Ottawa-Carleton Joint Program

Established in 1983, the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Mechanical and Aerospatial Engineering (OCIMAE) combines the research strengths of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University.

Most of the courses in the graduate programs are offered in English. Research activities can be conducted either in English, French or both, depending on the language used by the professor and the members of his or her research group.

The program operates within the general framework of the regulations and procedures for Joint Graduate Programs and the general regulations of the graduate faculty at each of the two universities. The general regulations of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) of the University of Ottawa are posted on the FGPS website.

The professors included in the list below are members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This means that they are authorized to supervise or co-supervise theses. A complete list of the faculty and staff members associated with the program can be found at http://www.ocimae.ca/

BADDOUR, Natalie, Associate Professor
Vibrations; applied mechanics; modeling; dynamics; non-destructive testing

CATELAS, Isabelle, Associate Professor
Biomaterials; biocompatibility; joint implants; tissue engineering; bone substitutes

DHILLON, Balbir, Full Professor
Reliability engineering; safety; maintainability engineering; medical device reliability evaluation; reliability of robots

DOUMIT, Marc, Assistant Professor

FENECH, Marianne, Assistant Professor
Biofluid dynamics and biorheology

GROENEVELD, Dionysius, Adjunct Professor
Heat transfer: two-phase flow; reactor thermalhydraulics

HADDAD, Yehia, Full Professor
Intelligent materials and systems; design of mechanical systems; mechanics of solids and structures; nondestructive testing and fracture mechanics; experimental mechanics

HALLETT, William, Full Professor
Combustion: liquid fuel combustion; energy conversion; solid fuel combustion

JODOIN, Bertrand, Full Professor
Advanced Materials and manufacturing, Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Materials, Thermal Spray Process, Cold Spray Process, Gas Dynamics/Shock Wave modeling (CFD)

LABROSSE, Michel, Associate Professor
Mechanics of heart valves and cardiovascular tissues; mechanical aspects in development of cardiovascular diseases; finite element analysis in nonlinear statics and dynamics; composite materials and cord mechanics

LAGUË, Claude, Full Professor
Engineering of farm machines and equipment: engineering of manure management systems

LANTEIGNE, Eric, Assistant Professor
Robotics: design, development, dynamics and control; autonomous vehicles; mechanisms design and modeling; smart materials; mechatronics

LIANG, Ming, Full Professor
Machinery and structure health monitoring and fault detection, biomedical signal processing and instrumentation, smart machines and structures, integrated manufacturing planning and control, sensor technology, .

MAVRIPLIS, Catherine, Associate Professor
Numerical methods for fluid dynamics and interdisciplinary applications: Biofluids, combustion, MEMS and meteorology. Aerospace engineering, including aerodynamics, transition and receptivity, High order methods and adaptivity. Advancement of women in science, engineering and mathematics careers

MILANE, Roger, Assistant Professor
Combustion engineering; lean misfire limit of premixed mixtures of fuel; numerical computation of fluid dynamics and combustion; applications of vortex methods to basic turbulent flows

NECSULESCU, Dan-Sorin, Full Professor
Mechatronics; mechatronic systems integration; opto-mechatronic systems integration; dynamics and control of mobile robots; impedance control of dual arm robots; dry friction compensation in servomotors, real time failure detection in intelligent structures

NGANBE, Michel, Associate Professor
Metals and metal matrix composites; superalloys and ceramic-metal composites; metallic materials for functional or structural applications; coatings; overlays and surface engineering, Fatigue; creep; wear and corrosion resistance; powder metallurgy

RADULESCU, Matei, Associate Professor
Reactive compressible flows; detonation waves; gas dynamics; explosion hazards and safety; reactive fluid dynamics; molecular dynamics; energetic materials; combustion

ROBITAILLE, François, Associate Professor
Composite materials; mechanics of preforms and fibre-based materials; flow through preforms and fibre-based materials; processing of composites and technical textiles

TAVOULARIS, Stavros, Full Professor
Fluid mechanics; turbulence and vortical flows; biomedical engineering; biofluid dynamics; experimental techniques; instrumentation; aerodynamics; nuclear reactor thermalhydraulics; computational fluid

VARIOLA, Fabio, Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering; surface science; nanomedicine; material science; metallurgy; corrosion

WECK, Arnaud, Assistant Professor
Fracture of materials; Design of damage tolerant materials; X-ray tomography; Ultrashort pulsed laser machining; Metallic thin films

To be considered for admission, applicants must:

• Be the holder of a bachelor’s degree with a specialization, or a major in mechanical engineering (or equivalent) with a minimum average of 70% (B);
• Demonstrate a good academic performance in previous studies as shown by official transcripts, research reports, abstracts or any other documents demonstrating research skills;
• Provide at least two confidential letters of recommendation from professors who are familiar with the applicant’s work;
• Provide a statement of purpose indicating their career goals and interests in the proposed research area;
• For admission to the MASc, identify at least one professor who is willing and available to act as thesis supervisor;
• Be proficient (understand, speak and write) in English. Most of the courses in these programs are offered in English. Research activities can be conducted either in English, French or both, depending on the language used by the professor and the members of his or her research group.

NOTE: The choice of supervisor will determine the primary campus location of the student. It will also determine which university awards the degree.

In accordance with the University of Ottawa regulation, students have a right to produce their work, their thesis, and to answer examination questions in French or in English.

A. Master of applied science (MASc)

• Successful completion of 15 course credits at the 5000 level or above approved by the thesis supervisor and the Department;
• Participation in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering departmental seminar series;
• Presentation and defence of a thesis (MCG7999) based on original research carried out under the direct supervision of a research faculty member in the Department.

B. Master of engineering (MEng)

• Successful completion of 24 course credits at the 5000 level or above approved by the Department;
• Participation in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering departmental seminar series;
• Completion of a mechanical engineering project (MCG6998).

• Successful completion of 30 course credits at the 5000 level or above approved by the Department;
• Participation in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering departmental seminar series.

Duration of the Program

Residence

Minimum Standards

Mécanique des solides et des matériaux / Solid Mechanics and Materials

Thermofluides / Thermofluids

Génie industriel - de la fabrication - et du design / Design - Manufacturing - Industrial Engineering

Cotes de cours généraux / General Course Codes

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Carleton University

Other Courses of Particular Interest

Academic Unit Coordinates