Faculty of Engineering - The University of Western Ontario

GE Digital Energy Innovation Laboratory Opening

New high-tech equipment donated by GE Digital Energy (valued at $362,000) will be used in the GE Digital Energy Innovation Laboratory to improve the resiliency and responsiveness of the electrical grid and enable greater connectivity and increased security for utilities and consumers. [read more]

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Research forecast calls for more wind

A unique wind facility, directed by Western Engineering civil engineering professor Horia Hangan, will be the first of its kind in the world, allowing researchers already working with wind to take their research to the next level by studying the positive and negative potential of localized wind systems.
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A student speaks out with a message of hope

Engineering student Jennifer Francis has a disability and it is chronic; but that's not going to stop her.
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Engineers to the rescue when body fails

Associate Chemical Engineering professor Kibret Mequanint knows there is just no substitute for having a strong system of veins and arteries that move blood around the human body. That’s why, as a tissue engineer, he strives to create blood vessel replacements that use components from the body itself.
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Western unveils $5M biofuels facility

The University of Western Ontario opened a new $5-million biofuel facility Friday, October 16 and unveiled the first sale of a university-developed harvester that turns agricultural byproducts into a material for creating fuels, chemicals and fertilizers.
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Western researcher featured at Eye on Innovation

Western wind engineering expert Greg Kopp was a featured researcher in Ottawa Wednesday at an event designed to provide Members of Parliament, Senators and senior government officials with the opportunity to gain insights into Canada's research successes and its capacity for innovation.
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Research more than skin deep

Development of artificial human tissue could soon provide medical trainees with the head start they need to become the next great surgeon.
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