Archives: Alumni notes

Archives: Alumni notes

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Jeff Gilchrist, PhD/12, MASc/07

After graduating with his PhD from the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Jeff Gilchrist landed a research position with the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). In this... More

Posted on Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes and tagged ,

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Ian Johnston, BArch/90

By Kristy Strauss | Carleton Now Ian Johnston has decided to use his architecture degree from Carleton in a different way. Instead of designing buildings, the alumnus has pursued his love of art and... More

Posted on Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes

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Students launch Tattoo Hero website

Carleton software engineering student Steve Tannahill is making waves in the tech community with his website Tattoo Hero. It all started at Startup Weekend Ottawa, an event that brings together... More

Posted on Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes, Education Feed for all posts filed under Education and tagged ,

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Jason van Gaal, BEng/07

Jason van Gaal, BEng/07, chief operating officer, co-founded Granite Networks with fellow entrepreneurs James Mackenzie and Peter McGillvray. Their upstart data centre, housing thousands of servers,... More

Posted on Friday, July 12th, 2013 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes and tagged , ,

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Andre D’Elia, BArch/93

The husband and wife principals of superkül, Andre D’Elia and Meg Graham, were featured in Nationla Post in July 2013. Af ter studying architecture at Carleton, D’Elia  interned in... More

Posted on Monday, July 8th, 2013 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes and tagged

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Looking for a summer read? Try a book by a Carleton author

Allan Silburt, MEng/82, produced a tribute to his father, artist and political cartoonist Josh Silburt, in A Colourful Life: The Art and Life of Josh Silburt. General Store Publishing House Bjarki... More

Posted on Thursday, July 4th, 2013 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes and tagged

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Ronald S. Fernando, BEng/99, MASc/01

Ronald Fernando, a lawyer in Silicon Valley specializing in intellectual property, has been named to the 2013 Lawyers of Color Hot List 100 in the United States. The selection process involved the... More

Posted on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes and tagged ,

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Ron Vandergeest, BEng/85, with startup Graphite Software

JAMES BAGNALL, OTTAWA CITIZEN The usual progression for a startup is to raise a little seed money from family and friends, move on to angel investors, then tap venture capital. But that’s not the... More

Posted on Monday, June 24th, 2013 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes

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William Teron, honorary degree, 2013

William Teron, O.C., F.R.A.I.C. (Hon.), M.O.A.A (Hon.), was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, “in recognition of outstanding contribution to business and commitment to... More

Posted on Thursday, June 13th, 2013 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes and tagged

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Denzil Doyle, honorary Doctorate of Engineering/81

Denzil Doyle’s involvement in Ottawa’s high technology industry goes back to the early 1960s when he established a sales office for Digital Equipment Corporation, a Boston-based firm that had... More

Posted on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes