Stephen Roper Defends Thesis

Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Roper for successfully defending his thesis, “Integrated Topology and Packaging Optimization Using the Component-Existence Model.”

Stephen has been an invaluable source of knowledge and experience for many in SMSD, and we are all wishing him the very best in the future.

SMSD Scholarship Recipients

SMSD is pleased to announce our scholarship recipients for this year. Congratulations to all of you!

Luke Crispo — Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship–Doctoral (2021–2024)
Wesley Dossett — NSERC Scholarship Recipient
Tim Sirola — NSERC Scholarship Recipient
Zane Morris — Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Recipient

Vishrut Successfully Defends PhD

SMSD sends massive congratulations to Dr. Vishrut Shah for recently defending his PhD thesis, “Multi-Material Topology Optimization Considering Dissimilar Material Joining Cost and Natural Frequency.”

Vishrut has been an integral part of SMSD. We are all sad to see him go and wish him the very best in his future career!

Way to go, Vishrut!