Siril Dukkipati

05/Teaching

Teaching experience.

Ten semesters of teaching assistance across the McGill engineering curriculum, and two semesters as sole instructor of a graduate course in musculoskeletal biomechanics.

Course Instructor · McGill University

MECH 561 — Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Systems

Fall 2024 · Winter 2024 — ~50 graduate & undergraduate students

I was sole instructor responsible for course design, delivery, and assessment: the musculoskeletal system and the classification of tissues and joints; biomechanics and clinical problems in orthopedics; modelling and force analysis of musculoskeletal systems; and passive and active kinematics, including load–deformation behaviour of connective tissue and stimulated muscle response, taught through experimental approaches and case studies.

I developed the lesson plans, supervised group projects, and created the midterm and final assessments. Student feedback exceeded 80% in both semesters.

MECH 561 class, Fall 2024, McGill University
MECH 561 Fall 2024 class, McGill University.

Teaching Assistant · McGill University 2020—2025 · 10 semesters

Developed tutorials, laboratory experiments, and course materials; conducted and graded examinations across the mechanical and biomedical engineering curriculum.

  • MECH 262

    Statistics and Measurement Lab

    Laboratory experiments, tutorials, and examination for the measurement-and-statistics course of the mechanical engineering program.

    6 semesters, 2022—2024

  • MECH 290

    Design Graphics for Mechanical Engineering

    Engineering design process, CAD, and engineering graphic communication.

    3 semesters, 2020—2021

  • MECH 360

    Principles of Manufacturing

    Modern manufacturing processes from CAD to CNC machining, with hands-on part production and quality measurement.

    Fall 2022

  • BIEN 500

    Medical Technology Innovation and Development

    Systematic design methodologies for medical devices: clinical need identification, robust design, verification & validation testing, failure modes analysis, and regulatory affairs.

    Winter 2024

Undergraduate Supervision

Capstone projects

  • 3D printing of ribcage phantom for robotic spine Laroche C, Ahmad J, Auclair-Borduas D, Ahmed A · Sept 2024 – Apr 2025
  • Failsafe improvements for pneumatic muscle testing Ray S, Aziz A, Ali A, Eneim M · Sept 2022 – Apr 2023
  • Inclusion of abdominal cavities in a benchtop spine model Thoma N, Barret B, Shewchuk C, Kay L · Sept 2021 – Apr 2022
  • Design improvements on a robotic spine Huang A, Mu Y, Chen R, He C, Xiao E, Skipper O, Jurchuk S · Sept 2020 – Apr 2021

Summer research students

  • Pressure control system improvements in the robotic spine benchtop de Chazal N · May – Aug 2025
  • Fabrication of biomechanical phantoms of the abdominal and thoracic cavities Zittoun N · May – Aug 2024