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Feb 5 2013 New chair and director for mechanical and mechatronics engineering

Jan Huissoon has been appointed chair of mechanical and mechatronics engineering, succeeding interim chair Fathy Ismail. The mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor's term runs from February 4 until December 31, 2016. In January, William Melek was appointed director of the mechatronics engineering program, replacing Sanjeev Bedi who served as director for six years.

Nov 6 2012 MME professor's biofuel research receives a boost

John Wen, a Waterloo mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor, has been awarded funding from BioFuelNet Canada for his grant proposal entitled Emission Performance and Catalytic Combustion of Fuel Blended with 3-OH Methyl Esters. Wen will receive initial funding of $68,000 towards his research into developing next generation biofuels. [BioFuelNet Canada's website]

Nov 5 2012 Medical conference's keynote address features Waterloo Engineering research

Ibraheem Khan (MASc, PhD, mechanical) presented his Waterloo Engineering research on shape memory alloys during his keynote address at the Medical Manufacturing Innovations Conference held in Toronto at the end of October. Khan's doctoral thesis was on the discovery of Multiple Memory Material Technology for which he and Norman Zhou, a mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor, are co-inventors. Kahn is currently president and CTO of Smarter Alloys and a research associate at the University of Waterloo's Centre for Advanced Materials Joining.

Oct 18 2012 Grad student takes first place in wind energy competition

Oct 9 2012 New associate dean appointed for research and external partnerships

Oct 5 2012 Engineering awards celebrate staff and faculty

Oct 1 2012 Fall convocation honours

Sep 28 2012 Best poster award for PhD student

Jul 26 2012 Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering students win for oral and video skills at Ontario Centres of Excellence contest

Jul 26 2012 WAVELab Robotics Win the International Autonomous Robot Racing Competition

Jul 26 2012 Waterloo Engineering spin-off wins recognition for technology

Mar 28 2012 Grad Students awarded for exceptional teaching

Feb 9 2012 First associate dean, teaching appointed

Feb 1 2012 Interim Chair for Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering appointed

Jan 23 2012 Pearl Sullivan named next dean of Waterloo Engineering