John McPhee, a systems design engineering professor, andÌýWillem Petersen, a systems design engineering postdoc, captured one of two bestÌýpaper awards at the recentÌýASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies held in Portland Oregon.
The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ will officially open the doorsÌýSeptember 13 to CIARS, a new Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems.
Pearl Sullivan, dean of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering, and professorsÌýFrank Gu of chemical engineeringÌýand Maud Gorbet of systems design engineeringÌýwillÌýtravel across the country beginning September 25 to promoteÌýthe Faculty's engineering graduate studiesÌýprograms and spread the word about the need for specialized trained leaders in engineering.ÌýÌý
The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Student Design Centre will be named to honour Adel Sedra whoÌýserved as dean of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2012.ÌýSedra is one of the world’s leading electrical engineers and an engineering educator specializing in the areas of microelectronics and the theory and design of circuits for communication and instrumentation systems.
Jeffrey Azzolin has invented a spring-loaded skate that is designed to improve performance and help prevent injuries. Azzolin, who graduated from mechanical engineering in June,Ìýdeveloped Bladetech hockey skates after noticing that some skates on the market boast increased speed due to their lighter construction. He created a new technology in the form of a spring-loaded blade that allows skaters to go even faster and protect against injuries as part of an engineeringÌýdesign project.
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering scored well in the 2013 QS rankings moving to second place in Canada, up from fourth last year. The ranking of 46, up from 57 in 2012, marks the first time the Faculty has moved ahead of the University of British Columbia and McGill University in these rankings.
Shell Canada is helping boost important À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering initiatives by providingÌý$200,000 inÌýfunding over the next three years to support a broad range of student activities, including student team sponsorship, Capstone Design project awards and WiE (Women in Engineering) mentorship.
Two out of threeÌýCanadian womenÌýnamed recipients of the BlackBerry Scholars ProgramÌýare beginningÌýÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ EngineeringÌýprograms this term.ÌýThe Canadian recipients include Anastasia Santasheva of Maple, ON, a newÌýÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering systems design engineering student, andÌýTian Qi (Dinah) Shi of Mississauga who isÌýpursing her degree in software engineering. The third Canadian woman isÌýXiao Yan (Cheyenne) Guo of Toronto who is aÌýUniversity of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ math student.
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For the second consecutive year, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ has been ranked among the top 50 universities for academic achievement in the category of engineering/ technology and computer science according to the .
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter and one of the youngest tech executives in Silicon Valley, will address students and local entrepreneurs at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ this fall.