McGill University professor Stephen Yue and Dr. Chen Liang, a researcher at the McGill AIDS Centre and Lady Davis Institute, received an NSERC Alliance COVID-19 grant to produce a cost-effective, production-ready antiviral coating that could significantly reduce the rate of SARS-CoV-2 transmission on high-touch metallic surfaces in public spaces such as schools, office buildings, and clinics. The work will be carried out in collaboration with a team of researchers from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and industry partners Polycontrols, Hatch, and 5N Plus.
1. Doctoral and Masters (Thesis): If interested, we encourage that you first obtain approval from a Professor in the department who would be willing to supervise your research and then complete the application before May 15th.
2. Masters (None-Thesis or Aerospace): If you are interested in either the Masters (Non-Thesis) or Masters (Aerospace) degrees, please go ahead and apply before May 15th.
Note that the typical requirements for eligibility still hold and that admission will be competitive.
Professor Marco Amabili and his research group have published a paper in the prestigious Physical Review X journal. For details, see the McGill Newsroom article at: https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-lay-foundation-next-generation-aortic-grafts-319047
Research Group Launches Zero-Carbon Fuel Experiment into Space
Background: The Macdonald-Stewart Library Building that houses the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering will undergo significant structural repairs and major internal upgrades over the next two years, beginning May 15, 2019. As a result, Schulich Library is now closed temporarily. Collections, services and staff will be relocated to the Humanities and Social Sciences Library for the duration of the renovation.
By Kira Smith
A landmark $15-million gift from McGill alumnus Les Vadasz, a founding member of Intel Corporation, and his wife Judy Vadasz, will enhance the prestigious doctoral fellowship program that bears their name in McGill’s Faculty of Engineering, deepening their support for outstanding PhD students who pursue innovative research at McGill.
Their gift also aims to strengthen Montreal as an engineering and technology hub by attracting more top talent to McGill.
The Macdonald-Stewart Library Building, which houses the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering, needs significant structural repairs and major internal upgrades. This work includes stabilization of the stone structure, foundation waterproofing, window replacement, washroom expansion and the installation of a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system (HVAC).
By Meaghan Thurston
By Diane Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
Professor Arun K. Misra recently received the Dirk Brouwer Award "for his outstanding and lasting contributions to astrodynamics of tethered satellite systems, flexible spacecraft, spacecraft orbiting asteroids, robotics for orbital assembly and debris capture." The Dirk Brouwer Award was established by the American Astronautical Society to honour significant technical contributions to space flight mechanics and astrodynamics. Professor Misra is the winner of this award for 2017. Dirk Brouwer Award.
Professor Marco Amabili has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. This is an important achievement; until now the European Academy of Sciences and Arts included only nine Canadian members, including John Polyani, winner of the 1986 Nobel prize for Chemistry. Read more.
Assistant Professor Corinne Hoesli has been awarded the Canada Research Chair in Cellular Therapy Bioprocess Engineering, NSERC Tier 2 New.
The Department of Chemical Engineering will host the Fall Research Day, in which our graduate and undergraduate student present their research work.
Time: Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017
Start: 12:30 pm
Place: New Residence Hall (Ballroom C)
Congratulations to our Design Project students who finished 2nd in the Hatch Plant Design Competition during the 67th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CSChE 2017), Edmonton, Alberta, October 22-25.
Congratulations to the other two teams from Polytechnique Montréal (1st) and University of Ottawa (3rd).
From left to right: Sergio Joao (Design Leader), Sophie Marcotte, Ramisa Chowdhury, Julian Montagut, Antonio Colantuoni, Rafic Osseiran