A team including a University of Windsor engineering student used NASA technology designed for Mars to become the only Canadian-based team to win part of the U.S. Space Race startup challenge.
Abhishek Chakrala, a 22-year-old electrical engineering masters student, was part of a seven-member team that won a $2,500 prize in one category by using a NASA invention to track weather. The team was named a finalist in another category where it pitched an idea to make electricity using a kite in remote locations.
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2018
When you meet with an executive at the helm of one the largest automakers in the world, you expect him to mainly talk shop.
At least that’s what a group of automotive engineering students expected when they had a chance to spend time with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne on Nov. 17 at the University of Windsor. Instead, Dr. Marchionne fondly recalled his days as a UWindsor business student and told the eager graduate students in the Windsor-Torino-FCA exchange program to slow down and enjoy this “intellectually stimulating” part of their lives.
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2018
Mechanical and automotive engineering professor Peter Frise has received the UWindsor Alumni Excellence in Mentoring Award for his contributions to the development — personal, academic and professional — of students before and after their graduation.
“Mentoring must be continual chain of effort that extends throughout the relationships in one’s life,” says Dr. Frise. “This means that all senior people, in any organization, should reach out and play a role in helping junior people to succeed in their own careers. This is doubly true in a university such as ours — and that is why this award means so much to me.”
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2018
It could be another five years or more before University of Windsor engineering professor Sreekanta Das can start handing out the grades for his students’ latest school project.
“Five years for sure,” Das said of the time needed to definitively prove whether a revolutionary construction material can provide a cheaper and greener solution to future concrete and steel rehabilitation projects.
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2018
A University of Windsor engineering student represented Canada on an international stage with a micromixer that can help researchers detect diseases and pathogens, identify pollutants or test material properties on a microscale quicker than ever.
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2018
Hoda ElMaraghy, an internationally renowned professor and trailblazer for female engineers, has been appointed to the rank of Distinguished University Professor.
As a recent appointee to the Order of Ontario and Canadian Academy of Engineering, Dr. ElMaraghy has been hailed for her pioneering research in manufacturing systems engineering.
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2018
Lengthy wait times for medical diagnostic imaging not only delay critical procedures, they add additional strain to patients and families who are left waiting in uncertainty.
On average, Ontarians wait 107 days while Windsorites wait 102 days for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan, according to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care.
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2018
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2018
A reception Sept. 16 at the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation honoured high-achieving researchers in the University of Windsor’s Turbulence and Energy Laboratory.
Several graduate students were recognized for their innovative research in addition to faculty and staff who assist with the operation of the Turbulence and Energy (T&E) Lab.
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2018
Derek O. Northwood, Distinguished University Professor and professor of engineering materials in the Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering, was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in an awards ceremony on November 18 in Kingston, Ontario.
— Published on Jul 3rd, 2018
