important in any job, metaphorically speaking, but for civil engineers like Max Guan, there’s nothing metaphorical about it.

Using ‘digital twins’ technology, a McMaster team created an evolving virtual model of Calgary based on real data, which accurately predicted the catastrophic 2013 flood, allowing them to suggest ways the city could have mitigated its impact.

McMaster University’s Civil Engineering Capstone Design Team secured first place at the nationwide Capstone Design Competition in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Assistant professor in civil engineering and founder of Women Engineers Pakistan Ramla Karim Qureshi reflects on her educational and professional journey as a woman in engineering.

McMaster University’s Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and professor of civil engineering, Susan Tighe, has been recognized with a national award for her contributions to sustainable infrastructure research and practice in Canada. 

Mac Eng and its extended community gathered to commemorate the achievements and next steps of the Class of 2024 at two ceremonies at FirstOntario Concert Hall on June 11.