The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power and Energy Society hosted one of the largest Transmission and Distribution Technical Conferences on the 7-10th of May 2012 at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando Florida, USA. The conference which was title sponsored by IEEE, The Orlando Utility Company and...
Dean of Engineering: Exemplary Student Award
The recently concluded award ceremony for the Faculty of Engineering and Computing held at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium turned out to be a great proceeding for the grand occasion. Over 72 awardees were acknowledged from various categories and I was honored to be selected as the first time recipient...
How Exercise impacts our Productivity
Exercising Robots are almost inconceivable. Not because they can't do it! Just that they don't have any needs for it. These machines are naturally enthused: they wake up every morning looking forward to their 9-5, they are as efficient on the job as they are programmed to...
IEEE Competition Awards Ceremony 2012
The 2012 IEEE Conference concluded with a grand banquet, a networking session where students were given the opportunity to meet potential employers or grad-school professors and an award ceremony highlighting the top 3 universities for the different competitions. The University of Technology, Jamaica had frequent visits to the podium with...
IEEE Robotics Competitions 2012
The largest IEEE Region 3 professional engineering conference culminated on the 17th of March with a grand banquet and award ceremony at the Wyndam Orlando Resort. The 3 days conference revolved around the Student Competition which involved 52 universities in the Southeastern United States and Jamaica. For details about the...
UTech Robotics team featured in Jamaica Observer
Follow @KimroyBailey This Post is an extract from the Jamaica Observer, Career and Education interview with the UTech Robotics Team done by staff reporter Denise Dennis. The article was published on Sunday March 11, 2012; CLICK HERE for the full interview. No Copyright...
UTech Robot at Bacchanal 2012 Launch
Tweet Event: Bacchanal Lauch 2012Location: Mas Camp, National Stadium Car Park Feature: UTech Robot! The launch of the biggest Soca event on the island, a night buzzing with excitement, palancement :), and a futuristic theme was electrified by the involvement of the...
UTech Robotics Team Featured on Hot 102 Fm
Follow @KimroyBailey On Thursday February 23, 2012 two of the 15 students delegation preparing to represent the University of Technology and Jamaica were invited for a radio interview on HOT 102 Fm. The interview commenced at 7:00pm during prime time and lasted for an hour. The...
100% Renewable Jamaica
Jamaica currently have the largest wind farm in the English Speaking Caribbean. Kimroy Bailey Jamaica, "the Sunshine capital of the Caribbean", "the Windy Tropical escape", "the Land of Wood and Water". Popular lines used to describe our country and coincidentally provides solid proof to the vast resources we can use...
Jamaica’s Engineering Future
I lift my hat to every Jamaican Engineer who puts 40 hours in a single days work. Who works hard while the rest of the world is sleeping and work twice as hard when the rest of the world is working. Whether its a 9 – 5, a first...