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. Continue reading
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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.
Projects displayed were broken into two categories: Stand Alone and In-class projects. Prizes for Applied Research Day included certificates and a cash award of $100 per team member for 1st place, $75 per team member for 2nd, and $50 per team member for 3rd.
New technology is going to let the construction industry do great things! The College has recently been awarded a significant funding grant to enhance our ability to conduct applied research projects in construction and building sciences. The Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), a federal organization that helps institutions like Algonquin work with Continue reading
Welcome to the Full Spectra Centre of Algonquin College’s Office of Applied Research and Innovation! This Centre supports applied research in the areas of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and photonics. We are fortunate to have a strong and vibrant ICT and photonics community in the Ottawa region, something that ensures we continue to be busy! In addition to engaging Algonquin College students on exciting yet challenging research problems, we facilitate student and industry partner connections that help to develop their professional networks. Continue reading
Not an imaginative title, but certainly accurate. This will be the first of a series of blogs that will be published by the Office of Applied Research and Innovation. The intent of the blogs is to inform, entertain, anger, encourage, advocate and stimulate the grey matter of the bloggers and readers. Continue reading
The Algonquin College Design Centre is focused on engaging research projects focused on User Experience (UX) design. What is User Experience design? The term “user experience” was coined by Dr. Donald Norman, a cognitive science researcher who was the first to describe the importance of user-centered design – that is, the notion that design decisions should be based on the needs and wants of actual users. At first glance, it seems self-evident that this should be so. Sadly, in practice it is often not the case. Continue reading
You’ll have to pardon my arrogance, seeing as we hardly know each other, but I’m going to make some assumptions about you dear reader. I’m going to assume you’re either interested or involved in the Algonquin College community in some way, seeing as you’re currently on the website. I’m going to assume that you have a particular skill set that has drawn you to post secondary education (and the Office of Applied Research and Innovation specifically), which is great. Whether that skill set is technical, design, or humanities based is inconsequential, you still have it, and that is fantastic. Finally, I’m going to assume you have an idea. Again, it doesn’t matter what kind of idea it is, the fact that you have one is awesome. But would you like to know a secret? I know how much your idea is worth: absolutely nothing. Continue reading
The Distinguished Speaker Series which took place on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 was an official launch of the Applied Research & Innovation’s new Health and Wellness Research Centre.
It displayed engaged, faculty and students in the emerging field of medical technology Continue reading