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January 26, 2017: A Green Technology Program that’s Second to None.

Dr. Ali Emadi has set up a platform that is preparing the next paradigm shift in electrical power. Read more about a green technology program as spotlighted by the The Canada Excellence Research Chair Program.   “If Alexander Graham Bell came back and looked at today’s information technology, he wouldn’t understand a thing because there

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December 13, 2016: Emadi named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Election to NAI Fellow status is a high professional distinction awarded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. Emadi is the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Hybrid Powertrain

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June 2, 2016: McMaster Rocks EcoCAR 3 Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition

The McMaster University EcoCAR3 team traveled to Yuma, Arizona and San Diego, California to compete in the Year 2 EcoCAR 3 Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition from May 15 to May 26. The four-year EcoCAR 3 challenge pits 16 North American university teams, composed of engineering, business and communications students, against one another to redesign a more

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April 19, 2016: Ontario Premier sends message to Mac EcoCAR team

April 19, 2016: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne wished McMaster’s EcoCAR 3 team good luck in an upcoming competition and lauded the University’s position as a research and innovation powerhouse in a video message. Wynne sent well wishes for the upcoming Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition in Yuma, Arizona and San Diego, California on May 15 to

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June 10, 2015: Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation has awarded $4.4M to McMaster University for the project Virtual Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrain and Integration Lab.

On June 10, 2015 the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation awarded $4.4M to McMaster University for the project: Virtual Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrain and Integration Lab–a unique axle-mounted all-wheel drive chassis dynamometer system with vehicle-to-grid capabilities for advanced research on the next generation of vehicles with electrified powertrains. New Facilities to develop

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April 24, 2014: The U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co. announce the official launch of the EcoCAR 3

McMaster University is proud to be one of two Canadian universities participating in EcoCAR 3; North America’s premier collegiate-level automotive engineering competition. EcoCAR 3 is the latest in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) series. AVTCs represent a unique collaboration of government, industry, and academic partners who combine resources to

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March 6, 2014: McMaster receives a Chrysler Innovation Award at the Annual Innovation Awards Ceremony of Chrysler in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

March 6, 2014: McMaster receives a Chrysler Innovation Award at the Annual Innovation Awards Ceremony of Chrysler in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, on March 6th, 2014 for the Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) project entitled “Next Generation Affordable Electrified Powertrains with Superior Energy Efficiency and Performance-Leadership in Automotive Powertrain (LEAP).”

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