MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

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Department of

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Graduate Student Handbook

2007-2008

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PREFACE

Welcome to the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s graduate studies program. The purpose of the Graduate Student Handbook is to provide graduate students in Mechanical Engineering with a brief summary of the regulations, procedures and services specific to the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

The Department has strong research activities in such diverse areas as: Aerodynamics, Fluids and Thermal Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Dynamics and Control, Design and Manufacturing, and Bioengineering. The excellent reputation of these research programs is built upon the outstanding work of many talented graduate students, like yourselves, as well as our professors.

The Faculty and staff members of the Department would like to take this opportunity to extend their best wishes for your continuing academic success.

Prof. David Frost

Graduate Program Director

Department of Mechanical Engineering Email : [email protected]

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Very Important:

You should never register for a particular course more than once. This applies to all graduate programs

Ph.D. students

Every Ph.D. student must consult with his/her supervisor prior to registration to select courses as needed. Courses of study selected for a PhD program will depend upon the existing academic qualifications of the candidate and those needed for effective research.

The MINERVA Course Selection Form must then be completed and signed by the supervisor in the 'Advisor's/Supervisor's Signature' section of the form. All students must bring their signed and completed MINERVA Course Selection Form to the Graduate Program Office to obtain the necessary Departmental signature. Students may then register online on MINERVA to complete the registration process. Whether or not you are registering for courses, you must register for the current academic year online and include the registration confirmation REGN RCGR numbers (for both Fall and Winter) in your registration.

Toward the end of Ph.D. 2, candidates are required to pass a preliminary oral examination (i.e., within twelve months of their initial registration for the PhD degree). Students are therefore required to register for MECH 701 (Preliminary Oral Exam). The completion of this course component, determines whether a student will be permitted to continue in his/her program.

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M.Eng. (Thesis) – minimum 45 credits

This is a thesis-type Master's degree which requires the following thesis-related credits to be taken (numbers in brackets represent the credit weighting):

MECH 609 (1) M.Eng. Seminar

MECH 691 (3) M.Eng. Thesis Literature Review MECH 692 (4) M.Eng. Thesis Research Proposal MECH 693 (3) M.Eng. Thesis Progress Report 1 MECH 694 (6) M.Eng. Thesis Progress Report 2 MECH 695 (12) M.Eng. Thesis

NB: It is recommended that M.Eng. (Thesis) students register for MECH 691 (M.Eng. Thesis Literature Review) and MECH 692 (M.Eng. Thesis Research Proposal) during their first session.

A thesis describing the candidate's research is to be submitted in accordance with the rules of the Faculty and is the major requirement for the degree. In addition, a set of graduate level courses (500 level or above), are to to be selected by the student and thesis supervisor. These must add up to a minimum of 16 credits, at least 8 of which must be from the Faculty of Engineering.

Each Thesis student must meet with his/her thesis supervisor prior to registration to select courses as needed. M.Eng. (Thesis) students are required to complete a minimum of 16 credits of complementary courses during their studies. The MINERVA Course Selection Form must then be completed and signed by the supervisor in the 'Advisor's/Supervisor's Signature' section of the form. All students must bring their signed and completed MINERVA Course Selection Form to the Graduate Program Office to obtain the necessary Departmental signature. Students may then register, online, on MINERVA to complete the registration process. Whether or not you are registering for courses, you must register for the current academic year online and include the registration confirmation REGN RCGR numbers (for both Fall and Winter) in your registration.

Please note that upon registration for any of the thesis courses, i.e., MECH 691, -692, -693, -694, and -695, the grade “IP”, or “In Progress”, is automatically assigned. This will change to “P” for “Pass” once your thesis has been submitted and passed evaluation. Please be sure to register once and only once for each of these courses during your program. The seminar course, MECH 609, should be added to your record at the same time as you add MECH 695. If you do not present your seminar in the same term in which you registered for this course, the grade of “HH”, which means “To be Continued”, is assigned and then changed to a regular grade once you have made your presentation.

