UNB Engineering News
UNB students shine at Map the System Canadian Final 2024
UNB Engineering
Posted: November 19, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Spotlight
Three UNB Engineering students—Olympias, Vincent, and Syed—recently represented the university at the 2024 Map the System Canadian Final. This national competition brings together students tackling big societal challenges, and the UNB team earned recognition for their perspective on renewable energy and how positive psychology can encourage greener choices: “Our research into renewable energy was sparked by the team’s shared interest in greener energy. As we used a...
Graduate Student Poster Symposium Winners
UNB Engineering
Posted: November 6, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Spotlight
In a recent milestone for two graduate students at the University of New Brunswick, Sara and Leonard placed first and second, respectively, in the Graduate Student Poster Competition. This event evaluated graduate students’ designs on both presentation skills and research innovation. For Sara, the first-place win was a thrilling surprise. “This was the first academic poster I’ve ever designed, so winning the award was unexpected,” she shared. Now, with $2,000 in...
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...
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...
First year engineering student poised for success at UNB with the help of Canada’s largest STEM scholarship
UNB Alumni
Posted: September 27, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlight
Bachelor of engineering student Julien Haché, along with bachelor of science student Matthew Toms-Zuberec, is a 2021-22 recipient of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship. Schulich Leaders represent the most promising entrepreneurial-minded STEM students in the country. Each year, 50 Schulich Leaders are selected from a pool of 350,000 potential candidates across Canada. The Schulich Foundation, which funds the Scholarship, has increased the total number of awards to 100 for the...
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...
Software Engineering Student Benefits from UNB-Siemens Canada Partnership
Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: September 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlight
When university-industry partnerships come together like the one between UNB and Siemens Canada, it’s a beautiful thing for student experiential learning. Amir David, a software engineering student entering his final year at UNB, found that out first hand over the past summer. Amir was hired through the Siemens Canada Engineering and Technology Academy (SCETA) program, which is a Work Integrated Learning Program to equip students with the educational and professional foundation...
Summer Internship at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering: A Computational Model for Stroke Rehabilitation
Alexandre Banks
Posted: September 17, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlight
As a third-year Electrical and Computer Engineering student at the University of New Brunswick, I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to complete a 16-week co-op at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME). In this position, I worked under principal investigator Dr. Jon Sensinger and lead a project that coupled Model Predictive Control (MPC) with stroke rehabilitation to determine optimal treatments for individuals throughout the continuum of care. I enjoyed the technical...
A Summer of Research for Civil Engineering Undergraduate Students
Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: September 14, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Research Spotlight , Student Spotlight
This summer as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to play out, undergraduate students in UNB’s civil engineering program took advantage of remote collaboration tools to come together and discuss research projects they’ve been working on for the past number of months. Dr. Jeff Rankin, chair of the Civil Engineering Department, says the department and faculty have been looking for more opportunities to incorporate experiential learning into the curriculum and student experience, and...
Capstone Design Projects Virtually Unveiled
Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: May 1, 2020 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlight
Students in their final year of UNB’s engineering program work year-round on a real-world design project from start to finish – projects that come from industry clients and that are supervised by industry mentors. The projects culminate in a Design Symposium at the end of year, where students present their designs to their client partners and to the public. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year, the Design Symposium could not take place and students presented their...
UNB Engineering Co-Op Student Gets Full-Time Gig at Imperial Oil
Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: January 28, 2020 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Spotlight
George Hauser came to UNB from Truro to take engineering, though he wasn’t sure what discipline he wanted to focus on. When it became clear he wanted to pursue Chemical Engineering, Dr. Guida Bendrich convinced him to take a co-op term to broaden his experience. At first, George was resistant because he wanted to get through his degree and get out working. But Dr. Bendrich convinced him that it would be harder to find a job in his field without experience. So he applied and received a...
4th Year Student Allison Boyd Gets a Concrete Experience with Co-Op
Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: August 22, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlight
When you get the chance to go into your final year of engineering with hands-on knowledge that makes your classes easier and without the stress of trying to find a job after graduation, life is good. That’s the way Allison Boyd sees it. Allison is entering her final year of civil engineering at UNB after having spent the last full year on a co-op term with Strescon in Saint John. Strescon is part of the OSCO Construction Group, a collection of companies operating in concrete, steel and...
Schulich Scholar Makes Good: Research Has Big Benefits for Amputees
Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: March 18, 2019 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlight
Fourth-year UNB electrical engineering student Wesley Finck was torn between filmmaking and engineering when he was faced with what to do as graduation from high school in Pemberton, B.C. approached. He’d always felt the pull of filmmaking and using his creative skills, but felt that engineering would allow him to solve complex problems and make a meaningful difference in the world. The prestigious Schulich Scholarship, valued at $80,000, ultimately made his decision easier and...
The 8 Milestones in UNB’s Final-Year Student Capstone Design Course
Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: December 6, 2018 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Spotlight
Think engineering school is all about classroom teaching and exams? Think again. Students in their final year of UNB’s engineering program work year-round on a real-world design project from start to finish – projects that come from industry clients and that are supervised by industry mentors. A number of years ago, Dr. Michel Couturier, the NSERC Chair for Collaborative Engineering Design Education at UNB, created a required year-long senior design project as a way to teach...
UNB Engineering Co-Op Student Takes on Big Responsibility at TransCanada Pipelines
Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: September 5, 2018 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlight
Civil Engineering student Riley Tanner just completed a 16-month co-op work placement at TransCanada Pipelines in Calgary and during that time he played an integral role in a team doing vital work for the energy giant: completing analyses on all pipeline crossing applications for the company’s 40,000 kilometers of Canadian oil and gas pipelines, stretching from Quebec to Western Canada. Riley was one of three people on a team doing surface loading analysis for vehicles crossing the...
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 studies – and it wasn’t long before she was involved in many corners of the engineering...
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 Waugh. Because of his photography background, Cody was able to help Dr. Waugh develop new virtual...
UNB Engineering Students Take Home 1st Place at the 2018 Atlantic Engineering Competition
Engineering Alumni Office
Posted: January 30, 2018 4:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Spotlight
From January 26 to 28, thirty-three UNB Engineering students competed in the Atlantic Engineering Competition, hosted by Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's. UNB represented well over the weekend, showcasing our school's remarkable student talent and technical knowledge. Students were exceptionally proud to take home first place in three of the eight categories offered at the competition: Engineering Communications (Laura Wishart), Programming (Amir Eldesoky, Alexander...
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 “river”, as quickly and efficiently as possible. The bridge must support 2,500 pounds without deflecting...