Congratulations to Melissa Young on starting a new position as a
Product Design Engineer at LSI Solutions,
specializing in products for minimally invasive surgeries to improve patient outcomes.
Wishing Melissa all the best in this exciting new chapter of her career.
May it be filled with growth, learning, and many achievements.
Wesley Dossett Defends Thesis.
Congratulations to Wesley on a successful defence of his paper,
“Machine learning methods for sound power minimization.”
The SMSD lab wishes Wesley all the best and looks forward to witnessing his continued success
in his professional journey.
SMSD Member Scholarships and Awards 2023
Congratulations to three SMSD members on receiving awards during the
2023–2024 academic year!
Daniel Tameer — Ontario Graduate Scholarship Award
Giovanni D’Ambrosio — The Norma Nugent Graduate Award
Ben Hronowsky — Ontario Graduate Scholarship Award
Adam McKenzie Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Adam McKenzie for successfully defending his thesis,
“Damping Optimization of 3D Printed Thermoplastic Structures for Mass Reduction.”
Adam played a significant role in mentoring new SMSD members, and we wish him the very best of luck
in his future undertakings.
Connor Moffatt Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Connor Moffatt for successfully defending his thesis,
“Thermally Driven Multi-Objective Packing Optimization Using a Dynamic Acceleration Field Methodology.”
Connor was always a pleasure to work with, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
SMSD Welcomes New Member
We have had an exciting fall and winter, and are pleased to welcome a new member to SMSD.
Hansu Kim will be joining the group as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
Welcome, Hansu — we look forward to working and researching with you.
Owen Pintar Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Owen Pintar for successfully defending his thesis,
“Detailed Group-Up Design of a UAM Vehicle Wing Using Multi-Material Topology Optimization.”
Owen did an excellent job in his defense, and we all wish him the very best for the future.
Melissa Young Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Melissa Young for successfully defending her thesis,
“Topology Optimization with Void Accessibility Constraints for Additive Manufacturing.”
Melissa has been such a pleasure to have around the lab, and everyone in the SMSD group
wishes her the very best for the future.
Andrew Hardman Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Andrew Hardman for successfully defending his thesis,
“Multi-Material Topology Optimization Considering Crashworthiness Design.”
Andrew did a fantastic job in the defense, and everyone in the SMSD group
wishes him the very best in his future endeavors.
Tim Sirola Defends Thesis
Congratulations to Tim Sirola for successfully defending his thesis,
“Multi-Material Multi-Joint Topology Optimization for Stiffness Constrained Design Problems.”
Tim has been an invaluable source of knowledge and experience for many in SMSD,
and we all wish him the very best in the future.