Winners of Applied Research Day!

Science, Engineering and Construction

1st Place Winning Project
“Hypocycloid Leachate Extraction Pump”
Prof: Sandra Brancatelli
Industrial Partner: ATZ Applied Technologies
Team: Garrett Hecht; Kyle Sturgess-Smart; Aakash Patel; Abhijeet Mahey; Colin Ploeg

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2nd Place Winning Project
“Micro-encapsulation of probiotics: Are you reaping the benefits?”
Prof: Rudy Jones, Holly Dole
Industrial Partner: N/A
Team: Alan Cruz; Germain-Andres Mercado; Paul Arol Djonkamwambo

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Information Technologies, Mobile, and Web Design

1st Place Winning Project
“Nepean Synchro / Synchro Ontario”
Prof: Steve Griffith, Gerald Hurdle
Industrial Partner: Jeremy Atherton
Team: Gabriel Dubé; Helen Fan; Nigneshkumar Patel; Chris Oudyk; Harsh Patel

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2nd Place Winning Project
“Cartouche Puzzles”
Prof: Gerry Paquette, Vinay-Réginald Kumar,
Industrial Partner: Math Pickle
Team: Kirk Davies; Kate Bourque; Alex Imray Papineau

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Arts, Design, Business, and Management

1st Place Winning Project
“Informal Settlement’s Urban Design”
Prof: Kurt Espersen-Peters,
Industrial Partner: N/A
Team: Erika Barros

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2nd Place Winning Project
“Wayfinding Strategies for Today’s Hospitals”
Prof: Dorothy Stern
Industrial Partner: N/A
Team: Becky Thayer

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Seeking Judges for Applied Research Day!

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The Office of Applied Research and Innovation is looking for volunteer judges for the Applied Research Day competition on April 15th, 2016.

Every year, student teams work on applied projects in which they apply knowledge and skills acquired through their field of study. The majority of these projects are showcased on the main Applied Research Day event in April each year. Read more >


Success Story: “A Brief History of Dogs” Video

Check out this amazing video created by Interactive Media Design students for their Project Development course. This course allowed students to work with real clients, such as Carrot Explains. This project won first place at Applied Research Day in December 2015, capturing the hearts of many visitors and judges.


Juniper Networks JNCIA-JUNOS (Free Training & Certification)

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The global Juniper Networks Academic Alliance (JNAA) program in partnership with CENGN and the University of Ottawa is offering students the opportunity to be come JNCIA trained and certified – for FREE.

This program is being offered at no cost to post secondary students and faculty. The course has been designed for networking, engineering, and computer science students with beginner/intermediate knowledge of networking.

The first three days are Juniper instructor-led training that combines content from the Introduction to the Junos Operating System (IJOS) and Junos Routing Essentials (JRE) classes to provide students with an understanding of the Junos OS, networking fundamentals, and basic routing and switching. On the fourth day students will take the JNCIA-Junos certification exam, one of the fastest growing networking certifications in the industry.

The program will be held at the University of Ottawa on Feb 16-19, 2016 – it is open to all students including Algonquin and Carleton students.

Should you have any further questions, feel free to contact:
Theo Mirtchev, Ph.D.
Project Manager at Applied Research & Innovation
mirtcht@algonquincollege.com
613 727 4723 / 6080


Applied Research Day 13.2 – Highlights

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Congratulations to all the winners of the Applied Research Day 13.2 student showcase on Wednesday, December 9, 2015! All of the projects were wonderful, and we would like to congratulate all the presenters on a job well done!

1st Place Winning Project

(Cash Prize $500/team & Certificate of Achievement)

Project Title: Dogs Motion Graphics Video
Client: Carrot Holding Canada
Students: Jacob Mulholland, Christopher Brown, Matthew Hebb, Yanni Bouziotas, Lindy Diep, Ali Mansour, Alyssa Robinson
Principal Investigator: SuCheng Lee & John Kozodoj Read more >



Applied Research Day – Social Media Contest

We will be hosting a social media contest on
Applied Research Day!

1 of 10 Tim Hortons gift cards ($5) could be yours!Applied Research Day

How to Enter:

  • Use #ACResearch in your Twitter/Instagram post (so we can find your entries)
  • Include a picture taken at Applied Research Day (December 9, 2015)
  • That’s it!

Other Details:

  • Enter as many times as you like, but each person will be subjected to only one prize.
  • Entries start from the beginning of the event until 1:30 PM.
  • Anyone is allowed to participate in this contest.
  • The entries will be randomly selected.
  • Winners will be announced at the end of the event, and will be contacted through social media to collect their prize.

Featured Projects in Algonquin Times

We are making the papers! In our college’s very own Algonquin Times newspaper. Fun fact, Algonquin Times was recognized as Canada’s #1 Campus Newspaper in 2015, so we are honoured to be included in the pages!

In the Nov 12, 2015 issue…

On page 4, you can read about our collaboration with GaitTronics and how this project (and many other projects!) has helped us retain our rankings as one of the top research colleges in Canada. If you didn’t know about that, you can read about it here.

On page 16, you can learn about GymTrack and the progress it has made and how they will be taking their innovative technology to the next level. We truly appreciate their continuous collaboration with the Algonquin College community.

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We are on Instagram!

Applied Research and Innovation at Algonquin College is now on Instagram!
Please follow us to see project updates, research inspirations, and other neat things!
Use the hashtag, #ACresearch to let us know what you want us to see.

https://instagram.com/p/BUreKn7D6pC/