Engineering Now .: Volume 4 - Edition 3 .: November 2007
Western Engineering Announces Acting Dean
The University of Western Ontario has announced the appointment of George K. Knopf as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. (more)
Awards & Accomplishments
Congratulations go out to all the students who were presented with awards at this year's Fall Awards Ceremony. (more)
Neither dead kangaroos nor football-sized rocks could crush the spirit of Western’s Sunstang Solar Car team. (more)
Western's Formula SAE team was featured prominently in an episode of Daily Planet in a segment called "Speedy Minis" in October. The footage was from a university competition that took place in September. Watch the clip online. (look for the clip labeled "speedy minis")
Ryan Katchky (Engineering/Medicine) was one of three Western students to be named to the award. To find out what the Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program is about, visit the Institute of International Education website.
Research
Citing “world-leading” research, Federal Environment Minister John Baird said the Canadian government should look to further its relationship with The University of Western Ontario in the months and years ahead. (more)
When it comes to energy, the winds of change are blowing and a Western researcher is doing his best to ensure Ontarians are energized by receiving as much of that wind as possible. (more)
Announcements
On Monday, December 3rd, David Tweddell will be joining the External Services unit as the Research & Graduate Manager while Martha Fediw is away on maternity leave until May 2008. (more)
Attention faculty, staff and students: this year’s event will be a joint affair between the faculties of engineering and science – bigger and better than ever. Mark the date on your calendar and plan to come and see some of the exciting research being done at Western. (more)
If you are a student who has been approved to write an Engineering Special Exam, please note the following information. (more)
If the answer is yes, you should consider Engineering’s Extended First Year Program. (more)
Hewlett-Packard has partnered with the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation to offer two new $2,500 scholarships to undergraduate women in engineering, with a focus on inspiration (more)
One of the most difficult hurdles you will have to overcome as an undergraduate student is deciding what to do once you've "finished". If you're like most students, you don't have a clear picture of what types of research are possible, and what each entails. (more)
There will be a bin for food donations by Tim Hortons in Spencer Engineering Building from November 28 - December 12. Please drop a few items in and make a difference this holiday season!
Upcoming Events and Deadlines
Click
HERE to view Western Engineering's online calendar. This calendar includes a complete list of Western Engineering's upcoming events and deadlines.
Events are colour-coded as follows:
Grey - Faculty-wide events/deadlines
Purple - Student events/deadlines
Light blue/Teal - Faculty member events/deadlines
Orange - Faculty & Staff events/deadlines
Green - Staff events/deadlines
Yellow - UES Events/Announcements
Pink - Faculty, Staff and Graduate student events/deadlines
Past Events
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Thursday, November 8
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Friday, November 23, 2007
Contact
.:Becky Blue
Spencer Engineering Building, Room 2074
Telephone: 519 850-2917 Fax: 519 661-3808
contactWE@eng.uwo.ca
