Four UNB alumni inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: August 29, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Alumni Spotlight


On June 18, 2018, four UNB engineering alumni were among the 59 new Fellows inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) in a ceremony that took place in Calgary in conjunction with the Academy’s 2018 Annual General Meeting and Symposium. Dr. Gururaj (Desh) Deshpande (MScEE'85) has combined his engineering expertise and financial skills to start and take over public...

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Pushing Boundaries Drove this Engineering Alumna into Entrepreneurship

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: August 29, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Alumni Spotlight


Eva Choi (BScGE’03) has always loved boundaries because she can push them and explore what might come next. That kind of bold thinking combined with the attention to detail and technical skills she learned as an engineer allowed her to switch from geological work to co-owning and managing her own company. But not in a field that you might expect from a geologist: it's in creating and...

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Problem Solving Helped Ian Naish Build an Exciting High-Profile Career

UNB Engineering

Posted: August 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Alumni Spotlight


Ian Naish (MEng’71) is a face that might seem familiar. That’s because as a transportation consultant and former director at the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, he’s a media go-to spokesperson for train derailment and other major transportation news stories. Ian’s been in the transportation field since 1969 when he came to UNB fresh off a civil engineering degree...

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