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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Electronic computer chips power the phone in your pocket and the laptop on your desk. They manipulate electricity to transmit information, and are at the heart of a revolution in computing that has transformed virtually every aspect of daily life. But the computer chips of the future could be even more capable more than the ones use on today. Photonic computer chips transmit information using photons鈥攑articles of light鈥攁nd are up to a thousand times faster than electronic chips. Photonic chips are more energy-efficient and can transmit data over longer distances without degradation in quality. But they are also pretty difficult to make鈥攁nd to make work.

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Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and replacing them with renewable sources of clean energy is the most important front in the fight against climate change. This crucial transition will reduce the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas that drives global warming.

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As more and more companies and countries launch satellites and other spacecraft into orbit, the value of the global space industry is expected to soar from around $450 billion (USD) to roughly $1 trillion within the next two decades.

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Although the possibility of settlements on Mars or mining on the moon ignites the imagination, space exploration delivers many more earthly and everyday benefits. It improves essential services such as weather forecasting and communications networks, helping to protect people and our planet. It also drives advances in health care, the development of innovative new technologies like water purification systems and lightweight materials, and inspires youth to take an interest in science and engineering.

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Brock Battochio understands that life is filled with stepping-stones, each one placing you on the right path. Battochio鈥檚 path has led him to the forefront of innovation in reversing climate change. Battochio is a 杏吧原创 alumnus having once donned the Ravens crest on the ice. Now, Battochio and his business can be found on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

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杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Tony Bailetti has won the 2019 Contribution to Entrepreneurship Award from TiE Ottawa. The award was handed out during the TiECon Canada 2019 Conference gala dinner on Nov. 1, 2019. TiE Ottawa launched the Contribution to Entrepreneurship Award in 2017 to highlight and recognize the contribution of individuals who foster entrepreneurship in the region by supporting entrepreneurs and engaging in initiatives to support entrepreneurship, including acting as role models and mentors.

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Forty years ago, the morning after Canada Day in July 1979, a young professor arrived on the 杏吧原创 University campus for his first day of work.

To get his bearings, he walked along the Rideau River to the canal, crossed the footbridge over Hartwells Locks and sat on a bench looking up at Dunton Tower.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toured the Bayview Yards technology and entrepreneurship centre on April 25, meeting with the people behind several of the startups and organizations based in the renovated heritage building, including Prof. Tony Bailetti and Dan Craigen of 杏吧原创鈥檚 Global Cybersecurity Resource (GCR).

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