McGill Mechanical Engineering Department

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McGill University's OPEN HOUSE is on Sunday beginning at 10am. Come see us at Trottier Building!

The Department of Mechanical Engineering invites applications for three tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor in the areas of thermofluids, mechatronics and robotics. Candidates who wish to apply, please send your application to [email protected]

http://www.mcgill.ca/mecheng/channels/news/faculty-positions-mechanical-engineering-postes-de-professeure-en-genie-mecanique-270548

Sticky when wet: strong adhesives for wound healing | Newsroom - McGill University When first author Jianyu Li, (then a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and now an Assistant Professor at McGill’s Department of Mechanical Engineering) started thinking about how to improve medical adhesives, he found a solution in an unlikely plac...

Great news!
The 3D printing design team at the department of Mechanical Engineering have been selected as one of the three finalists for the 2017 CSME National Design Competition for 3D Printing. The team received an official invitation to attend the final awards ceremony at the CANCAM conference in Victoria on May 29th.
The design team members are (from left to right): Andrew Kolaric, Matthew McAlear, Devon Kalinowicz, Zachary Neuman and the team design advisor, Dr. Amar Sabih.

You can watch the team promotional video on this link
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=WAOe21DEiuQ

McGill experiment takes flight aboard European rocket Research looks at whether metal powders, like iron, can be used as a clean energy source in the future

UPDATE: Classes will be cancelled for the remainder of today!

Classes before 1:00pm have been cancelled today. Be careful out there!

Former McGill students seek success building electric snowmobiles Trio created Taiga Motors and moved business to Shawinigan after getting their start as part of a hobby group at the university.

Don't miss our Mechanical Engineering colloquium next week! Our guest will be Dr. Maruthi Akella from the University of Texas. The event will take place on January 31st in MD267 from 2:30 - 3:30 and it is open to everyone!

The Department of Mechanical Engineering will be hosting its last seminar of the semester! Come by MD267 on December 13th to see Dr. Peter B. Luh from the University of Conneticut present his research

3D-printed titanium hips will last longer with less pain A newly developed porous structure helps artificial joints mimic living bone.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University invites applications for two tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. Candidates who wish to apply, please send us your application at [email protected]

http://www.mcgill.ca/mecheng/channels/news/faculty-positions-mechanical-engineering-263653

"Creating a New Paradigm in Engineering Education by Combining Two Disruptive Technologies -- Simulations and Online Learning"

Come join us at our colloquium event in MD267 on October 4th at 2:30 pm where Dr. Rajesh Bhaskaran from Cornell University will be presenting his research

Welcome to the entering class of 2016 and to returning McGill University students! The Department of Mechanical Engineering is kicking off the year with our first colloquium of the semester (with many more to come!). Dr. Gordon Krauss from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Harvey Mudd College will be presenting on September 20 in MD267. Hope to see you there!

Gaming camera could aid MS treatment

"A team of researchers led by McGill University postdoctoral fellow Farnood Gholami, supervised by Jozsef Kövecses from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Centre for Intelligent Machines, collaborated with Daria Trojan, a physiatrist in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery working at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, to test whether the Kinect could detect the differences in gait of MS patients compared to healthy individuals."

http://www.mcgill.ca/mecheng/channels/news/gaming-camera-could-aid-ms-treatment-262018

Gaming camera could aid MS treatment | Mechanical Engineering - McGill University A commonly used device found in living rooms around the world could be a cheap and effective means of evaluating the walking difficulties of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

Macdonald Engineering Building on the big screen

McGill's venue for learning and discovery in mechanical engineering recently served as the backdrop for a pivotal cinematic moment in the Oscar-nominated film Brooklyn.

http://www.mcgill.ca/mecheng/channels/news/macdonald-engineering-building-big-screen-262068

Macdonald Engineering Building on the big screen | Mechanical Engineering - McGill University McGill's venue for learning and discovery in mechanical engineering recently served as the backdrop for a pivotal cinematic moment in the Oscar-nominated film Brooklyn. Read the full story.

