/engineering/taxonomy/term/486/all en /engineering/article/news/ensuring-ai-plays-positive-role-climate-action <p><em>The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in climate action is facilitating resource management, infrastructure design and urban development, but what are the implications of employing it for our most pressing environmental challenges? The <a href="https://www.trottiersymposium.org/2024-symposium/">11th Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy, and Design</a>, “AI and Sustainability: Balancing Innovation with Planetary and Social Well-being” will examine the impacts of using AI to help build a more sustainable future.</em></p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:08:41 +0000 Antonella Fratino 9241 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/new-design-overcomes-key-barrier-safer-more-efficient-ev-batteries <p>Researchers at ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ University have made <a href="https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(24)00506-X" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">a significant advance</a> in the development of all-solid-state lithium batteries, which are being pursued as the next step in electric vehicle (EV) battery technology. </p> <p>By addressing a long-standing issue with battery performance, this innovation could pave the way for safer, longer-lasting EVs. </p> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:51:19 +0000 Claire Loewen 9223 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/better-way-assess-bridges-earthquake-safety <p>Researchers from ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ University have developed a more efficient way to assess how likely a bridge is to be damaged in an earthquake. The information could help authorities prioritize infrastructure for upgrading and improve emergency response plans.</p> Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:45:40 +0000 Claire Loewen 9213 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/scholarship-truly-life-���۲�ݮ��Ƶ <p>Daniel Valentini couldn’t believe his eyes when he read the letter informing him of his Schulich Leader Scholarship.  </p> <p>“I called ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ to confirm, and they told me it was real. I think I was in shock,” says Valentini, a graduate of Dawson College in Montreal who is entering ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ’s Faculty of Science. </p> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:21:26 +0000 University Advancement 9220 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/doom-spiral-risk-public-transit-post-pandemic-era <p>A new study from ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ University warns that cutting public transit service could lead to a "doom spiral" resulting in a collapse of the system.</p> <p>The researchers describe a vicious circle in which service cuts brought on by budget deficits drive transit users away; this drop in ridership triggers additional service cuts, which lead to further declines in usage.</p> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:07:41 +0000 Keila DePape 9176 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/jianyu-li-named-recipient-presidents-prize-outstanding-emerging-researchers <p>Since 2013, ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ has honoured 30 early-career researchers who have distinguished themselves by their exceptional contributions to research through the <a href="/researchhonours/presidents-prize">President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers</a>. Among this year’s recipients is Jianyu Li, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Canada Research Chair in Biomaterials and Muscoskeletal Health (Tier II).</p> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:00:04 +0000 Eunillyne Lazado 9174 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/mcgill-project-awarded-17-million-mitigate-housing-crisis-and-climate-change <p>As Canada faces the dual challenges of contending with a housing crisis at the same time as facing the impacts of severe climate change, the need to find innovative and practical solutions remains one of the nation’s highest priorities. ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ’s Professor Daniele Malomo was recently awarded $1.7 million by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) for a proposed solution that addresses both problems.</p> Fri, 31 May 2024 14:52:06 +0000 Keila DePape 9172 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/battery-breakthrough-could-usher-greener-cheaper-electric-vehicles <p>The global shift to electric vehicles is gaining momentum, yet the extraction of battery materials has a significant environmental footprint that comes with high costs.</p> <p>Now, two groundbreaking studies led by ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ University researchers offer hope in the search to manufacture cheaper and greener lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs).</p> <p>Their findings unlock the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly metals, known as disordered rock-salt-type (DRX) cathode materials.</p> Fri, 31 May 2024 15:04:00 +0000 Keila DePape 9173 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/lawrence-chen-awarded-quebecs-guy-rocher-prize-teaching <p>Lawrence Chen, PhD, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded the Guy-Rocher prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching at the university level from Quebec’s Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur.</p> <p>He received the prize at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec on May 9, along with a cash reward of $15,000.</p> Wed, 15 May 2024 20:23:31 +0000 Stephanie Wereley 9166 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/five-mcgillians-among-new-inductees-canadian-academy-engineering <p>Today, the <a href="https://www.cae-acg.ca/">Canadian Academy of Engineering</a> announced the election of fifty-three new Fellows, with five of them hailing from ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ University. This year’s cohort includes Associate Vice President of Innovation + Partnerships, Benoit Boulet. He is a professor in the Faculty of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, a role he has held since 1998. He is also the Director of the ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ Engine, and the former director of the ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ Centre for Intelligent Machines.</p> Tue, 07 May 2024 13:58:06 +0000 Junji Nishihata 9161 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/clearing-air-wind-farms-more-land-efficient-previously-thought <p>Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable.</p> <p>However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land compared to electric power plants driven by fossil fuels. Research led by ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ University and based on the assessment of the land-use of close to 320 wind farms in the U.S. (the largest study of its kind) paints a very different picture.</p> Mon, 06 May 2024 14:44:08 +0000 Katherine Gombay 9158 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/five-professors-honoured-montreal-ambassadors <p>The Palais des congrès de Montréal honoured five ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ professors at its 2024 ambassadors’ gala for their exceptional contributions to the city’s economic and societal growth. Although there are a few other professors among the total of 14, ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ alone can boast of multiple honourees.</p> Mon, 06 May 2024 14:55:59 +0000 Stephanie Wereley 9159 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/studying-clean-tech-running-award-winning-startup <p>Three ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ students didn’t just learn about clean tech —they launched their own startup to market a new technology developed during their graduate studies.</p> <p>“We arrived on the scene at the right time and place,” says Samson Bowen-Bronet (BEng’17, MEng’21).</p> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:57:23 +0000 Allyson Rowley 9145 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/new-faculty-member-winter-2024 <p>The Faculty of Engineering welcomed a new professor this semester:</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Jiangbo Yu</strong><br /> Assistant Professor<br /> Civil Engineering</p> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:14:49 +0000 Antonella Fratino 9128 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/ten-years-driving-innovation-mcgill <p>At the Faculty of Engineering’s 2023 Annual Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Katya Marc rhymed off a flurry of statistics about the ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ Engine Centre’s impressive impact.</p> <p>In a nutshell? Engine has trained, mentored, advised, and financially encouraged a lot of ���۲�ݮ��Ƶ students and researchers since its inception a decade ago.</p> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:07:31 +0000 University Advancement 9121 at /engineering