McGill Civil Engineering PhD student Racchana Ramamurthy selected as a recipient of a 2023 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Congratulations Racchana!
Read full announcement here: Nineteen McGill graduate students earn Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Professor Antony Patrick Sinnappa Selvadurai, William Scott Professor, James McGill Professor, Docteur h.c., PhD, DSc, FRSC, FIMA, PEng, CMath (1942-2023)
It is with profound sadness that the Department of Civil Engineering must share the devastating news of the passing of our colleague, Professor A.P.S. Selvadurai. He was a member of faculty at McGill University since 1993, after first having taught at the University of Aston in Birmingham UK, and at Carleton University, Canada.
Congratulations to our Faculty of Engineering Awards recipients!
Prof. Daniele Malomo - Samuel and Ida Fromson Outstanding Teaching Award in Engineering – for CIVE 207 Solid Mechanics
Les bouches d’égout, puissants émetteurs de GES (Manholes, a major source of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions)
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2022-12-14/etude-de-l-u...
McGill receives $4.8 million to advance climate change science and technology
Three projects will fill knowledge gaps about the environmental and economic impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Canada's capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-receives-4-8-million-to-advance-climate-change-science-and-technology/
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Jordaan for winning the Education LCA Leadership Award for 2022 from ACLCA!
(read full announcement here: American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA) 2022 LCA Awards)
New Job Opportunities: Faculty Positions in Transportation Engineering and Structural / Materials Engineering
https://www.mcgill.ca/civil/about-us/job-opportunities/academic
New Faculty Members Fall 2022
New Faculty Members Fall 2022 | Faculty of Engineering - McGill University
New Faculty member in TISED
Professor Sarah Jordaan has joined the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED) and the Department of Civil Engineering. Dr. Jordaan's research quantifies the environmental and economic trade-offs related to energy decisions.
New Faculty members in Structural Engineering
Two new professors of structural engineering have arrived in the Department of Civil Engineering, adding expertise in the areas of tall wood buildings and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) structures.
The Canadian Geotechnical Society recognized Professor Mohamed Meguid of the Department of Civil Engineering by presenting him with the “2022 Geosynthetics Award”
The Canadian Geotechnical Society recognized Professor Mohamed Meguid of the Department of Civil Engineering by presenting him with the “2022 Geosynthetics Award”. This prestigious award is presented biannually by the Society for outstanding publications in the application of geosynthetics to civil, geotechnical or geoenvironemental engineering.
Prof. Mary Kang testifies for U.S. orphaned well bills
Professor Mary Kang served as an expert witness at a U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Hearing on climate and environmental impacts of abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells.
Civil Undergraduate Students Win Canadian Engineering Competition Award
Evelyn Zhang, a U2 Civil student, and Èvane Amico a U2 Civil student qualified to the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) 2021 last January after winning the Innovative Design category at the Quebec Engineering Competition.
We were proud to represent McGill at the first virtual edition of CEC this weekend. We had the chance to present our innovative green roofs design in front of 6 amazing judges with international repute alongside 6 others team.