Undergraduate Archives | Faculty of Engineering and Design

October 28, 2024

Opening the Circle: How Indigenous Pedagogies are being Hardwired into the Department of Electronics

A core second-year electronics course at Carleton had a new feature recently added to its problem analysis (PA) sessions to make them more collaborative, positive and engaging for students. The new component was installed by... More

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.

August 8, 2024

Dream Gig: Industrial Design Grad Finds Her Flow at Outdoor Gear Company

Like many kids growing up in Ottawa, Olivia Pucci was drawn to water. The city’s geography is defined by two rivers and a canal, all of which are sprinkled with places for aquatic play. Pucci... More

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

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 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

March 8, 2024

Empowering with Purpose: Workshop Day for Women in STEM

Hiring diverse talent helps organizations improve their bottom line. The Faculty of Engineering and Design at Carleton University has been a leader in helping support the student to professional talent pipeline as shown through its... More

February 28, 2024

Opening Doors and Shaping Futures for Black Youth at Carleton University

In order to seize an opportunity, you need to get one in the first place. Not all young people have the same access to jobs and internships, and members of equity denied groups face challenges... More

November 6, 2023

Keeping Babies Safe in Medical Transit

In 2022, over 90 per cent of babies born in Canada were delivered at term—between 37 and 41 weeks—with the majority being healthy enough to require little to no supplemental medical intervention. However, every year,... 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 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

August 29, 2023

Empowering Women in STEM: Carleton’s Women in Engineering & IT Program Returns to Bridge the...

Empowering Women in STEM: Carleton’s Women in Engineering & IT Program Returns to Bridge the Gender Gap

While the fields of engineering and information technology continue to evolve, there is one thing that stays constant – the commitment to recruiting and retaining more women in STEM. Carleton University’s Faculty of Engineering and... More