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STUDENTS TAKE
ENGINEERING ON THE ROAD
I hear and I
forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand. Discovery
Western (DW) bases their Elementary School Workshops and
Summer Camps on this motto to prove engineering doesn’t have to be
just about numbers and formulas; it can also be a fun and
interactive learning experience too.
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GOLFING FOR A
GOAL
It was ten years ago that Bob Stuart in University Machine Services
(UMS) had the idea to organize a golf event to recognize the hard
work of his staff in Stores and UMS while thanking their clients and
suppliers for their loyalty to The University of Western Ontario.
Bob had no idea the day would grow into such a successful annual
event.
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Newsletter Sections
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Awards & Accomplishments |
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CSME honours
two Western Engineering faculty members
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Drs. Maciej
Floryan and Chao Zhang, from the Department of Mechanical
and Materials Engineering, will be honoured by the
Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) at
the 20th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM)
banquet June 1, 2005 at McGill University.
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read more...
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Engineering
Award of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement by a Staff
Member goes to Kathy Lesko |
This
award recognizes the outstanding achievements of a fulltime
(continuing) staff member (administrative or technical) who
supports the academic, research and innovation, public service
and/or administrative missions of the Faculty of Engineering.
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Hongliu
Wang takes
home silver from CIM Graduate Students Competition |
Mr. Hongliu Wang, a Civil and Environmental
Engineering PhD student supervised by Dr. Julie Shang, won
the silver award in the Student Poster Competition (graduate
students category) at the 2005 Canadian Institute of
Metallurgists (CIM) Conference.
Wang received
$500 plus a certificate. The criteria for the competition
included: content, abstract, clarity, layout, esthetics,
acknowledgements, and overall presentation.
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Margaritis awarded the PEO
Order of Honour Award at the Officer Level |
Dr. Argyrios
Margaritis, professor of Biochemical Engineering, was awarded the Professional
Engineers of Ontario (PEO) Order of Honour Award at the Officer Level
at the prestigious PEO Order of Honour Awards Dinner Gala and Induction Ceremony
April 16, 2005.
Dr. Margaritis received his
award in
front of approximately 500 guests at the London Convention
Centre.
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Feldman wins ACI
Fellowship Award |
Ms. Lisa Feldman, a PhD student supervised by
Dr. Mike Bartlett in the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, has been awarded an American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Student Fellowship Award. The award is valued at $10,000
plus benefits for the 2005-2006 academic year. The benefits
include coverage of expenses to attend ACI conventions in New
Orleans and Raleigh.
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Johnson receives IMHA's
Quality of Life Research Award |
Dr. Jim Johnson, faculty member in the
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, was
recognized by his colleagues Wednesday, April 27 with the IMHA
Quality of Life Research Award.
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Research |
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The Three
Little Pigs Project receives a
"steel" of a donation |
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Gerdau Ameristeel recently delivered 30
metric tones of reinforced steel, worth approximately $65,000 and
leveraged by CFI with $260,000, as a gift in kind to the Three
Little Pigs construction site.
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Richard's research underway |
Mr. Andrew Richard, a PhD
student under the supervision of Biochemical Professor Argyrios
Margaritis, has successfully completed his PhD thesis. Mr.
Richard has also been awarded a two year NSERC Post Doctoral
Fellowship starting May 2005 and will work with Margaritis on
the use of biocompatible biopolymer Polyglutamic acid to
conjugate the anti-cancer drug TAXOL for controlled release of
TAXOL in biomedical applications.
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Quakes, robot surgery among
$16.7 M winners |
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Assessing seismic hazards
for at-risk structures will be front and centre for Civil
and Environmental Engineering Professor Hesham El Naggar over the next five
years.
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Student's research raising
roof - literally |
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For Brent Visscher, blowing the roof off a
house is nothing new. In fact, the fourth-year engineering student
did so 136 times in one week.
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Upcoming Events |
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Western Wednesdays
Wednesday, May 25
Celebrate 150 Breakfast with voice and opera professor
7:30 am - 9:30 am
London Convention Centre
The role of art in the City of London is a hot topic right
now. Theodore Baerg, an internationally renowned opera performer
and professor in Western's Don Wright Faculty of Music will present
an artist's perspective on the subject. As an added bonus, he will
also perform. Please
RSVP to
events@uwo.ca or 850-2548. |
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The Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
May
28 - June 5
Now in its
74th year, the Congress will feature more than 80 academic
disciplines presenting a wide array of research and has become the
largest multi-disciplinary gathering of scholars in North America.
