Archives: mechanical and aerospace

Archives: mechanical and aerospace

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2013 Co-operative Education Employer of the Year

MDS Aero Support Corporation is Carleton University’s Co-operative Education Employer of the Year. The Canadian aerospace company headquartered in Ottawa specializes in design and construction of... More

Posted on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 in Community Feed for all posts filed under Community, Cooperative education Feed for all posts filed under Cooperative education, Education Feed for all posts filed under Education and tagged ,

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New achievements in rotorcraft education and research

A newly initiated fourth-year rotorcraft unmanned aerial system (RUAS) project is already building on Carleton’s excellent reputation in aerospace education and research. The 23 undergraduate... More

Posted on Friday, March 1st, 2013 in Education Feed for all posts filed under Education and tagged

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GasTOPS strengthens Carleton ties with new entrance scholarship

The Dave Muir Scholarship in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, endowed with a $200,000 gift from GasTOPS, will be awarded to select engineering students entering Carleton University starting in... More

Posted on Thursday, February 21st, 2013 in Community Feed for all posts filed under Community and tagged ,

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Studying at the International Space University

Master’s student Adam Vigneron shares his enthusiam for attending the Space Studies Program at the International Space University with the Regina Leader-Post. Here, he is pictured with fellow... More

Posted on Thursday, June 7th, 2012 in Education Feed for all posts filed under Education and tagged

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Team Carleton places first at CASI Free Flight Competition

(From left to right: Kyle Corbin, Hugh Reynolds, James Pady and Jasper Van Waarden) The four-man Carleton Free Flight team placed first at the annual Canadian Aeronautical and Space Institute (CASI)... More

Posted on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 in Competitions and Awards Feed for all posts filed under Competitions and Awards, Education Feed for all posts filed under Education and tagged , ,

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Ravens Racing unveils first hybrid SAE car

Carleton students have been participating in the Formula SAE event since 1998, with triumphs such as highest engine power, best use of computer simulation, and best fuel economy. In 2010, the project... More

Posted on Thursday, April 12th, 2012 in Education Feed for all posts filed under Education, fourth year projects Feed for all posts filed under fourth year projects and tagged ,

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Biking crash test dummy (Ottawa Citizen)

Carleton engineering students design crash test dummy for cycling accidents By Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen April 5, 2012 Carleton University students have designed a type of crash test dummy not seen... More

Posted on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 in fourth year projects Feed for all posts filed under fourth year projects, Research Feed for all posts filed under Research and tagged ,

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Nils Pokrupa, BEng/00

After graduating from Carleton, Nils Pokrupa headed to Sweden for his master’s degree, where he joined the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC). Pokrupa works on the the PRISMA project, which was... More

Posted on Thursday, March 29th, 2012 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes and tagged

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2012 Co-op Employer of the Year

Brian French, land equipment program manager at the Department of National Defence, and Alexander Rink, CEO of local start-up company Gazaro, are Carleton University’s 2012 Co-op Employers of the... More

Posted on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 in Cooperative education Feed for all posts filed under Cooperative education and tagged ,

Portrait of Vinod Rajasekaran

Vinod Rajasekaran, BEng/05

Vinod Rajasekaran, BEng/05, founded and manages Hub Ottawa, a business incubator located on Bank Street, near Parliament Hill. The co-working space brings together start-up social entrepreneurs and... More

Posted on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes and tagged