News and Events
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Current News in Engineering
2025 SPE Regional Award Recipients
Three U of R alumni have been honoured with 2025 SPE Regional Awards, each recognized for leadership and technical excellence in their respective fields:
- Regional Completions Optimization and Technology Award – Ali Abedini, COO, Interface Fluidics Ltd. (2014; PSE)
- Regional Data Science and Engineering Analytics Award – Shengnan Chen, Professor, University of Calgary (2011; PSE)
- Regional Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award – Hua Zhou Li, Professor, University of Alberta (2013; PSE)
MOU Signing
A MOU (memorandum of understanding) was recently signed between Canadian Nuclear Association and Univeristy of Regina durning the CNA West Conference, October 20-22, 2025.
Engineering Dinner
Our annual Engineering Dinner was held on on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
For photos from the event, check our Instagram!
A Special Visit
The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science is so pleased to report our Educating Youth in Engineering and Science (EYES) program hosted Michael Kram, Member of Parliament Regina-Wascana, on campus on August 2nd. This initiative is part of Actua's annual a Bring your MP to STEM camp week! Actua is the largest STEM outreach organization in Canada, EYES is a network member. We are very grateful for Actua's support as well as the Government of Canada's CanCode program funds to bring a variety of STEM opportunities to local youth as well as teachers and schools. The EYES program received $450,000 in funding from May 2022 to March 2024 in the most recent CanCode funding to Actua from the federal government. These funds provide opportunities for youth engagement in STEM.
Find out more about EYES: https://eyes.uregina.ca/
