{"id":542,"date":"2019-08-27T07:19:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T11:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/?page_id=542"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:42:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:42:58","slug":"william-j-rainbird-engineering-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/william-j-rainbird-engineering-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"William J. Rainbird Engineering Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        William J. Rainbird Engineering Scholarship\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Awarded annually, on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering program to one or more outstanding full-time students proceeding from third to fourth year of the Bachelor of Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering Program at Carleton University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eligible candidate(s) must be either Canadian citizen(s) or permanent resident(s) of Canada (landed immigrant or a protected person). Consideration will be given to academic performance in Fluid Mechanics courses and participation in extracurricular activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Endowed in 2006 by family, friends and colleagues of Bill Rainbird. Professor Rainbird was the first Chairman of the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical (renamed Aerospace in 1989) Engineering and was one of the sparks behind the establishment of the Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering program at Carleton. A native of New Zealand, Bill was an excellent teacher, Ed Hilary-like in stature with a warm and generous personality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winners to date have been:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Recipient<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2006<\/td><td>A. Morbi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2007<\/td><td>K. Chisholm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2008<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2009<\/td><td>Q. Murphy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2010<\/td><td>J. Teutsch<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2011<\/td><td>P. Suresh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2012<\/td><td>M. Tasson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2013<\/td><td>T. Tabikh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014<\/td><td>K. Hovell<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2015<\/td><td>C. Fraser<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016<\/td><td>S. Brown<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017<\/td><td>J. Mangione<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018<\/td><td>J. Hough<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020<\/td><td>W. Wright<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021<\/td><td>A. Bastin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022<\/td><td>M. Wilkinson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>E. John<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2024<\/td><td>I. Barrow<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2025<\/td><td>L. Marshy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awarded annually, on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering program to one or more outstanding full-time students proceeding from third to fourth year of the Bachelor of Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering Program at Carleton University. 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