| Name |
Marin Vratonjic |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Program | Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical Systems Engineering |
| Academic and professional designations | - M.Eng. Candidate in Smart Systems, McMaster University (Expected 2026)
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (Western University)
- M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering (University of Toronto)
- P.Eng., PEO
- C.E.T., OACETT
- B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering (McMaster University)
- Diploma, Engineering Design (Sheridan College)
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| Title | Professor
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Courses taught
| - MANU73000 - Industrial Engineering
- MANU74020 - Manufacturing Systems
- MANU2000 - Manufacturing Processes
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| Areas of expertise & interest | - machine learning, artificial intelligence
- flexible manufacturing systems, rapid design & assembly
- design for manufacturing & assembly, modular design
- internal (wall-bounded) fluid mechanics, heat transfer, turbomachinery
- energy systems
- thermodynamic systems: heat pumps, combined heat & power units, boilers
- experimental and numerical system-level modeling – OpenModelica, Dymola, Simulink
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| Industry experience, professional currency activities | - 10 years of manufacturing engineering and management
- 5 years of engineering design, product development
- 10 years of scientific research, experimental testing and numerical system-level modeling
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| Major research projects, scholarly activities, and/or publications | Research positions: - 3 year Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Toronto in Domestic Hot Water (DHW) system design and modeling
- Post-Doctoral Fellow at McMaster University in district energy system design
Publications:
- ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
- Energy & Buildings Journal
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| Additional information | Marin's teaching philosophy focuses on integrating theory and practice to all engineering systems.
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