Graduate Studies Archives | Faculty of Engineering and Design

October 19, 2022

Unsung Heroes: Carleton Lab Techs Support Student and Faculty Research Behind the Scenes

When Carleton University engineering researchers have eureka moments in the middle of the night, their first stop the next morning is often the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering shop on the second floor... More

October 18, 2022

Human-Building Interaction Lab Research Reveals Empty Buildings Consume More Energy than Previously Thought

Over the past few decades, the booming global population, growing cities and changing climate have brought global attention to the need to build energy-efficient and sustainable buildings. Evidence suggests that... More

October 12, 2022

Next Gen Net Zero: Ontario Townhouse Development Offers Energy-Efficient Living Without Sacrifices

Almost half of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions come from burning fuel for heat and electricity in homes, offices and industrial buildings. Nearly 30 per cent come from transportation. In response,... More

October 11, 2022

Architecture Students Design and Build Community Fridge and Pantry in Ottawa

A new service to help address food insecurity, called Public Foods — Your Community Fridge and Pantry, has opened in Ottawa’s Centretown in a structure designed and built by students... More

October 6, 2022

Mission Critical Technology: Start-up Led by Carleton Grads Aims to Make Spacecraft More Sustainable

As more and more companies and countries launch satellites and other spacecraft into orbit, the value of the global space industry is expected to soar from around $450 billion (USD)... More

October 4, 2022

Extraterrestrial Exploration: Using Tech and AI to Unlock Potential of Moon, Mars and Address Issues...

Extraterrestrial Exploration: Using Tech and AI to Unlock Potential of Moon, Mars and Address Issues on Earth

Although the possibility of settlements on Mars or mining on the moon ignites the imagination, space exploration delivers many more earthly and everyday benefits. It improves essential services such as... More

October 3, 2022

Carleton Opens Groundbreaking Ericsson-Carleton Mobile Wireless Lab

On Sept. 28, more than 75 Carleton University community members, government officials and industry representatives gathered to mark the official opening of the Ericsson-Carleton Mobile Wireless Lab in Carleton’s ARISE... More

September 22, 2022

Homecoming 2022: Celebrating Our Alumni – Macy LaPorte (BAS/14 – Architectural Studies, MArch/17)

From a young age, Macy LaPorte wanted to be an artist. Born and raised in Newmarket, Ont., she was often painting or experimenting with different mediums. “But it was once... More

September 21, 2022

Homecoming 2022: Celebrating Our Alumni – Ruzbeh Irani (BID/19 – Industrial Design, MDes/21)

Ruzbeh Irani still remembers his first encounter with industrial design. He was in Grade 11 and living in Toronto at the time. He and his father were building his room... More

June 17, 2022

Governor General Gold Medallist Explores Machine Learning and Medical Therapies

The winner of the Governor General Gold Medal Kevin Dick is graduating with his PhD in Biomedical Engineering. The medal is awarded to the graduating PhD student at the head... More

June 16, 2022

IT Student ChangAn Zhu Wins 3rd Place in Carleton’s GRADflix Competition

Recently, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs hosted its annual GRADflix competition. Graduate students were asked to submit one minute videos that described their research. FGPA congratulates the winners... More

May 17, 2022

Ericsson Fellow Xinrui Zhang Prioritizing Security in Machine Learning Applications

Ericsson Fellow Xinrui Zhang is researching a pattern-driven approach to make Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) safer and more secure while maintaining reasonable efficiency. Since the effectiveness of ML has been... More