(Opens in new window) January 22, 2025 Wood Industry In the Media: CWC Celebrates Student Innovation with 2024 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships Laura Walters, a third-year Master of Applied Science student in Civil Engineering, has been awarded the 2024 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarship.
January 15, 2025 New choose-your-own-adventure style course gives McMaster students a memorable intro to 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.
(Opens in new window) January 15, 2025 CBC In the Media: Scientists combat theories about L.A. wildfires Assistant professor Ramla Qureshi speaks with CBC News about the rise of conspiracy theories surrounding wildfires.
(Opens in new window) October 24, 2024 Daily News McMaster names next president 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.
October 3, 2024 Ruben Juanes, Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecturer of 2024, presents on earthquakes and energy transition at McMaster A world-renowned expert in fluid flow through porous media and geomechanics, Ruben Juanes, delivered the 2024 Kimberly-Clark Distinguished Lecture.
September 24, 2024 An on-ramp to Canadian research experience in civil engineering 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.
July 19, 2024 Recent grad Max Guan working on historic Gordie Howe International Bridge Building bridges is important in any job, metaphorically speaking, but for civil engineers like Max Guan, there’s nothing metaphorical about it.
(Opens in new window) July 12, 2024 Brighter World McMaster researchers create predictive AI models to protect cities from climate damage 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.
July 9, 2024 McMaster Civil Engineering capstone team tops national competition McMaster University’s Civil Engineering Capstone Design Team secured first place at the nationwide Capstone Design Competition in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
June 24, 2024 Engineering change: Ramla Karim Qureshi takes action when confronted with seemingly insurmountable challenges 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.
June 17, 2024 Provost Susan Tighe honoured with prestigious civil engineering award 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.