Congratulations Félix!!

Félix Lamy is the first Canadian winner of the Infiniti Engineering Academy competition.

McGill student Felix Lamy wins 'opportunity of a lifetime' with Infiniti, Renault F1 team Felix Lamy, 21, a Gatineau native, was named the first Canadian winner of the Infiniti Engineering Academy competition.

The Gas Dynamics of Explosions, by Mechanical Engineering Professor John H.S. Lee, will be available from Cambridge University Press in July 2016. The book is based on Prof Lee's course in shock dynamics and focuses on the analytical methods used to determine non-steady shock propagation.

http://www.mcgill.ca/mecheng/channels/news/new-book-prof-john-hs-lee-261558

New book from Prof John H.S. Lee | Mechanical Engineering - McGill University The Gas Dynamics of Explosions, by Mechanical Engineering Professor John H.S. Lee, will be available from Cambridge University Press in July 2016. The book is based on Prof Lee's course in shock dynamics and focuses on the analytical methods used to determine non-steady shock propagation.

Congratulations to the McGill Robotics Team on their success at the Phobos final of the University Rover Challenge!

Paper-based biosensor to detect HIV-hepatitis C co-infections

The research group of Prof Xinyu Liu is developing a portable, paper-based biosensor for point-of-care diagnosis of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infections. The research, led by graduate student Chen Zhao, has been published in the journal Biomicrofluidics. The article has been selected as an Editor’s Pick of the journal and has been featured by Science Daily, American Institute of Physics (AIP), the Electrochemical Society and other science news websites.

http://www.mcgill.ca/mecheng/channels/news/paper-based-biosensor-detect-hiv-hepatitis-c-co-infections-260946

Paper-based biosensor to detect HIV-hepatitis C co-infections | Mechanical Engineering - McGill... The research group of Prof Xinyu Liu is developing a portable, paper-based biosensor for point-of-care diagnosis of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infections. The research, led by graduate student Chen Zhao, has been published in the journal Biomicrofluidics. The article has been selected as an...

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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is very proud of our U2 B.Eng student, Majdi Hareri, for his honourable philanthropic work!

500-km fundraising walk a tribute to refugees Sometimes, you just have to walk a mile in their shoes.

Join us next week in MD267 for our last colloquium of the semester!

Dr. Rajat Mittal from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University will be presenting at our colloquium Tuesday, February 23rd at 2:30pm in MD 267!

Introducing Bradbury, the latest McGill Robotics Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)!

Introducing Bradbury, the latest McGill Robotics AUV!

The AUV is named after Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), a science-fiction author whose many novels and short stories include Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. Through his work, Bradbury criticized his culture and society; Fahrenheit 451 spoke of the burning of books as a form of censorship. Incidentally, the book itself has been banned or censored for its vulgar nature. He became known for his predictions of the future within his fictional work. Of it, he wrote, "People ask me to predict the Future, when all I want to do is prevent it."

McGill Robotics is excited to compete with our new AUV at this year's AUVSI and ONR's International RoboSub Competition in July. We will be posting more details about Bradbury and the upcoming competition in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

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Voici Bradbury, le nouveau AUV de McGill Robotics!

Notre AUV doit son nom à Ray Bradbury (1920 à 2012) , un auteur de science fiction dont ses nombreux romans et nouvelles incluent « Fahrenheit 451 » et « The Martian Chronicles ». Grâce à son travail, Bradbury a pu critiquer sa culture et société ; « Fahrenheit 451 » démontre la censure par l’autodafé. Par ailleurs, le livre lui-même a été interdit ou censuré pour sa vulgarité. Il est connu pour ses prédictions au sein de son roman. À propos de ceux-ci, il a écrit: « Les gens me demandent de prédire l'avenir, quand tout ce que je veux faire est de le prévenir. »

McGill Robotics est excité à participer à la compétition AUVSI en juillet avec le nouveau AUV. On va vous informer au sujet de Bradbury pendant les prochaines semaines, alors restez à l’écoute.