Aerospace research and education at Concordia was spotlighted from November 16 to 20, demonstrating the depth and diversity of expertise housed in the Concordia institute of Aerospace Design and Innovation (CIADI). Faculty members affiliated with the institute were available to the media throughout the week and discussed how their research helps alleviate problems faced by the aerospace industry.
CIADI’s director of education Nadia Bhuiyan, wrote an opinion piece on the importance to innovate to make air travel greener, which appeared in La Presse and the Montreal Gazette.
Christian Moreau, director of CIADI and professors Ali Dolatabadi, Luis Rodrigues and Suong Hoa showcased Concordia’s aerospace research facilities on Global Montreal. Research on flight management system done by Rodrigues, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was also featured in Phys Org, NewsWise, Air Traffic Management and Stone Hearth News.
TVA Nouvelles and AMEQ en ligne covered the establishment of a new $4.4-million Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Chair in Aerospace Design Engineering (NCADE) at Concordia. Catharine Marsden, associate professor in the Department of Engineering and Computer Science has been appointed senior chair holder and Yong Zeng, a professor in the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE) will be the NCADE co-chair.