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Marin Vratonjic

Portrait of Marin Vratonjic
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)
Title

Professor
Courses taught
  • MANU73000 - Industrial Engineering
  • MANU74020 - Manufacturing Systems
  • MANU2000 - Manufacturing Processes
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
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
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
Additional information

Marin's teaching philosophy focuses on integrating theory and practice to all engineering systems.