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Monique Beech

Manager, Strategic Communications

Monique leads communications and marketing efforts for the Faculty of Engineering in key strategic areas, including research, reputation enhancement and external relations.

July 27, 2020 / Department News

Meet Liz DaMaren, McMaster Engineering Student Ambassador of the Year

Mechatronics Engineering and Society graduate, Liz DaMaren, has been recognized for making an extraordinary contribution in supporting prospective students and recruitment initiatives.

July 24, 2020 / Department News

NGen and McMaster partner to make advanced certificate programs easier to access

McMaster’s W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, Certificates of Completion program and Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) have partnered to reduce the financial barriers for professional learning programs.

July 24, 2020 / Department News
Source: CBC

In the Media: How Hamilton researchers are contributing to the fight against COVID-19

Professor Gail Krantzberg, along with wastewater expert and professor Zobia Jawed, are featured in CBC on their work in detecting COVID-19 in wastewater.

July 23, 2020 / Department News
Source: Brighter World

McMaster researchers study use of wastewater to track coronavirus

“We know virus fragments are detected through feces of infected individuals,” says Gail Krantzberg, a professor at the W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, who is working with colleague and wastewater expert Zobia Jawed on the research project.

July 22, 2020 / Department News
Source: Brighter World

Two McMaster-based national research facilities awarded $4.2 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation

The Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy and the Canadian Research Data Centre Network are funded through CFI’s Major Science Initiatives (MSI) Fund.

July 22, 2020 / Department News

Brian Baetz selected as next director of W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology

Professor emeritus in the Department of Civil Engineering, Baetz brings more than 30 years of experience at McMaster, including supervising 28 graduate students at the W Booth School.

July 21, 2020 / Department News

McMaster engineers bringing to market at-home test to detect COVID-19 antibodies and 3D cell printing technology

Since March, a team of researchers have developed and advanced two novel technologies which have applications during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Ishwar Puri and Rakesh Sahu speak about these products in the latest Big Ideas for a Changing World podcast episode.

July 16, 2020 / Department News

McMaster and Quanser partner to lead virtual lab innovation in Canadian engineering education

As the founding partner of the Quanser Digital Transformation Program, McMaster Engineering will offer students an unparalleled virtual lab experience starting this fall.

July 14, 2020 / Department News

Major scholarship winner and iBioMed student motivated by late father

David Chung likes to see things from all angles. The incoming McMaster Engineering student – who earned the TD Scholarship for Community Leadership ($70,000) and the Horatio Alger National Entrepreneurial Scholarship ($10,000) plus several others – says it’s one of his strengths.