Civil Engineering - News

ƽ��岻�� Civil Engineering PhD student Racchana Ramamurthy selected as a recipient of a 2023 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

ƽ��岻�� — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:46:08 +0000

Congratulations Racchana!

Read full announcement here: Nineteen ƽ��岻�� graduate students earn Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Professor Antony Patrick Sinnappa Selvadurai, William Scott Professor, James ƽ��岻�� Professor, Docteur h.c., PhD, DSc, FRSC, FIMA, PEng, CMath (1942-2023)

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:38:32 +0000

It is with profound sadness that the Department of Civil Engineering must share the devastating news of the passing of our colleague, Professor A.P.S. Selvadurai. He was a member of faculty at ƽ��岻�� since 1993, after first having taught at the University of Aston in Birmingham UK, and at Carleton University, Canada. He was a prolific researcher, leaving an unparalleled legacy in the disciplines of applied mechanics, geomechanics, solid mechanics, applied mathematics, computational mechanics and experimental mechanics.

Congratulations to our Faculty of Engineering Awards recipients!

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:21:37 +0000

Prof. Daniele Malomo - Samuel and Ida Fromson Outstanding Teaching Award in Engineering – for CIVE 207 Solid Mechanics

Les bouches d’égout, puissants émetteurs de GES (Manholes, a major source of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions)

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:35:05 +0000

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2022-12-14/etude-de-l-u...

ƽ��岻�� receives $4.8 million to advance climate change science and technology

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:24:12 +0000

Three projects will fill knowledge gaps about the environmental and economic impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Canada's capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-receives-4-8-million-to-advance-climate-change-science-and-technology/

Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Jordaan for winning the Education LCA Leadership Award for 2022 from ACLCA!

ƽ��岻�� — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:40:25 +0000

(read full announcement here: American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA) 2022 LCA Awards)

New Job Opportunities: Faculty Positions in Transportation Engineering and Structural / Materials Engineering

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:22:02 +0000

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New Faculty Members Fall 2022

ƽ��岻�� — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:50:12 +0000

New Faculty Members Fall 2022 | Faculty of Engineering - ƽ��岻��

New Faculty member in TISED

ƽ��岻�� — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:15:16 +0000

Professor Sarah Jordaan has joined the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED) and the Department of Civil Engineering. Dr. Jordaan's research quantifies the environmental and economic trade-offs related to energy decisions. Her research group, Energy Technology and Policy Assessment (ETAPA), focuses on life cycle assessment, techno economic analysis, and technology innovation.

New Faculty members in Structural Engineering

ƽ��岻�� — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:22:04 +0000

Two new professors of structural engineering have arrived in the Department of Civil Engineering, adding expertise in the areas of tall wood buildings and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) structures.

The Canadian Geotechnical Society recognized Professor Mohamed Meguid of the Department of Civil Engineering by presenting him with the “2022 Geosynthetics Award”

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:05:37 +0000

The Canadian Geotechnical Society recognized Professor Mohamed Meguid of the Department of Civil Engineering by presenting him with the “2022 Geosynthetics Award”. This prestigious award is presented biannually by the Society for outstanding publications in the application of geosynthetics to civil, geotechnical or geoenvironemental engineering. The Awards Ceremony took place October 5^th during the 75^th Canadian Geotechnical Conference in Calgary.

Prof. Meguid will lead a new research partnership with Titan Environmental Containment Ltd. on the use of geosynthetics in cold regions

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:13:25 +0000

Prof. Mary Kang testifies for U.S. orphaned well bills

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 06 May 2021 16:03:12 +0000

Professor Mary Kang served as an expert witness at a U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Hearing on climate and environmental impacts of abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells.

Civil Undergraduate Students Win Canadian Engineering Competition Award

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:44:24 +0000

Evelyn Zhang, a U2 Civil student, and Èvane Amico a U2 Civil student qualified to the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) 2021 last January after winning the Innovative Design category at the Quebec Engineering Competition.

We were proud to represent ƽ��岻�� at the first virtual edition of CEC this weekend. We had the chance to present our innovative green roofs design in front of 6 amazing judges with international repute alongside 6 others team.