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Earlier today, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and @ualberta signed a memorandum of understanding to form a partnership supporting nuclear research and infrastructure in Alberta. ✅
Congrats on this exciting partnership!🎊
Read more about the nuclear partnership: bit.ly/4BJbhuy
Engineering Career Connections is thrilled to host Associated Engineering for the semester's first Employer in Residence! 💼👷🏡 On the agenda tomorrow:
➡️ Ask AE Anything Career Panel + Pizza 🍕 (RSVP to secure your spot!) | 12 - 1 p.m.
Join Associated Engineering EITs and P.Eng.s for an interactive career panel. Learn what a typical week in consulting looks like, what sets AE apart from other firms, and how to stand out as a top candidate for engineering opportunities. RSVP here: groupize.com/gz/app/organiza…
➡️ Open Networking with AE's HR (Drop-in friendly!) & 15-minute 1:1 Career Chats with AE Engineers | 1- 3 p.m.
Nicole Ewasiuk, AE's HR Coordinator, is excited to meet you and share her recruiter insights — including what employers look for when hiring engineers and how Associated Engineering approaches their hiring practices.
Schedule one, 15 min. career chat, with an engineer working in Transportation, Structural, Infrastructure, Process, Project Management, or Civil. Book a1:1 chat here (maximum of 1 booking per student): sites.google.com/ualberta.ca…
Celebrating the graduate students and postdoctoral scholars recognized for this year's Canada Research Training Awards! 🏆This year, 25 grads and postdocs from engineering were selected for demonstrating exceptional promise in their disciplines🙌🎉
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s
Cynthia Cui, Abhigya Devkota, Zachary Larsen, Katherine Lin, Benjamin Oblinski, Erin Rees, Saeed Shabani, Nolan Shaw, Alex Zhang
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral
Hadi Afsaneh, Grace Ciarniello, Lucas Graf-Alexiou, Chenyue Guo, Siyi Huang , Hossein Mehnatkesh Ghadikolaei, Nima Narjabadifam, Abigail Paul, Xinkai Xu
Canada Postdoctoral Research Award
Tae Hyun Chung, Zhongjian Jia, Meesung Lee, Lixing Lin, Mutahar Safdar, Basem Yusuf Shahriar, Suyash Verma
Congratulations to all the recipients of this year's Canada Research Training Awards scholarship! Read more👉 bit.ly/4jEm82r
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Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta retweeted
Pleasure to host @alejandroadem, President of @NSERC_CRSNG, & Manal Bahubeshi, Vice-President of the Research & Technology Partnerships Directorate!
Thank you for visiting @UAlberta, connecting with our community & discussing the future of research, innovation & partnerships.
Yesterday, the Faculty of Engineering had the honour of welcoming executive leadership from @NSERC to the U of A campus! 🇨🇦✨
Check out some highlights from yesterday's VIP campus tour! 📸👇
Need something to do this week? 🤔
Join Dr. Doug Hamilton this Thursday, October 15, for his guest lecture, Performing Under Pressure: Engineering Resilience in Extreme Scenarios 👷🌪️
Dr. Hamilton will be at tomorrow's Career Studio with Engineering Career Connections, so be sure to stop by ETLC E2-040 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Register for FREE - check out the link in our bio!
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ALT Poster for a guest lecture featuring Dr. Douglas Hamilton. Includes details of the event on Thursday, October 15, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Lister Centre, University of Alberta. Topics include medicine, engineering design, and space operations. Registration is available online.
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It’s officially been one week of the David Morris Innovation Hub!🥳 Last Thursday, we celebrated the opening of the brand-new experiential learning garage. Take a look at some moments from last week’s grand opening! 📸👉
Read more about the David Morris Innovation Hub🔗 ualberta.ca/en/giving/why-gi…
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Attention all undergrad students! 📣 Want to know how your engineering experience is evolving? ⚙️💡
Join Dean Simaan AbouRizk for the upcoming Undergraduate Student Town Hall! This is your opportunity to discover key initiatives being designed to support your success and shape your education.
Your voice matters, and we want to hear from you as we build the future of our Faculty together. Drop by, get informed, and bring your questions!
