2016 edition of Quanta
Quanta is an annual celebration of research and innovation at Mohawk College. In this year's issue, meet some amazing Mohawk faculty, staff and students who are creating the future, today. Learn how researcher Dr. Nafia Al-Mutawaly and a team of students and faculty at Mohawk's Energy Research Centre are looking for ways to improve power quality. Find out how Mohawk's mHealth and eHealth Development and Innovation Centre is helping MEDICAlert give first-responders faster access to patient records through mobile technology, and discover how City Scool by Mohawk is helping to end the cycle of poverty in Hamilton by removing barriers to post secondary education.
Mohawk College educates and serves more than 29,500 full-time, part-time, apprenticeship and international students at three main campuses in Hamilton, Ontario and learning hubs across Hamilton through City School by Mohawk, and at the College’s Centre for Aviation Technology at the Hamilton International Airport. Mohawk is among the top five colleges for applied research in Canada. It has been named one of Canada’s greenest employers seven years in a row, holds a GOLD STARS rating from AASHE for sustainability achievements and is home to the country’s largest and first institutional building to receive dual certification for Zero Carbon Building Framework design and performance for The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation. More than 135,000 people have graduated from Mohawk since it was founded.