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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Making a Contribution is Key to a Fulfilling Career for this Alumna

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: November 29, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST

Category: Alumni Spotlight


Anne Tennier (BSc Chem’79, MEng’83) didn’t really have a plan when she graduated from science at UNB and began working in a lab in Saint John. She just wanted a job and didn’t look a whole lot further down the road. Little did she know that her road would lead her to some of Canada’s largest corporations, important community work, leadership roles, and even riding...

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A Chicago Startup with Roots at UNB

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: November 28, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST

Category: Alumni Spotlight


Photo by Kendall Karmanian via Crain's Chicago-based Coapt is an award-winning company that provides revolutionary and intuitive myoelectric control technology for advanced prosthetic arms. The medical tech company’s pattern recognition system decodes signal patterns of muscle activity in real time, giving users complete control of their prostheses. CEO and co-founder Blair Lock...

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Transportation Research Into Rural Driver Programs in New Brunswick

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: November 22, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST

Category: Research Spotlight


You might not guess that programs for seniors in rural areas would be a hot research topic for an engineer. But that's exactly what they are for Dr. Trevor Hanson (BScCE'02, MScCE'04, PhD'10), P.Eng, and Associate Professor of Civil Engineering - and he's hoping his work will make a big impact right here in New Brunswick and around the globe. Over the last few years, Dr. Hanson, a member...

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Operating On a World Stage at Home in New Brunswick

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: November 14, 2017 4:00:00 AM AST

Category: Alumni Spotlight


When Carolyn Campbell (BScCHE’04) graduated from UNB she jumped from a classroom in her home province to nuclear power plant floors in Ontario. Her 16-month internship with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) was an “eye-opening” experience – she had never even been on a plane prior to traveling to Ottawa and had never experienced big city living or...

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Felipe Chibante Wants to Change the World Using Nano-Enabled Clean Energy

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: October 24, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Research Spotlight


Dr. Felipe Chibante sits in his office and lab space at the University of New Brunswick with impressive credentials behind him. In addition to holding the Dr. Richard J. Currie Chair in Nanotechnology, receiving the NBIF R3 Innovation Award of Excellence and other numerous awards for his work, Chibante earned his PhD at Rice University in Houston under the tutelage of the late Professor...

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The World is Not So Big for Global Oil & Gas Engineer Michael Stairs

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: September 18, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Alumni Spotlight


  It would have been easy to follow his father’s footsteps into the family plumbing and heating business, but the young northside  Fredericton native took what he learned from his Dad’s work ethic and decided to make the leap into engineering instead.  During his time as a student at UNB, he bolstered his admittedly average marks with experience that pushed him to...

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The Ecohydraulics of Dam Renewal: Dr. Katy Haralampides Research Has a Direct Impact in New Brunswick

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: September 16, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Research Spotlight


When NB Power realized that the Mactaquac Dam will reach a premature end to its service life by 2030 due to an alkali-aggregate reaction with the concrete (the dam is actually expanding), they called on the Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) and its UNB/INRS members. The utility needed to decide by 2016 on a preferred option for the future of Mactaquac Generating Station, and so engaged the CRI to...

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Steel Bridge Competitions Offer Experiential Learning Opportunity That Prepare Students for Industry

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: September 15, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Spotlight


For only the second year, UNB Engineering students are studying and training to compete in the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) National Student Steel Bridge Competition and The Canadian National Steel Bridge Competition (CNSBC) in 2018. The competitions challenge student teams to design, fabricate, and construct a 1:20 scale model steel bridge, spanning a 6-foot...

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Greetings from Dean Chris Diduch at the Onset of a New Year and a New Future for UNB Engineering

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: September 10, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

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Greetings alumni and friends. As a new year begins for a new cohort of engineering students, I’m happy to be able to communicate with you, our UNB Engineering alumni family, in a new and exciting way. We’ve been paying attention to how you are changing the face of organizations, of industries, of communities, and indeed, of the world.  And we’re proud to demonstrate to...

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This Trio of UNB Grads Invested in Innovation Education to Launch A Clean Energy Tech Company

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: August 29, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Alumni Spotlight


Jordan Kennie (BsCEE’16; MTME’17), CEO of Stash Energy, considers the $14,000 he spent on tuition for the Master of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship (MTME) program at the University of New Brunswick as an investment that he’ll quickly see returned. Without the program, he feels the probability of successfully launching his tech startup would have been much...

