Past Event – The Car of the Future – Detroit Event

Concerns related to the impact of fossil fuels on climate change, population health and the environment have resulted in a momentous shift in the global automotive strategy. Electrification of automobiles is a key strategy in reducing transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions as well as fossil fuel consumption. Please join Dr. Saeid Habibi, Senior NSERC Industrial Research Chair and Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster, as he shares with you some of the technology vehicle research currently being conducted at the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC).

5:00-6:00 pm – Free Networking Reception: Hosted by Dr. Ishwar Puri, Dean of Engineering, McMaster University. Welcome and Greeting from Consul General Douglas George, Canada’s representative to the state of Michigan.

Please note that you are welcome to attend the networking reception only if you cannot attend dinner.

6:00 pm – Dinner and Lecture

Cost: $30 CAN (includes dinner and speaker)