News from the department of Mechanical Engineering

Bonny Ibhawoh, vice-provost, International, facilitates a discussion on sustainability, climate change and planetary health with panellists Léa Ravensbergen, assistant professor of sustainable cities, School of Earth, Environment & Society; Dave Cano, director, sustainability, McMaster University; and Jim Cotton, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering.

This Earth Day, we're celebrating the members of our Fireball Family who are at the forefront of engineering a brighter planet.

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

McMaster Engineering professor and students collaborate with NASA and other partners on lunar observation mission.

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

Nour Abdallah, Erin Chillingworth, Michael Holden, Puisand Lai, Jared Montgomery and Ryan Neudorf placed first out of 27 teams.

Meet YWCA award recipient, Shelby Amponsah, and nominees Jocelyn Kuntsi and Dr. Shari van de Pol. 

Researchers at McMaster Engineering believe that it will take the ingenuity of engineers and innovators to fully unlock the potential of an electrified future.

Ali Emadi, professor, CERC laureate and founder of Enedym Inc., sees limitless potential for their new motors that don't require the use of rare earth minerals.

McMaster’s Faculty of Engineering is collaborating with software company MathWorks to extend battery life of electric vehicles and reduce waste.

More than 30 per cent of the world’s food is wasted each year, and associate professor Tohid Didar explains how developing smart food packaging technologies can address this challenge.