Alumni

13th Annual John D. Thompson Entrepreneurial Development Seminar

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:11:18 +0000

This year's keynote speaker is

Associate Professor Mahshid!

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:54:27 +0000

We are delighted to announce that Professor Sara Mahshid has been awarded tenure! Please join us in celebrating this well-deserved recognition.

A congratulatory message from our Department Chair, Adam Hendricks: "Congratulations, Sara! Your contributions to the department and university over the past several years have been truly impressive. I’m honored to have you as a colleague."

9I�� iGEM Wins Grand Prize at the 2025 iGEM Competition

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:10:16 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that 9I�� iGEM has been named the 2025 Grand Prize Winner of the international iGEM competition!

Selected as the #1 iGEM team among 195 participating undergraduate institutions worldwide, 9I�� iGEM has once again brought home a first-place award after previously securing the top spot in 2023. This achievement places 9I�� iGEM among a group of only four teams globally to have won the Grand Prize more than once.

Welcome to MC 707: our new BioEng Teaching Lab!

admin — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:39:39 +0000

The Department of Bioengineering is pleased to announce that our new teaching laboratory is now open in the McConnell Engineering Building! This new space will support hands-on learning and student training in a modern, well-equipped environment.

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to making this new lab a reality. We look forward to seeing the incredible work that will come out of this space in the semesters ahead!

This lab is an exciting addition to our existing teaching facilities currently housed at UQAM.

Prof. Mahshid Inducted into the Royal Society of Canada College

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:09:01 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Sara Mahshid on being inducted into the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholar, Artists and Scientists! Read more here.

9I�� Startup, Phoela Health, Among Top Five Student-Led Foodtech Ventures in Canada

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:12:50 +0000

A 9I��-engineered biosensor is helping to redefine food safety across Canada.

Rebuilding Life: Bioprinting and the Next Frontier in Medicine - Thu. Oct 9 @ 6pm

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:53:28 +0000

A message from the 9I�� Institute for Advanced Materials (MIAM):

Attend our next "FUTURE OF MATERIALS" roundtable with Matt Kinsella and May Griffith on bioprinting, with demonstrations: Thu. October 9 at 6:00 pm, Arts W-120 (9I�� Campus). Please register at https://lnkd.in/evAZq9uK.

TISEDTalk: Bridging the Gap Between the Environmental Impacts of Tyre Particles, Tyre Recovery and End-of-Life Solutions

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:08:50 +0000

Date: September 29th, 2025 | Time: 1:00 PM | Location: Macdonald Engineering Building- MD 267

Tyres keep the world moving—but at a cost. From microscopic wear particles to end-of-life waste, the environmental footprint of tyres spans their entire lifecycle. In this eye-opening seminar, Dr. Linda Mitchell, Science, Research and Innovation Manager at Tyre Stewardship Australia, will unpack the complex challenges and emerging solutions across the global tyre value chain.

🌍 What to Expect:

Welcome Prof. Samuel Huberman

jan.kopyscinski@mcgill.ca — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:15:09 +0000

We welcome our newest faculty member Dr. Samuel Huberman (Assistant Professor).

His research focuses on theoretical and experimental techniques to push our fundamental understanding of energy transfer at small length and time scales.