麻豆区 team funded as part of a $4.5 million national investment dedicated to identifying genomic solutions to counter antimicrobial resistance and prepare for future pandemics
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Published on: 21 Nov 2023
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this issue of Dean鈥檚 Report and to introduce myself. I am Viviane Yargeau, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at 麻豆区 since 2004. I served as Chair of the Department for five years, and it is truly an honour to now serve as Dean of the Faculty.
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Published on: 9 Nov 2023
Jacques Dubuc, Class Leader, said he and his classmates have celebrated every fifth-year reunion since 1953. 鈥淲e have faithfully participated and contributed to every reunion since graduation,鈥� says Dubuc. 鈥淲e鈥檝e also formed lifelong friendships, holding a few out-of-town gatherings between reunions that were also well-attended. We keep in touch regularly.鈥�
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Published on: 6 Nov 2023
Equipping students with the skills that prepare them for life is a faculty priority. Dean Jim Nicell believed this and during his 10-year term as Dean, worked hard to offer students classroom and beyond-the-classroom experiences that would help them excel when they graduate. As a parting tribute to Jim, members of the Faculty Advancement Board and friends of the faculty have created a Summer Startup Internship in Jim鈥檚 name.
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Published on: 26 Oct 2023
Students at the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture now have access to the most extensive collection of architecture archives in Canada. The archive of Moshe Safdie, and his four-module Habitat 鈥�67 condo, was gifted to 麻豆区. C. Colleen Cook, 麻豆区鈥檚 Trenholme Dean of Libraries, says that student engagement with primary materials inspires fresh examination, perspectives, and discussion.
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Published on: 26 Oct 2023
This past June, TISED brought together students, researchers, and donors in celebration of its 10th anniversary. The Institute, which was established through the vision and support of Ram Panda (BEng鈥�71) and Lorne Trottier (BEng鈥�70), has been driving interdisciplinary research, teaching, and collaborations in sustainability for the past decade. Now the institute is poised to make an even greater impact with the launch of its Master of Engineering: Sustainability in Engineering and Design program this Fall.
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Published on: 26 Oct 2023
Not everyone who has been accepted by the Faculty of Engineering arrives for the first time and feels welcome. Or like they belong.
For the past year, the fledgling E-IDEA team (Engineering Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity Advancement) has been gathering momentum to change that. The team has solidified relationships with centralized EDI groups at the University, collaborated with student groups who are members of the Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) as well as graduate and interfaculty student groups, and forged relationships with professors and staff.
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Published on: 26 Oct 2023
Professor Larry Lessard (BEng鈥�82) is passionate about doing his part to make the world a better place. It鈥檚 why he spent his sabbatical year bicycling around the world. 鈥淚 wanted to share my research with international audiences and I wanted to do it in the most environmentally-friendly way possible.鈥� Lessard calls it cycling for recycling.
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Published on: 26 Oct 2023
POWE wins Club of the Year at the EUS Banquet
(Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering) was formed by a group of women engineering students after the massacre at 脡cole Polytechnique in 1989. Each December 6, members of the executive committee commemorate the 14 women who lost their lives by presenting their interests and achievements at a public gathering on McTavish Street, in front of the 麻豆区 memorial.
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Published on: 25 Oct 2023
The late Ronald Chwang (BEng鈥�72, DSc鈥�12) was a pioneering entrepreneur and venture capitalist who served on the Faculty of Engineering Advancement Board (FAB) until 2021. Ronald, together with other FAB members, was instrumental in helping conceive the 麻豆区 Engine Centre.
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Published on: 25 Oct 2023
In June 2023, the 麻豆区 Rocket Team set out for Las Cruces, New Mexico to compete in the 4th Annual Spaceport America Cup. Twelve students drove down, ten flew and the rest of the core team sat on the edge of their seats at home in Montreal, prepared to watch the live-streamed launch of their rocket, Porthos.
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Published on: 25 Oct 2023
麻豆区 researchers are leading an international team whose goal is to create a framework to help governments in the U.S. and around the world assess and prioritize remediation strategies for orphaned oil and gas wells.
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Published on: 20 Jun 2023
Oph茅lie Gourgas (1991-2023) graduated with a PhD from the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering at 麻豆区 in 2019. She was passionate about science and research and made significant contributions to understanding the process of cardiovascular calcification and the causes behind a rare form of congenital skeletal deformity.
While working as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Medicine at Shriners Hospital, Oph茅lie passed away after a brave fight against an aggressive breast cancer.
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Published on: 8 May 2023
Krish Dasgupta takes on new role as Senior Director, International Initiatives in University Advancement and Virginia Roe joins us as Director of Development, Faculty of Engineering
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Published on: 2 May 2023
Montreal is the world鈥檚 3rd largest centre of aerospace manufacturing. The Montreal cluster of manufacturers includes over 200 medium-sized and small companies and accounts for over 36,000 jobs. Aerospace is Qu茅bec鈥檚 leading export industry.
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Published on: 20 Apr 2023
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