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PROJECTIONS: SANKOFA exhibition - Kanga I, II, III by Shanna Strauss

yue.gao3@mcgill.ca — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:24:38 +0000

Join us on February 23, 2026 at 7 p.m.

Holiday Closure | ��Թ� Engine Centre

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:59:24 +0000

��Թ� Engine Centre will close at 4:30PM on Wednesday, December 23, 2025, and will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2027.

Wishing everyone a restful holiday break.

In Memoriam: Robert Lee

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:15:30 +0000

The Department is sad to announce the passing of Dr. Robert G. H. Lee, proud alumnus of our metallurgical engineering program (class 1947), great innovator of air-injection technology in molten metal furnaces, and generous ��Թ� supporter (created the Robert Lee scholarship).

Memorial Tribute to Professor John Gruzleski

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:25:11 +0000

“Dean Yargeau and members of the Faculty Council,

TISEDTalk: Bridging the Gap Between the Environmental Impacts of Tyre Particles, Tyre Recovery and End-of-Life Solutions

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:08:50 +0000

Date: September 29th, 2025 | Time: 1:00 PM | Location: Macdonald Engineering Building- MD 267

Tyres keep the world moving—but at a cost. From microscopic wear particles to end-of-life waste, the environmental footprint of tyres spans their entire lifecycle. In this eye-opening seminar, Dr. Linda Mitchell, Science, Research and Innovation Manager at Tyre Stewardship Australia, will unpack the complex challenges and emerging solutions across the global tyre value chain.

🌍 What to Expect:

Fall 2025 E-IDEA Student Showcase / Automne 2025 Vitrine des étudiant·e·s E-IDEA

yue.gao3@mcgill.ca — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:13:45 +0000

La version française suit.

��Թ� 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 ��Թ� 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 ��Թ� 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. ��Թ�’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.