Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: June 23, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Research Spotlight
You may have heard that advanced smart grid technologies are poised to revolutionize conventional power grids worldwide. But you may not know that Dr. Liuchen Chang, UNB professor in electrical and computer engineering and lead researcher for the Emera and NB Power Research Centre for Smart Grid Technologies at UNB, has been working on renewable energy technologies and optimized distribution...
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Posted: June 23, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
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In 2016-17 women accounted for just over 22% of first-year students in the Engineering program at UNB, higher than it's ever been (the current national average at Canadian engineering schools is 20%). To celebrate and promote the field of engineering to young women, we asked UNB engineering alumnae why they choose the engineering field and what their experience has been. Jane McGinn-Giberson...
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Posted: June 21, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
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Members of the University of New Brunswick department of civil engineering have recently been saluted nationally for their dedication and work. Dr. Eric Hildebrand, Dr. Jeff Rankin and Dr. Peter Bischoff, all professors in UNB’s department of civil engineering, were recognized at the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers Annual Conference in Vancouver. “I couldn’t be more...
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Posted: June 14, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni Spotlight
The equine industry in Canada alone contributes $20 billion per year to the economy, and one young alumna is vying for a piece of that pie with an innovative new product that will change the lives of horse breeders. Rob Blanchard Photo UNB Lisa Pfister (BSCEng'16, MTME'17) is graduating with a master’s degree in Technology Management & Entrepreneurship at the University of New...
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