W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology

Engineering Design
Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Engineering and Public Policy
Manufacturing Engineering
Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Program and Course Offerings

Enquiries: 905-525-9140 Ext. 26401
Email: wbooth@mcmaster.ca
Website: wbooth.mcmaster.ca

Staff / Fall 2017

Director

Mo A. Elbestawi, B.Sc (Alexandria), M.Eng., Ph.D., (McMaster), FCAE, P.Eng.

Professors

Gail Krantzberg, B.Sc. (McGill), M.Sc./M.E.S., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Vladimir Mahalec, Dipl. Ing. (Zagreb), Ph.D. (Houston), P. Eng.

Associate Professors

Lotfi Belkhir, B.Sc. (Algiers), M.A. Physics, Ph.D. (Stony Brook), M.B.A. (Walden), Class of 1962 Mechanical Engineering Endowed Chair in Eco-Entrepreneurship
Robert V. Fleisig, B.A.Sc. (Waterloo), M.Eng., Ph.D. (McMaster), P.Eng.Dustin Garrick, BA (Texas-Austin), MPA (Columbia), PhD (Arizona)/Philomanthia Chair of Water Policy / Joint appointment with Political Science
Greig Mordue, B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), B. Comm. (Windsor), M.B.A. (Heriot-Watt), Ph.D. (Strathcylde), ArcelorMittal Dofasco (AMD) Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Policy
David K. Potter, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)

Adjunct Professors

Mikhail Sorin, Ph.D. (Inst. of Phys. chem.-Moscow)

Adjunct Associate Professors

Velma Grover, B.Sc. (St. Bedes), M.Sc. (Kurukshetra), M.Sc., Ph.D. (London)

Adjunct Assistant Professors

Mikhail Hanna, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Calgary), PMP

Industry Professors

Catherine A. Booth, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. (Waterloo)
Harry Mahler, Dipl. Ind. Design, OCAD, M.A.I.D. (Birmingham)
Nick Markettos, B.Sc. (Sussex), M.Eng. (McMaster)
Vino Vinodrai, B.Sc. Eng. (London), P. Eng.

Associate Members

Vishwanath V. Baba (Business)
Brian W. Baetz (Civil Engineering)
Wael El-Dakhakhni (Civil Engineering)
Carlos Filipe (Chemical Engineering)
Eu-Gene Ng (Mechanical Engineering), Director, Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering
K.S. Sivakumaran (Civil Engineering)
Dieter Stolle (Civil Engineering)
Michael Tait (Civil Engineering)

Engineering Design

The W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology Master of Engineering Design graduate degree program emphasizes the development of competencies in:

Leadership, collaboration, and management skills to lead diverse teams and deal with complex situations in the work environment
Design thinking and innovations methodologies
Engineering disciplines leading to breakthrough design and operation of systems in

Sustainable Infrastructure (renewable energy systems, environmental systems, sustainable products and systems design, local economy)
Product Design and manufacturing of industrial and consumer products
Process and Production Systems in industries and discrete manufacturing (i.e. refining, chemicals, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automotive)

Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology’s Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation graduate degree program offers its students the experience, opportunity and resources necessary for aspiring entrepreneurs to lead change. This innovative program for engineers and technology-savvy students provides the essential knowledge and skills to facilitate a successful business startup.

Engineering and Public Policy

The W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology Master of Engineering and Public Policy (MEPP) graduate degree program aims:

to provide a high quality educational experience to graduate engineers and scientists in the areas of engineering, science and public policy;
to foster applied research in the areas of engineering, science and public policy through the successful completion and dissemination of a research paper;
to develop viable working linkages between engineering, science and fields of study within social sciences and the humanities (public policy, economics, society)
to produce graduates who will provide inspired leadership in the engineering, science and public policy areas within the public, private and NGO sectors.

Manufacturing Engineering

The Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering (MEME) graduate degree program
aims:

To provide a high quality educational experience to graduate engineers in the constantly evolving area of manufacturing;
To provide an opportunity for both industrial experience and intellectual flexibility while earning a master’s degree;
To give graduates a focused management experience with concepts including six-sigma production, lean production, just-in-time and more.

Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology’s graduate degree program in Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation offers its students the experience, opportunity and resources necessary for aspiring entrepreneurs to lead change. This innovative program for engineers and technology-savvy students provides the essential knowledge and skills to facilitate a successful business startup.

The Master of Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation program is a fast paced program aimed at highly motivated students.

Programs

Master

Course Offerings