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Company tests thermal energy use in electric vehicles

Soaring gas prices and emissions targets are paving the way for electric vehicles to become more mainstream. But while they may be good for the planet, electric vehicles aren’t without their shortcomings, including being unable to drive long distances without having to stop to recharge. “Range is one of the biggest problems electric vehicles have,” notes Henry Agorua, co-founder and chief technology officer for RenMobi, … Continue reading Company tests thermal energy use in electric vehicles »

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Advanced Manufacturing Scientist – Product Innovation and Manufacturing Research position available

Advanced Manufacturing Scientist _WAMIC

Applications are invited for the position of Advanced Manufacturing Scientist, Product Innovation and Manufacturing Research in the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC) at Niagara College, located at our Welland Campus. This position is part of the Research and Innovation Division. The incumbent is responsible for providing internal technical lead for all 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, 3D Design activities, and other technical services and/or applied … Continue reading Advanced Manufacturing Scientist – Product Innovation and Manufacturing Research position available »

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NOW HIRING: Advanced Manufacturing Scientist – Production Innovation and Manufacturing Research with our WAMIC team

Advanced Manufacturing Scientist – Production Innovation and Manufacturing Research Applications are invited for the position of Advanced Manufacturing Scientist, Product Innovation and Manufacturing Research in the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC) at Niagara College, located at our Welland Campus. This position is part of the Research and Innovation Division. The incumbent is responsible for providing internal technical lead for all 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, … Continue reading NOW HIRING: Advanced Manufacturing Scientist – Production Innovation and Manufacturing Research with our WAMIC team »

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POSITION AVAILABLE: Mechanical Engineering Research Assistant with our WAMIC team

Mechanical Engineering Research Assistant (Co-op) The Mechanical Engineering Research Assistant will have a comprehensive skill set to work with the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre team, Faculty Leads and Industry Partners on a variety of time-sensitive projects. The successful candidate may work on research projects or technical services in Additive manufacturing, Product Design & Development, Product Testing, Reverse Engineering and Lean Manufacturing Assessment. Hours completed … Continue reading POSITION AVAILABLE: Mechanical Engineering Research Assistant with our WAMIC team »

Research & Innovation, Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre

Al Spence: Taking on the applied research rodeo

Seek first to understand and then to be understood is a truism popularized by the late leadership guru Stephen R. Covey. Ask Allan Spence, PhD, however, and he’ll tell you this mantra was published even earlier in the Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. Knowing that makes Spence, a research scientist at Niagara College’s Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC), a candidate for ringer on … Continue reading Al Spence: Taking on the applied research rodeo »

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Driving the lane on basketball training technology

Basketball coaches Serge Langis and Michael MacDougall noticed something about the players they worked with in their home province of New Brunswick; there were major gaps in the development of those playing at the university level. That is, when athletes went home for the summer between their school seasons, they were on their own with training, and experienced the athletic equivalent of the summer slide … Continue reading Driving the lane on basketball training technology »