Enginuity Spring 2003 - The Schulich School of Engineering ...

enginuityThe Newsletter of the Faculty of Engineering and the Engineering Associates ProgramThe Calgary Centre forInnovative Technology(CCIT) opened its doors, and asexpected, it has served as aparadigm of how the university andthe Faculty of Engineering canbenefit the community.The 72,010 square-foot researchfacility provides leading-edge labspace and state-of-the-artequipment for U of C engineeringprofessors and their students.Collaborating with industry,government agencies and otheruniversities, they are findingsolutions to problems facingsociety in several key areasincluding:• Bioengineering for EnhancedHealthcare: osteoarthritis researchand in vitro biomechanics researchfor disease prevention, earlydetection and treatment.• Intelligent Technologies:research on wireless location andcommunication technologies,biomedical devices and system-ona-chipdevelopment.• Natural ResourcesTechnologies: labs will focus onpilot plants, drilling, hydrocarbonproduction, scanning,visualization/computation and theenvironment.• Sustainable Infrastructure: realtimemonitoring of structures,testing of structural elements anddeveloping new building materials.enginuityThe world-class GlobalNavigation SatelliteSystem (GNSS) NavigationLaboratory and itsassociated RooftopAntenna Range togetherform one of the true gemsof the IntelligentTechnologies group ofspecialized researchfacilities.Direct antenna connectionsfrom the Navigation Lab tothe Rooftop AntennaRange greatly facilitateresearch on satellite-basedRF signals (such as GPS) for navigationand location and permit accurate andrepeatable multi-antenna testing.The CCIT is in the final stages of installing ani-centre, the RF Shielded Room in the WirelessLaboratory and a Class 100 Clean Room in theIntegration Laboratory. The clean roomfacility will serve as an assembly, test andmetrology centre for new multi-disciplinaryresearch projects on wireless integratedMicrosystems.Funding partners in the $35-millioninfrastructure project include AlbertaInnovation and Science ($14 million), thefederal government’s Canada Foundation forInnovation ($1.5 million) and the privatesector including BP Energy Company, EnCanaCorporation, Schlumberger Canada Ltd. andShell Canada Limited ($19.5 million). Manyother private companies and individuals alsocontributed to CCIT.Based on original article published in theU of C Gazette.Volume Eleven, Number ThreeSpring 2003In this issueDean’s Message .............................................. 2Growing Facilities ......................................... 3Canadian Research Chairs ............................ 4Industry Chair/LUTW ................................. 5Outstanding Awards ..................................... 6Faculty Development ................................... 7Recognizing Excellence ............................... 8Memorial Scholarship ................................. 11Program Initiatives ...................................... 12Gender and Diversity ................................. 13New Faculty ................................................. 14Lisbon Project/Model UN........................ 16Student Winners .......................................... 17Student News ............................................... 18Alumni Profiles ............................................ 19Alumni Events & Farewells ..................... 201

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ResearchiCore/TRe/TRLaLabsbs/NSER/NSERC Industrial Researesearch ChairDr. Jim Haslett was awardedthe first industrial chair iniCORE’s new IndustrialChair Establishment Programand a total of $1 million fromthe iCORE Industrial ChairEstablishment Grant todevelop a research team.Dr. Haslett will lead a researchprogram called the Wireless Scienceand Technology Initiative in directcollaboration with TRLabs and itsindustrial sponsors, and concentrateon the development of advancedradio frequency integrated circuits fornext generation wireless products.Projects include electronicmonitoring systems for oil and gaswells, wireless telemetry systemsfor drill stem testing, electricalpreheating of tar sands, and thedesign of monolithic integratedcircuits for some of theseapplications.The iCORE/TRLabs/NSERCIndustrial Research Chair isfunded by the provincialgovernment, industry, and thefederal government, in theamount of $3.2 milliondollars over five years.In addition, the U of C willcontribute $820,000 in freedup salary, benefits and othercontributions over five yearsto hire a second academic andpartially support a researchassistant.“The main thrust of the research is toimprove on today’s low bandwidth,glitch-prone technologies for cellularphones, personal digital assistants,and the like,” says Haslett.“Eventually worldwide, truly mobile,rather than merely portablecomputing with full multimediacapability will be achieved by thisindustry. Short range wirelesscommunication will permeate allaspects of our lives, from groceryshopping to vehicle operations,position and repair.”FeatureLight Up Thehe WororldldDr. Dave Irvine-Hallidayhas been awarded a RolexAward for Enterprise, theTech Museum Award, andU of C President’sInternationalizationAchievement Award.These awards will help fundand honor the volunteerdrivenLight Up The World(LUTW) Foundation andtheir continued passion toprovide inexpensive andenergy-efficient lightingsystems to homes, schools andtemples in some of theworld’s poorest, most remotevillages. It will also helpconsolidate LUTW’sorganizational structure, so itcan attract more sponsors.enginuityDr. Irvine-Halliday founded LUTWafter a 1997 trip to a Nepalese village,where he saw how the lack of lightingwas impacting children’s ability toread and learn at night.Over the next few years, he searchedfor innovative solutions to thisproblem and developed a lightingsystem based on white-light emittingdiodes, which can light up an entirevillage with less energy than that usedby a single, conventional 100-wattlight bulb.Today, LUTW’s rechargeable, energyefficient and environmentally friendlysystems are lighting up smiles in 700homes and buildings in remotevillages in Nepal, India and SriLanka. Dr. Irvine-Halliday’s goal is toequip a million homes in developingnations using white-lightemitting diode systems by 2005.Based on the original articlepublished in the UofC Gazette.5