Students in Thesis programs automatically have full-time status. Part-time status is NOT permitted in Thesis programs.

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MEng Thesis - CSE Option – Minimum 46 credits

This is a thesis-type Master's degree that places an emphasis on computational aspects of Mechanical Engineering. It requires the following thesis-related credits to be taken (numbers in brackets represent the credit weighting):

MECH 609 (1) Seminar

MECH 669 (1) Computational Science Engineering Seminar MECH 691 (3) M.Eng. Thesis Literature Review

MECH 692 (4) M.Eng. Thesis Research Proposal MECH 693 (3) M.Eng. Thesis Progress Report 1 MECH 694 (6) M.Eng. Thesis Progress Report 2 MECH 695 (12) M.Eng. Thesis

NB: MECH-691 is to be completed in the first semester of the student's program.

A thesis describing the candidate's research is to be submitted in accordance with the rules of the Faculty and is the major requirement for the degree.

In addition, a set of graduate level courses (500 level or above), are to to be selected by the student and thesis supervisor, from the CSE Course Lists (www.mcgill.ca/files/mecheng/CSEOption.pdf). These must add up to a minimum of 16 credits, at least 8 of which must be from the Faculty of Engineering.

Each Thesis student must meet with his/her thesis supervisor prior to registration to select courses as needed. M.Eng. (Thesis) students are required to complete a minimum of 16 credits of complementary courses during their studies. The MINERVA Course Selection Form must then be completed and signed by the supervisor in the 'Advisor's/Supervisor's Signature' section of the form. All students must bring their signed and completed MINERVA Course Selection Form to the Graduate Program Office to obtain the necessary Departmental signature. Students may then register, online, on MINERVA to complete the registration process. Whether or not you are registering for courses, you must register for the current academic year online and include the registration confirmation REGN RCGR numbers (for both Fall and Winter) in your registration.

Please note that upon registration for any of the thesis courses, i.e., MECH 691, -692, -693, -694, and -695, the grade “IP”, or “In Progress”, is automatically assigned. This will change to “P” for “Pass” once your thesis has been submitted and passed evaluation. Please be sure to register once and only once for each of these courses during your program. The seminar course, MECH 609, should be added to your record at the same time as you add MECH 695. If you do not present your seminar in the same term in which you registered for this course, the grade of “HH”, which means “To be Continued”, is assigned and then changed to a regular grade once you have made your presentation.

Students in Thesis programs automatically have full-time status. Part-time status is NOT permitted in Thesis programs.

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M.Eng. (non-Thesis)- minimum 45 credits

This is a course-type Master's degree which requires 12 graduate courses for completion. All candidates are required to take the following courses (numbers in brackets represent the credit weighting of the course):

MECH 605 (4) Applied Mathematics 1

MECH 610 (4) Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics MECH 632 (4) Theory of Elasticity

MECH 642 (4) Advanced Dynamics MECH 603 (9) M. Eng. Project 1 MECH 604 (3) M. Eng. Project 2 MECH 609 (1) Seminar

NB: The last three courses above are taken near the end of the program. In these courses, industrial liaison is encouraged. The remaining courses (minimum 16 credits, 500 level or above, from the Faculty of Engineering) may be selected by the student, based on interest and the choice of the area of concentration. Courses at the graduate level from other faculties may also be taken, with prior approval from the student's project supervisor and the Graduate Program Director. Each Non Thesis student should select their courses themselves, in accordance with the program information included in this package. You must also include registration confirmation REGN RCGR in your registration.

It is recommended that students in this program register for required courses MECH 605, and MECH 632 in their first Fall session. Required course MECH 642 and MECH 610 should be among your selections for the first Winter term. While no signature is required in the 'Advisor's/Supervisor's Signature' section of the MINERVA form until you have secured yourself a project (and a project supervisor), it is necessary to bring the MINERVA Course Selection Form to the Graduate Program Office to obtain the necessary Departmental signature. Registering online through MINERVA, and including the registration confirmation REGN RCGR numbers (for both Fall and Winter), completes the registration process.

