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Masoud Taherijam places first runner-up in ASME PVP Student Paper Competition
Masoud Taherijam, PhD candidate in mechanical and materials engineering at Western University, has been named first runner-up in the Rudy Scavuzzo Student Paper Competition at the ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping (PVP) 2025 Conference in Montreal.

Prof. Floryan honoured with national award for distinguished service
Jerzy Floryan, professor in the department of mechanical and materials engineering at Western University, has received the Clifford N. Downing Award from the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME).

Irene Yang appointed Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Spine & Trauma Biomechanics
Irene Yang has been jointly appointed as the holder of the newly established Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Spine & Trauma Biomechanics at the Faculty of Engineering and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.

Min Xia recognized by IEEE with Outstanding Young Engineer Award
Min Xia, a professor in the department of mechanical and materials engineering, has been awarded the 2024 IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Outstanding Young Engineer Award.

Building better batteries key to Western’s role in growing electric vehicle industry
Yang Zhao, a mechanical and materials engineering professor, develops next-generation EV batteries and nanomaterials that have enormous potential to solve challenges related to energy storage, conversion and environmental pollution.

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