Research AwardResearchProgram AwardEnergy yResearesearch Earns InternanationalAwarardDr. Raj Bishnoi,Department of Chemicaland Petroleum Engineering,was honoured with a majoraward this summer by theGas Processors Association,an internationalorganization based in Tulsa,Okla.Dr. Bishnoi was presentedwith the Donald L. KatzAward for his outstandingresearch and educationalcontributions to the globalindustry. Natural gashydrate, such as the massiveone discovered off the coastof Vancouver Island thissummer, are an importantfuture energy source inmany parts of the world.Bishnoi and his colleagues’most substantial researchcontributions are in thethermodynamics and kinetics ofnatural gas hydrates.“When I first started this research,people used to ask me, ‘Why inthe world do you want to work inthe thermodynamics and kineticsof gas hydrates, no one uses thesethings?’” he says with a grin. Afew decades later, Dr. Bishnoi isenjoying an award-winning careerand a steady stream of researchcontracts with energy firms fromaround the globe.In the new Calgary Centre forInnovative Technology (CCIT),Dr. Bishnoi’s lab team will beginworking with a new unique pieceof equipment called an In SituParticle Size Analyzer installed ina high pressure hydrate reactor.This internationally unique pieceof equipment was funded by theCanada Foundation forInnovation. The research teamis also beginning a study tobetter understand hydrates insand reservoirs.Based on the original articlepublished in the UofC Gazette.Internship nship Recoecognizgnized ed as the Biggest & the BestThe University of Calgary’sEngineering InternshipProgram was the recipient ofthe Yves Landry Foundation’s“Outstanding Technical CooperativeEducation ProgramAward at the STARS GALAAward Ceremony.The award is presented toCanadian universities, whichdemonstrate technologicalinnovation, creativity, andexcellence in their programs.Highly recognized by keyindustry and governmentofficials within Canada,Nima Dorjee, P.Eng.,Director of the EngineeringInternship Program attributesthe strong support from employersand faculty members, as well as thequality of the program’s students asthe key to their success.“Employers all over the world seekstudents from this program for theirtechnical competency, enthusiasm,and the value they provide theemployers, ” says Dorjee.The program has grown steadily tobecome one of the largest programsof its kind in Canada. In 2002,students will have collectivelyearned a record $9 million in salary.Over 10% of the students are placedoverseas including Switzerland,Japan, and Germany. Over 340engineering students were availablefor 12-16 months internship forMay, 2003 term.“I am extremely pleased that theflagship of our faculty, theEngineering Internship Program,has been recognized for its nationleading activities,” saidDr. Chan Wirasinghe, P.Eng.,Dean of Engineering.6enginuity

