Carey Simonson recognized by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies

Carey Simonson is an outstanding graduate student mentor. A Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, he has supervised over 50 graduate and postdoctoral students, many of whom have become leaders in both industrial and academic settings in Canada and around the globe.

$2.8-M NSERC-Cisco chair aims to transform the Internet of Things

University of Saskatchewan (U of S) engineering researcher Ha Nguyen has been awarded $1.38 million by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)—and matching funding from industry partner Cisco Canada —for a research chair to help address the huge demand the Internet of Things (IoT) will create for transmitting and tracking data.

Engineering success

Suzanne Kresta, dean of the U of S College of Engineering, has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE).

Professor Daniel Chen named to Fellow of Engineering Institute of Canada

The College of Engineering is pleased to extend the heartiest of congratulations to Dr. Daniel Chen, Professor of Mechanical Engineering with the Division of Biomedical Engineering, on being named a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada for his exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada.

Civil Engineering MSc Student, Bjorn Vors, receives $5,000 USD scholarship

Bjorn Vors, a U of S civil engineering student under the supervision of Professor Lisa Feldman, recently received the ACI Foundation’s Stewart C. Watson Memorial Scholarship valued at $5,000 USD. Academic success is well known to Bjorn as he received the inaugural Daniel W. Falconer ACI Student Fellowship in late 2017 and an opportunity to intern at the American Concrete Institute.

Teaching Excellence Awards - Congratulations to Debora Rolfes and JD Johnston

The College of Engineering is proud to announce that two of our faculty have received Teaching Excellence Awards from the USSU. Professor Debora Rolfes (Ron and Jane Graham School of Professional Development) and Professor JD Johnston (Mechanical Engineering) were both nominated by students for their exceptional teaching abilities.

U of S SCI-FI Camps funding boost will immerse youth in STEM

SASKATOON - The College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) will receive approximately $165,000 in new funding to support SCI-FI Camps, with the goal of engaging underrepresented youth in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education programs.