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Abby Lee smiles while holding a small rocket over her shoulder

Mechanical Engineering Student's Stellar Success at Small Sat Conference

Abby Lee's presentation at the Small Sat Conference this year won her $10,000 as well as a trip to an international space conference in Spain.

Glenda Watson Hyatt receives a Mitacs award

Mitacs Award Winner Advocates for Accessible Workplaces through Research

Glenda Watson Hyatt, a graduate student, has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation–Master's for...

Anja-Verena Behling introduces biomechanics to future Queen’s MME students at an outreach event in 2022

Inspiring Mentorship: Building Excellence and Belonging for Graduate Students

Explore the inspiring mentorship and positive environment at the Skeletal Observation Lab, where graduate students flourish under the guidance of...

Mechanical and Materials Engineering Dept introduces coding to second year curriculum

Mechanical and Materials Engineering Dept introduces coding to second year curriculum

Laurent Beland and Levente Balogh have developed a pair of fall and winter courses designed to strengthen the coding skills of Mechanical...

Erin Lee and a group of student researchers gather to discuss a model shoulder bone

PhD Student Reveals New Insights into Shoulder Function and Evolution

PhD student Erin Lee has published new research in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B on primate shoulder biomechanics, shedding light on our...

Quinn Yetman delivers a presentation at a podium

First year PhD student wins top oral presentation award at international conference in Japan

Queen’s Mechanical Engineering PhD student, Quinn Yetman was recognized with the David Winter Young Investigator Award at the Congress of...

Grant Armitage, Angus Rawding, and Braydon Lloyd on how Smith Engineering prepared them for the real world

Grant Armitage, Angus Rawding, and Braydon Lloyd on how Smith Engineering prepared them for the real world

As project managers at Labworks International, Grant Armitage (Sc’12), Angus Rawding (Sc’22), and Braydon Lloyd (Sc’23) found...

No longer science fiction: Xian Wang aims to eliminate tumours with nanorobots

No longer science fiction: Xian Wang aims to eliminate tumours with nanorobots

Xian Wang’s research involves injecting swarms of microrobots into human tissue to seek and treat disease.

Queen's and Kinectrics partner to explore nuclear energy innovation

Queen's and Kinectrics partner to explore nuclear energy innovation

The new agreement seeks to drive technological advancements in the sector.

A researcher of efficient engines and fuel source alternatives, Jackson Crane collaborates across campus and internationally

A researcher of efficient engines and fuel source alternatives, Jackson Crane collaborates across campus and internationally

Mechanical and Materials Engineering researcher Jackson Crane focuses on developing technological solutions to combat global climate change

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.

Indigenous rocket team wins NASA-sponsored First Nations Launch competition

Indigenous rocket team wins NASA-sponsored First Nations Launch competition

The Q-AISES Rocket Team was named International Champion of the 2023 NASA-sponsored First Nations Launch competition, a prize that includes a VIP...

Mechanical and Materials Engineering students work with a wildlife centre to design solutions for animal rehabilitation

Mechanical and Materials Engineering students work with a wildlife centre to design solutions for animal rehabilitation

Students in a fourth-year capstone design course worked with Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre, a wildlife refuge, to support their daily work treating...

University Chairs for Women in Engineering discuss challenges, opportunities

University Chairs for Women in Engineering discuss challenges, opportunities

Queen’s Chair for Women in Engineering Heidi Ploeg and University of Guelph counterpart Jana Levison agree engineering climate and retention...

Mary Gallerneault, a Materials Engineering PhD candidate, is Queen’s newest IBET Momentum Fellowship recipient

Mary Gallerneault, a Materials Engineering PhD candidate, is Queen’s newest IBET Momentum Fellowship recipient

Gallerneault receives the Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowship which provides $30,000 per year for four...

Computer saying "Coming June 15"

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...

Rocket Engineering Team aims to fly high, and fast, at Spaceport America Cup

Rocket Engineering Team aims to fly high, and fast, at Spaceport America Cup

The Queen’s Rocket Engineering Team (QRET) will compete again at the Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico later this month.

Humans evolved to walk with an extra spring in our step

Humans evolved to walk with an extra spring in our step

Queen’s Engineering researchers have discovered it is the recoil of the human foot’s arch, not the spring-like arch itself, that helps...

Hooman and Yasaman

Successful Year for the Queen’s Corrosion Group

It’s been a successful and exciting year for graduate students in the Queen’s Corrosion Group led by Prof. Suraj Persaud. Students have...

Fourth-year course draws students from multiple disciplines to solve an industry client challenge

Fourth-year course draws students from multiple disciplines to solve an industry client challenge

Students of APSC 480: Multidisciplinary Design Project worked with MEDATech to develop a thermal management system for a 100% battery-electric...

Baja SAE Design Team preps for international racing competitions this summer

Baja SAE Design Team preps for international racing competitions this summer

The team spent the academic year preparing for races this summer in Wisconsin and Oregon. Founded in the 1970s, it has consistently finished in the...

Heidi Ploeg and Mahsa Alimohammadi

In support of international women in engineering, Heidi Ploeg co-advises Iranian PhD student online

Dr. Keith Pilkey reappointed as Head of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Dr. Keith Pilkey reappointed as Head of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Dr. Pilkey's five-year term will begin January 1, 2023.

QUIP internship on Queen’s campus provides student insight to career prospects and large-scale university processes

QUIP internship on Queen’s campus provides student insight to career prospects and large-scale university processes

Aiming for Net-Zero emissions by 2050, Victor Udo-Okoro wants to make the nuclear industry safer

Aiming for Net-Zero emissions by 2050, Victor Udo-Okoro wants to make the nuclear industry safer