Please note that it is not necessary to wait to register for MECH 603 and MECH 604 until you plan to submit your project report. If you do not submit your report by the end of the term(s) in which you register for these courses, the grade of “HH”, which means “To be continued”, is assigned and then changed to a regular grade once the project report has been submitted.

The seminar course, MECH 609, carries a credit weight of 1 credit. Although it makes most sense to register for it towards the end of your program, this course can be added at any time in your program, particularly if you need one more credit on your record for full-time status. If you do not present your seminar in the same term in which you registered for this course, the grade of “HH” is assigned and then changed to a regular grade once you have made your presentation.

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M.Eng. Aerospace – minimum 45 credits

The MEng aerospace degree is offered to students who wish to specialize in the general area of aerospace engineering. This degree is given in conjunction with Concordia University, École Polytechnique, Université Laval and Université de Sherbrooke. Students registered at McGill are required to take two courses from two other institutions.

Depending on their background, students would specialize in one of the three areas: (i) Aeronautics and Space Engineering; (ii) Structures and Materials; and (iii) Avionics and Control. The degree requires the successful completion of:

• A minimum of 12 credits in core or preparatory courses, which depend on the chosen area of specialization.

• MECH 687 Aerospace Case Studies ; or equivalent

• MECH 688 Industrial Stage

• A minimum of two advanced courses taken at two other participating universities.

• The remaining advanced courses to be selected, in consultation with an Aerospace Engineering advisor, depending on the chosen area of specialization. The list of approved advanced courses is included in our Aerospace Masters regulations [.pdf] document.

M.Eng. Aerospace Students should complete a preliminary course selection in accordance with the program information included in the document entitled ‘Masters Degree Program in Aerospace Engineering---Program Requirements’, found at the following website:

http://www.mcgill.ca/mecheng/grad/requirements/. You must also include registration confirmation REGN RCGR in your registration.

There are two points to note in regards to the 'Case Study':

• You must register for the Case Study at the university at which it is given; if it is not at McGill, registration is done through the CREPUQ IUT system

• Case studies do not count toward the required two courses outside of McGill, even if the Case Study in question is not hosted by McGill

Regarding the subject of Convenors, each of the specializations in the Aerospace program has at least one professor designated to perform the duties of supervisor to all students in that stream. Each Aero student must meet with the professor acting as convenor in their area of specialization prior to registration, and must obtain this professor's signature in the 'Advisor's/Supervisor's Signature' section of the MINERVA Course Selection Form. The convenor for your stream is listed in the ‘Program Requirements’ document which can be found at: http://www.mcgill.ca/files/mecheng/AeroProgram.pdf.

All Aero students must bring their MINERVA Course Selection Forms to the Graduate Program Office to obtain the necessary Departmental signature. Registering online through MINERVA completes the registration process.

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Special Students

Students may register only for those courses for which their admission has been granted. Most special students are admitted too late in the summer to enable them to register through MINERVA, so, in most cases, special students must be registered manually for the Fall session. Please contact the Graduate Program Office for further details.

If you have questions on course selection, program requirements, Departmental policies and procedures, or if any of the enclosed information is unclear, please consult our web page: http://www.mcgill.ca/mecheng/grad/ or contact the Departmental Graduate Program Office at 514-398-6281 or 514-398-8869 (Room 270, Macdonald Engineering Building). If you encounter problems using MINERVA, you should call the Registrar's Office staff at 514-398-4474.

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CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS STUDIES

The granting of credit for previous courses is possible only in certain circumstances. First, we cannot consider giving credit for a course that has already been counted for credit towards another program. If you took a course, during another program, which was not required for the program, we can consider giving credit for it ONLY if the official transcript from the previous program clearly indicates that the course was an Extra Course. Secondly, only graduate level courses with a minimum grade of B- can be counted.

