A client’s collaborative research project focused on bringing accessible clothing to the disabled was recently featured on CBC Ottawa. This project was conducted in collaboration with the Health and Wellness Research Centre (Office of Applied Research and Innovation) and supported through funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Learn more about this inspiring and exciting project here.
Measured by almost any metrics (and we measure a lot) 2013 has been a banner year for the Health and Wellness Research Centre. But what is not captured in our metrics is perhaps the most important, and that is nuance. Nuance is described by the Oxford dictionary as a “shade of meaning” and there is an awful lot of that in what we do. While I can report Read more >
Congratulations to all the winners of the Applied Research Day 11.2 student showcase on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013! All of the projects were wonderful, making it difficult to choose the top three! Read more >
Congratulations to all the winners of the Applied Research Day 11.2 student showcase on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013! All of the projects were wonderful, making it difficult to choose the top three!
Algonquin Student Project Takes Top Award at Polytechnics Canada 2013 Student Applied Research Showcase
“Algonquin College is extremely proud of the entire Applied Research team and would like to congratulate them on this great result,” says Dr. Kent MacDonald, President, Algonquin College.
Every second year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hosts the “Solar Decathlon” solar-powered home challenge. Competing collegiate teams must design, build, and operate a solar-powered house that blends affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with state-of-the-art energy efficiency. Read more >
In my last post I mentioned that that while the hallways may be quiet in the summer, behind closed doors the Health and Wellness Research Centre remains active. So let us open the doors for a peak behind the scenes. Just recently I spent an amazing morning with Aliasgar Morbi, Richard Beranek & Kyle Klumper from GaitTronics. Read more >
Congratulations to all the winners of the Applied Research Day 11.1 student showcase on Friday, August 23, 2013! The level of quality and skill that was demonstrated in all of the projects displayed at the showcase made judging a very difficult task. Read more >
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