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Learning how to twister-proof buildings
CH News | May 24, 2011
Civil Engineering professor Horia Hangan spoke with CHCH News about the work he is doing with the WindEEE Dome to better equip people with the knowledge needed to build structures to withstand the force of tornadoes.
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Site cleanup costly
London Free Press | May 13, 2011
Western Civil Engineering professor Denis O’Carroll comments on new brownfield remediation technologies.
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Wind dome concept comes to life
Impact Western | Spring Issue
Miniature tornadoes are swirling in the Faculty of Engineering, with the completion of a functional small-scale model of the Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment (WindEEE) Dome.
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Article of interest: Tornadoes Carve Path Of Destruction Across South, With Nearly 300 Dead
First Bell | April 29, 2011
Media coverage over what many are calling a "tornado outbreak" continues, with most stories focusing on the ensuing devastation and the death toll. The Washington Post (4/29, Achenbach, Ruane) reports, "the death toll soared to near 300 Thursday as rescuers dug through rubble from Mississippi to Virginia in the nation's deadliest natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina." According to the Post, "The storms shut down the three nuclear reactors at the Browns Ferry power plant 30 miles west of Huntsville, Ala., a plant of similar design to the severely damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan." Barbara Martocci, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Valley Authority, which operates the 3,274-megawatt facility indicated that the plant's generators kicked in when Browns Ferry lost primary power. The article says that Martocci said that "the facility will not begin producing electricity again until 'we have a full damage assessment of our entire transmission system.'" [read more]
Western receives a B- in the Princeton Review Guide to 311 Green Colleges in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council
The Princeton Review | April 20, 2011
This report profiles eco-friendly campuses that use organic cleaning supplies to LLED certification for buildings. Out of hundreds of educational facilities, 3 Canadian universities made it to the list, including Western.
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Western students encouraged to be 'part of the solution'
Western News | April 7, 2011
While constant conversion surrounds innovation and sustainability within the field of engineering, merging the two may not be as easy at it seems, according to Western engineering graduate Michelle Chislet.
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Focus on sustainability
Engineering Dimensions | March/April 2011
Spurred on by climate change and international development concerns, engineering educators are revising curricula to include working sustainably as an expected engineering competency. Western Engineering faculty and students provide their thoughts on the topic. (page 28)
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University celebrates sustainability
Western News | March 24, 2011
Marsha Cooke, third-year Faculty of Engineering student, is one of this year’s winners of the annual Green Awards, an honour recognizing students, faculty and staff members who have made positive contributions to sustainability at the university.
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Wind dome reproduces tornadoes
The Weather Network | March 18, 2011
It's the first wind tunnel of its kind and The University of Western Ontario in London is home to the latest technology.
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Hexagonal wind tunnel lets you make your own tornado
New Scientist | March 14, 2011
Ever wanted to make your own tornado? Now a new $23.6 million hexagonal wind tunnel in Canada will allow scientists to do just that. Once complete, the Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment Dome (WindEEE Dome) will be the world's first large, hexagonal wind dome. It is designed to produce complex wind systems such as tornadoes, downbursts and gust fronts that cannot be replicated in any existing wind tunnel.
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Wind dome in the works
London Free Press | March 2, 2011
Western's new WindEEE dome project is sailing along, with the completion of a working scale model. When completed next year, the $23.6-million hexagonal structure will be the most advanced wind-research facility in the world, according to Western.
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Simonovic to serve as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Flood Risk Management
Western Engineering News | February 14, 2011
Slobodan P. Simonovic, Civil and Environmental Engineering professor at The University of Western Ontario and Director of Engineering Studies with the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, has been honored with a nomination to serve as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Flood Risk Management.
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Western teams up on unique wastewater project
Western News | February 3, 2011
The University of Western Ontario, City of London and local industry are partnering on what may be a global-leading site for water treatment technology development, commercialization, validation and testing. The International Water Excellence Centre (IWEC) looks to be a globally unique facility to provide a wastewater treatment plant for full-scale development/testing of new technologies related to wastewater treatment, nutrient recovery and energy production from municipal waste. More crucially, it will shorten the time to market for these new technologies, and provide the critical link between the private and public sectors.
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BIC and ICFAR agree to collaborate on biotechnology
Western News | January 26, 2011
The Bioindustrial Innovation Centre (BIC) has entered into a collaboration agreement with Western's Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources (ICFAR) that will accelerate the development and introduction of Canadian biofuels, renewable chemicals and co-products into the marketplace.
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Engineering Development
Research Western Newsletter | Issue 7
For Ernest Yanful, the field of engineering is more than just a profession – it is an opportunity to foster economic, environmental and human resource development that creates positive change around the world.
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