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Shelair Sinjari’s video explaining her work testing dampers to mitigate cable vibration won the UWindsor Twitter-based Graduate Showcase.

Cable vibration — whether caused by natural or human sources — can be dangerous, says Shelair Sinjari (BASc 2020), a master’s student of civil engineering.

“These vibrations can cause tall buildings to sway or even severe damage to structures, such as bridges,” she says.

Sinjari hopes her research will be implemented into systems affected by high vibrations to mitigate these effects and help designers select the best models for their projects. Her video explaining that work earned her top honours in the second annual UWindsor Twitter-based Graduate Showcase.

Dr. Ahamed is leading a research project to improve the time-keeping chip embedded in every smart and connected device. Think cell phones, tablets and laptops, but also other connected devices like thermostats, security systems, refrigerators, automobiles, and airplanes.

Ahamed’s research aims to develop microchips that oscillate with high precision, providing a fixed frequency to measure time. They provide the reference frequency needed to synchronize events in digital integrated circuits, manage data transfer, define radio frequencies, process signals, as well as tell time.

Bill Middleton, an environmental technologist in civil and environmental engineering, explains a biofuel cell to a group of prospective students in the Environmental Lab.

Faculty, staff members, and current engineering students greeted prospective students and their guests at Engineering’s Academic Open House on Saturday, May 14.

Students were provided a brief overview of the faculty’s academic programs, support initiatives, and awards/scholarships that are available. Afterwards, they were split into groups to collaborate in mock engineering proposals, tour various research labs, view demonstrations, and participate in self-guided tours while staff, faculty, and students answered questions.

Faculty and staff members welcomed more than 480 Master of Engineering (MEng) students at the summer orientation day on Saturday, May 7.

The day was notable in that it was the first in-person orientation event hosted in the Faculty of Engineering in over two years due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

“We are excited that our delivery of our MEng program has returned to face-to-face,” says Majid Ahmadi, associate dean of research and graduate studies. “Students are very much in favour of this type of teaching and in our orientation day, they have demonstrated this enthusiasm with their strong presence.”