A Western engineering professor has developed a way to ease stresses on the electric power system, with a smart inverter that allows solar farms to be put to work even at night. Even better, the technology has been proven to improve the power system …
Western researchers Lauren Flynn, Abouzar Sadrekarimi and Audrey Bouvier will split more than $525,000 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced today in Ottawa.
Two teams of Western students have advanced to the regional finals of the sixth annual Hult Prize Challenge, putting the eight students in line for the competition’s $1-million prize, the organization announced today. Sponsored by the Hult Prize Foundation, the...
Finding a way to improve the efficiency of how heavy oil is upgraded is a challenge Western Engineering professor Cedric Briens is excited to take on as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Syncrude/ExxonMobil Industrial Research...
Angie Mandich, associate vice-president (student experience), left, recently presented the first-ever Employer Partnership Award to Sarah Tattersall, manager of Recruitment and Talent Development for 3M Canada. The Student Success Centre, DAN Management and...
Western Engineering’s Concrete Toboggan Team is heading to a galaxy far, far away – well, actually, the Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, B.C. – for the 2015 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, Jan. 21-25. Co-captains and fourth-year Engineering students Mack...
A Western researcher now finds himself at the forefront of a multi-university effort to develop a nationwide flood forecasting system to save lives and property across the country. Currently, no such flood warning system exists in Canada. Announced last month,...
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships Wednesday to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the...
This weekend, we remember 14 young women who lost their lives 25 years ago. On this day, known now as the ‘Montreal Massacre,’ an enraged gunman roamed the corridors of Montreal’s École Polytechnique and killed 14 women, 12 of whom were engineering students.
If you dream it, you can build it. This is not just a mantra; it has become a reality for Mechanical and Materials Engineering students thanks to a new 3D printing lab. Featuring eight 3D printers, the Spencer Engineering Building lab was integrated into the...
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper chose Western’s Collider Centre for Technology Commercialization in the Advanced Manufacturing Park Monday afternoon as a backdrop for a $5.8 billion announcement of new infrastructure spending across the country, including...
Almost overnight, and totally unexpectedly, four Western students have turned a project meant to streamline the 40-hour volunteer requirement for high school students into a successful enterprise. Pod is an online organization tool for clubs, causes and teams, created...
Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Gregory Kopp is known for being the man on the ground assessing wind-ravaged homes following a tornado as part of his research. But now Kopp is stepping behind the desk to face different challenges in a new role as Western...