The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) made aviation history last October by flying the first 100 per cent drop-in biofuel-powered civilian jet, with impressive results in terms of emissions savings and fuel efficiency.
“Drop-in” biofuels have garnered increased attention recently as they are so structurally similar to petroleum that they can be directly used in […]

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Recently, a $50M GE/StandardAero cold-weather engine test site opened in Winnipeg, complementing a $42M cold-weather engine-testing facility recently opened in Thompson, Manitoba by Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney. Demand for highly skilled aerospace engineers is clearly about to go up-way up.In response to this demand for aerospace engineers, the Province of Manitoba, WestCaRD, EnviroTREC and […]

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About 45 students from First Nations and Inuit communities across Canada are at the University of Manitoba this week to learn and experience science in an up close and personal way.They have a variety of activities planned for the week, including a visit to the Whiteshell to view petroforms, and a trip to Peguis First […]

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Join Jan Oleszkiewicz, a world-renowned expert in environmental engineering, to hear about how his groundbreaking research has changed the way wastewater treatment plants are designed around the globe, including here in Winnipeg.
Technologies Oleszkiewicz has developed could potentially save industry and municipalities tens of millions of dollars. He will be speaking Thursday evening about how his […]

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Two University of Manitoba professors will receive a combined $1,226,640 for research over the next three years-one is developing see-through display devices and new software to track data, the other aims to improve water quality.
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced funding today for two projects led by Pourang Irani, founder […]

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On Thursday, January 26, 2012, the University of Manitoba chapter of Engineers Without Borders will host a talk by Jonathan Beddoes, dean of Engineering. His presentation will be titled: “As An Engineer: What Will You Do To Improve Society?”
Given the growing complexities of the engineering profession in the world today, professionals and industry leaders are […]

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Tomorrow, Thursday, November 10, 2011, a special announcement will be made at the University of Manitoba regarding the Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (Prairie Region).
In attendance will be: Digvir S. Jayas, vice-president (research and international), University of Manitoba; Karin Wittenberg, associate dean, research, Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences, University of Manitoba; and […]

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