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Airbus-91�� Strategic Partnership Announcement

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:20:00 +0000

The 91�� Institute for Aerospace Engineering is pleased to announce a new strategic collaboration between 91�� and AIRBUS, a global leader in aviation and aerospace based in Europe. This partnership reflects a mutual commitment to advancing innovation, education, and research in critical areas shaping the future of the industry. These include sustainable aviation, urban air mobility, artificial intelligence, and alternative fuels— key focus areas where 91�� continues to lead through pioneering research and academic excellence.

Congratulations to Professor James Richard Forbes for winning the ICRA (Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation) best paper award!

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 01:37:49 +0000

We want to extend our congratulations to Professor James Richard Forbes for winning this year's ICRA (Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation) best paper award! This is a major achievement!

Some statistics about this year's ICRA submissions: 4153 papers reviewed; 1606 papers accepted; acceptance rate of 38.7%.

MIAM Characterization Seminar - Optical Microscopy (Mouhanad Babi)

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:35:33 +0000

Optical Microscopy: Overview and Applications to Soft and Hard Materials Dr. Mouhanad Babi (Imaging Specialist and Acting Manager, McMaster Centre for Advanced Light Microscopy)

11th Annual Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:19:21 +0000

Over the past twelve years, the 91�� Engine Centre has been supporting entrepreneurially-minded 91�� technological innovators. Our annual

Impactful Connections: Celebrating Women Innovators and Entrepreneurs

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:15:21 +0000

Join us for a networking event dedicated to women innovators & entrepreneurs looking to forge meaningful connections.

TISEDTalk: Bridging the Gap Between the Environmental Impacts of Tyre Particles, Tyre Recovery and End-of-Life Solutions

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:08:50 +0000

Date: September 29th, 2025 | Time: 1:00 PM | Location: Macdonald Engineering Building- MD 267

Tyres keep the world moving—but at a cost. From microscopic wear particles to end-of-life waste, the environmental footprint of tyres spans their entire lifecycle. In this eye-opening seminar, Dr. Linda Mitchell, Science, Research and Innovation Manager at Tyre Stewardship Australia, will unpack the complex challenges and emerging solutions across the global tyre value chain.

🌍 What to Expect:

Recent 91�� Graduate Victoria Anson Appointed to Two Prestigious Boards

admin — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:41:36 +0000

Only a few weeks after graduation, Victoria Anson (Materials Engineering, Class of 2025) has been appointed to two international boards: the Copper Club Board of Directors and the ASM International Board of Trustees. Her dual appointments highlight her involvement in the mining and metals, metallurgical, and materials industries.

Fall 2025 E-IDEA Student Showcase / Automne 2025 Vitrine des étudiant·e·s E-IDEA

yue.gao3@mcgill.ca — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:13:45 +0000

La version française suit.

91�� Design Day 2025

antonella.fratino@mcgill.ca — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:15:26 +0000

Join us in celebration of our students’ engineering and design accomplishments on April 8th for the 2025 edition of 91�� Design Day!

The Department of Mining and Materials remembers passionate and inspiring contributor

md.lipu@mcgill.ca — Mon, 08 May 2023 17:51:22 +0000

Ophélie Gourgas (1991-2023) graduated with a PhD from the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering at 91�� in 2019. She was passionate about science and research and made significant contributions to understanding the process of cardiovascular calcification and the causes behind a rare form of congenital skeletal deformity.
While working as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Medicine at Shriners Hospital, Ophélie passed away after a brave fight against an aggressive breast cancer.

Fall 2024 E-IDEA Student Showcase / Automne 2024 Vitrine des étudiant·e·s E-IDEA

antonella.fratino@mcgill.ca — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:41:04 +0000

La version française suit.

Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) 2024 Poster Presentation

yue.gao3@mcgill.ca — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:54:32 +0000

GEEC Panel Talk: Women in Stem - Breaking Barriers in Graduate Studies

antonella.fratino@mcgill.ca — Thu, 23 May 2024 15:19:55 +0000

GEEC Panel Talk: Women in STEM - Breaking Barriers in Graduate Studies / Les femmes dans les STIM - briser les barrières dans les études supérieures

This event will be held in English / Cet événement se déroulera en anglais

Dean’s Introduction – Spring 2024

md.lipu@mcgill.ca — Wed, 01 May 2024 17:34:21 +0000

I am pleased to begin this issue celebrating a great achievement. 91��’s iGEM team, which is made up of a large number of students from the Department of Bioengineering, won the 2023 iGEM Global Challenge. It’s the first time ever that this global prize has been won by a Canadian university, and the first time in 10 years that it has been won by a university in North America. A big congratulations to our students, and to our professors and grad students who mentored and supported the team! I invite you to peruse the lists below of those who have contributed to this project.

Lecture | Intersectional Inclusion in Engineering Design and Workplace Culture: Addressing Homophobia, Transphobia, and Anti-Asian Racism

antonella.fratino@mcgill.ca — Tue, 07 May 2024 17:18:00 +0000

Join us for this special lecture by Michelle Liu on homophobia, transphobia, and anti-Asian racism in engineering design and the workplace.