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Alumni News
Halifax’s Swell Advantage developing smart marina in San Diego
The IT company founded by Dalhousie alumni Iaian Archibald (BA’08) and Craig Sheppard (BA’01, BEng’15) is helping to develop a smart marina in the Port of San Diego.
Trip Ninja expanding into international travel market
Days after pitching their company at Dalhousie’s LaunchPad Accelerator Demo Day 2017, Trip Ninja integrated with a reservation system owned by TravelPort. The company was founded by Andres Collart (BEng’14, MASc’16), Brett Ziegler (BEng’14), Rob Dumont (BEng’14) and Julieta Collart.
Halifax company adds CO2 to concrete for greener buildings
Brad Vickers (BEng’13) is Director of Engineering at CarbonCure Technologies, a clean technology innovation hub.
‘StuGig’ connects students with work opportunities
The startup was conceived to highlight the talent on offer at Dal and in Nova Scotia, and enable talented individuals to gain experience here. Chief technology officer Vijay Kumar (MEng’16) helped launch StuGig to assist others like himself find career opportunities.
Alumni get cracking in Calgary
Calgary Chapter and engineering alumni feasted on food and fun at this year’s annual lobster dinner in Calgary.
Speaking from experience: Alumni advice for the Class of 2017
Nine alumni share practical, inspirational and philosophical advice for the Class of 2017 as they embark on the next chapter of their lives.
‘Halifax Hero’ gives back to his community
Since coming to Halifax from Bangladesh three years ago to pursue his master’s degree at Dal, Mahbubur Rahman (MASc’16) has not stopped volunteering.
Dal grad braced for growth at Spring Loaded Technology
Stephen Fitzgerald (BSc’86, BEng’89, MASc’95) has joined the revolutionary knee brace company founded by a small cohort of fellow Dal alumni.
Spritely app connects newcomers and tourists with local knowledge
Spritely, a new mobile app and web platform that connects newcomers with city experts, is the brainchild of Dal alumni Akram Al-Otumi (BComm’12) and Suhaib Qaiser (MASc’10), entrepreneurs who know first-hand the challenges of moving to a foreign city and connecting with local experts.
Alumni startups join clean tech acceleration program
Startups led by Joy Hillier (DTech’08), Sebastian Manchester (BEng’12, MASc’14), Kianoosh Yazdani (BEng’06) and Dal professor Dr. Alex Martynenko have been selected to join an acceleration program and access $20,000 each to develop their businesses.