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McGill Engineering has been ranked 20th among the world’s top Engineering Schools in a 2009 listing published by U.S. News and World Report. One of only three Canadian schools in the rankings top 20, the Faculty of Engineering is recognized internationally for the expertise of its professors, the talent of its students, the exceptional quality of its teaching and research and the contributions of its alumni. The Faculty’s professors play important roles in local, national, and international research networks, and most have close ties with industry. McGill Engineering is also a leader, within McGill and across Canada, in encouraging interdisciplinary, inter-Faculty and inter-institutional approaches to problem solving.

George Haller

George Haller Theory Cited in The Economist

A theory developed by Mechanical Engineering Chair George Haller helps to explain how a hidden structure in liquids and gases guides the movement of everything from pollution to airplanes. To learn more about this theory of Lagrangian coherent structures please see News and Faculty Announcements for more details.


Professor Jim Finch Honored

Jim Finch

The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy hosted a symposium recently to honor Materials Engineering Professor Jim Finch’s 40 years at McGill. Titled Advances in Mineral Processing Science and Technology, the event formed part of the Institute’s annual Conference of Metallurgists, and the gala was held in the magnificent underground Science North (Science Centre) reception hall in Sudbury. Please see News and Faculty Announcements for more details.


Professor George Haller
Heads Mechanical Engineering

George Haller


Professor George Haller has been appointed Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He succeeds Professor Arun K. Misra, who stepped down August 30, 2009 at the end of his second term. Please see News and Faculty Announcements for more details.


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