Three Mechanical Engineering researchers win Lassonde Innovation Fund grants

The Mechanical Engineering Department has been especially successful this year, having received three out of the five faculty-wide grants which were available, covering important topics related to health and materials engineering. The grant recipients are:

“Converting Martian dust into oxygen and structural metals using sunlight”

led by Professor Thomas Cooper,

“Using Machine Learning and Biofidelic Head-Neck Models to Study Head Injuries”

led by Professor Solomon Boakye-Yiadom,

“Hydrogel Beads for Wound Biomarkers Detection and Drug Release”

led by Professor Alidad Amirfazli