ResearchNB announced Priority Sector Development Fund support yesterday for 7 projects.
5 are led by UNB researchers, advancing knowledge and solutions for seaport operations, food and environmental sustainability, green power & healthcare.
Read more: https://t.co/xFUnwGicmF
The 2025 RN Scott Student Merit Award has been presented to MScEE student Dee Carr, recognizing her outstanding contributions to the culture and community at the IBME.
A true ambassador for IBME and an inspiring role model for future students. Congrats, Dee! 👏
✨Exciting research spotlight!
PhD Candidate & Research Engineer Katie Campbell joined collaborators from SCCR at the CSCIRA Conf to present her work: “A Simulation Framework for Modeling Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Outcomes.”
This project is proudly supported by NFREF.
IBME will celebrate its 60th anniversary with an open house on October 7, from 10 a.m. to noon at R.N. Scott Hall, as part of #UNBs Research Celebration Week.
Article IBME at 60: From early wheelchair hacks to AI-driven care �� https://t.co/dI9p5TYGTY
@UNB, in partnership with @NRC_CNRC , is launching a new study through the Aging in Place Challenge Program.
The team is comparing lab-based and community tools to create more accessible, reliable fall-risk assessments. Eligible & interested? Learn more👉https://t.co/rUhfbLRGfw
Get ready to be inspired at the 2025 UNB Engineering Design Symposium, where brilliant minds and groundbreaking ideas collide!
An annual event with final-year engineering students showcasing their designs and prototypes to the community. More than half of the projects are sponsored by external clients where students are mentored by practicing engineers.
The 2025 Engineering Design Symposium will be a virtual and in-person event hosted in Fredericton at the Wu Conference Centre.
🗓️ Thursday, April 3rd
🕗 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
❗Open to the public and free admission
Register now👇 Deadline to register is March 31st!
https://t.co/GIzB2Mm4Rv
Dr. Ahmed Shehata, a leading researcher in prosthetic control systems, will be UNB's newest Canada Research Chair!
We're excited to welcome Dr. Shehata (PhD '18) back to UNB, and look forward to seeing what he achieves during his term!
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This year's RN Scott Student Merit Award winner is described a team player who plays an integral role in ensuring other students succeed through coaching and mentoring.
Congrats Robyn Larracy!
This award was established in 2014 to recognize significant student contribution.
Research NB’s #HRS2024 brought together health researchers from across New Brunswick and beyond. It was great to see linkages between many of our research projects and the work of others!
This year’s Bob and Joan Scott Scholarship winner, Dee Carr is an MScEE candidate researching mobility technologies to support aging. Dee’s exemplary combination of academic standing, extracurricular pursuits and research experience reflect the spirit of this scholarship and IBME
That’s a wrap for #MEC24! @delsysinc presented on motor unit separation at our final vendor workshop.
We are grateful to our delegates, sponsors, and exhibitors for making MEC24 a success. 👏
Stay tuned for the MEC27 date announcement!
Day 3 of #MEC24 captured the broad scope of innovations and challenges the myolectric controls community is currently facing. Tonight, we feast at our lobster banquet dinner!
A great start to the Myoelectric Control Symposium so far 🇨🇦
Interesting presentations, cool research, and tons of engagements! 🦾 Not a bad location either 🌅
Pleased to be demoing the full range of @delsysinc#EMG sensors for neural interfacing 🧠⚡️
#MEC24
War Amps representatives Alexis McConachie and Annelise Petlock are at #MEC24 this week, growing and sharing our knowledge in the field of amputation and prosthetics in Canada.
They look forward to learning and engaging with attendees! 🦾
@UNB_IBME#LimbDifference#Prosthetics
Day 2 of #MEC24 was a day of many perspectives. 4 prosthesis users participated in a panel & we held our first unconference session where we ID'd key challenges. We heard industry talks from @CoaptControl and #IBT, 5 paper presentations & a perspective talk by Richard Weir.
Meet Glide and discover a new direction in upper limb myoelectric control at the MEC Symposium 2024 in Fredericton, NB, Canada, from August 12th to 15th, hosted by the University of New Brunswick! #MEC24
Thanks to everyone who came to discuss my poster today at #MEC24 I’ll be around all week if you have any questions or want to take a look at an example of one of the moulds we take. Poster10
Day 1 of #MEC24 kicked off with a great keynote from Dr. Helen Huang. Vendor workshops were presented by silver sponsor @pointdesigns & platinum sponsor @OssurCorp. We heard several fantastic podium presentations, perspective talks, & a round of fast-track poster presentations.