After five decades at 杏吧原创 University, Department of Electronics Chancellor鈥檚 Professor Jim Wight still walks into the classroom with the same energy that first brought him to Ottawa in the early 1970s.

Wight鈥檚 career spans from training generations of engineers and helping to shape the aerospace program to launching multiple successful startups, reflecting the evolution of the Canadian technology sector and the long-lasting value of hands-on learning.

鈥淚 come here and do my daily workout,鈥� he says of teaching. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a mental workout.鈥�

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Quantum physics describes the properties of the universe at the smallest of scales. At the sub-atomic level, matter and energy behave in very unexpected ways. And by understanding the mind-bending physics of the basic particles that make up the universe, we can build technologies far more advanced than what we have today.

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杏吧原创鈥檚 Experiential Learning Fund (CUELF), supported by Employment and Social Development Canada, funded 14 projects in July 2025. Initiatives span VR, field experiences, community archives, engineering labs, and public partnerships鈥攅nhancing hands鈥憃n learning across diverse disciplines for undergrad and graduate students.聽Congratulations聽to Prof. Hima Dhulipati (Electronics), Prof. Juan Jimenez (Industrial Design), Prof. Andrew Harris (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), Prof. Lisa Moffitt and Prof. Jerry Hacker (Architecture and Urbanism)!

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On May 15, 2025, 杏吧原创 University celebrated its inaugural Intellectual Property (IP) Impact Award at聽CU@Kanata鈥攂ringing together researchers, students, and industry partners to honour 杏吧原创 innovations making waves beyond academia.

Presented by the聽杏吧原创 Innovation Transfer Office (CITO)听飞颈迟丑颈苍听Industry and Partnership Services (IPS), the newly launched award recognizes 杏吧原创 experts whose high-impact research extends beyond the scientific community, fostering real-world economic, social, and environmental impacts.

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The Department of Electronics is thrilled to congratulate Pavel Cheben on receiving the 2025 SPIE Maria Goeppert Mayer Award in Photonics!

Pavel, an Adjunct Professor with our department and sponsored by Professor Winnie Ye, has been recognized for his exceptional contributions to the field of photonics. His innovative research advanced the state of photonics technologies, influencing both academic understanding and practical applications in groundbreaking ways.

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Hubert Jean-Ruel is the new Canada Research Chair in Advanced Photonic Sensing Components and Systems at 杏吧原创 University. The Tier II Canada Research Chair (CRC) recognition is awarded by the Government of Canada to exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. The new chair is a testament to the caliber of 杏吧原创鈥檚 faculty and researchers 鈥� signifying their profound impact in critical areas of study.

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From helping older adults age in place, to space exploration in hazardous environments to crafting precise blueprints for the construction of new homes鈥攔obots have increasingly become tools we depend on to positively impact daily life, eliminate dangerous jobs and transform the world we live in. At 杏吧原创, we鈥檙e leading the charge.

With another academic year coming to a close, join us in celebrating our students鈥� and researchers鈥� innovative robotics research and breakthroughs:

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Recent funding from the  (CIHR) is backing Leila Mosta莽o-Guidolin and co-investigator Edana Cassol鈥檚 research to better understand the essential mechanisms of asthma in the lungs鈥攐ne of the most common chronic respiratory diseases in Canada.

Mosta莽o-Guidolin, a Canada Research Chair and assistant professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, and Cassol, an associate professor in the Department of Health Sciences, are receiving $673,200 over the next five years from the CIHR鈥檚 Project Grant program. This program recognizes ideas with the greatest potential for important advances in fundamental or applied health-related knowledge.

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The Faculty of Engineering and Design is delighted to acknowledge the following recipients of 杏吧原创 University’s 2024 Achievement Awards, which are bestowed annually to recognize the distinction of our professors, instructors and librarians.

Research Achievement Awards

are administered by the to recognize outstanding research achievements. The awards were established in 1989 to enhance the quality of research and to recognize research excellence. The recipients鈥� terms run from May to April.

