News and Events
Professor Greg Kopp Receives 2021 Cermak Medal.
American Society of Civil Engineers“ASCE has honored Professor Greg Kopp with the 2021 Jack E. Cermak Medal for his many contributions in wind engineering through research and development of wind load standards of buildings and the NIST aerodynamic database.”” [read full article]
WindEEE Research Institute Sponsors and Hosts Western Formula Racing’s 30th Anniversary Car Unveiling.
WindEEE RI Annual Report“The WindEEE Research is a proud sponsor of the Western Formula Racing team. In recent years, WindEEE has donated foam and services to fabricate cores to make wing elements for the car. There was no exception when design became reality as the WindEEE team used its CNC hot wire foam cutter to make eight cores for wings on the car. Following the final assembly of the car, an amazing opportunity arose from the team’s need to host an unveiling event worthy of all their hard work. The futuristic look and presentation capabilities of WindEEE, along with its uniquely large testing chamber, made it the perfect place to host roughly 90 attendees for the 30th anniversary of the WFR car unveiling.”” [read full article]
Professor Ashraf El Damatty Awarded Highest Academic Award in China (2020).
Western Engineering Media“Professor Ashraf El Damatty was the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2020 Changjiang Scholar Award, which is the highest academic award in China offered to renowned international scholars including Nobel Prize Laureates.”” [read full article]
Professor Horia Hangan Attends Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress Conference (Charlottetown, P.E.I, 2020).
Progress in Canadian Mechanical Engineering. Volume 3“Horia Hangan, working alonside Gabriel Narancio, Djordje Romanic and Jubayer Chowdury attended the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress Conference (2020) where their conference paper “Tornado Hazard and Exposure Model for Canadian Communities” was featured and published in Progress in Canadian Mechanical Engineering, Vol.3 by Robertson Library, the University of Prince Edward Island.”” [read full article]
Professor Girma Bitsuamlak Featured Twice in the 2020 Building Performance Analysis Simbuild Virtual Conference, Co-Organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA.
2020 Building Performance Analysis Simbuild Virtual Conference.“Professor Girma Bitsuamlak, along with Anwar Awol of Western University and Fitsum Tariku of British Columbia Institute of Technology showcased their conference paper “Numerical Investigation of External Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient for Buildings in Difference Land-Use Class” and covered the impact of land use on the convective heat transfer from buildings. Professor Girma Bitsuamlak also presented his work with Muna Younis and Meseret Kahsay, titled “BIM-CFS Integrated Sustainable and Resilient Building Design for Northern Architecture” which proposes a framework to integrate building information modeling (BIM) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis to study microclimate effects on buildings.”” [read full article]
Professor Ashraf El Damatty Featured 4 Times in The 2020 International Conference on Advances in Materials Research (ICAM20).
The 2020 International Conference on Advances in Materials Research (ICAM20).“Professor Ashraf El Damatty, along with his graduate students and postdoctoral fellows attended the 2020 International Conference on Advances in Materials Research (ICAM20). Their works covered mini symposiums on the topics of Mitigation of Wind-Induced Disaster of Transmission Tower and Line Structures and Wind Turbines—Wind and Structural Challenges.”” [read full article]
Professor Kamran Siddiqui Among NSERC 2020 Research Grant Competition Winners.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada“Professor Kamran Siddiqui, for his work titled “Advanced Particle Image Velocimetry System”, is named one of the winners of the 2020 NSERC Research Grant Competition. His grant is awarded through the Research Tools and Instruments grants program.”” [read full article]
Professor Kamran Siddiqui Keynote Speaker at the ASME Fluids Engineering Summer Conference (2020).
Final Program – ASME Events“Professor Kamran Siddiqui was a keynote speaker at the ASME Fluids Engineering Summer Conference (2020) where he presented his work on Turbulent Flow Structure in Mixed-Convention Flow Regime.”” [read full article]
Kamran Siddiqui, WindEEE Research Director, was the 2019 CSME International Congress Chair, co-hosting the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) and the CFD Society of Canada (CFDSC) at Western University.
CSME-CFDSC Congress 2019“Kamran Siddiqui, 2019 CSME International Congress Chair and WindEEE Research Director, co-hosts the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) and the CFD Society of Canada (CFDSC) on behalf of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Western University. The CSME Congress has 17 technical symposia covering all key areas in the mechanical engineering discipline. The Congress has also organized tours of various state-of-the-art research facilities at Western and collaborating institutes including the WindEEE Dome and the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel.”” [read full article]
Professor Girma Bitsuamlak Awarded NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement (DAS) Award (2018)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada“Professor Girma Bitsuamlak was awarded the NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement (DAS) Award (2018) for his research titled “Novel computational and experimental wind engineering approaches for community level performance assessment with The University of Western Ontario.”” [read full article]
Professor Girma Bitsuamlak Awarded NSERC Discovery Department of National Defense (DND) Supplement Award (2018)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada“Professor Girma Bitsuamlak was awarded the NSERC Discovery Department of National Defense (DND) Supplement Award (2018) for his research titled “Novel computational and experimental wind engineering approaches for community level performance assessment.”” [read full article]
New Homes Built Upon Western Research (2019).
Western News“A new pilot project looks to increase the resilience of 100 new-build homes against high winds, even tornadoes, in St. Thomas, Ont., putting into practice more than two decades of Western research.”” [read full article]
Engineering Prof Recognized as Leader in Energy Sustainability (2019).
University of Windsor“Professor Rupp Carriveau was among 50 honourees to receive a Canada Clean50 award during a ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Clean50 Summit in Toronto. The awards are distributed annually to thought leaders and advocates and sustainability trailblazers in industry, academia, and government.”” [read full article]
Professor Hassan Peerhossaini, Keynote Presenter at the 2019 CSME-CFDSC Joint Congress of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering and CFD Society of Canada at Western University.
CSME-CFDSC Congress 2019“Professor Hassan Peerhossaini was among the presenters at the 2019 CSME-CFDSC Joint Congress where he gave a keynote presentation titled Mechanics of Active Fluides: Fluid Mechanics Refashioned by Microorganisms. Professor Peerhossaini also presented 2 other works pertaining to the topic of Fluid Mechanics.”” [read full article]
Professor Girma Bitsuamlak Granted Faculty Scholar Award (Western University, 2018).
Faculty Scholars Awards“Considered an all-around scholar, Professor Girma Bitsuamlak was granted the Faculty Scholar award in 2018 for his significant scholarly achievements and international presence in environmental engineering.”” [read full article]
WindEEE’s El Damatty Receives Ontario Honour (2018).
Western News“Western Engineering professor Ashraf El Damatty has been honoured for his research in developing resilient structures that can withstand earthquakes and high winds.”” [read full article]
WindEEE Scientific Symposium.
WindEEE Scientific Symposium“In the past, WindEEE has hosted over 90 wind experts from 4 continents, 6 countries and 32 institutions from around the world who attended a research symposium, public lecture and tour of Western's WindEEE Dome. The focus of the symposium was to bring together world leaders in wind research to share ideas and debate new trends in the areas of wind engineering, energy and the environment (the three E's in WindEEE).”” [read full article]