Engineering Newsletter – January 2019
Here is your monthly dose of my Canadian engineering news created for licensed and aspiring engineers, geoscientists and technicians in Canada. Stay informed and impress your colleagues with your newfound knowledge. Engineers Making Headlines Quebec engineer Frederic Pelletier leads a NASA exploration mission to a space rock called Ultima Thule, 1.6 billion km past Pluto,…
Read MoreEngineer Gift Giving Guide
I thought it would be fun to help engineers come up with gift ideas this holiday season. It can be hard to give a really good gift, so we too often default to gift cards, wine and other staples. I hope this post turns you into a gift-giving ninja. It’s something that I’ve been working…
Read MoreEngineering Newsletter – December 2018
Here is your monthly dose of my Canadian engineering news created for licensed and aspiring engineers, geoscientists and technicians in Canada. Stay informed and impress your colleagues with your newfound knowledge. Engineers Making Headlines Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, a mechanical engineer, is opening an engineering university in Hereford that will prioritize recruiting equal numbers of women and men,…
Read More2019 NPPE Exam Dates
The 2019 exam dates for the National Professional Practice Exam (NPPE) are as follows: January 28-30, 2019 April 8-10, 2019 June 10-12, 2019 September 9-11, 2019 November 25-27, 2019 Applying can be done through APEGAs members service area or your Association’s website. Who is the NPPE For? It is for those who want to obtain their Foreign…
Read MoreEngineering Newsletter – November 2018
Here is your monthly dose of my Canadian engineering news created for licensed and aspiring engineers, geoscientists and technicians in Canada. Stay informed and impress your colleagues with your newfound knowledge. Engineers Making Headlines Donna Strickland has become the first woman in 55 years to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. She is an associate…
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