Western Engineering Lecture Series

Western Engineering is committed to producing outstanding engineering education directed to enriching the quality of life in an emerging knowledge-based society.

We are honoured to host guest speakers from around the world to present information on various topics to our faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends.

Please joins us for our 2011-2012 guest lectures.

Upcoming Lectures

Canadian Oil Sands - Canada's Energy Advantage

Presented by: Don Thompson, Executive Advisor, Sustainability and Oil Sands Outreach

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
3:30 p.m.
Room 35, Health Sciences Building

Canada has the third largest oil reserves in the world behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. 97% of these reserves are found in the oil sands. As we move forward developing this resource, we must continue to work to achieve the balance between economic contribution, environmental sustainability and energy security.
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Lynda Shaw Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series

Presented by: Catherine Mavriplis, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa and NSERC / Pratt & Whitney Canada Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for the Ontario Region.

Thursday, March 22, 2012
12:30 p.m.
Room 3109, Spencer Engineering Building

Catherine will join us to present, "Advancing Women in Science and Engineering: What Can Be Done?"
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Past Lectures

IBM Centennial Lecture - Hosted by Dr. Amit Chakma, President of The University of Western Ontario

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
10:00 a.m.
SEB 1200
Bruce Ross, BESc'85, president of IBM Canada, took Faculty of Engineering professors, staff and students on a trip down memory lane Oct. 12 as part of IBM’s Centennial lectures. Ross dropped by his alma mater to discuss how the world has changed in the past 100 years and how it will change in the decades ahead.
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Inclusive Innovation Driving A Sustainable Future

Presented by: Dr. Douglas Muzyka, Senior Vice President, Chief Science and Technology Officer, DuPont

Thursday, November 17, 2011
12:30 p.m.
SEB 3109

Dr. Douglas Muzyka, BESc’77, MESc’79, PhD’85, will share his perspective on the passion and yearning for science in developing countries, the opportunity for collaboration to unlock the potential for science to create sustainable solutions to major global challenges, and the attributes that will determine success in the future.
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Contact

.: Lesley Mounteer
Spencer Engineering Building, Room 2078
T: 519.661.3429
F: 519 661-3808 contactWE@eng.uwo.ca