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Being heard

There was no suspense as to whether a Dalhousie project would take home the Innovation Award: all three of the finalists were from the university. With Computer Science’s Srini Sampalli and Dentistry/Biomedical Engineering’s Daniel Boyd in the running, the award went to the SENSELab, a research facility affiliated with several Dal departments, in particular Biomedical Engineering.

The SENSELab (Sensory Encoding and Neuro-Sensory Engineering) brings together engineering skills and clinical practice to develop new ways to diagnose and treat disorders of the ear, audition and balance. Its members include Dal faculty Manohar Bance (otologist and ear surgeon), Jeremy Brown (ultrasound researcher) and Rob Adamson (optical diagnostic imaging researcher), who was at the ceremony to accept the award.

“It’s a big honour,” he says. “It’s great to be recognized alongside some of the best work taking place in Nova Scotia.”

Historic impact

Alongside the competitive awards, The late George Geoffrey Meyerhof joined the faculty of the Nova Scotia Technical College (later TUNS, now part of Dalhousie) and served as dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 1964 until 1970. He was renowned for his research in geotechnical engineering, with extensive studies on social mechanics and the bearing capacity of foundations. He authored over 200 papers and earned honours including the F. H. Sexton Award and a Fellow in the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He passed away in 2003.

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