Mission

Produce innovative engineering and design solutions and intellectual capacity that enable us to protect and nurture Earth and its’ inhabitants to meet the needs of current and future generations.

Goals

1. To catalyze interdisciplinary and inter-institutional research that provides solutions to local and global sustainability challenges.

2. To inform and advance policies in support of governments, industry and other organizations, to advance development, particularly as relating to engineered and designed systems.

3. To educate current and future generations of engineers, urban planners and architects to be leaders in sustainability in their professions.

4. To create and participate in forums for sustainability by engaging the university community, decision-makers and the public in critical thinking and action.

A key partner

IET’s mission is to train a new generation of engineers, scientists and innovators who have a systemic understanding of the issues surrounding the future of energy and of the technologies available to tackle the challenges society will face in the coming decades.

One of our key partners is the Institut de l'énergie Trottier (IET)

at Polytechnique Montréal

Sustainability Research – a few examples

SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING | Fiona Zhao | Mechanical EngineeringIntegrating design, manufacturing processes and sustainability assessments; Product sustainability during the design stage; Recycle of composite materials.

ENERGY | François Bouffard | Electrical and Computer EngineeringOperations planning methods for the electricity networks with renewable energy generation.

SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION | Ahmed El-Geneidy | School of Urban PlanningUrban design and urban planning in Canada; traffic and transit evaluations; transport policy.

Visit http://www.mcgill.ca/tised/our-members for more

Research – Growing the Capacity •Currently 45 Engineering Professors with research links to sustainability

•TISED Endowed Research Chair

•Faculty Scholar Award

• Fellowships for Doctoral and Masters students

•Research Workshops program

•Scholar-in-Residence program.

Interested in working with McGill? Reach Industry Liaison Manager, Katya Marc:katya.i.marc@mcgill.ca 514-398-3355

• Master’s degree in Sustainable Engineering

• new courses being launched

• program launch in 2016

• Incorporate sustainability into the engineering undergraduate curriculum

• Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering projects on sustainability (SURE)

• Support design projects and student participation in competitions

Education

Towards a 100% Clean-Energy-Quebec •Joint event with Institut de l'énergie Trottier •4 international speakers (EPFL, McGill, UQAC, Polytechnique)•400+ students, academics, government, industry attended•Videos and presentations available on TISED website

TISED 2013 Outreach activities

Policy brief to Commission sur les enjeux énergétiques du Québec •Joint brief submitted with Institut de l'énergie Trottier

•recommend clear actions for government

Educational recognition event for student projects on energy •Recognition for Fondation 3E funding of energy literacy projects, e.g. “Evaluation of energy reduction in transportation: long-term impact of Eco-driving in Québec”, “Energy Use and the Urban Environment: A Review of Models and Indicators (Quartier de l'innovation)”

Policy publication

Join us on March 17th and 18th,

5:30pm-7:30pm at the Centre Mont-Royal

Speakers include:Sustainable Cities March 17th Dr. John Crittenden, Chris Turner

Sustainable Industries March 18th Dr. Timothy Gutowski, Dr. Julian Allwood, Dr. Greg Keoleian

This year, join us to listen to experts share roadmaps to achieve sustainable energy and materials flows

in cities and in industrial systems.

Questions?

www.mcgill.ca/tisedtised@mcgill.ca