Feature Stories Archives | Faculty of Engineering and Design

October 7, 2019

Digital Cartographers

Canada’s National Capital Region is a whole lot bigger than most metropolitan areas. At nearly 5,000 square kilometres, it’s almost as large as Prince Edward Island. The National Capital Commission (NCC) owns more than 11... More

September 6, 2019

Discussing Diversity in STEM

Environment and Climate Change Minister, Catherine McKenna, sat down with a couple dozen students from Carleton University’s Faculty of Engineering and Design on Sept. 5, 2019, for an informal conversation about the value of equity,... More

August 21, 2019

Embracing Change

Higher education, like much of the world, has entered a period of rapid change. Traditional approaches to teaching and research need to evolve to better equip students and professors with the tools they need to... More

August 20, 2019

Developing Real-world Skills with Real Estate

You could say that real estate developers are project managers par excellence. Certainly they are entrepreneurs and risk-takers whose massive projects generate jobs and investment, and whose decisions shape the city, including the homes and... More

August 1, 2019

Flaring in the Amazon

Early on a Sunday morning in June, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Prof. Matthew Johnson and two Carleton graduate students hauled 700 pounds (more than 300 kilograms) of gear into the Ottawa International Airport. Eight large... More

July 22, 2019

Carleton Researchers Protect Our E-Health

The rise of e-health has been rapid. At any given moment, millions of medical devices are keeping patients in constant contact with their health care providers. These devices and the data they generate can provide... More

July 12, 2019

25 Years Later

In the mid 90s, around the time the Windows 95 operating system hit the market, high school student Rohit Saxena stood face to face with Bill Gates and handed him a paper copy of his... More

June 14, 2019

Passing the Torch

Yannick Brisebois has followed in his mother’s footsteps. On June, 13, 2019, Brisebois’ family gathered to watch him walk across the stage at Carleton University convocation. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering,... More

May 29, 2019

Accessibility Innovations

Yazmine Laroche, the federal government’s first-ever Deputy Minister of Public Service Accessibility, will receive an honorary degree from Carleton University on June 14, 2019. She is being recognized for her significant contribution to greatly improved... More

May 27, 2019

Climate Change Warriors

A dozen years ago, after a major oil deposit was discovered in western Ghana, the twin cities that are the region’s capital and largest urban centre started to grow rapidly. People flocked to Sekondi-Takoradi from... More

May 20, 2019

Revolution on the Road

Carleton is a key part of Ottawa’s connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) community, and on May 17, 2019 a large contingent of faculty and graduate students from the university helped launch the Ottawa L5 CAV... More

April 24, 2019

Documenting the Tomb of King Tutankhamen

Since it was discovered by archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922, the tomb of King Tutankhamen has been one of the most significant — and most visited — cultural heritage sites in the world. But thousands... More