Students who wish to use courses taken previously for credit towards their M.Eng. program in this Department must make a written request to the Department to this effect within their first term in their M.Eng. program. Guidelines for submitting this request can be found at: http://www.mcgill.ca/mecheng/grad/policies/course/transfercredits/. The Departmental Graduate Administration Committee considers all such requests, and students are informed in writing of their decision.

TAKING COURSES AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES

It is possible for Mechanical Engineering graduate students to register for a limited number of courses at other local universities for credit towards their program. The maximum number of courses outside of McGill for which a student can register is 1/3 of coursework

credit (which does not include Thesis, Project, or Stage credits).

Students can apply online to take courses at other universities at: http://www.crepuq.qc.ca/. Students should undertake this IUT (Inter-University Transfer) approval and registration process as early as possible, but at latest, one week before the McGill course add/drop deadline. You are strongly advised not to register for a course at another university in your last term of studies, as the grade processing may delay your graduation.

GRADUATE STUDIES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Most rules, policies and procedures governing graduate studies at McGill are specified by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/) and can be found in the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Calendar (http://www.mcgill.ca/courses/#GRAD)

In addition, the Department of Mechanical Engineering has its own policies and procedures (see http://www.mcgill.ca/mecheng/grad/policies/). These policies and procedures are administered by the Graduate Program Director (Prof. David Frost) and the Graduate Administration Committee.

This handbook is also another useful source of information for current graduate students. It explains some of the technicalities of registration, mail, photocopying, desk assignment, and provides some useful contacts to University services.

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SUPPORT SERVICES

Mail

Graduate student mailboxes are in Room 350, MacDonald Engineering Building. All Mechanical Engineering graduate students may obtain a key to this room. Students should complete a "Request for Keys" form which can be obtained from Lorraine Mello in Room 270, Macdonald Engineering Building. Please note that a small deposit is required to obtain all keys.

Fax

Facsimile services for students are available through Copi-EUS or in Room 159A, Macdonald Engineering Building (Fax No. 398-4476).

Photocopying

The departmental photocopy machine, which can be found in ENGMD 350, may ONLY be used for photocopies pertaining to courses or for research. Ms. Mary Fiorilli in ENGMD 353 administers this machine, and problems should be reported to her immediately.

At the discretion of the professor in charge of a course, a student acting as a Teaching Assistant for this Department may use this machine for copying material for the course in question. Ms. Fiorelli, in ENGMD 353, issues the user code for a course to the responsible professor. TAs can obtain the user code only from the responsible professor, and must use this code ONLY for copying pertaining to the course. Course codes are deleted from the copier at the end of each term.

The professor in charge of the student’s research for work related to his or her research grants the student access to the Departmental copier. Upon written request from the student's supervisor, Ms. Fiorelli (ENGMD 353) issues a user code to the student. She will inform both the student and the supervisor of this code. Individual student user codes are deleted either upon a student's withdrawal from, or completion of, their program, or upon request of the supervisor. Students are urged to protect the confidentiality of their code.

Photocopies for personal use must be made on the machines in the libraries, in the lobby of the McConnell Engineering Building, at the EUS facility situated on the ground floor of the McConnell Engineering Building, or at one of the many off-campus services.

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Office Space and Desk Allocation

Mechanical Engineering graduate students who require the use of a desk should contact Ms. Joyce Nault (ENGMD 270). As they become available, desks are assigned to students, with priority being given as follows:

1) PhD students 2) M.Eng. Thesis students

Unfortunately, due to limited physical resources, we are normally only able to allocate desks to PhD and M.Eng. Thesis students. In addition, students who do not use their desks regularly may be required to share that desk.

There are telephones available in all student offices. Keys can be obtained from ENGMD 270 upon completion of a "Request for Keys" form available from Ms. Lorraine Mello.

Students who wish to change their desk location must make this request to Joyce Nault (ENGMD 270). Students who change their desk location without consulting Ms. Nault may lose their desk space.

