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Workshop of wonder: Putting experiential learning to the test in McLaughlin Hall

Workshop of wonder: Putting experiential learning to the test in McLaughlin Hall

The machine shop in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering is a young inventor’s dream

How John Kurelek is helping usher in a new era of wind energy

How John Kurelek is helping usher in a new era of wind energy

With his research focused on large-scale wind turbines and wind farms, John Kurelek is at the forefront of pioneering a new era of cutting-edge...

Heidi Ploeg named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women

Heidi Ploeg named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women

WXN: Women’s Executive Network has announced its list of 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada and in the BMO STEM category is Smith Engineering...

A researcher of complex wakes and bluff body aerodynamics, Barbara da Silva eyes influences in past and future

A researcher of complex wakes and bluff body aerodynamics, Barbara da Silva eyes influences in past and future

When it comes to research in areas like complex wakes and bluff body aerodynamics, Barbara L. da Silva is not only making breakthroughs with her...

Queen's Olympians

Queen’s community members chasing Olympic dreams in Paris

Students, alumni, and a coach are competing in the 2024 Paris Summer Games.

Xian Wang receives Banting Discovery Award to support brain cancer research

Xian Wang receives Banting Discovery Award to support brain cancer research

The Banting Discovery Foundation has named Xian Wang a 2024 recipient of its Discovery Award. It will support a novel approach to research in...

Researchers receive over $1M to help turn Canada's Small Modular Reactor Action Plan into reality

Researchers receive over $1M to help turn Canada's Small Modular Reactor Action Plan into reality

Low-Carbon Future: Shaping Canada's energy transition

Canada Excellence Research Chair has “the potential to play a crucial role in Canada’s transition to low-carbon energy”: A Q&A with Yanwen Zhang

Canada Excellence Research Chair has “the potential to play a crucial role in Canada’s transition to low-carbon energy”: A Q&A with Yanwen Zhang

Transforming nuclear materials for a greener future, Yanwen Zhang, the second Canada Excellence Research Chair to join Queen’s this spring,...

Yanwen Zhang, world-renowned nuclear materials scientist, to join Smith Engineering as Canada Excellence Research Chair

Yanwen Zhang, world-renowned nuclear materials scientist, to join Smith Engineering as Canada Excellence Research Chair

Yanwen Zhang will join Smith Engineering as the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Impact of Radiation in Energy and Advanced Technologies

Students sitting at a panel listening to a speaker

Symposium debates robots and Sustainable Development Goals, awards student research

At the 2023 Robotics & AI Symposium, graduate students Aaron Best and Debaditya Shome won poster competitions with displays of their research

A group of people sit on stage while a person at a podium introduces them

Dr. Jackson Crane: Exploring the Sustainable Development Goals through Engineering

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.

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...

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 named Champion of the 2023 NASA-sponsored First Nations Launch competition, a prize that includes a VIP tour of the Kennedy...

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...