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Remembering the Montreal 14
December 06, 2018
Students, faculty and staff gathered solemnly at different places on campus Thursday to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Mircom CTO embodies lifelong learning
December 03, 2018
Chief Technology Officer at Mircom Group Jason Falbo's passion for lifelong learning inspired him to return to Western Engineering as a graduate student, where he's currently completing his PhD.
Linamar scholarship winners named
November 29, 2018
The first 10 winners of the Linamar Scholarships for Women in Engineering and Business have officially been named.
Ashraf El Damatty wins OPEA 2018 Engineering Medal for Research and Development
November 23, 2018
Ashraf El Damatty, Professor and Chair in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, received the 2018 Engineering Medal for Research and Development, presented by Professional Engineers Ontario.
Science Minister names seven Canada Research Chairs at Western
November 15, 2018
Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) highlight world-changing science and innovation. Three Western Engineering faculty are among the seven researchers to be newly named, or newly renewed, Canada Research Chairs.
Western Baja SAE race team earns 2nd place in Louisville competition
November 13, 2018
Eight Western Engineering students from the Western Baja SAE race team competed in the 10th annual Louisville Midnight Mayhem race, where they won 2nd place out 100 teams across North America.
Chakma building wins ‘green’ award
November 05, 2018
Western’s newest facility – the Amit Chakma Engineering Building – has won a provincial award of excellence for new green buildings.
Crawford named CEMF Engineering Ambassador for Ontario
October 22, 2018
Kelsey Crawford, BESc’19 candidate, is this year’s recipient of a $5,000 scholarship and the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) Engineering Ambassador Award for the Ontario region.
Chancellor donates $5M to Engineering, honours President
October 12, 2018
Western president Amit Chakma was honoured as University Chancellor, Jack Cowin, BA’64, LLD’00, and his wife, Sharon, BA’64, announced they've donated $5 million to support Western Engineering and to name Western’s newest building the Amit Chakma Engineering Building.
Alumni tapped for Governor General honours
October 09, 2018
Two Western Engineering graduates are among the three Western graduates who have received this year's Governor General’s Academic Gold Medals for their outstanding scholastic achievements.
Q&A with alumnae behind EngGirlProblems
October 02, 2018
We spoke with Western Engineering alumnae Olivia Gillis, BESc’17, and Elaine Samuel, BESc’13 & MESc’16, to delve into everything from their day-to-day work tasks, to their Western Engineering student experience, to what inspired them to start their blog, EngGirlProblems.
Expert: E-voting no way to run a democracy
October 02, 2018
Software Engineering professor Aleksander Essex stresses there is no way to optimize electronic voting. You cannot overcome voting as a cybersecurity concern, he says.
Vanier celebrates nation’s finest graduate students
September 26, 2018
Structural Engineering PhD student Sarah Stevenson is one of five Western PhD candidates among 167 nationwide recipients of the 2018-19 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships.
Western Engineering Outreach Receives $90,000 NSERC Grant for Women in Engineering
September 20, 2018
Western Engineering Outreach was successful in its PromoScience application for the expansion of Women in Engineering outreach programs. PromoScience, offered by NSERC, financially supports organizations that promote STEM fields to young Canadians.
Honouring our own with Awards of Excellence
September 17, 2018
Kristen Edwards, Graduate Coordinator for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, is a recipient of one of the 2018 Western Awards of Excellence, the highest honour for staff member achievement.
Western Engineering Outreach bolstered by $10,000 Prosperity Fund grant
September 13, 2018
For the second year running, Western Engineering Outreach has been awarded a grant from Libro Credit Union as part of its investment in programs and communities across southwestern Ontario.
Alumnus serves up financial recipes in new book
September 11, 2018
In Western's latest edition of Bookmarks, the spotlight is on alumnus Gordon Stein, BESc'84, author of Cashflow Cookbook and Senior VP (Global Sales) at Pronto Forms.
Gold Medal named in honour of former Dean Andrew Hrymak
September 07, 2018
The Western Engineering community raised almost $50,000 towards an Engineering Gold Medal in honour of former Dean Andrew Hrymak.
Students present research findings at inaugural Undergraduate Summer Research Day
August 28, 2018
Western Engineering recently hosted its inaugural Undergraduate Summer Research Day, where some of the 2018 summer research students participated in three-minute-thesis-style presentations and created posters to share their work conducted over the last few months.
Harlen, Xu named among 2018 Schulich Leaders
August 23, 2018
Tony Xu and Ryan Harlen, two of the nation’s highest achieving secondary students, will begin their undergraduate studies at Western this fall as recipients of prestigious Schulich Leaders Scholarships.
Jeff Westeinde receives 2018 L.S. Lauchland Engineering Alumni Medal
August 16, 2018
The 2018 recipient of the L.S. Lauchland Engineering Alumni Medal is Jeff Westeinde, BESc’89, investor, entrepreneur and President of Zibi Canada, one of the world’s most sustainable mixed-use development projects.
