Intro. to Nuclear Engineering’s Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station Tour
UNB Engineering
Posted: Apr 23, 2024
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Dr. Olga Palazhchenko, one of our faculty members in Chemical Engineering, led a group of 18 students from her Intro. to Nuclear Engineering course on an insightful tour of the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station back in October 2023. Reflecting on her academic journey, Dr. Palazhchenko shared, "Point Lepreau was the first nuclear facility that I got to tour during my PhD. I had never...
Read the full postUNB Canadian Engineering Competition Winners
UNB Engineering
Posted: Apr 23, 2024
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The 2024 Canadian Engineering Competition took place from March 1st to March 3rd in Calgary, Alberta, marking a significant transition for UNB Engineering students who progressed from the Atlantic Engineering Competition (AEC) to the prestigious CEC. Olivia Gerry Rice and Brandon Doucette formed the sole two-member team in the Programming category. Despite the challenge, they secured fourth...
Read the full postConstruction of new Engineering Commons thanks to alumni
UNB Engineering
Posted: Dec 19, 2022
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Thanks to UNB engineering alumnus Bill Cooper (BScCE'62) and his recent $1.1 million cornerstone gift - construction of a new Engineering Commons at the entrance to Head Hall has begun. University of New Brunswick Chancellor Allison McCain and President and Vice-Chancellor Paul J. Mazerolle were smiling as they hefted their shovels for a ceremonial groundbreaking in the lobby of Head...
Read the full postMessage from the new Dean of Engineering - Josh Leon
UNB Engineering
Posted: Nov 29, 2022
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I am writing at the end of my second month as dean of the faculty of engineering at UNB, after a very busy month getting settled. I am slowly working through meetings with student groups, alumni, and each, and every, one of the more than 100 employees of the faculty. I have been impressed with everyone’s commitment to, and pride in being part of, UNB Engineering. Through these...
Read the full postSubramonian Shankar inducted into Engineering Wall of Fame
UNB Engineering
Posted: Sep 29, 2022
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After graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras with a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Subramonian Shankar (MScEE'76) wanted to go on to do a master's degree. But in India in the 1970s, the $10 application fee for universities proved to be a roadblock. Thankfully, UNB did not require a fee to apply in those days. This was the story Mr. Shankar told as he was...
Read the full postCable communications pioneer Bill Stanley inducted into Wall of Fame
UNB Engineering
Posted: Sep 22, 2022
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Bill Stanley (BScEE’62) grew up on the island of Grand Manan in New Brunswick listening to long-wave radio and fascinated by both local stations and those from across the border in Maine. Though he was supposed to enroll in an arts degree at UNB, he found the registration lineup too long and decided he’d switch to electrical engineering. Although he said the program was difficult...
Read the full postThe tradition of the Ketchum Medal runs deep
Faculty of Engineering
Posted: Jun 1, 2022
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One of the greatest benefits of being an engineering graduate from UNB is the strong sense of connection with history and with each other. The Ketchum Medal Winners Club is a prime example of that. The Ketchum Silver Medal is awarded to the student who has the highest standing in the senior year of the Civil Engineering program at UNB. The winners meet once every five years –...
Read the full postProfessor Emeritus Angus Hamilton looks back on his time at UNB as he turns 100
UNB Engineering
Posted: Apr 19, 2022
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At a time in his career when he might have been looking forward to a quieter life, Professor Emeritus Angus Hamilton came to Fredericton in 1971 to take on the role of Chair of the Surveying Engineering Department (which became the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering many years later). For fourteen years, his leadership became crucial to building and sustaining the international...
Read the full postEighth annual Engineering Design Symposium a Success
UNB Engineering
Posted: Apr 18, 2022
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Students in their final year of engineering at UNB presented their capstone projects this year in the eighth annual Engineering Design Symposium. Dr. Michel Couturier, the chair for collaborative engineering design education and professor of chemical engineering, says " this was the highest attended event we’ve held, with both in-person and online attendees able to...
Read the full postMiddle and high school students get to see engineering at UNB up close
UNB Engineering
Posted: Nov 26, 2021
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Go ENG Girl offers girls in grades 7-12 the chance to learn more about engineering through a series of fun hands-on activities and exhibits. Girls can find out why an increasing number of females are choosing engineering as their path to an exciting career that offers academic challenge, cutting-edge technology and the opportunity to make the world a better place. The best part? The event is...
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