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Monique Frize Snippet B

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Dre. Monique Frize, ingénieure Biomédicale, décrit le service régional d’hôpitaux qu’elle a établi dans le secteur de Moncton au Nouveau-Brunswick entre les années 1979 et 1989, notamment l’expansion de la quantité d’équipement médical pour des services tel que la radiologie, le laboratoire, etc. Cette expansion permettait un service instantané pour les résidents de la région qui,…

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Monique Frize Snippet C

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Madiha Kotb Snippet C

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Year: 2024
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Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb, ingénieur mécanique, explique l’importance de la « conquête de l’espace » dans sa vie, autant au niveau professionnel que personnel. Elle décrit sa rencontre avec l’astronaute Neil Armstrong ainsi qu’avec Gene Krantz, ingénieur aéronautique Américan, directeur de vol et directeur de la NASA connu aussi pour avoir dit « l’échec n’est pas…

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Madiha Kotb Snippet B

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Year: 2024
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Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb, ingénieur mécanique, décrit comment le projet “Engineering for Change,” a vue le jour lors d’un de ses mandats sur le comité de gouvernance de la American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Cette plate-forme web, crée par des ingénieurs afin d’aider le public en matière d’ingénierie, permettait au public de discuter avec des ingénieurs afin de…

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Nathalie Roy Snippet A

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Dre. Nathalie Roy décrit la sone expérience d’accompagnement d’un groupe d’étudiant.e.s lors d’un projet de coopération international au Népal où ces derniers ont créé un lactoduc pour aider une coopérative de femmes habitant en montagne qui avait a transporter le lait et le bétail. Elle décrit l’importance de soutenir les étudiant.e.s ainsi que les beaux défis qu’ils ont…

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Suzelle Barrington Snippet B

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Andrew Hrymak Snippet A

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Abstract: Andrew Hrymak answers the question "what new engineering initiatives would you like to undertake?" He describes his new interest in sustainability – not just protecting the environment, but means to improve the stewardship of the Earth and mitigate climate change. He is exploring the circular economy, changing the perception of byproducts from "waste" to "value opportunities". He sees this as an… more

Axel Meisen Snippet A

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Abstract: Axel Meisen answers the question "tell us about your first job in engineering?" He describes two summer jobs while he was an undergraduate student at Imperial College in London. His first job was with British Gas, collecting data to determine why there is carbon formation when natural gas is reformed in a very large gas plant. "The production of carbon followed the Arrhenius equation", which… more

Elizabeth Weckman Snippet A

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Elizabeth Weckman describes two of her projects, her PhD work that used lasers to investigate the velocities and temperatures in a burning pan of liquid, and work with the Waterloo Fire Department to develop improved training for fire fighters. Her PhD experiments have been used in recent years as benchmark data by international research teams developing computer codes to predict fire…

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Boro Lukajic Snippet A

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Boro Lukajic describes developing his fascination with the Canadian Arctic while a university student in what was then Yugoslavia. He described this to a Canadian immigration agent at the Canadian embassy in Vienna, who responded “Welcome to Canada”.  He describes some of his experiences in the wilderness, including a work camp at Churchill Falls, Labrador – and encounters with…

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Cory Jones Snippet A

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Cory Jones answers the question “Tell us about the projects you’ve worked on” by describing the impact that completed water treatment and recreation facility have on the First Nations communities that they serve.   He describes his satisfaction to be able to work in an engineering role to help provide such facilities to communities that need them.  In…

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Doug VanDine Snippet A

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Doug VanDine answers the question “What are you doing to keep out of trouble these days”? He describes his transition from being a geotechnical design engineer to a researcher and writer of geotechnical engineering history. His first publication gave a history of the Drynoch Landslide in BC, which has been moving for over 6,000 years.  He has also researched and published…

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Hugh Fraser Snippet A

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Abstract: Hugh Fraser describes one of the highlights of his career, contributing to the development of reusable plastic shipping containers for Ontario's agriculture industry. He describes his work with both the corrugated cardboard and plastic industries to make this happen. He notes that they are now collapsible, can stack, and require less room in shipping. In a testing phase they followed food… more

Michael Carter Snippet A

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Abstract: Michael Carter describes his passion for improving the healthcare system, primarily in Ontario. In 1989, he was asked to investigate how nurses' experiences in hospitals could be improved, and he developed scheduling algorithms for operations to minimize the number of post-operative patients in hospitals on weekends. This evolved into a passion to use systems engineering to improve the healthcare… more

Peter Lighthall Snippet A

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Abstract: Geotechnical engineer Peter Lighthall recalls the 2014 failure of the Mount Polly tailings dam in British Columbia, which released over 12 million cubic metres of water and tailings into a creek and, eventually, into pristine Quesnel Lake. This major upset for the mining industry triggered a review of all tailings dams in British Columbia – which "greatly increased the amount of available work… more