Posted on Thursday, April 9th, 2015
The Honourable Minister of State (Science and Technology), Ed Holder, joined by David Sweet, Member of Parliament for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, today announced over $40 million in grants to colleges across Canada to support applied research and development activities with industry, including $2.3 million over five years for Algonquin College’s Construction Research Centre.
Posted on Tuesday, March 17th, 2015
Mark Hoddenbagh
As the Executive Director, Partnerships and Applied Research Mark is responsible for engaging industry, government and community organizations in the activities of the College. Since 2007 when he joined Algonquin College he has accomplished this by developing strong internal and external networks with creative, driven and passionate people; leveraging the expertise of faculty and staff; engaging students in addressing real-world problems and opportunities; and collaborating closely with industry, government and Read more >
Posted on Saturday, January 31st, 2015
Photo L-R: José Aguilera, local entrepreneur; Alex Yang, Construction Research Centre Project Manager; Cheryl Jensen, President, Algonquin College; Pierre Normand, Vice-President, External Relations and Communications, Canada Foundation for Innovation; Jared Potvin, Algonquin College student; Dr. Riccardo brun del Re, Acting Director, Applied Research & Innovation, Algonquin College
An momentous day for the office of Applied Research as we all welcome the official launch of Algonquin College’s Construction Research Centre. The hope is this new centre will attract clients for the College’s Office of Applied Research & Innovation while also providing students and graduates with access to cutting edge equipment.
Posted on Tuesday, January 27th, 2015
February 10th – April 24th 2015
#FlashForward II is a hands-on, educational program for senior, high school CommTech students. Teams from local schools will compete to produce the most compelling short videos for The Ottawa Hospital. This 10–week program is unique, as it has no teachers, no homework and no tests. Read more >
Posted on Thursday, December 11th, 2014
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Congratulations to all the winners of the Applied Research Day 12.2 student showcase on December 2nd, 2014! All of the projects were wonderful, and we would like to congratulate all presenters on a job well done!
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Posted on Friday, November 28th, 2014
Wow where did summer and fall go. Lots to update and I never did tell you about those summer projects, so here goes:
Summer Projects: We worked with Privacy Analytics to help virtualize testing and certification for the emerging field of data anonymization which is critical for sharing large clinical data sets . We brought together diverse expertise to help build a STEMI (ST Segment Myocardial infarction) recognition game for planetECG. This game embeds pattern recognition skills for healthcare professionals to identify the emergent need for life saving procedures. Read more >
Posted on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014
Congratulations to Algonquin College for being named the most productive research college in Canada! In the office of Applied Research and Innovation, we are definitely proud of this accomplishment as many research projects are organized through our office and completed through the hard work of students and faculty. We especially thank our industry partners for continually providing our students with hands on opportunities.
Posted on Wednesday, September 10th, 2014
Students, faculty, community partners and the general public are invited to experience TRACTION, an entrepreneurship simulation game recently featured in Forbes magazine. The game, developed at and through a collaboration with Algonquin College Applied Research & Innovation, enables participants to develop their entrepreneurial skills in creating a start up company through two phases of pre and post revenue. The simulation includes both academic content and practical experience in which teams of 2-3 participants will learn and experience team collaboration, funding, product development, and business modeling while competing against other teams to envision and bring a start-up to market. Read more >
Posted on Friday, July 4th, 2014
Well it has been a hectic place here lately, but time to catch the blogosphere up.
Big Win, Winners all around: Back in April our after school program (#FlashForward) with The Ottawa Hospital had a big win taking 1st Place at the College’s Applied Research Day (April 11, 2014). Shortly thereafter the red carpet came out and the high schools teams (along with their College student mentors) presented their patient Read more >
Posted on Friday, July 4th, 2014
The Construction Research Centre is pleased to embark in a new project to improve the effectiveness of protective coatings on cutting tools, engineered surfaces and architecture window glazing. These protective coatings can extend the service life of a treated surface but if they do not adhere well they can delaminate and actually compromise performance. Read more >
