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.
- Cordell Grant, an aerospace engineer from Cape Breton is explaining climate change in a Cape Breton Post column series, to make the information accessible for everyone.
- Dr. Leandro Pecchia and a team of engineers from Warwick have developed an AI system that tracks glucose levels without needing to prick your finger. It can even detect hypoglycemia while asleep.
- Nanobook 2.0 is the ultimate notebook for the job site. It’s made from stone and titanium to withstand rain, mud and grease. The pages are fire-resistant and you can write on it with anything, even your keys.
- The Panfee V1 Pro is a digital tool that incorporates an inclinometer, a laser tape measure and a cross-line level, all in one lightweight device that is smaller than your smartphone.
- PLA-Recylcer is an open sourced filament extruder and shredder project run by 4 French students to reduce waste resulting from 3-D printing and scrapped models.
What technology or gadget are you currently enjoying and would recommend to other aspiring and licensed 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.
- APEGA News
- APEGNB News
- APEGS News - Updated electrical engineering codes
- APEY News
- ASET News
- EGBC News - Upcoming series to develop women leadership
- Engineers Nova Scotia News - Revisions of fire safety regulations
- Engineers PEI News
- NAPEG News
- OACETT News
- PEGNL News
- PEO News
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- 5 steps for clean air in India: Arunabha Ghosh, a public policy adviser, talks about his 5-step plan to fix the air quality in India, some of the worst air quality in the world.
- Why I draw with robots: Sougwen Chung, an artist that researches dynamics between humans and machines, talks about how she “taught” a robot how to draw in her own artistic style and how it made mistakes, just like her.
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“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
– Albert Einstein
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Gavin Simone, P.Eng., PMP, LEED AP
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This month, we’re asking you, who is the engineer you looked up to and influenced your decision to pursue engineer? Let us know in the comments below.
I looked up to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam during my childhood before deciding on choosing engineering as my future path. He was the best nuclear scientist India could ever have and later became the President of India. During his tenure, I always looked up for his kindness, intellect and thinking.
My dad is the engineer I look up to. Even though he always wanted me to pursue electrical engineering, I ended up going through with chemical engineering instead.
Dr. Roger M. Butler, the father of steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD).
Julie Payette
Honestly, My Father, (luis zapata), he is a chemical engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. I remember since I was a child he used to take to his office in the oil refinery (Venezuela) and I used to play there like in a playground. He was my inspiration and I decided to follow his steps.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel and all his achievements in Engineering Inspired me as well as other family members who are engineers.
My great great grandfather. Pioneer of hydro generation in Ontario. Inspired my career in the power generation industry
In my case it was my late cousin Juan Carlos Solórzano Castro, he was Naval Mechanical Engineer when I was still a child and he inspired me to follow the Engineering path. Although in the beginning it was my intention to follow his steps, I did not become a Mechanical Engineer but an Electronics (Electrical) Engineer, which has been my passion since I was a young age.
Engr. Roy Raz, he is a bridge engineer in Macau SAR. He is my mentor, the one I look up to encourage myself to give my best. I learned a lot from him. Knowledge that are acquired from experience and not from books. Experience acquired from colleagues and supervisors. He is one of the best. I still look up to him especially now that he is in heaven.
Inspired by Thomass Edison and Nicola Tesla.
Its Nikola Tesla. Since my childhood I was very impressed and amazed by the work and life of
Mr.Tesla. When I started reading about his inventions and futuristic thinking, I decided my goal to be an engineer and do some creative, functional and productive work in my life.
My Father, he is a chemical engineer, but I ended up as Telecommunication Engineer.
Nikola Tesla
I didn’t have many female role models in STEM to look up to growing up. However, my parents instilled a belief in me that I could do anything and that gender is not a barrier. I admire Roberta Bondar (Canada’s first female astronaut) and I follow Elon Musk (cofounder and CEO of Tesla).
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the greatest scientist from India.
Michael Faraday was and is the inspiration for me to get in the engineering.
My dad was an engineer. I was inspired by his ability to fix anything and solve problems quickly/
Chris Hadfield
My dad influenced my decision to pursue engineering! Growing up, I recall him always explaining why things are designed this way or made that way. It definitely made me curious!
The Skydome engineers – as a kid I was in awe with how the retractable dome works in Toronto’s Skydome.