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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.

November 27, 2020 / Department News

McMaster Engineering alumna appointed to the Order of Canada

McMaster Engineering alumna Hoda ElMaraghy has been awarded one of Canada's highest civilian honours.

November 25, 2020 / Department News

Education research projects to help students thrive in future leadership roles

Two years after accepting the Educating the Engineer of 2025 (EtE-25) funding awards for education research projects, four McMaster Engineering faculty members share their findings and successes.

November 25, 2020 / Department News

Civil engineering alumnus named incoming CEO of Meritor Inc.

Chris Villavarayan, civil engineering alumnus, has been named the incoming CEO of Meritor, a global supplier for commercial vehicle and industrial markets. He credits his success to a love of learning and sense of curiosity from his days as a student.

November 23, 2020 / Department News
Source: McMaster Daily News

McMaster makes commitment to Black academic excellence across the university

McMaster is taking a new approach to ensure that the scholarship and scholarly work of the university support a commitment to inclusive excellence and create new opportunities to significantly increase the number of Black faculty members participating across all areas of the university.

November 19, 2020 / Department News

Six McMaster Engineering startups to watch

In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, we are recognizing six thriving startups founded by McMaster Engineering students and alumni.

November 19, 2020 / Department News
Source: The Conversation

In the Media: Polypropylene, the material now recommended for COVID-19 mask filters: What it is, where to get it

With masks being made at home and by local clothing companies, here’s what you need to know about Public Health Agency of Canada’s new recommendations. Charles de Lannoy, an assistant professor in Chemical Engineering, co-wrote this piece in The Conversation.

November 15, 2020 / Department News

McMaster Engineering, one of Canada's top engineering programs, recruiting globally for research faculty positions

To support McMaster Engineering’s growth and longstanding strengths in research, innovation and graduate training, The Faculty is recruiting widely for tenure-track and teaching-track positions across multiple departments.

November 12, 2020 / Department News
Source: McMaster Daily News

Teams with McMaster connections place first and third in international Digital Inclusion Challenge

Two teams with ties to McMaster have placed first and third in Convergence.Tech’s 2020 Digital Inclusion Challenge.

November 12, 2020 / Department News
Source: Brighter World

McMaster inventors of pathogen-repelling wrap earn top prize in global innovation competition

McMaster Engineering's Leyla Soleymani and Tohid Didar, who led the team that created RepelWrap, have been named grand prize winners in the 2020 Create the Future design contest, organized by engineering-design news provider Tech Briefs, the company announced today from New York.