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Mike Worswick is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo and Executive Director of the Waterloo Node of the Advanced Manufacturing Consortium. He holds a University Research Chair in Light Weight Materials Under Extreme Deformation and leads the Waterloo Forming and Crash Lab. His research focuses on automotive lightweighting, crash safety, and advanced manufacturing processes, supported by over $100M in grants. He has trained over 100 graduate students and collaborates extensively with industry.
- Education: PhD (1988), MEng (1984), BEng (1982) — all from the University of Waterloo.
Research Interests: Sheet Metal Forming, High Strain Rate Material Behaviour, Numerical Simulation of Vehicle Crashworthiness, Automotive Lightweighting, and Advanced Materials Joining. His work bridges academic innovation and industrial application in automotive manufacturing.
- Awards: Light Metals Best Paper Award (2006), Fellowships from the Canadian Academy of Engineers and SAE International.
He has secured major grants including a $50M provincial initiative through the Advanced Manufacturing Consortium and led projects like the CFI-Innovation Fund’s “Transportation Lightweighting” ($2.2M). He also founded WatCAR, the Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research.
Labs/Teams: Directs the Waterloo Forming and Crash Lab and contributes to WatCAR, advancing automotive safety and manufacturing innovation.
