Interdisciplinary Archives | Faculty of Engineering and Design

September 11, 2024

Carleton’s Communications Engineering Cracks Top 10% in Latest ShanghaiRanking

Carleton University has once again been recognized as an international leader in telecommunications engineering by ShanghaiRanking in their 2024 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects report.

June 18, 2024

Students Tackle Real-World Issues Through Capstone & Studio Design Projects

Every June, a graduating class walks across the convocation stage degree in hand and a mind brimming with ideas. For this year’s graduating Engineering and Design students, it wasn’t long ago that they presented and... More

May 28, 2024

Expanding Canadian Investment in Aging in Place Technologies

For older adults who want to live independently, transportation can be a major challenge. Many rely on public transportation to get them to appointments and shopping centres. But in Canada, public transportation is not always... More

April 10, 2024

Safety in Motion

This article is republished from Engineering Matters, the newsletter of Engineers Canada, as part of the Building Tomorrows series which highlights the important contributions of engineers and the many ways they help to make our... More

March 28, 2024

Carleton Celebrates 30 Years of Virtual Ventures STEM camps for Canadian youth

A dream and a team of four engineering students. That’s what it took to start Virtual Ventures, the award-winning not-for-profit organization run under Carleton University’s Faculty of Engineering and Design. Virtual Ventures is also a... More

March 18, 2024

Engineering and Lifelong Learning: An Interview with Dean Larry Kostiuk

As part of National Engineering Month, Dean Larry Kostiuk was interviewed by Engineers Canada to provide valuable insights into his journey, reflections on engineering, and Carleton’s pivotal role in shaping the profession’s future. From early... More

March 14, 2024

Building a Sustainable Career in Engineering

Abi Kang had always liked math and science—but she was interested in architecture too. Through Carleton’s Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering program, she found a way to combine these passions into one degree. The Architectural... More

February 22, 2024

Giving Back: to BEng & Beyond

Normally, there is a single recipient for the annual Adrian D.C. Chan Award for Volunteer and Community Service. But when two Faculty of Engineering and Design students like Nikita Yovchev and Ankita Dey applied, the... More

October 4, 2023

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering and Design

Throughout 2023, the Faculty of Engineering and Design (FED) has moved forward on its commitments to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) just as Carleton has continued its EDI commitments across the university as a whole.... More

September 20, 2023

Autonomous Aviation Revolutionizes Northern Deliveries

In celebration of Carleton University’s 2023 Throwback week–a homecoming for alumni and community members–we sat down with seven alumni to see where they are now. Their stories moved us and reminded us of the impact... More

September 11, 2023

The Evolution of the Engineering Design Centre

This time last year, Carleton University’s newest building came online with flurry of student activity. The Engineering Design Centre (EDC) is more than just a three-storey, 25,000-square-foot facility. It is a physical representation of Carleton’s... More

June 9, 2023

A Connected Community – Carleton’s School of Industrial Design Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The grey, octagonal time capsule—designed in 1999 by an alumnus of the School of Industrial Design (SID) and sealed in 2000—finally opened on April 22, 2023. Hundreds of people crowded in Carleton’s Richcraft Building that... More