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National Engineering Month Spotlight: Noelle Wilton

Posted on March 30, 2023 (March 30, 2023) by panchk2

"The professors and the team really care about your learning outcomes and your future success, and they love to teach and that really shows." - Noelle Wilton, ChemEng Class of 2020

Noelle is a member of the process engineering team at BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, where she focuses on the equipment- and process-related elements of drug manufacturing, which entails everything from working towards continuous improvement to troubleshooting challenges and investigating different solutions. […]

National Engineering Month Spotlight: Melissa Cusack Striepe

Posted on March 29, 2023 (March 29, 2023) by panchk2

"Being in the Chem Eng program felt like being part of a community where I mattered and where people cared about what I was learning and where I was going." - Melissa Cusack Striepe, ChemEng Class of 2020

Melissa currently works as an economist/policy analyst for Natural Resources Canada, where she assesses strategies for mitigating climate change and moving towards a more sustainable economy. […]

In the Media: TERAGO Deploys Canada’s First Private 5G MMwave Research Network at McMaster University’s New Manufacturing Research Institute

Posted on March 28, 2023 (March 28, 2023) by kittannd

Saharnaz Montazeri at a machine in the MMRI.

TERAGO Inc.has deployed Canada’s first 5G MMwave private network dedicated to Industry 4.0 research in McMaster’s new Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) in Hamilton, Ontario. […]

National Engineering Month Spotlight: Ugonwa Echendu

Posted on March 27, 2023 (March 29, 2023) by panchk2

“The skills and knowledge you acquire from the Chemical Engineering program at McMaster allow you to do almost anything you want after graduation.” – Ugonwa Echendu, Chem Eng 2018 […]

Ethical Engineering – The symbolism behind the Iron Ring

Posted on March 24, 2023 (March 24, 2023) by kittannd

In honour of Camp XIII’s Iron Ring ceremony taking place today and the upcoming Iron Pin ceremony next week, we sat down with four professors from different areas of engineering to discuss the importance of ethics in their roles as leaders in the field.  […]

Well measured by moonlight: McMaster and NASA team up to create better climate change models

Posted on March 23, 2023 (March 23, 2023) by kittannd

three men posing in front of a building.

McMaster researcher Andrew Gadsden and his team of experts have worked with NASA to build an autonomous, robotic telescope mount to help create more accurate climate change models. […]

Meet the McMaster team who just sent a satellite to space

Posted on March 22, 2023 (March 31, 2023) by kittannd

infographic showing a cut out of three people overlapping a blue circle.

On Tuesday, March 14, the NEUDOSE satellite was successfully launched into space. We caught up with seven members of the Mac Eng community to talk about the roles they played in this monumental achievement. […]

Hamilton entrepreneur Joe Liburdi was a champion of research innovation and student success

Posted on March 20, 2023 by kittannd

Joe Liburdi died on March 7. Dozens of McMaster students have benefited from Liburdi’s generosity through bursaries, award programs, sponsorship support, lab partnerships and job opportunities. McMaster recognized Liburdi’s contributions with an honorary doctorate in 2021. […]