Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering
GGE celebrates Professor Richard Langley's 40 years at UNB
GGE
Posted: December 21, 2021 3:00:00 PM AST
Category: Faculty
2021 marked a special milestone for one of GGE's most distinguished Professors. Dr. Langley, whose impressive career has spanned four decades at UNB, was recognized by his department with a small gathering of current and former department faculty, staff, and special guests. Hyun Ho Rho, Wolfgang Faig, Marcelo Santos, David Coleman, Angus Hamilton, Michelle Ryan, Nasrin Eshraghi Ivari, Stefan...
Read the full postAngus Hamilton: GGE’s World War II Vet
GGE
Posted: November 25, 2021 1:00:00 PM AST
Category: Faculty
Emeritus Professor Angus Hamilton, a former chairman of the Department of Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering (formerly known as Surveying Engineering), participated in the Golden Club's remembrance meeting on 10 November, the day before Remembrance Day. At 99, Professor Hamilton is one of the oldest veterans from World War II. He served with the Canadian and Royal Air Forces as a radar technician...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Greg Rodger
Josh Van Dijk
Posted: November 15, 2021 10:00:00 AM AST
Category: Alumni News
Greg Rodger came to UNB’s GGE to complete a Bachelor of Science in Engineering already having a previous history degree. He wanted a career where he would be able to work outside and avoid sitting in an office all day. So geomatics seemed like a perfect fit for him. The variety of work he would be tackling was what he loved about the profession: from surveying in the field, studying how...
Read the full postNotice of Thesis Defence
GGE
Posted: November 3, 2021 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Students
We are pleased to announce that Mitchell Krafczek will be defending his M.Sc.E. thesis on Friday, Nov. 5 at 2:30 pm ADT. Mitchell worked under the supervision of Prof. Shabnam Jabari (GGE, UNB). All faculty members and graduate students are invited to attend. Contact Lisa Valenta (l.valenta@unb.ca) to request a link to this virtual event. The thesis is titled Level of Detail 2, 3D City Model...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Paul Ellegood
Dylan Foote
Posted: October 18, 2021 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Alumni News
“There were only five in our graduating class of 1966 and three of us, Arnold Russell, Stewart Colburne, and myself spent the final two years studying together back in our classroom in the evenings and have remained life long friends.” Introducing our next Alumni Spotlight, Paul Ellegood! Paul graduated from the Surveying Engineering program in 1966, well before it became the...
Read the full postNotice of Thesis Defence
GGE
Posted: October 15, 2021 10:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Students
We are pleased to announce that René Richard will be defending his M.Sc.E. thesis on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m. ADT. René worked under the supervision of Prof Ian Church (GGE, UNB) and Prof Monica Wachowicz (Civil Eng., UNB / Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne). All faculty members and graduate students are invited to attend. Contact Lisa Valenta (l.valenta@unb.ca) to...
Read the full postRecent research highlights from GGE
GGE
Posted: September 24, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Faculty
UNB's department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering (GGE) has recently been featured by UNB Research for exciting new research projects. Learn more about work being done by Dr. Ian Church, of UNB's Ocean Mapping group, on the Arctic Seafloor Mapping Data Processing and Dissemination project and the Hydrospark three-dimensional visualization project. GGE is proud...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Tomas Beran
Dylan Foote
Posted: August 10, 2021 6:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni News
GNSS Reference Station on the Mediterranean coast in Northern Italy in 2019. “The Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering impacted my life in many positive ways.” Tomas Beran, a 2008 Ph.D. graduate who worked with Prof. Richard Langley, writes “the networks I created during my Ph.D. studies helped me find more than one job and many of them are still lasting for more...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Olivia Cormier
Dylan Foote
Posted: July 12, 2021 8:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni News
“The offshore life is difficult, especially as a female. It took hard work to gain respect from others and adapt to the lifestyle of being away for extended periods of time. In the end, it is all worth it, as I look back and see what I've achieved, the lifelong friends I made, and knowing that my work is making a difference in the world.” Olivia Cormier, a recent 2019 GGE graduate,...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Robin Steeves
Dylan Foote
Posted: June 21, 2021 8:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni News
Robin Steeves (on the right) with a typical class of surveyors he taught. Our undergraduate programs open a wide range of doors and opportunities. This is perfectly showcased by our next Alumni Spotlight, Robin Steeves! Steeves created the popular geodetic network least-squares adjustment program he named GeoLab. Robin completed his undergraduate studies in our department in 1976 and his...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Patrick Adda
Dylan Foote
Posted: May 25, 2021 9:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni News
Location intelligence (quickly, safely and accurately providing data, analysis, and other valuable information) “The GGE program prepares you for the job market in this field. It is intensive. It is intentional. It is proactive.” Patrick Adda, a graduate of 2013 stated, “the staff and school facilities all work together to provide an excellent atmosphere for students to...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: George Wilcox
Dylan Foote
Posted: May 10, 2021 11:30:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni News
“It is satisfying to solve client problems with out-of-the-box solutions and some of the most advanced technologies available.” George Wilcox, a 2010 graduate, has been able to travel worldwide with his UNB GGE education and experience. Wilcox explains it has “brought me to places in Canada that most people rarely get to see, from northern Baffin Island, Yukon, Newfoundland,...