Delegates from Europe, Africa and Asia are also expected to travel
to Western.
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The Canadian
Society For Civil Engineering 33rd Annual Conference
Thursday,
June 2 - Saturday, June 4
Toronto
For more information, please visit
www.csce2005.ca.
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Engineering
Retreat at Pine Knot Golf Course
Monday,
June 6
Shot gun start at 10:00 am
$30 for Western Engineering employees
$55 for guests
Sponsored by Western Engineering's Dean's Office, University Machine
Services and the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, the day includes
a Texas Scramble, cart, steak dinner and Silent Auction with
proceeds going towards Discovery Western. Register with a full team
of four or sign-up on your own with
Stephen Mallinson or
Sue
Chapman by Friday, May 27. |
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Spring Graduating Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, June 15
10:00 am
SEB 1200
Everyone is
invited to attend
the Spring Graduating Awards Ceremony to honour the
graduating class of 2005. For more information, please contact
Karen
Murray. |
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Convocation
Wednesday, June 15
3:30 pm
Alumni Hall
Graduation packages are available in the Undergraduate
Services Office. For more information, contact
Margaret Mousseau.
If you are interested in volunteering at convocation, please contact
Sue Chapman. Sue is still looking for 4 Ushers and 1 Orator.
Please volunteer; the students need us! |
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Engineering
Faculty and Staff Awards Dinner
Thursday, June 16
Cash Bar - 6:30 pm
Dinner - 7:00 pm
West Haven Golf & Country Club
Presentations will be made to: Dr. Hugo de Lasa, Mr. Tim
Hunt, Mrs. Kathy Lesko, Ms. Nina Lowes, and Dr. Douglas Shinozki for
25 years of service; Dr. Jeffery Wood, recipient of the R. Mohan
Mathur Award for Excellence in Teaching; Dr. Cedric Briens,
recipient of Engineering Award for Excellence in Research; and Kathy
Lesko, recipient of the Engineering Award of Excellence for
Outstanding Achievement by a Staff Member. Please RSVP to
Sue
Chapman by June 3. |
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3rd Annual Western Engineering Alumni & Friends
Golf Tournament
Friday, August 19
Tee off times start at 11:00 am
Fire Rock Golf Club,
Komoka
$125 per person
The day includes
golf, cart, boxed lunch, buffet
dinner. Deadline for registration and payment is August 4,
2005. For more information, or to register, please contact Heidi
Ashton ext. 86863 or register
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Past Events |
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Formula SAE unveil 2005 car
Saturday, May 7
With a roar of the engine – they were off!
Western’s Formula SAE team unveiled their 2005 vehicle to a
group of faculty, staff, students, family and friends Saturday,
May 7.
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Photo Gallery |
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Formula SAE unveiling
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Announcements |
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Changes to Equity Services
Western’s Equity
Services Office has relocated to a new space in rooms 330 - 335 of the
South Valley Building. Coinciding with this move will be a
name change for Equity Services. The new name will be Equity and
Human Rights Services which more accurately reflects the breadth
of services provided by staff in this area.
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New content on EK3 Plasma
screens
When the
Thompson Engineering Building opened in February 2004, EK3 - a
company co-founded by two Western Engineering alumni - generously
donated the plasma screens located in the building’s lobby. Since
the grand opening, the information displayed on the plasma screens
have not been updated; until now.
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Deadlines |
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NSERC 2006 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships
Deadline for nominations: July 4, 2005
NSERC is calling for nominations for the NSERC
2006 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships.
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Nominate a
fellow engineering grad for the L.S. Lauchland Medal
Deadline for nominations: August 12, 2005
The L.S. Lauchland Medal was
initiated in 1976 to
mark the retirement of Professor L. Stuart Lauchland, the
first faculty member of Western Engineering and past
President of the Association of Professional Engineers of
Ontario.
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Your participation is greatly
appreciated.
If you would like to
include something in Engineering Now, contact Allison Stevenson via
email (astevenson@eng.uwo.ca),
telephone (ext. 82917) or stop by her office (SEB Room 2074). Your comments
and feedback are also greatly appreciated. |
