News from the department of Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering was proudly represented at the annual Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) conference, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the end of May, taking home seven awards.

In the lead-up to Canada’s increasingly extreme wildfire season, Ramla Qureshi, an assistant professor in McMaster University’s Department of Civil Engineering, explores how cutting-edge meteorological technology is influencing the future of climate-adaptive cities.

Veolia Water Technologies and Solutions, a global leader in water and wastewater treatment technologies, elevated learning experience by providing first-year engineering students with membrane filtration systems used in their industry.

Three professors and two teaching assistants were honoured at the 2025 McMaster Student Union (MSU) Teaching Awards on April 2.

Capstone Expo 2025 is an opportunity to experience the groundbreaking projects of McMaster Engineering students on the brink of their professional journeys.

Meet Gabriella Effah-Wiafe, a civil engineering and management student who is deeply involved in her community through her co-op placements and leadership roles.

Mac Eng students Paris Liu and Emily Nobes are this year's finalists for Canada’s largest leadership-based scholarships for master’s and professional studies.

Laura Walters, a third-year Master of Applied Science student in Civil Engineering, has been awarded the 2024 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarship.

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.