Bacteria that move around live on the edge. All the time. Their success, be it in finding nutrients, fending off predators or multiplying depends on how efficiently they navigate through their confining microscopic habitats. Whether these habitats are in animal or plant tissues, in waste, or in other materials.
Congratulations go to Professor François Bouffard, who is the winner of this year’s Faculty of Engineering Outstanding Academic Service Award. The award speaks to the impact Professor Bouffard has had on the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) community, recognizing his continuing dedication to the students as well as his commitment and contribution to student affairs in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Bubbles of methane gas in water around an unplugged oil/gas well in Pennsylvania. CREDIT: Mary Kang
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To ensure that California’s groundwater is sustainably managed in the future and over the long-term, current state definitions of what constitutes groundwater may need to be revised, according to research published this week in PNAS. A McGill University-led research team has analyzed big data of more than 200,000 groundwater samples taken from across the state and found that there are problems with the guidelines used for groundwater management.
Electrifying truck fleets to cut Canada’s carbon emissions
McGill Engineering researchers partner with industry to power a greener transportation sector
By Chris Chipello, Associate Director, Integrated Editorial Group
Published: APRIL 6, 2020
McGill alumni lead panel to discuss challenges for women entrepreneurs
McGill Engine and Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering (POWE) hosted a panel featuring McGill Engineering alumni who spoke about their experiences with entrepreneurship
Students experience Israel’s Start-Up Nation first-hand
International exchange between Canada and Israel caps off an entrepreneurial course and is also the trip of a lifetime
By Junji Nishihata, Senior Communications Adviser, Office of Research and Innovation
Published: OCTOBER 10, 2019
McGill entrepreneurship programs ranked one of the best in Canada
According to US-based Pitchbook, McGill was best in Canada for female undergraduates and number two for undergraduate students overall
By Junji Nishihata, Senior Communications Adviser, Office of Research and Innovation
Published: SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Using a new technique, a team of McGill University researchers has found tiny and previously undetectable ‘hot spots’ of extremely high stiffness inside aggressive and invasive breast cancer tumours. Their findings suggest, for the first time, that only very tiny regions of a tumor need to stiffen for metastasis to take place. Though still in its infancy, the researchers believe that their technique may prove useful in detecting and mapping the progression of aggressive cancers.
McGill Engine Centre drives initiative to replace internships lost by COVID-19
Program finds summer internships for 10 students from across McGill faculties.
By François Shalom from McGill Reporter
Published: JUNE 11, 2020
TechAccel: Jump-starting student start-ups
McGill Engine’s TechAccel Grants helps students accelerate their technologically-based ideas that have business or social impact potential.
By François Shalom from McGill Reporter
Published: SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
McGill University professor Stephen Yue and Dr. Chen Liang, a researcher at the McGill AIDS Centre and Lady Davis Institute, received an NSERC Alliance COVID-19 grant to produce a cost-effective, production-ready antiviral coating that could significantly reduce the rate of SARS-CoV-2 transmission on high-touch metallic surfaces in public spaces such as schools, office buildings, and clinics. The work will be carried out in collaboration with a team of researchers from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and industry partners Polycontrols, Hatch, and 5N Plus.
1. Doctoral and Masters (Thesis): If interested, we encourage that you first obtain approval from a Professor in the department who would be willing to supervise your research and then complete the application before May 15th.
2. Masters (None-Thesis or Aerospace): If you are interested in either the Masters (Non-Thesis) or Masters (Aerospace) degrees, please go ahead and apply before May 15th.
Note that the typical requirements for eligibility still hold and that admission will be competitive.
Professor Marco Amabili and his research group have published a paper in the prestigious Physical Review X journal. For details, see the McGill Newsroom article at: https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-lay-foundation-next-generation-aortic-grafts-319047