Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering
Mourning the passing of professor emerita Dr. Susan Elizabeth Nichols
GGE
Posted: September 26, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Faculty , Students , Alumni News
Please join me in offering condolences to the family and friends of professor emerita Dr. Susan (Sue) Elizabeth Nichols, who passed away on Sept. 2, 2024. Originally from Middleton, N.S., Sue graduated from Acadia University in 1974 with a bachelor of science (honours) in mathematics. She then studied physical geography at the University of British Columbia from 1974 to 1975 before earning her land survey diploma in 1978 from the Nova Scotia Land Survey Institute in Lawrencetown. In 1983,...
Mourning the passing of honorary degree recipient Gottfried Konecny
GGE
Posted: September 6, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Students , Faculty , Alumni News
Please join me in offering condolences to the family and friends of honorary degree recipient Gottfried Konecny, who passed away on July 25, 2024. Originally from Czechoslovakia, Gottfried was educated in Germany and the United States. He held advanced degrees from the Technical University of Munich and Ohio State University. He came to UNB in 1959 as an assistant professor in the department of civil engineering. He helped found what was then known as the department of surveying engineering,...
Annual Engineering Design Symposium
GGE
Posted: April 11, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Students , Alumni News
On April 4th, 2024, the University of New Brunswick’s annual Engineering Design Symposium took place. The 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 in a hybrid format at the Wu Conference Center, this year’s symposium featured work from each Engineering discipline, including seven presentations by teams of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering (GGE)...
Adrian Tout delivers special guest lecture
GGE
Posted: October 3, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni News
On Sept. 15, UNB Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering (GGE) alumnus Adrian Tout delivered the inaugural lecture in a new seminar series established by the department. Tout’s well-attended presentation was entitled “Innovation to Impact at Scale: Issues, Challenges and Lessons” in which he shared his experiences in product innovation and the lessons he learned from both successes and failures in developing commercial applications of new technologies. Since...
UNB alumni and affiliates shine at the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics General Assembly in Berlin
GGE
Posted: September 5, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni News
This summer, a distinguished group of UNB alumni and affiliates gathered at the prestigious International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) general assembly in Berlin, Germany. Their presence not only showcased their expertise but also highlighted the global reach of UNB's geodesy and geophysics programs. Meet the UNB alumni and affiliates (left to right) Mr. David Avalos - National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Prof. Juraj Janak - Slovak University of Technology. Prof. Pavel...
Spotlight Story: Dylan Foote
GGE
Posted: May 27, 2022 12:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Alumni News
Former Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering student Dylan Foote has seen some spectacular places, thanks to his career at Challenger Geomatics Ltd. Dylan notes: “I have been fortunate enough to travel all across Nunavut and Northwest Territories. I have had many amazing experiences, learned so much and met many great people.” His experiences include meaningful projects, including completing bathymetric surveys to inform communities on the volume of drinking water in their reservoirs....
Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Caissie
Josh Van Dijk
Posted: March 28, 2022 3:00:00 PM ADT
Category: Alumni News
Nicole Caissie grew up in the small rural New Brunswick town of Chipman. After graduating from high school with her 23 fellow classmates, she came to UNB’s engineering faculty with no clue about what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. This changed soon after she discovered GGE and immediately fell in love with the program. She knew it would allow her to work anywhere in the world and whether on land, in the air, or on water. Saint John River in Fredericton, towing GGE’s...
Alumni 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 software like Google Earth works, to applying the principles of history and law side by side with...
Alumni 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 Geomatics Engineering program in 1994. Paul’s graduating class consisted of only four other students...
Alumni 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 than a decade.” Tomas states that the jobs took him to many different provinces, countries,...
Alumni 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, says GGE opened her eyes to the endless opportunities and possibilities of the world. Olivia stated...
Alumni 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 doctorate in 1981. Steeves says they both prepared him very well for performing engineering and geodetic...
Alumni 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 excel.” He also adds that the “professors are acclaimed and respected in the...
Alumni 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, and now to Ontario.” Wilcox’s adventure didn't stop in Canada; he also found himself...
Alumni 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 with a project at Natural Resources Canada that brought post-secondary females together to work on...
Professor 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 scholars who provided the intellectual, professional and entrepreneurial drive, which set it on the...
Alumni 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 some very tricky technical situations.” Introducing our next Alumni Spotlight, Scott...
Alumni 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 building our sense of community. GUESS is a student-based organization that oversees social events...
Alumni 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 order triangulation surveys. As an observer, Beattie explains he would use the “Tellurometer...
Alumni 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 next Alumni Spotlight, Tracey Peet! Peet says what brought her to GGE was that it complemented her...
Alumni 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 graduation, Nick had been offered many land and marine survey roles throughout Canada and the world. By...
Alumni 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 gravimetry. He is “processing and interpreting spatiotemporal micro-gravity changes observed in...
Alumni 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 the sunshine and the rain, or maybe a life of international adventure.... that life can all be found...