California software company funds UWindsor research on lightweight parts testing
A collaborative agreement between a team of UWindsor engineering researchers and a California-based software company may soon provide better insight into the crashworthiness of aluminum parts used in the automotive industry.
Hundreds of second-year engineering students lined up in the Industrial Courtyard of the Centre for Engineering Innovation on Friday, November 20, waiting their turn to race uniquely-designed popsicle stick cars.
As part of a course requirement, teams of students from Bill Altenhof’s 92-210 Dynamics class were given two minutes per team to test their potential energy vehicles made out of popsicle sticks, common household string, carpenter’s glue, duct tape and standard sized CDs or DVDs.
A University of Windsor professor is still receiving recognition for a project he completed 40 years ago.
Dr. Waguih ElMaraghy, who is now a UWindsor industrial and manufacturing systems engineering professor, was recently lauded for his role as chief design engineer on Toronto’s first bi-level GO Train coach.
The following 4th year Civil Engineering Students, working under the supervision of Dr. Amr El Ragaby and Dr. Shaohong Cheng, were highlighted in the UWindsor Daily News: Rama Nabhan, Mohnad Nabhan, Firas Abdelkhaleq, and Jihad Zaher.
Four of five UWindsor Engineering programs evaluated recently by Engineers Canada received the highest accreditation ratings available. This latest evaluation cycle, which took place in early July, was conducted through the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), a national organization of provincial and territorial associations regulating the practice of engineering.
Dr. Amr ElRagaby, from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, along with the 4th year Civil and Environmental students, have been highlighted in the UWindsor Daily News.
UWindsor’s Cross-Border Institute (CBI) has begun analyzing the first set of traffic data collected by remote sensors, which count trucks and cars crossing the Canada-US border at the Ambassador Bridge.
UWindsor researchers are reviewing worst case scenarios that could possibly lead to Essex County temporarily losing access to safe drinking water. Rupp Carriveau and David Ting are accessing possible threats and scrutinizing available back-up options for water security planning.
Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Director of the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Centre, Waguih ElMaraghy, was recently selected as a fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ (SME) College of Fellows. Dr. ElMaraghy was one of only seven individuals to receive this honour.
The Faculty of Engineering 4th year capstone presentations was highlighted in the Windsor Star on August 3, 2015.
