Dr. Elizabeth Hassan

Dr. Hassan has been teaching at McMaster since 2017. She joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering following a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Neuroscience at the Sachs Lab at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. She started her career at Queen’s University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and after a Master of Engineering Science in Mechanical Engineering from Western University, she joined MEA Forensic Engineers and Scientists. There she analyzed motor vehicle collisions and earned her P.Eng designation. She then went on to earn a Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation at OCADU and a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University. Her teaching work focuses on mechanical and product design and working with students on extra-curricular technical teams. She was awarded the Presidents’ Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching & Learning in 2023.

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON (2003); MESc., Mechanical Engineering, Western University, London, ON (2005); MDes., OCADU, Toronto, ON (2011); Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON (2016); P.Eng (2009)

• Awarded President’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning in 2023

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