Research Activities in Mechanical Engineering

The department of Mechanical Engineering has a long history of excellence in research and teaching. We have outstanding academic faculty who have earned world-wide recognition and fame as well as exceptional group of graduate and undergraduate students. For more than a century, we have been committed to train the next generation of innovators, industrial leaders and academics. McGill Engineering has been ranked 18th among the world’s top Engineering Schools in a 2009 listing published by U.S. News and World Report.

The department currently has 6 Canada Research Chairs, 1 NSERC-Bombardier-Bell-CAE Industrial Chair, 1 James McGill Chair, 1 William Dawson Research Scholar, 1 Werner Graupe Professor, 3 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, 1 Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Professor, and 3 Thomas Workman Professors.

Research Themes

The research in the department is separated into seven main groups:

• Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
• Bioengineering
• Combustion and Energy Systems
• Design and Manufacturing
• Dynamics and Control
• Materials and Structures
• Vibrations, Acoustics, and Fluid-Structure Interaction

Research Labs and Groups

The following is a complete list of the research laboratories and groups:

• Aerodynamics Lab
• Aerospace Mechatronics Lab
• Alternative Fuels Laboratory
• Biomechanics
• Biomimetic Materials Laboratory
• Cardio Vascular Engineering Laboratory
• Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
• Comminution Dynamics Laboratory
• Fluid Structure Interaction Laboratory
• Fluid Structure II
• Heat Transfer Laboratory
• Laboratory for Microsystems and Nanosystems (MEMS/NEMS)
• Manufacturing and Process Management
• Mechanics Research Laboratory
• Multi-scale Mechanics and Design Optimization Lab
• Robotic Mechanical Systems Laboratory
• Shockwave Physics Group
• Space Flight Dynamics Lab
• Structural Dynamics and Vibration Laboratory
• Structures and Composite Materials Laboratory
• Thermo-acoustics Laboratory