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Congratulations to Monica Banayoty and Christopher Schankula! Monica is a student in Integrated Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences and Christopher is a student in Engineering and Management. After an entirely virtual selection process, three new undergraduate Wilson Leaders have been selected. They will participate in an intensive leadership development program from September this year until April 2022. During that time, they will learn about national issues through ...problem-based learning sessions, mentors and speakers and their own work on a community project. https://bit.ly/3v1oI6g #biomedicalengineering #leadership #management #engineering #MacEng #communityengagement

Kathryn Grandfield, associate professor of biomedical engineering and materials science and engineering, has received a prestigious grant worth more than $1.3 million for research that could lead to better understanding of and treatments for illnesses related to bone density. Congratulations Kathryn! https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//kathryn-grandfield-wins-prest... #biomedicalengineering #research #healthscience #MacEng

Curious to learn what the BTech Advantage is all about? This Thursday, May 20th from 6:30PM-8PM ET join our engaging event dedicated to our future Bachelor of Technology students where we’ll highlight the strengths and unique features of the BTech program! Tune in to our presentations but also connect with our faculty, staff and current students. Register now: https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/events/btech-advantage... And stay tuned tomorrow for an Instagram takeover with one of our amazing BTech students Joshua Lawrence who will share more details on the program and what to expect on Thursday’s event.

Are you Made for Mac Eng? Find out at our Virtual Open House on Saturday, May 15th (one week from today) from 10 am to 5 pm! Listen to inspiring student and faculty stories on co-op, innovation, clubs & teams, collaboration, research and impact; speak to experts on admissions, co-op, programs, residence and transition; and enjoy 1:1 video and/or text chat with phenomenal current #MacEng students. Register now: https://bit.ly/3b8Ro5q

Congratulations to Mohamed Bakr, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McMaster. He has been awarded the President’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning. Dr. Bakr is an outstanding contributor to the faculty and a forward-thinking instructor, says Ishwar K. Puri, Dean of Engineering. His creativity and passion have helped him foster a strong and lasting connection with his students. #MacEng #fireballfamily #awardwin...ning #virtualteaching #virtuallearning https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//mohamed-bakr-honoured-preside

McMaster University announced a new strategic plan to guide the university's objectives to develop innovative solutions locally, regionally and globally. McMaster president, David Farrar, shared his reflections on the plan in a short video.

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I’m pleased to congratulate faculty who will continue to help advance McMaster Engineering’s culture of innovation. - Ishwar K. Puri, Dean of Engineering Congratulations to 10 McMaster Engineering faculty members who have been appointed to new roles in 2021. Read more: https://bit.ly/3b3g8MB

Congratulations on being awarded the Schulich Leader Scholarship, Annika! We're thrilled to welcome you to the #fireballfamily. https://bit.ly/2QUBLHV

The force is strong with the #FireballFamily. Happy #StarWarsDay! #MayThe4thBeWithYou #MacEng

Does double masking work? Researchers, including our own Charles de Lannoy and Scott Laengert, recommend wearing two of your multi-layer masks, one over the other to increase protection against COVID-19 variants that may be more transmissible. Read more from The Conversation Canada:

We’re forever yours, #FireballFamily. Swipe , share and enjoy! #ValentinesDay2021

From a McMaster University research lab, to The Hospital for Sick Children, to Ontario Power Generation, Chemical and Bioengineering student, Marina Manoraj has taken on a variety of co-op opportunities that has led her to pursue a career she is passionate about. Read her #FireballDiariesFriday post.

"As we say farewell to the Year of the Rat and welcome the Year of the Ox, the Faculty wishes a Happy Lunar New Year to our students, staff, faculty, alumni and supporters who celebrate today. During the pandemic, Asian communities and individuals have been targets of racism and xenophobia. Our community stands with those affected and will continue to create a safe space for all students, staff and faculty. At McMaster Engineering, we continue to work hard as a community to ...support one another during these trying times and to celebrate resiliency and agility. Now is a time for hope, agency and looking forward. The ox is known as a hardworking zodiac sign, representing movement. Though celebrations with family and loved ones looks different this year, we hope the ox brings our communities the positive movement we need in 2021. We will continue to move forward together. Stay safe and take care," Ishwar Puri, Dean of Engineering, McMaster University #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheOx #MacEng #2021

Happy International #WomenInScience Day! Learn how The The McMaster Women in Engineering Society have established a supportive and empowered network of women at #MacEng.

Access to information is a right. I wanted the focus of my work to be developing tools for the masses where inclusivity is the priority, and not an afterthought. Information online needs to be made more accessible for visually impaired users, especially in a time where virtual spaces are used more than ever that's the mission behind the research from McMaster Computing and Software graduate, Guy Meyer.

Happy Movember! To celebrate, Engineering Physics, McMaster University grad students David McShannon and Dawson Bonneville created the world’s smallest moustache at the Centre for Emerging Device Technologies at McMaster. The team used direct write technology to create the moustache on silicon and the image was captured using electron microscopy. To prove the mo' is smaller than a human hair a real Movember hair is shown for scale in the last image.... Support the CEDT’s Movember campaign: https://movember.com/t/center-for-emerging-device-technolog

Congratulations to MAC Active Lives!, a team of four McMaster Engineering students, who won third place at Convergence.Tech's 2020 Digital Inclusion Challenge. Sainan Chelvarajah, a Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering student, Yevhen Atroshko, Computer Engineering and Management student, Areeba Aziz and Tasmiha Hassam, both Software Engineering students, won for their app, i.AM which helps individuals with special needs live more independently by relaying customizable step-by-step instructions for daily tasks like making a bed, washing the dishes or caring for a pet. Read more: https://bit.ly/3lDd392

