Emerging materials and processes: design and development

Our lives are surrounded by materials. The focus of the research in materials at uOttawa Engineering ranges from the very small (nanomaterials) to the very large (construction and building materials). Our researchers work diligently to design and develop emerging materials and processes ranging from bio-based materials for sustainable applications to metals for transportation needs, as well as sophisticated materials for our digital world and life-saving materials for biomedical applications.

Areas of research

While the focus is on the synthesis of novel and innovative materials, along with the development of the processes to make them more cost- and energy-effective, the possibilities are truly endless at the Faculty of Engineering.

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Nanomaterials
Composite materials
Additive manufacturing
Sustainable materials
Biomedical materials
Electronic materials
Reactor design
Optimization, modeling and process control

What's happening in this field?

Prof. Ioan Nistor poses in front of a building and ship destroyed by the 2011 Tohoku tsunami in Japan.

Emerging materials

uOttawa's Faculty of Engineering at the forefront of protecting Canada's infras…

The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Engineering is home to a range of seasoned academics whose work revolves around the study of sustainable and resilient infrastructure. This research area leverages the strengths of the faculty’s Department of Civil Engineering.

Fractures in concrete caused by alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR).

Emerging materials

Creating and maintaining sustainable solutions for concrete infrastructure

Considering the need for sustainable and resilient infrastructure, it is essential that the structures meant to replace them be built with eco-efficient techniques and environmentally friendly materials.