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Geoff Eichhorn, Sc’10, returns as Assistant Professor to further his research in building more climate-resilient infrastructure

Geoff Eichhorn, Sc’10, returns as Assistant Professor to further his research in building more climate-resilient infrastructure

Geoff Eichhorn (Sc’10, Geological Engineering) works with physical models to understand how climate change can affect the soil, and how that...

Dean’s Teaching Assistant Awards announced

Dean’s Teaching Assistant Awards announced

These teaching assistants are recognized for work carried out during the 2022-23 academic year.

Mark Green appointed as the new Scholar in Residence for NSERC

Mark Green appointed as the new Scholar in Residence for NSERC

NSERC announced the appointment of Civil Engineering Professor Mark Rahswahérha Green as the new Scholar in Residence

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Queen's Engineering to relaunch sites June 15

Queen’s Engineering, its five engineering departments, and its Mechatronics & Robotics program will be relaunching their websites on June...

Amir Fam, Marianna Kontopoulou to receive 2023 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

Amir Fam, Marianna Kontopoulou to receive 2023 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

In the Research and Development category, Vice-Dean (Research) Amir Fam and Associate Dean (Academic) Marianna Kontopoulou will formally receive...

Stephanie Wright brings interdisciplinary focus to groundwater research

Stephanie Wright brings interdisciplinary focus to groundwater research

Wright is interested in protecting drinking water supplies for remote and Indigenous communities, and ensuring the right to clean drinking water

Élise Devoie is a Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Azrieli Global Scholar

Élise Devoie is a Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Azrieli Global Scholar

An expert in permafrost loss and its impact on ecosystems and Indigenous communities, Devoie is among 16 early career researchers worldwide named...

PhD candidate Nishana Ramsawak wins Tricolour Award for student leadership

PhD candidate Nishana Ramsawak wins Tricolour Award for student leadership

PhD candidate Nishana Ramsawak wins the prestigious Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award for student leadership at Queen's University.

Sarah Jane Payne is working to keep our drinking water safe

Sarah Jane Payne is working to keep our drinking water safe

Sarah Jane Payne's research focuses on improving water quality and safeguarding public health, including tracking COVID-19 through wastewater...

Élise Devoie investigates permafrost loss and its impact on ecosystems and Indigenous communities

Élise Devoie investigates permafrost loss and its impact on ecosystems and Indigenous communities

Élise Devoie is a new faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering who investigates permafrost thaw and potential strategies to...

engineering bridge

Queen’s Engineering launches new bridging pathway with Ontario college partners

The Queen’s Engineering Bridge, a new initiative at Queen’s, will give college engineering technology graduates the opportunity to join...

Xiaying Xin harnesses advanced technologies to keep our water safe and drinkable

Xiaying Xin harnesses advanced technologies to keep our water safe and drinkable

Xiaying Xin's research focuses on using advanced technologies to improve water/wastewater treatment and remove emerging contaminants.

Kerry Rowe awarded NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact

Kerry Rowe awarded NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact

Ian Moore elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Ian Moore elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Amir Fam named Vice-Dean, Research of Queen’s Engineering

Amir Fam named Vice-Dean, Research of Queen’s Engineering

In the study of fluid transport and mixing, Jason Olsthoorn looks to model lakes and oceans

In the study of fluid transport and mixing, Jason Olsthoorn looks to model lakes and oceans

Jason Olsthoorn joined the Department of Civil Engineering this year with a research focus on the physical processes that mix up lakes.

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Canada’s nuclear waste liabilities total billions of dollars. Is a landfill site near the Ottawa River the best way to extinguish them?

An international effort to reduce concrete’s carbon footprint

An international effort to reduce concrete’s carbon footprint

New pathway will allow St. Lawrence College graduates access to a Queen’s Engineering degree

New pathway will allow St. Lawrence College graduates access to a Queen’s Engineering degree

Queen’s Engineering researchers use AI, sensors to make new bridge "smart"

Queen’s Engineering researchers use AI, sensors to make new bridge "smart"

Alumni Conversations: Michael Chiu, Sc’82

Alumni Conversations: Michael Chiu, Sc’82

QUIP Internship Q&A: Kathy Sheng

QUIP Internship Q&A: Kathy Sheng

How the study of geomembranes can protect and extend the usefulness of landfills

How the study of geomembranes can protect and extend the usefulness of landfills

Hurricane damage harms the most vulnerable, reveals inequality and social divides

Hurricane damage harms the most vulnerable, reveals inequality and social divides

Canada Foundation for Innovation funds Queen’s researchers in their pursuits of exploration and discovery

Canada Foundation for Innovation funds Queen’s researchers in their pursuits of exploration and discovery