News from the department of Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering student Stacey Mark took first place at the second annual McMaster GradFlix Final Showcase.

Trowell's research explores a full transition away from a heavy reliance on hydrocarbon fuels, while taking on a “bottleneck” that she believes evades people’s attention: the storage challenge.

The Mechanical Engineering graduate gives advice on building a business, overcoming perfectionism, and creating opportunities.

Nine researchers are receiving Exploration awards, designed to support initiatives that push boundaries and inspire high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research.

The Co-op Student of the Year Award is given annually to two McMaster Engineering students who make an exceptional contribution to co-operative education. 

Jim Cotton has been working to develop thermal and electrical systems that allow harvesting and sharing of energy that would otherwise be wasted.

The findings could point to broader environmental consequences in the region.

A cutting-edge partnership between Ali Emadi and his research group at the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) continues to push electric and hybrid vehicles to new heights in Canada.

Greg Wohl, co-director of the Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences program (iBioMed) and an associate professor in mechanical engineering, uses his expertise in microCT scanning to aid a groundbreaking cancer discovery.

“University truly is the most opportunity-rich environment and helped shape me into an adventurous individual with many varied interests,” says Class of 2020 valedictorian, Lacey Wice.

Zahra Motamed and her team received $780,000 in NSERC funding to develop an in-vitro, patient-specific predictive tool and a regulatory testing machine for transcatheter heart valve replacement.

A McMaster grad is heading a team using thermal imaging to scan large groups of shoppers at the door.