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Team SERA, a new collaboration between the Active and Interactive Robotics (AIR) Lab and the Orthopaedic Mechatronics (ORTHOtron) lab, led by Jeffrey Lee (MASc Candidate), Teresa Marotta (MASc Candidate), Dr. Stewart McLachlin, and Dr. Yue Hu from the department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering has been established to combine the expertise of both labs for a new surgical robotics project for the international .

Two professors within the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering have received funding from the federal government in an award that focuses on innovative and bold Canadian-led projects. 

On Friday, June 13th, our department welcomed new members to its alumni club! 

Physics laws that were previously thought to be impossible have been made possible by researchers within the Micro Nano-Scale Transport Lab.

An MME professor was among the recipients of funding from the  provided by the Government of Ontario to support researchers investigating innovative solutions that benefit Ontario’s communities and workers.  

Dr. Carolyn Ren, a professor in our department, leads the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Microfluidics Laboratory, a place where students at all levels can contribute to the research and development of innovative technologies that improve lives.    

The annual Esch Competition put on by the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship had no shortage of inventive projects, and among them were several Mechatronics Engineering Capstone Design Teams showcasing their senior projects, vying for esteemed prize money.  Our teams definitely delivered amazing pitches for their inventive solutions.  

Dr. Duane Cronin has recently been awarded $1.4 million in funding for his Tier 1 NSERC Canada Research Chair in Trauma Biomechanics and Injury Prevention. The research focuses on computational human body models that can predict injury and provide critical data on the biomechanics of injuries that happen during crashes.  

Jordan Lin (BASc ‘22, mechanical engineering) had a goal in mind and was determined to pursue it. During his undergrad, Lin was a research associate for , a non-profit institution, during his co-op term. This experience sparked his interest in sustainability – a journey he had yet to realize he would continue.  

MME Professor Dr. Sushanta Mitra led a research team with two postdoctoral fellows, Shirshendu Misra and Sudip Shyam, and a professor in systems design engineering, to discover a simpler method to test the fertility of male sperm. Through their research they have found a positive correlation between sperm cell activity and droplet adhesion. This discovery could lead to the development of at-home strip test kits that can assess the viability of sperm cells.