As the office spaces provided by the Department are intended as quiet study areas, students are expected to behave appropriately. Students who, at any time, abuse the privilege of the desk and office space provided by the Department will lose this privilege.

After-Hours Library Access

Students wishing to have access to the library during weekends or after hours should see Joyce Nault in Room ENGMD 270.

I.D. Card Information

I.D. Cards may be obtained after you register via MINERVA. To find out the time and place to obtain your ID card, please check http://www.mcgill.ca/students-information/id/

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USEFUL MCGILL CONTACTS

Information for New Studentscan be found at:

http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/records/infonew/

A guide book for all graduate students can be found at:

http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/smoothsailing/ Departmental Policies and Procedures

http://www.mcgill.ca/mecheng/grad/policies/

Student Records Office

http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/records/

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office James Administration Bldg., Room 400 398-3990

Thesis Office

http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/programs/

Office of Fellowships and Awards http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/fellowships/

Payroll

http://www.mcgill.ca/hr/payroll/

680 Sherbrooke St. West 398-3751

Student Accounts Office

http://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/

James Administration Building, Room 301 398-3900

Network and Communication Services http://www.mcgill.ca/ncs/

Burnside Hall, Room 112 398-3711

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Admissions & Registrar’s Office http://www.mcgill.ca/arr/

James Administration Building, 2nd Floor 398-3910

ID Centre

http://www.mcgill.ca/students-information/id/

Transcripts Office

http://www.mcgill.ca/students-information/transcripts/

Convocation Enquiries

http://www.mcgill.ca/student-records/graduation/

Student Health Service

http://www.mcgill.ca/studenthealth/

3511 Peel Street 398-6017

Student Aid

http://www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/

Brown Student Services Building 3600 McTavish Street

398-4349

International Student Services

http://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/

Brown Student Services Building 3600 McTavish Street

398-4349

Residence Admissions

http://www.mcgill.ca/residences/

Student Housing Office 3641 University Ave. 398-6010

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Off-Campus Housing

http://www.mcgill.ca/offcampus/

Student Housing Office 3641 University Ave. 398-6368

Centre for Continuing Education http://www.mcgill.ca/conted/

Intensive English-language courses 688 Sherbrooke Street West

398-6200

Graduate Association of Mechanical Engineering Students – GAMES http://www.games.mcgill.ca

Macdonald Engineering Building Room 252

817 Sherbrooke Street West

Post-Graduate Students’ Society – PGSS www.pgss.mcgill.ca

David Thomson House 3650 McTavish

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THE FACULTY AND THEIR RESEARCH

Aerodynamics, Fluids and Thermal Engineering

B.R. Baliga, Professor; Ph.D., Minnesota, 1978

Computational/experimental fluid dynamics and heat transfer

email: [email protected]

J.M. Bergthorson, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Caltech, 2005

Combustion and reformation of alternative and sustainable fuels

Email: [email protected]

L. Cortelezzi, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Caltech, 1992

Fluid flow control; computational fluid mechanics; mathematical modelling and reduced-order models; modeling and optimization of mixing and combustion processes

D.L. Frost, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Caltech, 1985

Dynamics of vapour explosions.

W.G. Habashi, Professor; Ph.D., Cornell, 1975

Computational fluid dynamics, finite element methods, turbomachinery, In-flight icing, multidisciplinary CFD applications

A.J. Higgins, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Washington, 1996

Detonation and shock wave dynamics; high-speed reacting flows for propulsion

J.H.S. Lee, Professor; Ph.D., McGill, 1965

Combustion; statistical mechanics.

