Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) will host a rewards gala at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa on 12 March 2016 to celebrate induction of professor John McPhee as a EIC fellow for his exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada.
Brok Laschowski was awarded 2nd Prize in the 2015 International Sports Engineering Student Design Competition. Brok investigated the effect of different oar designs on rowing biomechanics using mathematical modelling and field experiments with Olympic athletes. This research was conducted in collaboration with the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario, Rowing Canada Aviron, and the University of Western Ontario.
Professor John McPhee and colleagues at the University of Waterloo are pushing the limits in Hocky.
Professor John McPhee was asked to give his thoughts on the potential for an all-electric version of the Popemobile used by Pope Francis.
Professor Nasser Lashgarian Azad was one of nineteen University of Waterloo researchers to receive an Early Researcher Award, for his work on the intelligent Energy Management of Electric Vehicles Under Driving Behaviour Uncertainty.
Brok Laschowski, Naser Mehrabi, Borna Ghannadi, and Professor John McPhee are working with the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario and Team Canada Paralympic wheelchair athletes to optimize performance and injury prevention.