Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: November 29, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: Alumni Spotlight
Anne Tennier (BSc Chem’79, MEng’83) didn’t really have a plan when she graduated from science at UNB and began working in a lab in Saint John. She just wanted a job and didn’t look a whole lot further down the road. Little did she know that her road would lead her to some of Canada’s largest corporations, important community work, leadership roles, and even riding...
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Posted: November 28, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: Alumni Spotlight
Photo by Kendall Karmanian via Crain's Chicago-based Coapt is an award-winning company that provides revolutionary and intuitive myoelectric control technology for advanced prosthetic arms. The medical tech company’s pattern recognition system decodes signal patterns of muscle activity in real time, giving users complete control of their prostheses. CEO and co-founder Blair Lock...
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Posted: November 22, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: Research Spotlight
You might not guess that programs for seniors in rural areas would be a hot research topic for an engineer. But that's exactly what they are for Dr. Trevor Hanson (BScCE'02, MScCE'04, PhD'10), P.Eng, and Associate Professor of Civil Engineering - and he's hoping his work will make a big impact right here in New Brunswick and around the globe. Over the last few years, Dr. Hanson, a member...
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Posted: November 14, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: Alumni Spotlight
When Carolyn Campbell (BScCHE’04) graduated from UNB she jumped from a classroom in her home province to nuclear power plant floors in Ontario. Her 16-month internship with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) was an “eye-opening” experience – she had never even been on a plane prior to traveling to Ottawa and had never experienced big city living or...
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