3D printer sparks partnerships at Western Engineering
August 16, 2018
A team of Western Engineering researchers, led by Civil and Environmental Professor Girma Bitsuamlak, recently acquired an advanced 3D printer with the capability of printing a variety of complex architectural and civil structure models.
Dr. Greg Kopp named Acting Dean, Western Engineering
July 31, 2018
Western Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr. Greg Kopp will serve in Hrymak’s place as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for the period of August 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.
Grant to CREATE new opportunities for students
July 25, 2018
Led by Engineering professor Jeffrey Wood, an advanced polymer composite materials and technologies team will CREATE more opportunities for the next generation of engineers thanks to $1.65-million grant from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Western Engineering welcomes three new faculty members
July 24, 2018
Effective July 1, 2018, Western Engineering welcomed three new faculty members to its team.
Alumni get AHead of the curve with simulations startup
July 19, 2018
What started out as a fourth-year undergraduate engineering project is now a fully developed medtech startup, AHead Simulations.
Introducing Dr. Jeff Wood as Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
July 09, 2018
Effective July 1, 2018, Dr. Jeff Wood assumed the role of Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies in the Faculty of Engineering for a five-year term. Wood will take over for Dr. Michael Bartlett, who served in the role for the past five years.
Alumni earn Top Immigrant honours
July 05, 2018
Western alumni Kundan Joshi, BESc’04 (Software Engineering), founder and CEO of TheAppLabb, and Dr. Boluwaji Ogunyemi, BSc’08 (Medical Sciences & Sociology), a dermatologist, have been named among the 10th annual RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants, a list that includes other artists, academics, entrepreneurs and champions of worthy causes.
Future Focused: What’s next for Western Engineering?
July 03, 2018
Western Engineering is gearing up for an exciting year of new initiatives and opportunities for its students.
Alumnus and CEO of TheAppLabb makes his digital mark on a global scale
June 25, 2018
Kundan Joshi, BESc’04, immigrated with his family from Mumbai to Canada in 2000, moving here to pursue his software engineering degree here at Western.
Grant backs work offering tremor relief
June 24, 2018
Engineering professor Ana Luisa Trejos, Health Sciences professor Jayne Garland, along with Evan Friedman of Intronix Technologies, have received a Collaborative Health Research Projects grant to look into creating a wearable device that assists with the suppression of tremor in Parkinson’s patients.
Teams earn Collaborative Health grant backing
June 22, 2018
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) have awarded a pair of Western research groups with Collaborative Health Research Projects operating grants.
Grant fuels work into chronic wound care
June 22, 2018
A research group led by Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Douglas Hamilton, right, and Schulich/Engineering professor Amin Rizkalla, recently received $697,970 over three-year term from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) partnered grant.
Two Western professors inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering
June 18, 2018
On June 18, 2018, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Xianbin Wang and Mechanical and Materials Engineering Professor Jun Yang were among the 59 new Fellows inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE).
Students win National Design Competition for robotic Foosball opponent
June 18, 2018
The foosball market is growing worldwide year after year and is expected to reach over $460 million USD by 2021. However, table sports all share one major disadvantage: players can’t play on their own.
Salamander Foundation backs advances in environmental engineering
June 14, 2018
Western Engineering will continue to lead the charge in mitigating the effects of pollution on the environment and public health with today’s announcement of a $1-million donation from The Salamander Foundation.
Dean's Message - June 2018
June 01, 2018
At Western, we understand that the next generation of engineers require not only the technical skills of their predecessors, but a broad set of skills, including team and leadership development; communication; ethics and equity; entrepreneurship; and business.
Andy Sun receives $4 million grant toward solid-state battery research
May 22, 2018
Mechanical and Materials Engineering Professor Xueliang (Andy) Sun recently received a $4 million grant from the Ontario Research Fund (ORF) for his work in developing solid-state batteries used for electric vehicles.
Glen Armstrong recognized for leadership in Three C+ planning
May 22, 2018
Each year the Faculty presents the Engineering Award of Recognition to individuals (or teams) who have made an exceptional contribution in the past year to help further the academic, research and innovation, public service and/or administrative missions of the Faculty.
Alumna makes magic at Universal theme parks
May 14, 2018
We spoke with Western Engineering alumna Rebecca Dean, BESc’13, who currently works as a ride and show engineer at Universal Creative in Orlando, Florida.
Graduate Coordinator Stephanie Tigert awarded for outstanding achievement
May 14, 2018
The Sharon A. Ling Award of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement by a Staff Member is presented annually to a Western Engineering employee to recognize their exceptional long-term contributions in support of the academic, research, innovation, public service or administrative missions of the Faculty of Engineering.