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A Civil Affair: Ketchum Medal Winners Gather in Fredericton

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: August 28, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

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A meeting of the Ketchum Medal Winners’ Club was held at Government House in Fredericton on May 16, 2017.  The Ketchum Silver Medal is awarded to the student who has the highest standing in the senior year of the Civil Engineering Program at UNB. The winners of the Ketchum Silver Medal meet only once every five years, so the gatherings are well-attended and highly-regarded. The...

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Meet Kimberley Clarke: An Alumna Helping to Build Sustainable Agriculture that Won't Harm the Planet

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: August 8, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Alumni Spotlight


One of the most pressing challenges in our world today is building a sustainable agriculture industry that will feed a growing population with nutritious food while not harming the environment with toxic chemicals, soil quality depletion, and over-consumption of water and non-renewable energy. The UN estimates that the world population will grow to 9 billion by 2050. To meet this demand,...

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EarthView3D Technology Is Changing Our View of the World

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: August 2, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Research Spotlight


The next generation of online mapping is changing the way we see the world. EarthView3D, developed by Dr. Yun Zhang and his team in the department of geodesy and geomatics engineering, is unlike current mapping technologies, such as Google Maps. It allows users to see the heights of mountains and the depths of valleys in three dimensions. “Using our EarthView3D technology, civil...

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Engineering Alumnus and Researcher Inducted as Fellows in Canadian Academy of Engineering

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: August 1, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

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One of the University of New Brunswick’s leading researchers and one of its most successful alumni have been honoured nationally for their contributions to engineering. Dr. Yun Zhang, a Canada Research Chair and professor of geodesy and geomatics at UNB, and Dr. Marcel LeBrun, a UNB engineering graduate and honorary degree recipient, have been inducted as Fellows of the Canadian Academy...

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Integrating Design Mentorship and Industry Partners in Engineering Education

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: July 31, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

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Traditionally, teaching engineering design was largely left to companies after hiring new graduates; it was not the primary focus on engineering education in Canada. That has changed over the last 5-10 years as companies increasingly seek graduates who are job ready. UNB has risen to the challenge with the help of Dr. Michel Couturier, who holds the NSERC Chair for Collaborative...

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Meet An Alumna Who s Changing Cities Across Canada: Kate Whitfield

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: July 25, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Alumni Spotlight


Given that Kate Whitfield (BScGGE’03) is a professional engineer and registered professional planner, you might think that she planned out her career meticulously. Not so. She maintains that remaining malleable and open to opportunities and suggestions has led her down the right path. Kate came to UNB in 1997 because her father saw a MacLeans magazine article reporting the merits of the...

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Jon Sensinger Turns His Childhood Dream into Reality

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: July 23, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Research Spotlight


For Jon Sensinger, associate director of UNB's Institute of Biomedical Engineering, a childhood dream has turned into an innovative career – one that is changing lives. “I'm always telling people that I love every aspect of my job,” says Sensinger. “Whether it's helping other staff in a managerial sense or teaching students and learning myself through the process, or...

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From Collision Prediction Models to Revenue Analytics: How Alumnus Jeremy Adamson is Using a Multidisciplinary Skillset to Build A Challenging Career

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: July 18, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Alumni Spotlight


Jeremy Adamson (BScCE’10, MEng’13) has always chased challenges. After growing up in Harvey, New Brunswick, he moved to Fort McMurray and started his own web development business, even though his father and grandfather were engineers and it would have been a natural path for him to take. When he did eventually decide to return home and attend UNB, he not only earned a civil...

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Impacting the World with Smart-Grid Research and Technology at UNB

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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UNB Engineering Alumnae Share Why They Became a #UNBEngineer

Engineering Alumni Office

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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UNB civil engineering professors recognized nationally

Engineering Alumni Office

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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Civil Alumna Lisa Pfister Combines Tech and Love of Horses to Launch Innovative New Product

Engineering Alumni Office

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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New Engineering alumni blog and newsletter

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: May 12, 2017 5:00:00 AM ADT

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Welcome to the new UNB Engineering alumni blog! The Dean's Office and Alumni Office are working together to engage with our Engineering alumni around the world, and help you connect with each other. We'll be sharing Alumni Spotlight stories that showcase your achievements and work, Innovation Spotlight articles to share new research and design happening here at UNB, Department News to keep you...

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