/engineering/taxonomy/term/486/all en /engineering/article/news/better-way-assess-bridges-earthquake-safety <p>Researchers from �㽶��Ƶ have developed a more efficient way to assess how likely a bridge is to be damaged in an earthquake. The information could help authorities prioritize infrastructure for upgrading and improve emergency response plans.</p> Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:45:40 +0000 Claire Loewen 9213 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/doom-spiral-risk-public-transit-post-pandemic-era <p>A new study from �㽶��Ƶ warns that cutting public transit service could lead to a "doom spiral" resulting in a collapse of the system.</p> <p>The researchers describe a vicious circle in which service cuts brought on by budget deficits drive transit users away; this drop in ridership triggers additional service cuts, which lead to further declines in usage.</p> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:07:41 +0000 Keila DePape 9176 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/jianyu-li-named-recipient-presidents-prize-outstanding-emerging-researchers <p>Since 2013, McGill has honoured 30 early-career researchers who have distinguished themselves by their exceptional contributions to research through the <a href="/researchhonours/presidents-prize">President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers</a>. Among this year’s recipients is Jianyu Li, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Canada Research Chair in Biomaterials and Muscoskeletal Health (Tier II).</p> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:00:04 +0000 Eunillyne Lazado 9174 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/mcgill-project-awarded-17-million-mitigate-housing-crisis-and-climate-change <p>As Canada faces the dual challenges of contending with a housing crisis at the same time as facing the impacts of severe climate change, the need to find innovative and practical solutions remains one of the nation’s highest priorities. McGill’s Professor Daniele Malomo was recently awarded $1.7 million by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) for a proposed solution that addresses both problems.</p> Fri, 31 May 2024 14:52:06 +0000 Keila DePape 9172 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/battery-breakthrough-could-usher-greener-cheaper-electric-vehicles <p>The global shift to electric vehicles is gaining momentum, yet the extraction of battery materials has a significant environmental footprint that comes with high costs.</p> <p>Now, two groundbreaking studies led by �㽶��Ƶ researchers offer hope in the search to manufacture cheaper and greener lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs).</p> <p>Their findings unlock the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly metals, known as disordered rock-salt-type (DRX) cathode materials.</p> Fri, 31 May 2024 15:04:00 +0000 Keila DePape 9173 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/lawrence-chen-awarded-quebecs-guy-rocher-prize-teaching <p>Lawrence Chen, PhD, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded the Guy-Rocher prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching at the university level from Quebec’s Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur.</p> <p>He received the prize at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec on May 9, along with a cash reward of $15,000.</p> Wed, 15 May 2024 20:23:31 +0000 Stephanie Wereley 9166 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/five-mcgillians-among-new-inductees-canadian-academy-engineering <p>Today, the <a href="https://www.cae-acg.ca/">Canadian Academy of Engineering</a> announced the election of fifty-three new Fellows, with five of them hailing from �㽶��Ƶ. This year’s cohort includes Associate Vice President of Innovation + Partnerships, Benoit Boulet. He is a professor in the Faculty of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, a role he has held since 1998. He is also the Director of the McGill Engine, and the former director of the McGill Centre for Intelligent Machines.</p> Tue, 07 May 2024 13:58:06 +0000 Junji Nishihata 9161 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/clearing-air-wind-farms-more-land-efficient-previously-thought <p>Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable.</p> <p>However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land compared to electric power plants driven by fossil fuels. Research led by �㽶��Ƶ and based on the assessment of the land-use of close to 320 wind farms in the U.S. (the largest study of its kind) paints a very different picture.</p> Mon, 06 May 2024 14:44:08 +0000 Katherine Gombay 9158 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/five-professors-honoured-montreal-ambassadors <p>The Palais des congrès de Montréal honoured five McGill professors at its 2024 ambassadors’ gala for their exceptional contributions to the city’s economic and societal growth. Although there are a few other professors among the total of 14, McGill alone can boast of multiple honourees.</p> Mon, 06 May 2024 14:55:59 +0000 Stephanie Wereley 9159 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/studying-clean-tech-running-award-winning-startup <p>Three McGill students didn’t just learn about clean tech —they launched their own startup to market a new technology developed during their graduate studies.</p> <p>“We arrived on the scene at the right time and place,” says Samson Bowen-Bronet (BEng’17, MEng’21).</p> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:57:23 +0000 Allyson Rowley 9145 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/new-faculty-member-winter-2024 <p>The Faculty of Engineering welcomed a new professor this semester:</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Jiangbo Yu</strong><br /> Assistant Professor<br /> Civil Engineering</p> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:14:49 +0000 Antonella Fratino 9128 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/ten-years-driving-innovation-mcgill <p>At the Faculty of Engineering’s 2023 Annual Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Katya Marc rhymed off a flurry of statistics about the McGill Engine Centre’s impressive impact.</p> <p>In a nutshell? Engine has trained, mentored, advised, and financially encouraged a lot of McGill students and researchers since its inception a decade ago.</p> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:07:31 +0000 University Advancement 9121 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/mcgills-igem-team-wins-1st-place-2023-igem-grand-jamboree <p>We're proud to announce that<a href="http://igem.org.mcgill.ca/"> McGill iGEM</a> won Grand Prize at the 2023 iGEM Grand Jamboree –- the top world-wide student competition in synthetic biology. Our outstanding iGEM team won against 400+ competitors and became the first ever Canadian team to win the Grand Prize at the iGEM Jamboree in 20 years, and after only its second consecutive year of participation. In addition to placing first, they also were awarded Special Prizes incuding: Best Therapeutics, Best Part Collection, Best Presentation.</p> Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:41:49 +0000 Faculty of Engineering 9095 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/viviane-yargeau-dean-engineering-reflects-anniversary-polytechnique-tragedy <p>When Viviane Yargeau was named the first female <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/viviane-yargeau-appointed-dean-of-the-faculty-of-engineering/">Dean of the Faculty of Engineering</a> this summer, the significance of the appointment was not lost on her.</p> <p>“I felt it was a lot of responsibility to be the first [woman], to be honest,” says Yargeau, a Full Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. “I knew the significance it held.”</p> Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:05:38 +0000 Stephanie Wereley 9096 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/remembering-derek-drummond <p>One of a kind. Genuine and fun. A very special human. A steady and kind presence.</p> <p>A glance at the tributes flooding Derek Drummond’s Facebook page in the wake of his passing on November 17 tells you just how beloved he was in the McGill community and beyond. If you didn’t know him, you wish you had.</p> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:40:39 +0000 McGill News 9114 at /engineering