Moonlite brings bright idea to night-night
May 10, 2018
Natalie Rebot, BESc’05, created the wildly successful Moonlite, a storybook projector that displays classics such as Good Night, Moon through a cellphone flashlight and app.
Professor Kibret Mequanint honoured for Excellence in Research
May 08, 2018
Each year, Western Engineering presents a faculty member with the Engineering Award for Excellence in Research to recognize their outstanding research contributions. This year’s recipient is Chemical and Biochemical Engineering professor Kibret Mequanint.
Western partners with Nunavut Arctic College in the Canadian CubeSat Project
May 07, 2018
Western University recently announced its partnership with Nunavut Arctic College as participants in a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) project, where teams of professors and students take part in a real space mission. Western received one of 15 CSA-funded grants to build a miniature satellite called a CubeSat.
Wind tunnel officially takes its place in history
May 04, 2018
Western's Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory has been recognized as both a National Historic Site by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering and an International Historic Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Western Water Chapter wins Student Chapter of the Year at WEAO conference
May 04, 2018
The Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO) recently held its annual conference, where students and industry professionals came together to network and celebrate their peers’ successes in the field.
Professor Elizabeth Gillies honoured for Excellence in Teaching
May 02, 2018
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering professor Elizabeth Gillies is this year’s recipient of the R. Mohan Mathur Award for Excellence in Teaching.
NSERC taps two for elite national honours
April 30, 2018
Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Jason Gerhard is one of two Western researchers who have been honoured among the winners of six Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) six national prizes.
Study uncovers historic tornado outbreak
April 25, 2018
Following an extensive ground and aerial survey led by wind engineering experts at Western, it has been determined that the tornado outbreak of June 18, 2017 in southern Québec is officially the largest recorded in the province’s history and, consequently, one of the largest ever recorded in Canada.
Western Engineering honours 110 students at inaugural Graduate Awards Banquet
April 17, 2018
On April 11, 2018, Western Engineering hosted its inaugural Graduate Awards Banquet to recognize its students for their hard work and recent successes.
Western Engineering and FIRST Robotics Reward High School Ingenuity
April 13, 2018
Western University’s Thompson Arena was recently transformed from a quiet and cold ice surface to a rowdy battle pit for mechanical gladiators controlled by teams of high school students who acted as mechatronic creators and robot-pilots.
Heart and Stroke Foundation grant awarded to Mequanint towards studies on engineered vascular tissues
April 13, 2018
Many Canadians suffer from vascular diseases such as high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke. When patients are diagnosed with vessel-related heart problems, they are treated with either angioplasty to open clogged arteries, or, in more severe cases, bypass surgery to redirect the blood flow.
New fellow stands among his heroes
April 12, 2018
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering professor Kibret Mequanint has been inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows for distinguished contributions in biomaterial design and the applications of biopolymers to medicine. He is one of just 18 Canadian engineers – and the first from Western – to be part of the U.S-based non-profit organization.
Engineering student bats in entrepreneurship game
April 12, 2018
Third-year Western Engineering student Mitchell Godkin is hoping to hit a homerun with his latest entrepreneurial endeavour, the Leadbury Bat Co., a premium baseball bat manufacturing company located just north of Seaforth.
Teaching Fellows promote new thinking
April 12, 2018
Western’s Teaching Fellows are outstanding educators who, in partnership with the Teaching Support Centre, provide educational leadership to the university community through research on teaching and learning.
Students recognize instructors and TAs for their valuable contributions
April 06, 2018
Each year, Western’s Chemical Engineering Club conducts student surveys for the Best Course Instructor and the Best Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards, as voted by Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (CBE) undergraduate students in 2nd, 3rd and 4th year.
Green Awards turn attention to sustainability
April 05, 2018
Environmental Engineering Professor Clare Robinson is among this year’s winners of the Western Green Awards for playing a key role in developing and delivering curriculum focused on sustainability and environmental issues.
Eight Western Engineering graduate students head to 3MT Finals
April 03, 2018
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition is a series of three-minute talks by Western University graduate students who discuss their exciting research and creative activities.
27th annual Lynda Shaw Memorial Lecture addresses gender equity in engineering
March 27, 2018
On March 22, 2018, Western Engineering held its 27th annual Lynda Shaw Memorial Lecture to honour the life of Lynda Shaw, a third-year mechanical engineering student at Western who was murdered near Highway 401 in 1990.
Four named Distinguished University Professors
March 26, 2018
Professor Jin Jiang is one of four professors who are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers.
Lynda Shaw Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series
March 22, 2018
The Lynda Shaw Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series was established in memory of Lynda Shaw, a third-year mechanical engineering student at Western who was murdered near Highway 401 in 1990.
Western Engineering observes World Water Day
March 22, 2018
March 22 is recognized internationally as World Water Day. Most Canadians likely aren’t even thinking about water in their day-to-day lives. However, those who work in this field are thinking about water, in all forms, 365 days a year.
