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91ɬ�� researchers engineer faster, more effective blood clots

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:32:13 +0000

Researchers at 91ɬ�� have developed a rapid way to engineer blood clots that stop severe bleeding and support tissue healing more effectively. Their technique, called “click clotting,” links red blood cell surface proteins through a chemical reaction, resulting in a biocompatible clot that is 13 times more resistant to fracturing and four times more adhesive than natural blood clots. The team said the method could be used to develop life-saving biomaterials to help control severe bleeding, as well as benefit people with clotting disorders.

Mosquitoes’ feeding tubes make ultrafine 3D-printing nozzles

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:39:14 +0000

Researchers in 91ɬ��’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and at Drexel University have developed an innovative manufacturing technique that makes female mosquito proboscides, or feeding tubes, into high-resolution 3D-printing nozzles. With its unique geometry, structure and mechanics, the proboscis enables printed line widths as fine as 20 microns, or a little smaller than a white blood cell. This is roughly twice as fine as what commercially available print

Prof. James Forbes and co-authors Zi Cong Guo and Tim Barfoot win Best Paper at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

yue.gao3@mcgill.ca — Thu, 22 May 2025 20:13:42 +0000

Prof. James Forbes, Zi Cong Guo, and Tim Barfoot win Best Paper at top robotics conference, the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). Their paper, "Marginalizing and Conditioning Gaussians onto Linear Approximations of Smooth Manifolds with Applications in Robotics," was selected out of 1606 submissions.

Professor Jeffrey Bergthorson granted a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC)

yue.gao3@mcgill.ca — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:25:43 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Jeffrey Bergthorson on being granted a Tier 1 CRC in Carbon-Free Circular Fuels!

Academic Staff Posting: Tenure-Track Position in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

yue.gao3@mcgill.ca — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:47:56 +0000

91ɬ��'s Department of Mechanical Engineering invites applications for one tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level. Areas of interest: (1) Thermal energy systems, and (2) Combustion and alternative fuels.

For more information and how to apply, please visit the Department's Employment page.

Publication in Journal Physical Review X by Professor Marco Amabili and Research Group

shirley.baxendale@91ɬ��.Ca — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:37:05 +0000

Professor Marco Amabili and his research group have published a paper in the prestigious Physical Review X journal. For details, see the 91ɬ�� Newsroom article at: /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-lay-foundation-next-generation-aortic-grafts-319047

Professor Jeffrey Bergthorson and Research Group Launch Fuel Experiment into Space

shirley.baxendale@91ɬ��.Ca — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:58:58 +0000

Research Group Launches Zero-Carbon Fuel Experiment into Space

FACULTY POSITIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - POSTES DE PROFESSEUR(E) EN GÉNIE MÉCANIQUE

shirley.baxendale@91ɬ��.Ca — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:58:40 +0000

FACULTY POSITIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Professor Michael P. Païdoussis receives 2017 ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal

shirley.baxendale@91ɬ��.Ca — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 21:20:00 +0000

Professor Michael P. Païdoussis recently received the ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal for his “seminal contributions to the permanent literature of engineering research through highly praised books on fluid-structure interaction in axial and cross flows, and numerous breakthrough papers over the past 50 years.” The Department is proud to congratulate Professor Païdoussis for his ongoing contributions to the community and to the Department. Read more.

Professor Arun K. Misra winner of 2017 Dirk Brouwer Award

shirley.baxendale@91ɬ��.Ca — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:07:19 +0000

Professor Arun K. Misra recently received the Dirk Brouwer Award "for his outstanding and lasting contributions to astrodynamics of tethered satellite systems, flexible spacecraft, spacecraft orbiting asteroids, robotics for orbital assembly and debris capture." The Dirk Brouwer Award was established by the American Astronautical Society to honour significant technical contributions to space flight mechanics and astrodynamics. Professor Misra is the winner of this award for 2017. Dirk Brouwer Award.

Canadian Astronauts Announced

suzanne.moody@mcgill.ca — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 16:06:22 +0000

On Canada Day, July 1, 2017, Canada's newest astronauts were announced: Dr. Jennifer Sidey (B.Eng. Honours '11) and Mr. Joshua Kutryk, both from Alberta. The Department of Mechanical Engineering at 91ɬ�� is very proud of Jennifer's achievement.

In the Running to be a Canadian Astronaut

suzanne.moody@mcgill.ca — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 16:00:24 +0000

Five 91ɬ�� graduates in Mechanical Engineering are candidates participating in the 2017 Canada Space Agency astronaut selection process. Vincent Beaudry (M.Eng. '09), Julie Bellerose (B.Eng. Honours '03), Shane Jacobs (B.Eng. '04), Jennifer Sidey (B.Eng. Honours '11) and Geneviève Vallières (B.Eng. '02) are running for the chance to be the next Canadian astronauts. Two individuals will be chosen among 70 exceptional candidates. Read more.

Macdonald Engineering Building on the big screen

suzanne.moody@mcgill.ca — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 21:26:39 +0000

91ɬ��'s venue for learning and discovery in mechanical engineering recently served as the backdrop for a pivotal cinematic moment in the Oscar-nominated film Brooklyn. Read the full story.

New book from Prof John H.S. Lee

suzanne.moody@mcgill.ca — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:52:28 +0000

The Gas Dynamics of Explosions, by Mechanical Engineering Professor John H.S. Lee, will be available from Cambridge University Press in July 2016. The book is based on Prof Lee's course in shock dynamics and focuses on the analytical methods used to determine non-steady shock propagation.

Paper-based biosensor to detect HIV-hepatitis C co-infections

suzanne.moody@mcgill.ca — Fri, 20 May 2016 20:59:19 +0000

The research group of Prof Xinyu Liu is developing a portable, paper-based biosensor for point-of-care diagnosis of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infections. The research, led by graduate student Chen Zhao, has been published in the journal Biomicrofluidics. The article has been selected as an Editor’s Pick of the journal and has been featured by Science Daily, American Institute of Physics (AIP), the Electrochemical Society and other science news websites.