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À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Engineering to play leading role at IEEE Nano 2014

Alumnus expands career college into Atlantic Canada
Thirty years after graduating from systems design engineering at À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ, Frank Gerencser is making a difference in the world of education across Ontario and now in Atlantic Canada as well.
Engineering startups again dominate Velocity Fund Finals!
Four Engineering teams with great business plans and strong pitches swept the July Velocity Fund Finals.Â
ExVivo Labs, Grobo, MAJiK Systems and Ubiq were awarded $25,000 each, and Ubiq received an additional $10,000 for best hardware startup. These teams move into the new Velocity Foundry incubation space at 25 Water Street South in Kitchener to further develop their products.
Robot Racing competition comes home to À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ
On Saturday July 26, À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ will host the . Four student teams will participate this year, including the UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ Robotics Team.
Grad student wins a top award at biomechanics congress
Dilaver Singh, a mechanical and mechatronics graduate student, received first place in the master’s category for his presentation at the World Congress of Biomechanics held in Boston July 6-11.Â
The title of his presentation was Head FE models to evaluate primary response to blast loading and protection. Singh's graduate supervisor is Duane Cronin, a mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor.
Engineering better bridges
It’s not often that you’ll see an indoor pedestrian bridge – especially one that’s 70 feet long and made from aluminum.
NSERC boosts funding for À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ researchers on the verge of a breakthrough
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) selected nine researchers from the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ for increased funds to support their research deemed to be novel or potentially transformative, and likely to contribute to groundbreaking advances.