Matthew Mackay - Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

PhD

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Mechanical Engineering
Wallace Chalmers Chair in Engineering Design

Email: mackay@mie.utoronto.ca
Tel: 416-978-5746
Office: MC310

Research and Teaching Interests

Embedded Systems, Mechatronics (especially Analog/Digital System Architecture, PCB Design and Layout, and Electronic Product Design), Drones and UAVs, Robotics and Automation, Mechanical Design and CAD, and Electric Vehicles.

Biosketch

Matthew Mackay is an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, specializing in teaching mechatronics, robotics, mechanical design, electronics, programming, embedded systems. Professor Mackay completed his Ph.D. in 2011 at the University of Toronto, and was hired with the department in the same year, progressing from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer (title replaced by Associate Professor) in 2015.

Professor Mackay is the recipient of both Departmental and Faculty Early Career Teaching Awards for his teaching in large technical- and design-focused courses. As Chalmer’s Design Chair, Wighton Fellowship recipient, and ongoing MIE lab coordinator, he is working to bring improved design teaching to underserved groups, and to introduce novel and engaging modes of lab delivery to our students. He currently leads the departmental effort to bring Electric Vehicle teaching to our programs. Lastly, as a technically-focused lecturer, Professor Mackay maintains close contacts with industry, particularly in engineering consulting and product design, allowing him to support ongoing design teaching efforts with cutting-edge skill-building work, industry partnerships and sponsorships, and continuous feedback.

Traditional Land Acknowledgement

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.