Read the full postThesis oral examination
Lydia Noble
Posted: April 29, 2021 9:30:00 AM ADT
Category: Faculty, Students
Master of Science in Engineering | Nasrin Eshraghi Ivari The thesis titled, "Data Stream Affinity Propagation for Clustering Indoor Space Localization Data" will be defended by Nasrin Eshraghi Ivari on Wednesday, May 5 at 10 a.m. via Teams. Join the presentation. Faculty members and graduate students are invited to attend this presentation. Abstract In the age of Internet of Things, the ability...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Roberta Holtner
Dylan Foote
Posted: April 26, 2021 8:30:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni News
Roberta Holtner (centre) with two students she helped supervise over the summer of 2019. Located in the Métis community of Fort Vermilion, AB, both are law students in the joint degree program in Canadian Common Law and Indigenous Legal Orders at the University of Victoria. Introducing our next Spotlight, Roberta Holtner! Alumna, Roberta Holtner graduated in 2009 and was recently involved...
Read the full postEngineering Design Symposium 2021
Dr. Peter Dare
Posted: April 21, 2021 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Students
On 8 April 2021, the University of New Brunswick’s annual Engineering Design Symposium took place. This symposium is the culmination of two terms of work for undergraduate Engineering students in their capstone design course typically taken in the last year of their studies. Held online for the second year due to COVID requirements, the symposium featured nine presentations by teams of...
Read the full postProfessor Emeritus Angus Hamilton's 99th Birthday
Dr. John McLaughlin
Posted: April 16, 2021 8:45:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni News, Faculty
A Toast to Angus Hamilton Angus receiving a birthday toast from Dr. John McLaughlin On the occasion of his ninety-ninth birthday on April 18, it is my privilege and pleasure to propose this toast to Angus Hamilton, Professor Emeritus. Since its founding in 1960, the Department of Surveying Engineering (now the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering) recruited a group of world class...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Scott Warren
Dylan Foote
Posted: April 12, 2021 1:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Alumni News
Scott Warren on top of Freedom Tower, New York City “…These sites would all prove to have unique challenges in laser scanning and surveying, giving me the opportunity to use the skills gained at UNB to repeatedly succeed in project execution. There was little room for error when working on these projects, and the foresight gained by working with the faculty in GGE helped navigate...
Read the full postGeodesy 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...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Nick Bardsley
Dylan Foote
Posted: February 16, 2021 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: Alumni News
The opportunities that can arise by joining us here at UNB GGE are nothing shy of extraordinary. With that being said, we introduce our next Alumni Spotlight, Nick Bardsley! Nick’s work while searching for MH370 is a perfect example of that. “The strong international reputation of UNB GGE opened up a world of opportunity,” says our 2008 graduate, Nick Bardsley. Upon...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Peter Vajda
Dylan Foote
Posted: February 1, 2021 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: Alumni News
Did you know the career opportunities, unique experiences, and places UNB GGE can lead you are truly endless? Did you ever imagine it could take you to one of the most famous volcanoes in the world? It certainly did for our alumnus, Peter Vajda! Peter, a PhD graduate of 1995, has focused his career and field of study towards gravimetry. Recently, Peter has been applying this to volcano...
Read the full postAlumni Spotlight: Eric Root
Dylan Foote
Posted: January 15, 2021 12:00:00 PM AST
Category: Alumni News
“Studying Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering (GGE) at the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton), gave me the perspective and confidence to chase opportunities that seemed unreachable. The career opportunities after studying GGE are varied and span across most industries. Whether someone is looking for a career based in an office, or deep into technical details, or perhaps outside in...
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