Abid Hussain – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Bio-electrochemical systems for carbon recovery and chemical production from organic waste

Organic waste comprises a major fraction of municipal solid waste. The current treatment and disposal methods lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions or yield a product of relatively low value. Bio-electrochemical systems represent innovative technologies capable of converting organic waste to carboxylates which are highly prized as industrial chemicals. This project focuses on the fundamental aspects of the intricate microbial and electrochemical reactions that facilitate carboxylate production in these systems to maximize yields and carbon recovery.

Andrew Harris – Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Investigating the Role of Mechanical Forces in Platelet Production

Platelet transfusion is an effective treatment strategy for patients with a reduced platelet count, but it demands a high number of uncontaminated platelets. An intriguing alternative source of platelets to donor blood is to make them synthetically, but current approaches fall short of producing clinically usable platelet counts. This research will take a new perspective by considering the role of mechanical forces in platelet production and will lead to new methods to generate platelets ex vivo.

Tiny 2.0: A deeply affordable climate-friendly housing solution

Tiny2.0 builds upon established principles of sustainability, resilience, and affordability to explore cutting-edge concepts within the realm of sustainable and resilient housing solutions (thenorthernnomad.ca). This multidisciplinary research project extends beyond net-zero solutions to incorporate emerging themes like net carbon sequestration and energy trading facilitated by digital blockchain ledgers. Energy storage and trading addresses ongoing issues with the electrical grid such as arbitrage, curtailment, peak emission avoidance and outages due to extreme weather events.

Teaching Achievement Awards

杏吧原创 University Teaching Achievement Awards are administered by the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and are intended to enhance the teaching of their recipients and the quality of instruction at 杏吧原创.

Bora Pulatsu – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Advanced Technologies in Interdisciplinary Engineering Education Environment

Teaching conservation engineering and architectural heritage requires highly interdisciplinary course material to address challenges and available solutions. However, conventional engineering education may not necessarily take advantage of technological developments; hence, it is less engaging when assessing complex problems. To this end, a novel experiential learning environment is proposed for students using augmented reality, simulation-based content development and hands-on lab testing. The proposed framework supplements the traditional teaching methods and implements new trends.

Carlos Rossa – Department of Systems and Computer Engineering

Can Teaching by Demonstration Improve Engineering Graduate Attributes?

Most engineering students discover principles by observing examples, most teaching resources provide a set of rules that students need to memorize and apply. Often, little attention is paid to the question of why these rules exist and what they describe. This project proposes a framework to integrate live demonstrations into modelling and simulation courses to bridge the gap between theory and application. Integrating this form of inductive learning will have a positive and longstanding impact on student performance.

Alan Steele – Department of Electronics

Developing and Assessing Teamwork Awareness in an Engineering Project Course

This project looks at developing and assessing the teamwork abilities of engineering students in a third-year project. The use of an available online tool for training students on how to evaluate teamwork and provide evaluation of team members, enabling peer feedback within teams. The perceived value of this tool and its feedback will be surveyed after first use in the third-year project and again later in a capstone team project. This can then provide insight into teamwork development.

Personal Achievement Awards

Professional Achievement Awards recognize outstanding professional achievements at 杏吧原创 University for librarians and instructors.

Shoeleh Shams 鈥� Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Shoeleh鈥檚 teaching philosophy centers on inspiring passion for learning before effectively transferring knowledge. She strives to create a safe and enjoyable environment that accommodates the diverse learning styles of all students. Her approach involves building trust and strong bonds with students and involving them in the process by incorporating inclusive active learning exercises. Shoeleh鈥檚 objective extends beyond content delivery; it prioritizes mentoring and instilling values like integrity and compassion to nurture students鈥� professional and personal growth.

Contract Instructor Teaching Awards

Contract Instructor Teaching Awards recognize teaching excellence by Contract Instructors at 杏吧原创 University.

James’ ongoing interests in teaching students can best be described as experiential learning in research and engagement practices. His focus is on identifying positive initiatives for energizing, empowering, activating downtowns, neighbourhoods, rural and Indigenous communities who are facing economic, social, cultural and environmental challenges. He connects students with real-life conservation and adaptive repurposing initiatives for places that may involve healing from histories of racial exclusion, trauma, and colonialism. Students learn first-hand that the concept of reconciliation as defined and managed by Indigenous communities can be fostered through taking positive action.

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