Engineering Newsletter – September 2016

1. Michael McGhee, a Scottish civil engineer, has developed a program that tracks the exact location of the sun at any time, from anywhere. This information can be used by anyone that owns a glass structure (e.g. skyscraper, solar farm) to identify areas that may be impacted by blinding reflections and associated heat concentrations.

2. Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell, an engineering professor at Johns Hopkins University, designs medical imaging systems that produce clearer pictures from advanced communication between robotics, sound, and light.

1. Bloomsky - Community-Based Smart Weather System - A team from Redwood City, California has developed local weather monitors that can connect to your home to adjust it according to what is happening outside.

2. IOFIT Smart Golf Shoes - Could golf shoes really improve your slice? These shoes have with thin embedded sensors to track your balance and weight transfer to give you actionable data about your swing.

3. CitizenSpring - A New York team developed an app that helps communities test and share drinking water information to locate safe drinking water.

4. SuraiTea (Our newsletter sponsor from July) - Has launched its own Indigogo campaign helping refugees settle in Canada with a new job.

What technology or gadget are you currently enjoying and would recommend to other aspiring and licenced engineers? Let us know in the comments below.

Here are the news links to every Canadian Association. If there is anything beyond the normal stuff (elections, new appointments), I'll try to list them below. During certain parts of the year (e.g. Summer, X-Mas), the news tends to slow down.

1.  APEGA news - Resources for those who are unemployed and members of APEGA
2.  APEGBC news - Working on a dam in B.C.? The Site Characterization Guidelines for dams have been updated.
3.  APEGNB news
4.  APEGS news
5.  APEY news
6.  ASET news
7.  EGM news - A few interesting technology insights at the Rio olympics.
8.  Engineers Nova Scotia news
9.  Engineers PEI news
10.  NAPEG news
11.  OACETT news
12.  PEGNL news
13.  PEO news

Did I miss your association or something about your association for this month? Leave a comment so I can add it next month.

Here are a few jobs that caught my eye across Canada. Most were posted within the last week. 

1. Network Engineer - Abacus Service Corporation, Vancouver, BC
2. Mechanical product engineer -Michael Page International, Calgary, AB 
3. Inspection Coordinator (Civil) - City of Toronto, Toronto, ON 

4. Electrical Systems Engineer - IRVING GROUP OF COMPANIES - Halifax, NS

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1.  The Next Manufacturing Revolution Is Here - Olivier Scalabre suggests that the 4th manufacturing revolution is coming soon and we will see smaller local factories, more 3D printing, and more environmentally friendly solutions.

2. The Taboo Secret To Healthier Plants and People - Molly Winter explains how using human manure can improve the health of plants and humans.

Have you seen an interesting TED talk lately? Share it in the comments below. 

1. My ebook study guide for the OACETT PPE has been fully migrated into a much more useful step-by-step OACETT PPE Online Course. Click on the link to learn more and download the free PPE cheat sheet.

2. I'm still developing a free immigration resource - I need your help to develop a free tip sheet to help engineers who live abroad and wish to come to Canada to become licenced engineers here. Have you immigrated to Canada and found a job either before or after arriving? Do you have any advice about the immigration process? Please use this form to tell me about your experience. 

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