Faculty

Professor Jeffrey Bergthorson granted a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC)

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:25:43 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Jeffrey Bergthorson on being granted a Tier 1 CRC in Carbon-Free Circular Fuels!

Fostering Industry-University Partnerships Workshop

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:41:41 +0000

ɬ�﷬ Engine is pleased to announce that the workshop entitled Fostering Industry-University Partnerships will be offered this Sprinh!

John Bishop led the way to a more sustainable world

md.lipu@mcgill.ca — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:43:17 +0000

John Bishop (BEng’47) was ahead of his time. An environmentalist before most people knew the word, he was an active outdoorsman who took deliberate steps to protect and preserve the land. He got involved in upholding the things he believed in, living an engaged, productive and healthy 98 years.

Dean’s Introduction – Spring 2025

md.lipu@mcgill.ca — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:50:28 +0000

I would like to personally thank everyone who contributed to ɬ�﷬24. On March 12, our annual day of giving, the Faculty of Engineering received a total of 751 donations! I am so touched by the generosity of our community. I know how motivating it is for our students, faculty and staff to receive your support.

ɬ�﷬ Architect attributes success of his career with the broad set of skills acquired at the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture

md.lipu@mcgill.ca — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:32:13 +0000

Jerry Lieu (BScArch’71, BArch’73) always admired the work of world-renowned architect, I.M. Pei. “I think there were a lot of us Chinese architecture students who did. What I appreciated was his very practical approach. Throughout my career, I’ve found myself drawn to a practical approach.”

John Dealy taught students to go out and make the world a better place

md.lipu@mcgill.ca — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:27:10 +0000

Pamela Dealy knew that her father was born knowing he wanted to be a chemical engineer. She knew that he worked at ɬ�﷬ for 40 years. She knew that he retired a Professor Emeritus in 2004. Most of all, she knew that even though he was Dean from 1994 to 1999, his true passion was teaching and helping students with their research.

ɬ�﷬ Design Day 2025

antonella.fratino@mcgill.ca — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:15:26 +0000

Join us in celebration of our students’ engineering and design accomplishments on April 8th for the 2025 edition of ɬ�﷬ Design Day!

The Department of Mining and Materials remembers passionate and inspiring contributor

md.lipu@mcgill.ca — Mon, 08 May 2023 17:51:22 +0000

Ophélie Gourgas (1991-2023) graduated with a PhD from the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering at ɬ�﷬ in 2019. She was passionate about science and research and made significant contributions to understanding the process of cardiovascular calcification and the causes behind a rare form of congenital skeletal deformity.
While working as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Medicine at Shriners Hospital, Ophélie passed away after a brave fight against an aggressive breast cancer.

Fall 2024 E-IDEA Student Showcase / Automne 2024 Vitrine des étudiant·e·s E-IDEA

antonella.fratino@mcgill.ca — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:41:04 +0000

La version française suit.

Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) 2024 Poster Presentation

yue.gao3@mcgill.ca — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:54:32 +0000

GEEC Panel Talk: Women in Stem - Breaking Barriers in Graduate Studies

antonella.fratino@mcgill.ca — Thu, 23 May 2024 15:19:55 +0000

GEEC Panel Talk: Women in STEM - Breaking Barriers in Graduate Studies / Les femmes dans les STIM - briser les barrières dans les études supérieures

This event will be held in English / Cet événement se déroulera en anglais

Dean’s Introduction – Spring 2024

md.lipu@mcgill.ca — Wed, 01 May 2024 17:34:21 +0000

I am pleased to begin this issue celebrating a great achievement. ɬ�﷬’s iGEM team, which is made up of a large number of students from the Department of Bioengineering, won the 2023 iGEM Global Challenge. It’s the first time ever that this global prize has been won by a Canadian university, and the first time in 10 years that it has been won by a university in North America. A big congratulations to our students, and to our professors and grad students who mentored and supported the team! I invite you to peruse the lists below of those who have contributed to this project.

Lecture | Intersectional Inclusion in Engineering Design and Workplace Culture: Addressing Homophobia, Transphobia, and Anti-Asian Racism

antonella.fratino@mcgill.ca — Tue, 07 May 2024 17:18:00 +0000

Join us for this special lecture by Michelle Liu on homophobia, transphobia, and anti-Asian racism in engineering design and the workplace.

Vadasz scholar leads the way

md.lipu@mcgill.ca — Wed, 01 May 2024 19:07:01 +0000

This year, PhD student, Asia Vighi will be the graduate instructor for the undergraduate team competing at iGem. Vighi is a Vadasz scholar in the Faculty and also presented recently for SED Talks at the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering Design (TISED). She is taking over from Jean-Alexandre Bureau, who instructed the winning team last year. She likes working with undergraduates.

Bioengineering brings home the gold!

md.lipu@mcgill.ca — Wed, 01 May 2024 18:17:42 +0000

Voted by the EUS as Department of the Year, a lot of the excitement about Bioengineering's sudden rise to stardom is last year’s 1st place at the 2023 iGEM Grand Jamboree.