UNB Engineering News

Graduating student fulfills her dream of being part of something with the potential to make a real difference in the world

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: May 31, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Alumni Spotlight


Valini Deonarine (MEng’18) knew that she wanted to pursue a Master’s degree, but would never have considered moving to New Brunswick until the head of her department at the University of the West Indies at Saint Augustine, in Trinidad and Tobago, recommended she speak to a recruiter from Atlantic Canada. Only a few weeks earlier she had been involved in a serious car accident, and...

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Student Leader Credits Involvement in the Engineering Community for Her Success

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: May 21, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Spotlight


Chemical engineering student Leah Edmondson is a go-getter with a passion for nuclear energy. She's entering the workforce having built a network of engineers and a great deal of experience in her field. Embracing her university experience inside and outside the classroom, Leah first volunteered at the Engineering Undergraduate Society’s (EUS) orientation during her second year of...

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Hatched at UNB and Driven by Alumni: Envenio Provides Engineers Faster Simulations without Sacrificing Accuracy

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: May 15, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Alumni Spotlight


There are plenty of examples that prove New Brunswick is a great place for innovators and startup companies to thrive. Envenio, in Fredericton, is one of them. Envenio is a growing company that develops fast and cost-effective Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation solutions for engineers. CEO Ian McLeod (BScME ’04, MScME’06) helped create the company, along with Dr. Andrew...

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Building a Better Inspection and Prediction Model for NB Power's Generating Stations

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: May 11, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Spotlight, Research Spotlight


Cody Bradley (BScCE’14) brought a couple of unique strengths to the table when he entered the Bachelor of Engineering program at UNB as a mature student in 2010: he had experience in the business world with a startup company, and he was a photographer and filmmaker. These skills complemented those he would learn in the civil program, especially once he began working summers for Dr. Lloyd...

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Real-World Experience through Co-op was a Game Changer for this Engineering Alumna

Engineering Alumni Office

Posted: May 2, 2018 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Alumni Spotlight


Bryna McMurtrie (BScCHE’17) says that the engineering co-op program made her a better student and gave her a stress-free final year with a full-time job waiting for her after graduation. It’s not something every engineering student can say. McMurtrie entered UNB out of high school with strong math and science grades and landed in chemical engineering because of her proclivity...

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