Four professors in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering have received national support for their research through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF).
An MME professor recently lent their expertise to an article in the Globe and Mail on exoskeleton companies looking to break into the mainstream market.
Claire Diffey (BASc '17, mechanical engineering) and Christina Sullivan (BASc '23, mechatronics engineering) both work for the Williams Racing Team, one of the largest teams in Formula One.
Researchers in MME have developed a device that generates enough energy to power a calculator, using a versatile food—walnuts.
An MME professor was among the recipients of funding from the Early Researcher Awards (ERA) 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 Waterloo Microfluidics Laboratory, a place where students at all levels can contribute to the research and development of innovative technologies that improve lives.
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 Access to Energy Institute (A2EI), 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.
Congratulations to Shanaya Barretto for being selected to participate in the prestigious program – the Brooke Owens Fellowship! This achievement highlights Barretto’s accomplishments throughout her undergrad career, being named one of the recipients out of 400 promising candidates who applied globally.
Two students in MME are celebrating their hard work with an award from the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) for the 2025 Jerry Silver Award. This award was based on their research, "Effect of Dewpoint on the Evolving Radiative Properties of Advanced High-Strength Steel During Intercritical Annealing," by Fatima Suleiman, PhD candidate and Nishant Narayanan, a PhD student, along with their Supervisor Kyle Daun, in the WATLit Lab.