Engineering Now .: Volume 4 - Edition 1 .: September 2007
Berruti steps down as Engineering dean
Already a prolific researcher, Berruti plans to capitalize on the current opportunities in the research environment for the development of fuels and chemicals from renewable and non-conventional resources, such as biomass and tar sands. (more)
Awards & Accomplishments
Boris Jackman, BESc ’72 will be presented with the L.S. Lauchland Award at the Homecoming Engineering Alumni Party at Chancey Smith’s on Saturday, September 29 at 6:00 p.m. Jackman, Executive Vice-President, Downstream is accountable for the establishment and achievement of all Downstream business objectives of Petro-Canada. He joined Petro-Canada in 1993 as Vice-President, Western Region. In 1996, he was appointed Vice-President, Central Region, and in 1998, Executive Vice-President. (more)
Chemical Engineering professors Amarjeet Bassi, Ajay Ray and Sohrab Rohani will be honored by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers at the annual meeting CHEMCON 2007 and Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Kolkata, December 27-30, 2007. They will be awarded with the Distinguished Speaker Award in recognition of their contributions to the chemical engineering profession. Each award carries a medal, an honorarium and a citation.
Western Engineering students Shahria Alam, Salah El-Fitiany, Mohammad Siddique, and Tom Greenough, with the guidance of Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Maged Youssef and Civil and Environmental Engineering technician Wilbert Logan, competed in the 2007 PCI Engineering Design Competition (Big Beam Contest). The team placed second in the international zone category, awarding them a cash prize of $625 US. (more)
Research
The latest round of Canada Research Chairs were announced Thursday, September 13, 2007. Two Western Engineering professors were named as CRCs: Cynthia Dunning (Mechanical and Materials Engineering) and Xianbin Wang (Electrical & Computer Engineering). (more)
After completing his BESc at Western, and transferring into the PhD program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western, Ervin Sejdic's passion for his research has become firmly rooted in his desire to improve the quality of life for all Canadians. (more)
Announcements
Karen brings many years of administrative and customer service experience to this role. Her most recent position was at Dofasco Automotive in Woodstock as a Customer Service Representative. She worked for many years in various secretarial and parts sales roles with Timberjack Inc. She also has experience as an Internet Graphic Designer for the County of Oxford. Karen received her Internet Graphic Design Diploma from Westervelt College in 2002.
Karen will be supporting Peter Drexler and Bob Stuart in UMS. She will be located just inside the UMS main doors.
Becky will work with Western Engineering's Dean's Office for roughly 9 - 10 months while Allison Stevenson is on maternity leave. Becky holds an honours Bachelor of Arts degree from Western and a graduate degree from Western’s Masters of Journalism (MA) program. During her studies, she was a media relations intern in the Department of Communications and Public Affairs at Western. She has since been working in Journalism, most recently as a Teaching Assistant.
Allison's maternity leave will begin Friday, October 12.
GO ENG Girl 2007, a day-long event promoting engineering as a caring profession to girls in Grades 7 – 10, will take place Saturday, October 13 in the Spencer Engineering Building. Fun hands-on activities, information sessions for parents, and engineering student exhibits are all part of the day. Advance registration is required, so register your daughter today! For more information or to register for this free event, visit www.eng.uwo.ca/comms/goenggirl.htm or contact Sue Chapman at schapman@eng.uwo.ca.
Try the following links:
Undergraduate Services, Engineering:
www.eng.uwo.ca/undergraduate/Default.htm
www.eng.uwo.ca/undergraduate.First%20Year/First%20Year%Students.htm
www.eng.uwo.ca/undergraduate/USO/CurrentStudents/CurrentStudents.htm
Centre for New Students:
www.registrar.uwo.ca/cfns/index.cfm
Student Development Services:
*Writing Support Centre: www.sdc.uwo.ca/writing
*Learning Skills Services: www.sdc.uwo.ca/learning
Student Health Services
www.shs.uwo.ca
You can also contact Brigitte Heddle in Undergraduate Services, Room SEB 2097 or by email: bheddle@eng.uwo.ca.
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
Tuesday, September 4 - Friday, September 7
Saturday, September 8
Monday, September 24
Contact
.:Allison Stevenson
Spencer Engineering Building, Room 2074
Telephone: 519 850-2917 Fax: 519 661-3808
contactWE@eng.uwo.ca
