UNB Engineering News
UNB hosts Go ENG Girl 2024: Inspiring the engineers of tomorrow
Skye Ables
Posted: December 6, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News & Events
UNB Engineering Outreach recently welcomed 75 students from 28 schools across the province for Go ENG Girl (GEG) 2024, a free event designed to inspire girls and non-binary youth to pursue careers in engineering. Supported by the Ontario Network of Women in Engineering (ONWiE), this nationwide initiative connects participants with role models and offers hands-on activities to highlight the creativity and impact of engineering. GEG would not have been possible without the generous support of...
UNB Launches the Master of Engineering Leadership in Design Innovation (MELDI)
UNB Engineering
Posted: November 18, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Department Updates , News & Events
UNB Engineering at the University of New Brunswick is launching an exciting new graduate program. The Master of Engineering Leadership in Design Innovation (MELDI) will prepare engineers to advance in a rapidly progressing field. The new program goes beyond the traditional MEng. It offers a unique combination of comprehensive training with advanced technical knowledge, courses in change management, leadership skill development, and experiential learning in design innovation. Many engineering...
The Legacy of Excellence: The Ketchum Medal at UNB
UNB Engineering
Posted: June 18, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News & Events
Photo (from left to right): Paul Morrison, Martina Verboom, Alan Lloyd, Kade Kirkbride, Dale Bray, Ben McGuigan, Jeff Rankin and Stephen Wheatley. The silver medal known as the “Ketchum Medal” was established in 1897 in honour of Henry G. C. Ketchum, a University of New Brunswick alumnus, and a well-known railway engineer who conceived of and developed plans for the Chignecto Ship Railway to transport ships between the Bay of Fundy and the Northumberland Strait. The Ketchum Medal...
Blake Kingston shines with record-breaking performances at AUS swimming championships
UNB Engineering
Posted: May 17, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News & Events , Student Spotlight
Blake Kingston, a fourth-year student in Electrical Engineering at UNB, recently made waves at the AUS Swimming Championships, where he set a record, winning two gold medals and one silver. The event, held from Feb.23 to 25, 2024, saw Blake excel in the 100 m breaststroke, earning him a spot in the U Sports Swimming Championships in Montreal in March 2024. With over 11 years of competitive swimming experience under his belt, Blake says balancing studying Engineering and being committed to...
Dr. Erik Scheme: Pioneering research and mentorship at UNB
UNB Engineering
Posted: May 17, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni Spotlight , News & Events
Dr. Erik Scheme, an associate professor in Electrical Engineering and the Associate Director of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at UNB, has recently been nominated for a University Research Award. Reflecting on his journey from UNB to where he is now, Dr. Scheme shares, "I finished in 2003 and then worked in Halifax for a little while through the professional experience program for a company called Amirix Systems." After completing his master's degree at UNB's Institute of Biomedical...
Intro. to Nuclear Engineering’s Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station Tour
UNB Engineering
Posted: April 23, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News & Events
Dr. Olga Palazhchenko, one of our faculty members in Chemical Engineering, led a group of 18 students from her Intro. to Nuclear Engineering course on an insightful tour of the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station back in October 2023. Reflecting on her academic journey, Dr. Palazhchenko shared, "Point Lepreau was the first nuclear facility that I got to tour during my PhD. I had never stepped foot in a nuclear plant, so the first time I got to tour Point Lepreau made a huge difference...
UNB Canadian Engineering Competition Winners
UNB Engineering
Posted: April 23, 2024 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News & Events
The 2024 Canadian Engineering Competition took place from March 1st to March 3rd in Calgary, Alberta, marking a significant transition for UNB Engineering students who progressed from the Atlantic Engineering Competition (AEC) to the prestigious CEC. Olivia Gerry Rice and Brandon Doucette formed the sole two-member team in the Programming category. Despite the challenge, they secured fourth place, tackling a case focused on oil rigs and their environmental impact. Olivia reflected on the...
Construction of new Engineering Commons thanks to alumni
UNB Engineering
Posted: December 19, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News & Events
Thanks to UNB engineering alumnus Bill Cooper (BScCE'62) and his recent $1.1 million cornerstone gift - construction of a new Engineering Commons at the entrance to Head Hall has begun. University of New Brunswick Chancellor Allison McCain and President and Vice-Chancellor Paul J. Mazerolle were smiling as they hefted their shovels for a ceremonial groundbreaking in the lobby of Head Hall, flanked by artist’s renderings of what the renovated structure will look like. “Bill...
Message from the new Dean of Engineering - Josh Leon
UNB Engineering
Posted: November 29, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: News & Events
I am writing at the end of my second month as dean of the faculty of engineering at UNB, after a very busy month getting settled. I am slowly working through meetings with student groups, alumni, and each, and every, one of the more than 100 employees of the faculty. I have been impressed with everyone’s commitment to, and pride in being part of, UNB Engineering. Through these meetings, I am starting to see a clearer picture of UNB engineering as a dynamic engineering school proud...