T. Lee, Assoc. Professor; Ph.D., Idaho, l990

Experimental aerodynamics; turbulence and transition control; laser/optic flow measurement; hot-wire anemometry

email : [email protected]

D. Mateescu, Professor; Ph.D., Romanian Academy of Science, 1968.

Unsteady, compressible and computational aerodynamics; flow-induced vibrations

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L. Mongeau, Professor; Ph.D., Penn State, 1991

Biomechanics and acoustics of voice production

L. Mydlarski, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Cornell, 1998

Experimental fluid mechanics and heat transfer; turbulent mixing and dispersion

S. Nadarajah, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 2003

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), multidisciplinary optimization (MDO), automatic aerodynamic shape optimization, high-performance parallel computing

E.V. Timofeev, Assistant Professor, PhD., St. Petersburg, 1992

Unsteady gasdynamics; hypersonic propulsion; air-breathing engines; starting of hypersonic inlets; computational fluid dynamics of unsteady flows with shock waves; explosion safety

M.P. Paidoussis, Thomas Workman Emeritus Professor; Ph.D., Cambridge, 1963

Flow-induced vibration and stability of structures; non-linear and chaotic dynamics

S.J. Price, Professor; Ph.D., Bristol, 1975

Flow-induced vibrations, aeroelasticity

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BIOENGINEERING

F. Barthelat, Assistant Professor; Ph.D, Northwestern University, 2005

Mechanical performance of hard biological materials, Bio-inspired composite materials.

L. Mongeau, Professor; Ph.D., Penn State, 1991

Biomechanics and acoustics of Voice production

R. Mongrain; Associate Professor; Ph.D., Ecole Polytechnique, 1994

Cardiovascular Devices, design, blood flow modelling, biofluids, hemolysis, thrombosis

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DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING

J. Angeles, Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1973

Design theory and methodology; design optimization

D. Pasini, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Bristol, 2003

Design and Nature, Biomimetics.

P. Radziszewski, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Laval, 1992

Mineral process equipment, Ball/SG/SAG mills, comminution, wear, modelling, simulation, optimization

V. Thomson, Associate Professor; Ph.D., McMaster, 1976

Product life cycle management; Manufacturing; Control

S. Vengallatore, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., MIT, 1999

Microsystems and nanosystems; Micro/nano machining

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DYNAMICS AND CONTROL

J. Angeles, Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1973

Computational methods in connection with mechanical systems; robot dynamics, control and trajectory planning

L. Cortelezzi, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Caltech, 1992

Robust control of distributed systems; reduced-order models

A.K. Misra, Professor & Chairman; Ph.D., British Columbia, 1974

Large space structures; tethered satellites; orbital dynamics; space robotics

M. Nahon, Assoc. Professor; Ph.D., McGill, 1991

Dynamics and control of aircraft and tethered balloons; cable-based systems; space robotics; flight simulation; parallel mechanisms.

M.P. Paidoussis, Thomas Workman Emeritus Professor; Ph.D., Cambridge, 1963

Structural linear and nonlinear dynamics; fluid-structure interactions; chaos

Design optimisation of compliant smart systems.

C. Pierre, Dean, Faculty of Engineering; Ph.D., Duke University, 1985

Structural dynamics and vibrations; nonlinear dynamics; reduced order modeling; aeroelasticity

I. Sharf, Assoc. Professor; Ph.D. U of Toronto, 1991

Dynamics of multibody systems; parameter identification, motion planning and control for space robotics systems; mechatronics

P.J. Zsombor-Murray, Associate Professor; Ph.D., McGill, 1971

Applications of process control; geometric modelling; finite automata

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MECHANICS OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

F. Barthelat, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2005

Mechanical performance of hard biological materials, Bio-inspired composite materials.

P. Hubert, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 1996

Polymer matrix composites, nanocomposites, wood composites, process modeling, finite elements

J. Kövecses, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1994

Dynamics of solid bodies; computational methods; Finite element analysis

L. Lessard, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Stanford, 1989

Composite materials

Efficiency Modelling, optimum selection and design optimisation of structures and flexible systems

I. Sharf, Associate Professor; Ph.D., U of Toronto, 1991

Finite elements, structural dynamics, contact mechanics

S. Vengallatore, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., MIT, 1999

Micro/nanoscale mechanics; Nanocomposite materials for microsystems

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