TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator Award

UWindsor researcher among five finalists for international 3D printing innovator award

Dr. Jill UrbanicUniversity of Windsor Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering professor Dr. Jill Urbanic has been named a finalist for the 2026 TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator Award. (MIKE WILKINS/ University of Windsor)

By Lindsay Charlton 

“Dare to be different.” 

That’s the challenge University of Windsor professor Dr. Jill Urbanic poses to her students: to question established ideas as they develop innovative engineering solutions — something she models in her own work.