Industrial

Engineering professor Hoda ElMaraghy was officially invested with the Order of Canada by Mary Simon, the Governor General of Canada, during a ceremony Dec. 14 at Rideau Hall.

Dr. ElMaraghy’s appointment was one of 114 originally announced in November 2020, with ceremonies deferred due to the pandemic.

A citation noted ElMaraghy’s contributions to the field of mechanical engineering, especially her work in advancing manufacturing systems in Canada and abroad. She is director of the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Centre and was the first female dean of engineering in Canada.

UWindsor’s first rocket team since 2019 placed fourth in the 30,000-foot category at the Spaceport America Cup student contest in New Mexico.

The team of fourth-year engineering majors Anthony Degirolamo, Matthew Veselinovi, Christopher Francis, Nina Mussio, Hunter Batten, Jesse Davidson, Emiliji Radevski, Connor Matton, and Jesse Potma under the direction of professor Aleksandr Cherniaev, worked on the experimental sounding rocket for the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition.

Veselinovis called it one of the most enjoyable experiences of his university career: “It was exciting as it was the only capstone project with a competition.”

COVID restrictions limited the time the students could work on construction.