Congratulations to Jon Wong who has successfully defended his Master's thesis,
“Design Optimization of Aircraft Landing Gear Assembly Under Dynamic Loading.”
We have thoroughly enjoyed working with Jon over the past two years and wish him the best of luck with his future endeavors.
Journal Paper Publication
Student recently had his paper published in the the journal. The paper is titled “the paper title”
Congratulations, Student!
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5 New SMSD Members!
We have had an exciting fall, welcoming five new members to SMSD!
Wennian Yu will be joining the group as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Zuo Zhou is joining SMSD to pursue his PhD, and incoming Master's students Kevin Fritz, Patrick Kendall, and Bill Poldon will begin their graduate careers.
Welcome to everyone—we look forward to researching with you!
Alumni Professorship
Congratulations to Yingchun Bai for accepting an Assistant Professorship (Tenure Track) at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT).
We wish Yingchun the best of luck in his new and exciting career!
Teaching Award!
Congratulations to Dr. Kim, who received the Silver Wrench Award for the 2016–2017 academic year.
This award recognizes the professor who displays the most interest and enthusiasm toward Mechanical Engineering, as chosen by the graduating class.
Research Excellence Award
Congratulations to Dr. Il Yong Kim for his outstanding collaborative research work over the past year.
The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science has recognized him with a 2016 Research Excellence Award.
Teaching Assistant Award
Congratulations to Stephen Roper for being awarded the 2017 Brass Wrench.
Voted on by the graduating class, this award is given to the teaching assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering who displayed the greatest contribution toward their work.
Keep up the great work, Stephen—we look forward to another win next year!
New SMSD Members!
The Structural and Multidisciplinary Systems Design Lab is undergoing a major expansion this spring with four MASc students joining the group.
We welcome Garrett Vierhout, Neil Trivers, Michael Nucci, and Ben Blackford.
Best of luck over the next two years!
NSERC Scholarship Award
Special congratulations to MASc candidate Stephen Roper, who received an NSERC scholarship this year!
Research Grant in Metal Additive Manufacturing
Congratulations to Dr. Kim and Dr. Daymond, who have received a Dean’s Research Fund award for $100,000!
The two teams will be collaborating to research targeted areas in metal additive manufacturing.