Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering
Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Design Symposium
Peter Dare
Posted: March 31, 2021 11:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Students
On Thursday, April 8, we invite you to join us for the annual Engineering Design Symposium. A culmination of two-terms’ work for the students in their capstone design courses including GGE 4700, the symposium will be held virtually. We invite you to register and take part. The symposium will showcase the design work of approximately 300 final-year engineering students in the product...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Adegoke Lawal
Dylan Foote
Posted: March 29, 2021 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Alumni News
“My time at GGE really changed my life in a very positive way in the sense that the experiences I learnt from while I was at GGE helped reshape my career.” Introducing Lawal Adegoke, our next Alumni Spotlight! Lawal graduated in 2013 and speaks highly of the family atmosphere within our department. The Geomatics Undergraduate Engineering Student Society (GUESS) plays a key role in...
Read the full postDr. Yun Zhang Delivers an Invited Talk at Western University, Ontario, Canada
Greg Smith
Posted: March 17, 2021 8:50:00 AM ADT
Category: Faculty
GGE professor Dr. Yun Zhang was invited by the Department of Geography and Environment of the Western University, Ontario, Canada, to deliver a talk at the department’s Speaker Series event on March 5. The title of Dr. Zhang’s talk was "Big Technology Waves and New GIS and Online Mapping Technologies." The talk was delivered through Zoom to the department’s faculty members...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Clark Beattie
Dylan Foote
Posted: March 15, 2021 8:55:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni News
Before joining the UNB Surveying Engineering (SE) program, Beattie was an undergraduate engineering student studying at Mount Allison. During this time Beattie was employed by the Geodetic Survey of Canada for two summers, where he travelled extensively and applied what he had learned thus far. In this role, Beattie was an “observer” in Northern Quebec, Ungava Peninsula, doing first...
Read the full postUNB Cansel Scholarship Recipients 2020
Dylan Foote
Posted: March 3, 2021 2:00:00 PM AST
Category: Students
Cansel Survey Equipment, with headquarters in metro Vancouver and offices across Canada, helps numerous organizations within engineering, surveying, mining, construction, and many other sectors to “measure, analyze, design, and build more efficiently and profitably” (Cansel 2020). In 2019, Cansel launched a scholarship program to support geomatics students in Canadian universities....
Read the full postDr. Shabnam Jabari receives funding from NBIF
Greg Smith
Posted: March 2, 2021 2:00:00 PM AST
Category: Faculty
Dr. Shabnam Jabari from the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering at UNB Fredericton, recently received funding from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation through the New Brunswick Priority Occupation Student Support Fund program. The funding will be combined with her Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada grant to support two new Ph.D. students. The students...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Tracey Peet
Dylan Foote
Posted: March 1, 2021 11:00:00 AM AST
Category: Alumni News
“Before starting a degree in surveying, I had no interest in working or even recreation in the outdoors… I never felt encouraged to pursue a career or a sport that was typically male-dominated. Through work and recreation, I have endeavoured to change this, and I hope that I have set an example for other girls to never set limits for themselves,” says Peet. Introducing our...
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