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Find out how a close-knit group of mechanical engineering alumni is helping first-year students lighten the financial load.

Congratulations to PhD candidate Bronwyn Forrest who has received the Dr. Guyléne Proulx OC Scholarship. 

Dr. Sushanta Mitra, one of our professors in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, has been selected as a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) for his contributions to sensor technology for water quality monitoring and the deployment of sensors in communities and industries.

On June 26th, it was announced that four groups of students and two teams were winners of the ) Digital Manufacturing Challenge. Dr. Mihaela Vlasea, a professor of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, supervised the students in collaboration with PhD student Daniel Juhasz, who specifically advised the undergraduate team.

If you could live on the moon, would you? A group of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering has set out to help make that a reality by processing raw materials on the moon to power the area as a hub for manufacturing, construction, and human life.

Kitchener-À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ software startup has certainly been putting the pedal to the metal over the last few years. They’ve been pushing their expansion to the United States after seeing much success in Canada.

, co-founded by William Shi (BASc ’23, mechatronics engineering), has raised 2 million in pre-seed funding to make data cleaning 50 times faster than traditional methods.

Professor Michael WorswickÌý°ù±ð³¦±ð¾±±¹±ð»åÌý³Ù³ó±ðÌý Award from the  at their Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., for making significant contributions to the competitive use of advanced and ultra-high-strength steel in the automotive market. 

Alumni startups represented the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering well in the most recent round of companies that received seed funding from being part of Y Combinator (YC), one of the most prestigious startup accelerators in the world. Every year, YC hosts a program that is split into two cohorts in the winter and spring. The successful candidates receive $500,000 in seed funding along with other resources to help startups on their journey. The program is highly competitive, with only 260 companies selected out of 27,000 in the latest cohort. 

, a nanotechnology startup led by MME alums Chee Hau Teoh (MASc '20), Jhi Yong Loke (MASc '21), and MME professor Dr. Kevin Musselman, have developed an ultra-thin, flexible, clear, and sustainable alternative for food packaging that can be recycled. Current food packaging is not very recyclable. Nfinite Nanotech is using its funding round to commercialize a new coating for cardboard and paper to help provide a sustainable alternative to current food packaging that can’t be recycled or composted.