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Students place 3rd at international precision engineering competition
Western Engineering News | November 11, 2021

A team of Western Engineering students recently took part in the American Society of Precision Engineering (ASPE) Student Challenge competition, a professional society that pushes the boundaries of what is possible in design, manufacturing, and metrology.

Key to safer hockey helmets: Mitigating for angle and 'torque' of impact
Western News | November 10, 2021

A Western Engineering team, led by Canada Research Chair Haojie Mao, ran a simulated human brain through a battery of tests and found the latest in helmet technology could be improved to withstand blows coming indirectly.

Water detectives: Scientists test wastewater for signs of virus
Western News | August 17, 2021

A new international collaboration, that includes assistant professor Chris DeGroot, investigates how wastewater can be used to detect signs of an emerging virus in a population.

An early warning system: Testing wastewater for COVID-19
Western News | April 1, 2021

Professor Chris DeGroot leads a study collecting wastewater samples from a number of strategic locations in London, Ont. and analyzed at Western’s ImPaKT Facility.

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