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Award-winning volunteer credits childhood Christmas experience of going without as inspiration for giving back

As a child, Senia McPherson would wake up feeling anxious on Christmas mornings because of the worry that Santa may not have visited her house. McPherson’s biological father abandoned the family when she was young, leaving her mother to raise three children on partial social assistance in low-income rental housing in Edmonton.

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Former NAIT students win provincial STEM award for portable gait analysis device

A former team of NAIT biomedical engineering technology students has won the 2023 ASET Capstone Project of the Year Award. The award is given out annually by the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET). Former NAIT students Frank Gauthier, McKenna Bentley and Megan Bauer received the award for developing a portable, cost-effective solution to gait analysis.

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Filtration of microplastics from seawater project captures nomination for provincial STEM award

Is there an effective way to filter microplastics from seawater? For their exploration of some fresh options, including coffee grounds, an all-women former team of SAIT chemical laboratory technology students has been recognized as a finalist for the Capstone Project of the Year Award, which is presented annually by the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET).

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Teddy bear monitoring device for sleeping kids earns provincial honour for former NAIT students

Is there a warm, fuzzy approach to ensuring a sleeping child’s well-being? An all-women former team of NAIT biomedical engineering technology students has identified it, transforming a teddy bear into a device that can monitor a sleeping child and inform the parents of specific problems that could impact quality of sleep.

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Former SAIT students receive provincial honour for project focused on improving oil drilling efficiency

Two former SAIT petroleum engineering technology students have received a provincial honour for a project that may save downtime in the oil and gas industry and ultimately leave a smaller carbon footprint. 

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Former Lethbridge College team’s wind tunnel project whips up provincial STEM honour

Is a computer software program as effective as a wind tunnel when testing air flow around an object? That was the question asked by a former team of Lethbridge College engineering design and drafting technology (EDDT) students that was recently recognized as a finalist for the Capstone Project of the Year Award, a provincial honour given out annually by the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET).

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Vintage 1980s synthesizer rebuild key to former NAIT student receiving provincial honour

Daniel Sayfullin, a former electronics engineering technology student from NAIT, has received a provincial honour for artfully recreating the synthesizer sounds that made 1980s music stand apart in a Prophet 5 replica he built from scratch.  

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Tippy Tappy Toes portable gait analysis device earns former NAIT team provincial honour

Tippy Tappy Toes (T3), a portable, wireless, low-cost solution to gait analysis that may be used in any environment has earned a former team of NAIT biomedical engineering technology students a place as a provincial finalist for the Capstone Project of the Year Award, which is presented annually by the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET).

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Former Lethbridge College team honoured as finalist for provincial STEM award

A former team of Lethbridge College students was named a finalist for the Capstone Project of the Year Award, a provincial honour given out annually by the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET).

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Father’s Day significant for tech whose dad influenced her choice to work in same, male-dominated career

For Fort McMurray resident Sharon Lefebvre, Father’s Day is an opportunity for her to take pause and reflect on her beloved father, Donald Elmer Hallonquist, in whose footsteps she followed for her own successful career as a geomatics engineering technologist.

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