UNB Engineering News

A new vision for UNB Engineering

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: December 12, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST

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By Dr. Chris Diduch, Dean of Engineering  Year-end is a time for reflection and planning for the future. When I reflect on the Engineering faculty and our work here, I think about how UNB delivered the first program in Engineering in Canada beginning in 1854 in Civil Engineering driven by a sociotechnical need – the trans-Maritime railway. I also consider our growth in the past...

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The Crucial Ingredient for Success That's Easy to Miss in the World of Design and Technology

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: December 12, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST

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By Dr. Dhirendra Shukla, Chair of the J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship at the University of New Brunswick. Students in the Master of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship program at UNB come to the classroom each year with one burning question:  “What does it take to be successful in the tech space?” I don’t give them the usual...

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Employing Entrepreneurial Thinking at One of the World's Tech Giants

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: December 1, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST

Category: Alumni Spotlight


Kevin McCracken, (BScEE’92) loves what he does. As Director of Business Development for Cisco Systems he works with service providers like Bell, Telus and Rogers to understand their needs and provide solutions to help them streamline and grow. It’s a career that combines business and technology every single day to solve problems. Kevin knew early on that he wanted a career that...

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Flipping the Healthcare System by Using New Brunswick as a Living Lab

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: December 1, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST

Category: Research Spotlight


Dr. Erik Scheme (BScEE’03, MScEE’05, PhD’13) is determined to flip Canada’s healthcare system on its head by shifting resources from costly treatment to proactive health intervention. As NB Innovation Research Chair in Medical Devices and Technologies, Scheme is amassing a cluster of individuals and organizations in the medical technologies and healthcare industries in...

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