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News
October 21, 2020 / Department News
The road to making one million face shields: MMRI partners with Whitebird
In episode six of the Big Ideas for a Changing World podcast, hear how the McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) and Hamilton-based packaging company, Whitebird, teamed up to swiftly produce face shields for thousands of Canadian frontline workers during the pandemic.
October 20, 2020 / Department News
To measure the severity of COVID-19, researchers create a tool that can pull an elusive marker from human blood
It is the latest application of smart-surface technology to emerge from the laboratory of Tohid Didar, a mechanical engineering professor at McMaster.
October 19, 2020 / Department News
New faculty and postdoctoral fellows join McMaster Engineering
This fall, one new faculty member has joined the Faculty of Engineering along with seven adjunct faculty members, five associate members and 26 post-doctoral fellows.
Events
January 20, 2021, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Virtual Backpack to Briefcase: Alumni & Student Networking Event
Are you a student looking for mentorship and support? Alumni share their experiences to prepare you for your future years at McMaster and beyond.
February 10, 2021, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Virtual Women in Engineering Industry Night
Join us for our Women in Engineering Industry Night!
Spotlight
Abdel Rahman Abdel Fattah, B.Eng. '09, M.Eng.Design. '10, Ph.D. '16
(Mechanical Engineering), (Design), (Mechanical Engineering) | From Solar Panels to Human Cells
Alum's company donates 100,000 sanitary pads to migrant workers impacted by COVID-19
Mechanical Engineering alumnus, Chirag Virani is co-founder of Sparkle, a company that provides sustainable feminine hygiene products to women in India and across the globe. The company recently donated 100,000 sanitary pads to Indian migrant workers impacted by COVID-19.
Andrew Biksa, M.A.Sc.’10 & Irene Yang B.Eng.Mgt. '01
(Mechanical Engineering) & (Electrical Engineering) | Building a Green Future
Christopher Psutka, B.Eng.Mgt. '05
(Mechanical Engineering) | Bringing global solutions to environmental and health challenges
Éloïse Harvey, B.Eng.Mgt. '99
(Mechanical Engineering) | Taking the family business global
Fahmi Khairul Azmi, B.Eng. '15
(Mechanical Engineering) | Painting the Big Picture
Frank Scremin, B.Eng. '94
(Mechanical Engineering) | The Sky's the Limit
Genevieve Hamilton, BEng '04
Mechanical Engineering
Heather Ker, B.Eng. '06, M.Eng. '09
(Mechanical Engineering), (Mechanical Engineering) | From Space Missions to Pediatric Surgery
John Lech, B.Eng.Mgt. '81
(Mechanical Engineering) | McMaster Engineering: A Lech Family Tradition
John Stulen, B.Eng. '82
(Mechanical Engineering) | Out on a Limb
Lori Hipwell, B.Eng. '08
(Mechanical Engineering) | Energy for Improving the World
Marie-Pierre Lussier, B.Eng.Mgt. '02
(Mechanical Engineering) | Following the Opportunities
Navarajah Subramaniam, B.Eng. '14
(Mechanical Engineering) | Dreams Taking Flight
Peter Gowthorpe, BEng. '90
(Mechanical Engineering) | Career shift pays off
Robert Perrons, BEng '95
Mechanical Engineering
Saif Abualkaz, B.Eng.Mgt. '10
(Mechanical Engineering) | Working on the Edge of Change
