2025

RBC renews investment in future tech leaders at Western
By Mary Lou Reeleder, Western News, February 21, 2025
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) first partnered with Western to launch the RBC Design Thinking Program in 2019. Building on this commitment, RBC is now investing $1.35 million toward the co-curricular program and to fund 10 scholarships, each valued at $15,000. The scholarships will be awarded to five engineering students and five computer and data science students.
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Western campus acts as ‘living lab’ for building smart cities
By Jeff Renaud, Western News, February 11, 2025
Western engineering professor Ayan Sadhu and a team of engineers and computer scientists have developed technologies to assess the damage and degradation of existing infrastructure in cities, which can ultimately influence key decisions on maintenance, rehabilitation or even demolition.
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Northern Tornadoes Project tracks longest Canadian tornado season
By Jeff Renaud, Western News, February 07, 2025
Canada experienced its longest tornado season on record, according to the annual year-long investigation by Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP).
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Western Engineering professor honoured with prestigious AIAA Energy Systems Award
February 06, 2025
Ying Zheng, a renowned chemical engineering professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Chemical Reaction and Intensification, has been awarded the 2025 Energy Systems Award by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
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Eric Doerr: Bridging Connections and Driving Innovation in Biochemical Engineering
January 29, 2025
Eric Doerr, BESc’14, MESc’16, is a dynamic and ambitious leader with a passion for connecting people and solving complex problems. We caught up with Eric to learn more about his career journey, his reflections on Western Engineering, and his advice for the next generation of engineers.
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Western Libraries celebrates excellence in undergraduate research
By Western Libraries Communications, Western News, January 16, 2025
Joel Friesen Waldner, an undergraduate engineering student, is among the recipients of the 2024 Western Libraries Undergraduate Research Awards.
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Engineering alum appointed to Order of Ontario
By Western Communications, Western News, January 15, 2025
Catherine Karakatsanis, BESc’83, MESc’91, LLD’23, chief operating officer at Morrison Hershfield, now part of Stantec, has been appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour.
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Grazing ‘solar’ sheep offer lucrative solution for farmers, Western research shows
January 07, 2025
A study, led by engineering and Ivey Business School professor Joshua Pearce, shows utilizing sheep on solar farms was not only lucrative for farmers but offered a promising path forward to augment agriculture with solar technology. The findings were published by the high impact journal Applied Energy.
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