Subramonian Shankar inducted into Engineering Wall of Fame
UNB Engineering
Posted: September 29, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Alumni Spotlight , News & Events
After graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras with a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Subramonian Shankar (MScEE'76) wanted to go on to do a master's degree. But in India in the 1970s, the $10 application fee for universities proved to be a roadblock. Thankfully, UNB did not require a fee to apply in those days. This was the story Mr. Shankar told as he was inducted into UNB's Engineering Wall of Fame on September 28th. "I took the chance and applied to UNB and...
Cable communications pioneer Bill Stanley inducted into Wall of Fame
UNB Engineering
Posted: September 22, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News & Events , Alumni Spotlight
Bill Stanley (BScEE’62) grew up on the island of Grand Manan in New Brunswick listening to long-wave radio and fascinated by both local stations and those from across the border in Maine. Though he was supposed to enroll in an arts degree at UNB, he found the registration lineup too long and decided he’d switch to electrical engineering. Although he said the program was difficult for him, he enjoyed it, and after graduating in 1962 went to work with Northern Electric based out of...
The tradition of the Ketchum Medal runs deep
Faculty of Engineering
Posted: June 1, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News & Events , Alumni Spotlight
One of the greatest benefits of being an engineering graduate from UNB is the strong sense of connection with history and with each other. The Ketchum Medal Winners Club is a prime example of that. 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 meet once every five years – gathering to honour the newest recipients and share stories of those from the past. It’s an esteemed...
Professor Emeritus Angus Hamilton looks back on his time at UNB as he turns 100
UNB Engineering
Posted: April 19, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News & Events
At a time in his career when he might have been looking forward to a quieter life, Professor Emeritus Angus Hamilton came to Fredericton in 1971 to take on the role of Chair of the Surveying Engineering Department (which became the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering many years later). For fourteen years, his leadership became crucial to building and sustaining the international acclaim of the department, which attracted amazing students, faculty and research associates who...
Eighth annual Engineering Design Symposium a Success
UNB Engineering
Posted: April 18, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlight , News & Events
Students in their final year of engineering at UNB presented their capstone projects this year in the eighth annual Engineering Design Symposium. Dr. Michel Couturier, the chair for collaborative engineering design education and professor of chemical engineering, says " this was the highest attended event we’ve held, with both in-person and online attendees able to see the projects and presentations by our students.” There were 209 students grouped into 54...
Middle and high school students get to see engineering at UNB up close
UNB Engineering
Posted: November 26, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Spotlight , News & Events
Go ENG Girl offers girls in grades 7-12 the chance to learn more about engineering through a series of fun hands-on activities and exhibits. Girls can find out why an increasing number of females are choosing engineering as their path to an exciting career that offers academic challenge, cutting-edge technology and the opportunity to make the world a better place. The best part? The event is organized and run completely by UNB engineering students. This year's event was held in person...
David Innes named Acting Executive Director of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
UNB Engineering
Posted: October 19, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News & Events
J. David Innes, P.Eng, MEng, FCSCE, FEIC has agreed to serve as acting executive director for the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) for a period of 6 months. A two-time University of New Brunswick (UNB) civil engineering graduate, Mr. Innes graduated with his bachelor of science in civil engineering in 1969 and his master of engineering in 1971. His time at UNB didn’t stop there, only five years after his second graduation, he became a professor of...
Virtual Design Symposium was a success in 2021
Faculty of Engineering
Posted: May 3, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News & Events , Student Spotlight
Students in their final year of engineering at UNB presented their capstone projects virtually this year in the first-ever online Design Symposium. Final year students worked in groups throughout the past year on a real-world design project from an industry client and were supervised by both industry mentors and a faculty supervisor. At the Design Symposium, students presented their designs to their client partners and to the public and alumni. Dr. Michel Couturier, the...
UNB Makerspace Partners with NB Power to 3D Print COVID-19 Relief Materials
Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: June 24, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: News & Events ,
NB Power and UNB are no strangers to working together on innovative and impactful projects. The Emera & NB Power Research Centre for Smart-Grid Technologies was formed in 2017 to create synergies and research partnerships, and the Smart Grid Innovation Network has been a collaboration with the two partners, along with others, since 2016. So when NB Power approached UNB’s Faculty of Engineering about collaborating to produce 3D printed ear savers and hard hat clips to enhance protection...
Celebrating UNB Women in Engineering
Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: February 11, 2020 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Alumni Spotlight , News & Events
We're giving a shout-out to many amazing female #UNBEngineers who are making a huge impact in Canada and around the world. Anna Robak (BScCE’01), is leading WSP's national Future-Ready Research Program to understand how international trends will impact clients and users, and how the company can incorporate designs to become more Future Ready. Read all about Anna's story. Kimberley Clarke (PhD’15) is a chemical engineer who works in the BioAg division of Novozymes...