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Co-led by professors Dr. Beth Weckman and Dr. Vinny Gupta, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Fire Research Facility (UWFRF) is dedicated to fire research and education on safety. The team has been examining how wildfires are evolving and identifying new measures that need to be taken to combat these fires and protect communities.  

Led by mechanical and mechatronics engineering professors, Dr. Ehsan Toyserkani and Dr. Mihaela Vlasea, the Holistic Innovation in Additive Manufacturing (HI-AM 2.0) project, has received $10.9 million in funding from NSERC and Mitacs. This project serves as a continuation of the original network that was established in 2017.

Joseph Nonso Orakwe, a PhD candidate in MME, was the winner of the 2024/2025 and Student , along with a student at the University of Alberta, and their supervisors, which included Dr. Ehsan Toyserkani within the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering and director of the .ÌýÌýÌý

, co-founded by some of our MME alumni, has received $3 million in funding from TitletownTech, a venture firm backed by some of the most notable companies in the world.  

Ahmed Shahin, a PhD student in mechanical and mechatronics engineering, has received the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship—one of the top graduate scholarships in the country. The award is presented to exceptional graduate students. It is valued at $50,000 per year for up to three years, supporting doctoral students who demonstrate strong research potential, leadership, and academic excellence.  

Maryam Soleimani, a senior PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, has received three prestigious awards over the last few years: two CWB Foundation Graduate Scholarships and the Nanofellowship Award. 

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.