Event Details:
•🗓️ Date: October 6, 2026
•⏰ Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
•🎙️ Speaker: Dean Simaan AbouRizk
•📍 RSVP & submit your questions here: forms.gle/9iw43pneKu4R6AUM7
Can’t RSVP but can still attend? Join us anyway!!
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Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta retweeted
Orange Shirt Day is September 30, a day to honour the thousands of children who were forcibly removed from their families and sent to Indian Residential Schools.
As our community comes together throughout the week, we encourage everyone to wear an orange shirt, reflect, learn and continue meaningful conversations about the lasting impacts of residential schools.
Learn more about Orange Shirt Day activities on campus: ualberta.ca/en/first-peoples…
Looking to level up your career game this week? 👷♂️🙂↕️
Here’s your weekly lineup of events from Engineering Career Connections! Every week brings new events, and for Sept. 28 – Oct. 2, there are plenty of opportunities for you to:
🚀 Explore career paths in engineering
🛠️ Build key technical & soft skills
🤝 Connect directly with industry employers
Don't miss out on what's happening — head to the Engineering Career Connections Events Calendar page ualberta.ca/en/engineering/s… to RSVP!
#UAlberta #Engineering #CareerGrowth #Networking
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Are you ready to map out your next professional or academic milestone? Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, for the U of A’s Careers Day and Graduate and Professional Studies Fair.
📅 Event Details:
• Graduate & Professional Studies Fair: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Katz Group Centre Atrium
• Careers Day / Foire d’emploi bilingue: 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Van Vliet Complex
👉 Learn more and plan your visit: uab.ca/careersday and uab.ca/gpf
#ualberta #ualbertastudents #ualbertaalumni #CareersDay2026 #GradFair #HigherEducation #Networking
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While AI can help summarize long texts and check grammar, it can’t choose a career or life path for you🚫🛜💼
That’s why instructors Dr. Ania Ulrich and Torrey Dance adapted Stanford’s "Designing Your Life" course for @Ualberta students, teaching design thinking tools like prototyping, experimentation, and learning from failure to help students plan their futures🧠😎
It's also one of six recipients of the Fall 2026 Course (Re)Design Award! 🏆
Read more about their course! bit.ly/4y6JeDk
Or read more about the Course (Re)Design recipients! bit.ly/4zVbyKa
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Apply now for your chance to study in the UK with the Churchill Cambridge Scholarship!! 🏫🇬🇧🙇♂️
Application deadline is October 16th!
Email [email protected] with questions or to apply, or visit our website to learn more! 🔗
ualberta.ca/en/engineering/m…
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Deadline approaching!
Join the Master of Sustainability @UAlberta and build skills to solve real-world global challenges.
• ESG and climate solutions
• Future-ready careers
• Global community
Apply by July 31(domestic students): uab.ca/msust
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One week left to apply!
Your global career in sustainability starts now with the Master of Sustainability @UAlberta.
Don't miss your chance. Apply before July 31 at uab.ca/msust
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Ready to take the next step in your career?
Applications for domestic students are still open for @UAlberta's Master of Sustainability. Build the skills employers are actively hiring for.
Apply by July 31: uab.ca/msust
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How much do you know about our Construction Innovation Centre (CIC)?
Established by the Faculty of Engineering in 2019, the CIC at @UAlberta has become a vital hub for industry evolution.
By uniting more than 30 faculty members and 50 industry partners under one umbrella, the centre is dedicated to providing breakthrough research and training that directly benefits Canada’s construction sector.
Photos: ualberta.ca/en/the-quad/2026…
That’s a wrap on the 2026 edition of our Faculty of Engineering Stampede breakfast!
We were absolutely thrilled to be in Calgary earlier this week to connect with several of our alumni and donors in the heart of downtown. Thank you all so much for the company and conversation at Brix + Barrel!
The best part? All event proceeds went towards supporting students through the ENG Fund.
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Ready to build in-demand AI and data science skills? Join us virtually on July 15, at 12 p.m. to learn about @UAlberta's Data Science and AI Graduate Certificate. The session will feature a short presentation, followed by a question-and-answer period with a program expert. We hope to see you there!
Register here: bit.ly/4vKQMdH
Dr. Rashid Mirzavand and the rest of his team from the Faculty of Engineering are behind a revolutionary new sensor that can track the condition of physical infrastructure without batteries or wires.
Find out how it works: ualberta.ca/en/news/spotligh…
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