Graduation Stories

Grad’s pitch for sport science helps Blue Jays

October 26, 2020

Clare Padmore, PhD'20, is putting her degree in biomechanics engineering to use in helping improve ballplayers' performance in the Blue Jays' organization.

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‘Learning to fall’ fuels grad’s performance

June 15, 2020

In the short term, Mechanical Engineering student Dean Kernaghan has recently begun a job working for Tesla’s Battery Module Team. In the long term, he hopes to tackle the world’s energy crisis.

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Grad builds a career, new opportunities at Western

June 15, 2020

Western Engineering student Javier Gomez Ospina has worked in construction and project management for 13 years. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, he has completed projects in Peru, Venezuela, Brazil and Miami.

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Grad finds volunteering, advocacy ‘life-changing’

June 12, 2020

Wesam AbdElhamid Mohamed will join more than 300,000 Western alumni living around the world as a newly minted graduate and member of the Western Class of 2020.

Syrian grad dreams of rebuilding homeland

June 09, 2020

One day, Mohammad Noor Tamim hopes to go back to Syria. And when he does, it will be to put his whole heart – and his Western Engineering degrees – into rebuilding his war-torn homeland.

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    • Journey to graduation no game for ‘Shorthop’

      June 08, 2020

      While his final eSport season ended prematurely, Kyle Raposo will graduate with memories of more than just titles. For five years, ‘Shorthop’ – as Raposo is known to his teammates – has captained Western Legends, the university’s competitive League of Legends team.

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