Engineering Spotlights
Our Engineering Spotlights feature the amazing students, faculty, and staff of UPEI's Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering.
![a welder standing behind a work table](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2024-01/sdoucette_spotlight_rnd1.jpg?h=f0d95172&itok=wpVf_5Wx)
"Sometimes I do get weird and special requests from all sorts of people as we build all sorts of machines and prototypes—that's what makes my job so unique."
![UPEI professor Stephanie Shaw](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2023-12/sshaw_spotlight_fsde_rnd.jpg?h=fbf7a813&itok=F-c34U1j)
An assistant professor in UPEI's Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, Dr. Shaw's research focuses on resource consumption, energy, and emissions.
![UPEI engineering student Rosaline in the faculty of sustainable design engineering building](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2023-10/rosaline_spotlight_rnd.jpg?h=af05dbf7&itok=MD8OVJNw)
Meet Rosaline, UPEI Bachelor of Sustainable Design Engineering student. Originally from Damascus, Rosaline hopes to work in the sustainable energy sector and obtain a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
![UPEI engineering student Yvan in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building lobby](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2023-08/yvan_spotlight_rnd.jpg?h=fbf7a813&itok=hvFgVxfC)
Meet Yvan, Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Design Engineering graduate (Class of 2023). Originally from Mauritius, Yvan had always wanted to come to Canada for university, and discovered UPEI's Engineering program was a perfect match.
![upei engineering student bridget patterson in the faculty of sustainable design engineering building](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2022-09/bpatterson_spotlight_rnd.jpg?h=a7e6d17b&itok=1Nh6XEur)
"Overall, my drive to graduate and continue to elevate my education comes from my passion for helping people in the most impactful way possible."
![upei engineering student prabhakar bholah standing in the faculty of sustainable design engineering building](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2022-09/pbholah_spotlight_sq.jpg?h=031b01a4&itok=NkI1Mpmh)
Following his father's advice to study in North America, Prabhakar travelled from Mauritius to join UPEI's unique engineering program.
![upei student elvis nyong](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2022-04/enyong_spotlight_round.jpg?h=236e734f&itok=iCQ-zoRy)
His team is working with PEI company and faculty industry partner Aspin Kemp and Associates to complete their fourth-year clinic project.
![dr. wayne peters](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2022-04/wpeters_spotlight_round.jpg?h=0fa79da3&itok=4dvlM7Qf)
As the interim dean, Dr. Peters spends most of his time working with faculty, staff, and students to ensure the best experience possible for engineering students.
![upei engineering graduate and professional engineer peter doiron](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2022-04/peng_story_round.jpg?h=fbf7a813&itok=wmzN2D1Q)
Professional engineer and UPEI graduate Peter Doiron embodies the vision of UPEI’s Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering: providing opportunities for students to become qualified engineers who study, live, and work in Prince Edward Island
![UPEI engineering assistant professor doctor Nadja Bressan](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_spotlight_round/public/2021-08/nbressan_spotlight_hero.jpg?h=170ba4b8&itok=lTUjj3Lo)
Find out why Dr. Bressan came to UPEI from South America, and about her exciting work in a field she created: veterinary medicine engineering.