Exploring term Fall 2023 Change
- ACAN: Arts of Canada
- ADMN: Public Administration
- AE: Art Education
- AGEI: Ageing
- AHVS: Art History and Visual Studies
- ANTH: Anthropology
- ART: Visual Arts
- ARTS: Arts
- ASL: American Sign Language
- ASTR: Astronomy
- ATWP: Academic and Technical Writing Program
- BCMB: Biochemistry and Microbiology
- BIOC: Biochemistry
- BIOL: Biology
- BME: Biomedical Engineering
- CE: Community Engagement
- CHEM: Chemistry
- CIVE: Civil Engineering
- COM: Commerce
- CS: Canadian Studies
- CSC: Computer Science
- CW: Creative Writing (En'owkin Centre)
- CYC: Child and Youth Care
- DHUM: Digital Humanities
- DSST: Disability Studies (DSS)
- ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECON: Economics
- ED-D: Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
- ED-P: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDCI: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDUC: Education
- ENGR: Engineering
- ENSH: English
- ENT: Entrepreneurship
- EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences
- EPHE: Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- ER: Environmental Restoration
- ES: Environmental Studies
- EUS: European Studies
- FA: Fine Arts
- FRAN: French and Francophone Studies
- GDS: Global Development Studies
- GEOG: Geography
- GMST: Germanic Studies
- GNDR: Gender Studies
- GREE: Greek
- GRS: Greek and Roman Studies
- HDCC: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- HINF: Health Information Science
- HLTH: Health
- HS: Health and Society
- HSD: Human and Social Development
- HSTR: History
- HUMA: Humanities
- IB: International Business
- ICDG: Indigenous Community Development and Governance
- IED: Indigenous Education
- IGOV: Indigenous Governance
- INGH: Indigenous Health Studies
- INTS: International Health Studies
- IS: Indigenous Studies
- ISP: Intercultural Studies and Practice
- ITAL: Italian
- LAS: Latin American Studies
- LATI: Latin
- LAW: Law
- LING: Linguistics
- MATH: Mathematics
- MDIA: Media Studies
- MECH: Mechanical Engineering
- MEDI: Medieval Studies
- MEDS: Medical Science
- MICR: Microbiology
- MRNE: Marine Science
- MUS: Music
- NURS: Nursing
- PAAS: Pacific and Asian Studies
- PHIL: Philosophy
- PHYS: Physics
- POLI: Political Science
- PORT: Portuguese
- PSYC: Psychology
- RCS: Religion, Culture and Society
- SCIE: Science
- SENG: Software Engineering
- SJS: Social Justice Studies
- SLST: Slavic Studies
- SMGT: Service Management
- SOCI: Sociology
- SOCW: Social Work
- SOSC: Social Science
- SPAN: Spanish
- STAT: Statistics
- TCA: Transformative Climate Action
- THEA: Theatre
- TS: Technology and Society
- VIRS: Visiting International Research Studies
- VKUR: Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award
- WRIT: Writing
- MECH150: 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping and Design
- MECH200: Engineering Drawing, CAD and Manufacturing
- MECH220: Mechanics of Solids I
- MECH240: Thermodynamics
- MECH242: Dynamics
- MECH285: Properties of Engineering Materials
- MECH295: Engineering Fundamentals
- MECH320: Mechanics of Solids II
- MECH330: Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations
- MECH335: Theory of Mechanisms
- MECH342: Dynamics II
- MECH345: Mechanics of Fluids
- MECH350: Engineering Design
- MECH360: Design of Mechanical Elements
- MECH380: Automatic Control Engineering
- MECH381: Control Systems II
- MECH390: Energy Conversion
- MECH392: Mechanics of Fluids II
- MECH395: Heat Transfer
- MECH400A: Capstone Design Proposal
- MECH400B: Capstone Design Project
- MECH410: Computer-Aided Design and Engineering
- MECH420: Finite Element Applications
- MECH421: Mechanical Vibrations
- MECH430: Robotics
- MECH431: Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- MECH442: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
- MECH443: Advanced Thermodynamics
- MECH444: Wind Power Systems
- MECH446: Introduction to Ocean Engineering
- MECH447: Energy Systems
- MECH448: Introduction to Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
- MECH449: Fuel Cell Technology
- MECH450A: Special Topics
- MECH450B: Special Topics
- MECH450C: Special Topics
- MECH450D: Special Topics
- MECH450E: Special Topics
- MECH450F: Special Topics
- MECH452: Microfluidics for Biomedical and Energy Applications
- MECH455: Instrumentation
- MECH458: Mechatronics
- MECH459: Fundamentals of Hybrid Electric Vehicles
- MECH460: Computer-Aided Manufacturing
- MECH462: Small Business Startup and Organization
- MECH472: Introduction to Electron Microscopy
- MECH473: Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals
- MECH475: Aircraft Design
- MECH481: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
- MECH483: Mechanics and Energy Conversion in Living Cells
- MECH487: Sensors and Actuators
- MECH492: Transport Phenomena
- MECH493: Design of Thermo-Fluid Systems
- MECH495: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
- MECH497: Green Vehicle Technology Project
- MECH498: Honours Thesis
- MECH499: Technical Project
MECH483
Mechanics and Energy Conversion in Living Cells
Engineering introduction to cell architecture. Cell components and their functions. Families of molecules used by cells. The role of water in cell architecture. Proteins - the machine systems of cells. DNA. Energy conversion and the control of metabolic processes. Mechanics of the cytoskeleton and cell membranes. Developments in diagnostic and treatment systems based on cell mechanobiology. Readings in bio-inspired engineering systems, biotechnology, tissue regeneration, molecular diagnostics and targeted drug delivery.
Lecture: 3h
Lab: 0h
Tutorial: 1h
Credits: 1.5