What is your silver lining? This past year has been filled with many challenges for our #FireballFamily but at today’s Annual State of the Faculty of Engineering Address & Staff Recognition, staff and faculty share positive experiences and accomplishments since the pandemic began. See some of the experiences and share your silver lining in the comments.... Also, you can purchase your own fireball face mask here: https://bit.ly/2K4gecf

Five McMaster projects, including three led by Engineering researchers, Charles-Francois de Lannoy, Qiyin Fang, Younggy Kim, Chang-qing Xu and Sarah Dickson have been awarded a further $2.4M by Global Water Futures the world’s largest university-led freshwater research program. Read more: https://bit.ly/2HXrLJf Engineering Physics, McMaster University McMaster Civil Engineering

Did you know McMaster Engineering researchers are working on a digital twin system to help guide decisions on reopening cities, businesses and other large operations during and after the pandemic? Zoe Li and Wael El-Dakhakhni recently won a Roche Canada #COVID-19 innovation award for CityDNA, a project that digitally models cities to create simulations that can inform decision-makers’ reopening plans. Read more and listen to our latest Big Ideas for a Changing World podcast on the subject: https://bit.ly/2TO7ngc

Congratulations to Heather Sheardown and John Preston, two McMaster Engineering professors who were recently honoured with the Minister’s Awards of Excellence from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Sheardown is a chemical engineering professor whose research has helped fight the virus. She has also biked to raise funds for COVID-19 relief in her community and supported both of her students and colleagues during the shift to online learning. Preston, associate dean of research and external relations, worked with colleagues to help create the Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials, a key research hub for designing PPE.

Student researchers at McMaster Engineering, including Biomedical Engineering Master's student, Lyan Abdul, are paving the way for more accurate drug testing using machine learning and AI. The team, supervised by Boyang Zhang, an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering, applied machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect changes in the way human cells organize themselves in response to drug treatments. This will lead to faster and more accurate testing for drugs, such as medications to treat viruses and cancers. Read more: https://bit.ly/3pglYQa

Take a Fireball Fieldtrip! If you're a future McMaster Engineering student interested in our Level 1 programs, join for an engaging, one-hour, interactive session with our students and staff and get an insider perspective on the life of a #maceng student. Sessions occur every Wednesday at 9:30 am and 4:30 pm. ... Register TODAY: https://bit.ly/2Jmdwi1

The virtual fall semester has presented McMaster with real challenges but also real opportunities. The Virtual Learning Task Force, comprised of 31 faculty, students and staff members from across campus, was created by McMaster University provost Susan Tighe and is designed to assess and enhance the virtual learning experience at McMaster. Read more:

The change thrust upon us by COVID-19 has given each of us the opportunity to hone these skills, to learn who we are in unforeseen circumstances, and to become more comfortable with ambiguity. All we have to do is accept the challenge head on." The theme of this year's McMaster Engineering Technology Research and Innovation Conference (METRIC) 2020 focused on adaptation. Take a look at highlights from last week's event, hosted by the EGS Engineering Graduate Society of McMaster University.

The Systemic Review of the Black Student-Athlete Experience and the McMaster Athletics Climate is now complete. The experiences of Black student athletes within... the report point to a culture of systemic anti-Black racism within the Department of Athletics and Recreation. On behalf of the University I apologize for the anti-Black racism you experienced, writes President David Farrar. I am deeply sorry that effective action was not taken to prevent this; there are no excuses for the behaviour you endured. I assure you that we are listening and that action is already being taken to implement the report’s recommendations and to begin the work with the Department and the broader university community to help us eliminate systemic racism. I encourage everyone to read the student testimonies in this report. Not only are they powerful, they will also increase your awareness and understanding of those whose experience at McMaster may have been very different than your own. Dean of Students Sean van Koughnett has launched an action plan to implement recommendations in the report. This includes hiring a senior advisor of equity, inclusion and anti-racism, who will be responsible for collaborating with key contacts within McMaster’s Black community, including a new Black Student-Athletes Council. For more information, read President Farrar’s complete letter, which links to the full report and the action plan.

Did you know that same-day delivery you're waiting on is contributing to a growing trend causing more vehicle emissions in our environment? A team of researchers from University of Toronto, York University and McMaster University including McMaster Civil Engineering Associate Professor, Saiedeh Razavi have received over $3M from NSERC / CRSNG to study this and other challenges related to shipping and consumer expectations for same-day delivery.

There are so many possibilities for these smart surfaces. We can create them to repel everything, or we can design them to interact in many beneficial ways." Researchers at McMaster University including Mechanical Engineering professor, Tohid Didar and SQI Diagnostics have created a surface that repels every other element of human blood except the critical cytokine, opening a timely window for understanding the progress of COVID-19 in individual patients.

The road to making one million face shields yes, a million. How did the McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute and Hamilton packaging company Whitebird team up to equip the community with PPE during the pandemic?... Hear the latest episode of Big Ideas for a Changing World: https://bit.ly/35opkau Subscribe here: - Spotify (https://spoti.fi/2DJ1Sv7) - Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/2PYUGx7) - YouTube (https://bit.ly/2HczyTF) - Google Podcasts (https://bit.ly/2XYI3H6)

All of your COVID-19 mask questions answered. Plus, a mention of how the research team at the Centre of Excellence for Protective Equipment and Materials (CEPEM) McMaster University is working to make masks better:

We are happy to welcome new and newly appointed faculty members joining us this fall along with our new postdocs!

McMaster Engineering is ranked 5th for program reputation in Maclean's annual rankings of Canadian engineering programs, up one spot from last year. Read more: https://bit.ly/379MBjf