The leading-edge evolution of nanogenerator driven self-powered systems
March 14, 2018
On March 8, 2018, Western Engineering welcomed Professor Zhong Lin Wang, Regents Professor and Hightower Chair at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, for its annual Faculty Distinguished Lecture.
Bringing coding for girls to the community
March 08, 2018
Aspiring engineer Hannah VanderPloeg, left, received a little advice from Western’s Women in Engineering outreach program coordinator Kelsey Lavigne as the pair worked on creating buzzing paperclip circuits, part of the Go CODE Girl event at Western Engineering.
Study may reduce pain, improve play for those with arthritis
March 08, 2018
Sara Holland, a master’s student in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, is analyzing whether arthritis grips marketed as having low force and low impact actually benefit people with arthritis.
Hydro One celebrates Women in Engineering
March 08, 2018
Today, on International Women’s Day, Hydro One has announced both the winners of the Hydro One Women in Engineering Scholarships and the renewal of its Women in Engineering University Partnership — Two major initiatives that Western Engineering is proud to be involved with.
New tech may benefit Parkinson’s sufferers
March 02, 2018
Biomedical Engineering PhD student Yue Zhou of the Wearable Biomechatronics Laboratory Group models a prototype for wearable tremor suppression glove.
Alumnus earns Olympic gold in 2-man bobsleigh
February 19, 2018
Alex Kopacz, BESc’13 (Mechanical Engineering), and Justin Kripps captured gold late Monday for Canada’s third-ever Olympic medal in men’s 2-Man Bobsleigh.
Western gets boost from federal supercluster
February 16, 2018
Western hopes to gain a boost in leading advanced-manufacturing research through partnerships with industry that will vie for a share of $950 million in new funding through the Innovation Superclusters Initiative.
Western Engineering students win top prizes at Ontario Engineering Competition
February 08, 2018
Western Engineering congratulates eight of its undergraduate students who brought home first place at the 2018 Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC), hosted by the University of Ottawa, January 25-28.
‘Science, Action!’ contest puts research in motion
February 06, 2018
Students across the country, including one from Western Engineering, are getting out of the labs and behind the camera for the annual Science, Action! initiative, sponsored by the NSERC) to highlight how research improves our daily lives.
Alumnus chasing history in Pyeongchang
February 01, 2018
In five years, Alex Kopacz went from being a 23-year old Western undergrad who had never seen a bobsleigh, to a Team Canada Olympian waiting his turn on the international stage in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Engineering a solution for brain trauma
February 01, 2018
Haojie Mao, Mechanical and Materials Engineering professor and Canada Research Chair in Head Mechanics, is working to understand traumatic brain injury and improve brain health with better protection, diagnostics and therapies.
Albion builds research park momentum in Sarnia
January 25, 2018
Named to head the park earlier this month, Katherine Albion, PhD’08, hopes she can build on that momentum and expand the park’s academic and industry partnerships in the region, as well as its collaboration with Western.
Device helps correct atrial fibrillation
January 25, 2018
Western Biomedical Engineering PhD student Danny Gelman is developing devices with the potential to improve cardiovascular interventions
Vysniauskas engineers entrepreneurial success
January 25, 2018
From the tobacco fields of a small town in southern Ontario, to the oil fields of Alberta and Texas, the journey for Anthony Vysniauskas, BESc’74, MESc’76, began with an idea that had nothing to do with business.
Professor engineers a new craft brew
January 25, 2018
Mechanical & Materials and Electrical & Computer Engineering professor Michael Naish has taken his love for beer and turned it into London’s latest craft brewery – Storm Stayed Brewing Company.
$175,000 Enhancement For Western Engineering Outreach's Free Digital Youth Programming
January 22, 2018
Western Engineering’s Outreach program is set to receive a generous and staggering contribution of $175,000 from Actua, a national charity dedicated to preparing the youth of Canada for any career path by building the foundations of knowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
Decoding key materials’ stress loads in new ways
January 12, 2018
Mechanical and Materials Engineering professor Hamidreza Abdolvand has discovered never-before-seen deformation and stress levels in two technologically important materials – titanium and zirconium – used in the aerospace and nuclear industries.
Undergraduate Services team receives award for Engineering Resilience Program
January 12, 2018
Western Engineering is proud to announce that our Undergraduate Services team has received the NACADA Region 5 Innovation in Advising Award for its outstanding work in building and implementing the Engineering Resilience Program for our undergraduate students.
Katherine Albion, PhD ’08, named Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park’s new Executive Director
January 04, 2018
Western Engineering is pleased to share the news that, effective January 2, 2018, The County of Lambton Community Development Corporation (CLCDC) Board of Directors named alumna Katherine Albion, Executive Director of the Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park.
