Welding and joining research is important at the University of Waterloo. Research in this area has been carried out on campus since the 1960's, with many of our MASc or PhD graduates taking on critical industrial positions where a strong welding background is required.
Current welding and joining related research at uWaterloo includes:
- design and fracture of welded components and products
- development, modelling and optimization of welding and joining processes such as welding, resistance welding and laser welding
- the influences of welding and joining processes on the microstructure and properties of joined materials
- sensing and control of joining processes - often integrating this with robotics applications.
This interdisciplinary work on welding and joining involves faculty members in the Automation and Control, Materials Engineering & Processing, and Machine Design and Solid Mechanics research groups. For further information, please visit the Research section of this website.