It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Prof. Emeritus A.R. (Roy) Boothroyd, the founding Chair of the Department of Electronics. Under his guidance the Department came to be internationally recognized for excellence in research and teaching in microelectronics and solid state device technology. Prof. Boothroyd strongly believed that the work of the Department should be relevant to the needs of the community it served.
March 29, 2021Research conducted at the Carleton Optical Innovation Laboratory (COIL) by PhD student Sondos Alqarni has been selected as an editor’s pick in the recent issue of Applied Optics. Sondos developed a novel optical fiber device that could be used to destroy cancer cells through a process called hyperthermia. Hyperthermia involves heating cancer cells to temperatures greater than 40
March 16, 2021Electrical and Computer Engineering Master's student Kevan MacKay is researching silicon photonics which involves using silicon chips to transmit and process light.
January 18, 2021Dr. Pavel Cheben has been elected to The Royal Society of Canada, please read more below.
https://rsc-src.ca/en/news/press-release-rsc-presents-class-2020
September 15, 2020Congratulations to Professor Winnie Ye on being selected a recipient of the Partners In Research CanadaTechnology & Engineering Ambassador Award for 2020! The 2020 Partners In Research National Award recipients was announced by Partners In Research through its various traditional media and social media channels on May 14, 2020.
May 19, 2020Master student Kevan MacKay won the Gary S. Duck Graduate Scholarship in Photonics, Mathematics and Physics for Ontario Students.
https://futurefunder.carleton.ca/giving-fund/gary-s-duck-graduate-scholarship-in-photonics-mathematics-and-physics-for-ontario-students-giving/
Congratulations Kevan.
March 2, 2020Professor Winnie Ye will receive the 2020 EIC Fellowship (FEIC) from the Engineering Institute of Canada.The fellowship is awarded for her excellence in engineering and services to the profession and to society.
December 11, 2019Professor Clavin Plett won the IEEE Outstanding Service Award at the IEEE Ottawa Section annual general meeting. The award was presented for three decades of service to the IEEE Carleton University Student Branch and the IEEE Ottawa.
Congratulations Dr Plett.
December 11, 2019