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Graduate Open House Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science November 1, 2017
Graduate Open HouseFaculty of Engineering andArchitectural Science
November 1, 2017
Why pursue a degree in graduate studies?
Career Development
With a graduate degree, you will:
● Be eligible for more jobs
● Have a competitive advantage in job searching
● Have more job security
Nearly a third (32%) of employers are bumping up education requirements for new hires.
Fast Company
32%
68%
27% are recruiting those who hold master's degrees for positions that used to only require four-year degrees.
CareerBuilder
27%
73%
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada
The Extent of Education in TechThe Maximum Education Levels of Employees at Tech Disrupters and TitansTech Disrupters (Public or private companies with IPO over 10 years and over $10 billion evaluation)
CNBC
Airbnb
Snap Inc.
Uber
14.5% 52.6% 21.1% 11.8%
19.2% 36.6% 32.8% 11.4%
54.5% 9.1% 36.4%
16.7% 40.9% 9.1% 10.8%
14.2% 44.5% 31.4% 9.9%
Unknown Bachelor’s Master’s PhD
The Extent of Education in TechThe Maximum Education Levels of Employees at Tech Disrupters and TitansTitans (Public companies with IPO over 10 year and over $100 billion evaluation)
CNBC
Amazon
Apple
Microsoft
Oracle
20.2% 39.6% 35.9%
36.9% 35.2% 23.4%
23.8% 31.9% 28.3%
40.7% 30.7% 23.4%
46.4% 24.7% 25.4%
Unknown Bachelor’s Master’s PhD
4.3%
16.0%
4.5%
5.2%
3.5%
ProfessionalDevelopment
● Developed patented technology for revolutionizing orthopedic surgery
● Started Artin Biomed in Biomedical Zone
● $100,000 in fellowships and awards
Dr. Samin EftekhariPhD, Chemical Engineering
“Ryerson supported me to step out of academia and into the business
world.”
With a graduate degree, you will:
● Develop stronger oral and written communication skills
● Learn to identify problems and implement innovative solutions
● EcoStudio● ZeroHouse● Norman Esch Engineering Innovation
& Entrepreneurship Award● Dept. Graduate Excellence Award ● Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Photo credit: Narrative Drive
Jamie FineMechanical & Industrial Engineering PhD candidate
“The experiences and connections I’ve made here are preparing me for
the rest of my life.”
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Impact of Higher Education on the Job
Fast Company
60%
45%
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15%
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Personal Development
Dr. Emily MooreHatch Managing Director, Water & Natural Environment
Their problem definition and analytical skills are highly valuable to an engineering firm like Hatch that wants to tackle the world’s
toughest challenges.”
“PhD’s are skilled at mapping out a plan to answer the key technical questions that will
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Persistence & Determination
Intellectual Prowess
Ability to Handle Challenging
Environments
Graduate studies is evidence of:
“We hire people who are driven to rapidly innovate in areas such as Security and Privacy, Information Retrieval, Machine Intelligence, Data Mining, Machine Perception, HCI…, and Distributed Systems, to name just a few. Google employs thousands of PhDs across these and other
disciplines to work on real-world problems with high potential for impact.”
Why Ryerson?
Why Ryerson?
125+ Research Institutes and Labs
7 Research & Innovation Clusters
RIII Ryerson Institute for
Infrastructure Innovation
New Research & Innovation Clusters
Functional Materials
Connected Vehicles
Large-Scale Systems
Mechatronics, Robotics & Automation
Zone Learning● Biomedical Zone● Design Fabrication Zone● DMZ● Fashion Zone● iBoost Zone● Clean Energy Zone● Legal Innovation Zone● Science Discovery Zone● Social Ventures Zone● Startup School● Transmedia Zone
“The Norman Esch Engineering and Entrepreneurship Award at Ryerson was
incredibly instrumental in developing Fibos, as it provided $38,000 to establish the company and build prototypes to validate both the technology
and solution.”
Nicholas BurgwinMasters Electrical Engineering Class of 2016
Fibos Co-Founder & CEO
Hyperloop innovation meets 970 km/hRyerson’s International Hyperloop Team (RIHT) continues to impress with its deployable wheel system for Hyperloop pods – a new high-speed ground transportation system.Having won the Subsystem Innovation Award at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition last year, RIHT was invited by SpaceX to demonstrate their technology in California in January 2017.
Hyperloop is anticipated to be a fifth mode of transportation: sending pods along near-vacuum tubes at speeds faster than commercial airlines (average speed is 970 km/h – that’s Toronto to Montreal in 35 minutes). The Ryerson team has designed a compact, deployable wheel system for use at slow speeds (when entering a station, for example). At the 2016 competition, RIHT was the only winning Canadian team and the only winning wheel system team, joining such recognized engineering giants as MIT. In the year since, Aerospace Engineering graduate students Graeme Klim, Moeid Elahi, Min Prasad Adhikari, Wintta Ghebreiyesus, and undergraduate students Tayo Shonibare and Jesse Brito have built a prototype in partnership with almost 20 industry sponsors, including lead partner Safran Landing Systems.
At Ryerson, students have opportunities to not only participate in projects with real-world impact but also lead them. Initiatives like RIHT’s Hyperloop deployable wheel system could help reshape transportation for the new millennium.
Ryerson’s International Hyperloop Team (RIHT)
● Winner Subsystem Innovation Award at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition
● Only winning Canadian team● Prototype built with 20 sponsors for a
total of $200,000
“It’s been a great learning experience for everyone... we’re very happy with the way
the collaboration worked.”
Graeme Klim
Future Smart: Essential
Professional Skills
Counselling Services
GRADCafe
GRADTalks
GRAD Contest
3MT (Three-Minute Thesis
Competition)
Imagining Canada’s Future
GRADSpace
SLC Graduate Floor
Yeates School of Graduate Studies Services
Dedicated Graduate Space
Why FEAS?
FEAS research revenue has doubled
140% increase in publications
Ryerson Engineering Research ranked 13th
overall in Canada in 2017
Why FEAS?
Within the last 8 years:
● Within the comprehensive category - Ryerson ranks among the best for reputation and student satisfaction. (Maclean’s Magazine, 2016)
Diversity of jobs secured by graduates Earning Potential Career Advancement
Why FEAS?An initial survey which polled graduates of PhD programs from Ryerson and 3 other peer institutions in Southern Ontario revealed that Ryerson beat our peers in 3 key categories:
1 2 3
11 Disciplines+ 26 Programs + 7 Research & Innovation Clusters = Many Opportunities
How do you choosea program?
MEng vs MASc vs PMDip vs MEIE
