Archives: mechanical and aerospace

Archives: mechanical and aerospace

Potrait of Andreas Tsangaris

Andreas Tsangaris, BEng/80, MEng/83

Andreas Tsangaris, BEng/80, MEng/83, is replacing landfills with power plants. In the quest for new sources of sustainable energy, he is sifting through the garbage. As chief scientist with Plasco... More

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

Enceladus

Move over, Rover

Sometimes a rover just won’t do for planetary exploration. Since mass equals expense, the heavy mobile device can add too much to the payload; other times, the planetary subsurface of interest to... More

Posted on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 in Cooperative education Feed for all posts filed under Cooperative education, Education Feed for all posts filed under Education and tagged ,

Photo: Jo Wong

New space for exploration

“I taught here for 31 years, so I have a very close relationship with Carleton. I like to contribute whatever I can to further the advancement of research and teaching in this field,” says Jo... More

Posted on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 in Education Feed for all posts filed under Education and tagged

elramly

Zakaria El-Ramly, MEng/71, PhD/75

Zakaria El-Ramly describes himself as a “practical academic.” His company ZE PowerGroup Inc. reflects his zeal for tackling problems in the energy industry by looking ahead of the curve and... More

Posted on Sunday, January 8th, 2012 in Alumni notes Feed for all posts filed under Alumni notes and tagged

Mars rover

Jo Yung Wong Laboratory for Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Mobility, Guidance and Control

Research at the Jo Yung Wong Laboratory for Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Mobility, Guidance and Control will make Carleton a leader in mobility, guidance and control of Earth-bound off-road... More

Posted on Friday, November 4th, 2011 in Facilities Feed for all posts filed under Facilities and tagged

Students with gas turbine

H.I.H. Saravanamuttoo Gas Turbine Laboratory

Carleton is renowned for work in the field of gas turbine technology and theory, particularly through the contributions of Dr. Saravanamuttoo, and it is one of the few universities to house a fully... More

Posted on Friday, November 4th, 2011 in Facilities Feed for all posts filed under Facilities and tagged

Potrait: Prof. Matida

Edgar Matida: 2011 Research Achievement Award

Edgar Matida’s research concentrates on how medications dispensed by inhalers reach the lungs, or how well they don’t. “Anyone who relies on medical inhalers to help them breathe when they are... More

Posted on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 in Research Feed for all posts filed under Research and tagged ,

Wind tunnel

Pratt and Whitney Canada High-Speed Wind Tunnel

Named in recognition of the long-established relationship between Carleton University and Pratt and Whitney Canada (PWC), the wind tunnel gives graduate students, researchers and PWC engineers the... More

Posted on Monday, October 4th, 2010 in Facilities Feed for all posts filed under Facilities and tagged

Portrait: Kostyantyn Khomutov

Master’s student creating jet-smooth helicopter rides

(Ottawa, March 11, 2009) – You might call Carleton engineering student Kostyantyn Khomutov a whirling wizard. Khomutov is using his master’s degree in aerospace and mechanical engineering at... More

Posted on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 in Research Feed for all posts filed under Research and tagged ,