Faculty Development Program AwardAwararded as a Model of Educational ExcellenceThe Faculty of Engineeringand its EngineeringAssociates Program (EAP)were the national awardwinners for the ConferenceBoard of Canada’s NationalPartners in EducationAwards.This award honours modelsof excellence in business–education partnerships thatare ensuring Canada’s youthare learning the right skillsfor today’s and tomorrow’sworld of work.“Being located in Canada’sengineering capital Calgary,we are able to harness thesupport of the engineeringcommunity in our effort to bethe first-choice EngineeringThrough formal and informalassociations with the faculty,staff and students, the largercommunity can help contributeto the Faculty of Engineeringand its member’s long traditionof entrepreneurial spirit, andchallenging one another toreach new goals and newheights.To make this vision a reality,Susan Delaney has been hiredas the Director of Advancement.Susan brings 12 years offundraising and not-for-profitmanagement experience to theFaculty. Prior to herappointment in Engineering,Susan was director of corporateand foundation support for thecentral office at the U of C.Since 1997, she has co-directedthe University’s fundraisingenginuityFaculty in Canada,” says U of CDean, Chan Wirasinghe.Leaders, from many corporations ofall sizes and from all sectors suchas Petro Canada, IBM Canada,Nexen, Husky Energy, Veco Canadaand TRLabs form the faculty’ssenior advisory body and councils,which support, guide and influencedepartments, chairs and programsto meet the needs of both industryand the profession of engineering.Their wisdom has resulted innumerous measurable resultsincluding four new B.Sc. degreeprograms, joint degrees with all 13other U of C faculties, over a dozenworld-class research groups andover 50 specializations offered atthe Masters and Ph.D. levels. Theseinnovative approaches have alsoDirector of Advancementprogram. She provided specializedcounsel to the President, Deans andother University leaders into bothphilanthropic and contractualpartnerships with foundations andcorporations, as well campussponsorship and sole-source businessopportunities.Susan received her certified fundraising executive (CFRE) in 1999through the National Society for FundRaising Executives (NSFRE), the onlyinternationally recognized fund raisingaccreditation program. She graduatedwith her MBA from the University ofAlberta in 1991.She has set the advancement mandateto raise financial support for researchand education in the Faculty ofEngineering as part of a universitywideendeavour with a Faculty goal of$20 million. Although just at theentitled the Faculty of Engineeringto be considered North America’sfirst post-modern engineeringschool, according to CanadianBusiness Magazine.Based on the original articlepublished in the UofC Gazette.beginning of fundraising efforts,advancement will be focused on fourareas: students, chairs, laboratories andbuilding enhancements. If you havequestions about these projects or abouthow you can help, please contact her atsdelaney@ucalgary.ca7

FacultyExcellenceChemical and PetroleumEngineeringDr. Jalel Azaiez received the ESSAward for Outstanding TeachingExcellence in First YearEngineering and the Faculty ofEngineering Teaching ExcellenceAward.Dr. Leo Behie received theUniversity of Western OntarioProfessional Achievement Awardin recognition of “superiorachievements by alumni in theirchosen field.”Dr. Mike Kallos received anASTech Leaders of TomorrowAward from the Alberta Scienceand Technology LeadershipFoundation (ASTech) recognizingDr. Kallos for being under 30 anddemonstrating leadership due tohis research of the large-scaleexpansion of mammalian stemcells for therapeutic applications.Dr. Kallos was also recentlyawarded the ESS OutstandingTeaching Excellence Award.Dr. Raj Mehta received thePetroleum of CIM OutstandingService Award.Dr. Gord Moore received theSecond Year ESS OutstandingTeacher’s Excellence Award.Department of Civil EngineeringDr. Gopal Achari andDr. Patrick Hettiaratchi receivedthe Best Theoretical Paper Awardof the ASCE/EWRI to V.B. Stein,J.P.A. Hettiaratchi and G. Acharifor the paper entitled NumericalModel for Biological Oxidationand Migration of Methane in Soils.8Dr. Francois Bouchart received theCivil Engineering DepartmentTeaching Award.Dr. Tom Brown received the PratlyAward of Canadian Society for CivilEngineering Best Paper in BridgeEngineering.Lynne Cowe Falls was nominatedStudent Union Teaching ExcellenceAward.Dr. Neil Duncan received theCanada Research Chair inOrthopaedic Bioengineering (Tier II)2002-2006, Government of Canada.Dr. Amin Ghali received theElection as Fellow of the CanadianAcademy of Engineering Award.Dr. Jocelyn Grozic received theCelebrating Excellence, U of CAward for Outstanding Contributionin Teaching and Research.Dr. Francis Hartman received theDonald S. Barrie Award for bestpaper in the design-procurementconstruction track. Dr. Hartman wasalso selected by a joint team fromCFI, NSERC, SSHRC and NRC asone of the top 33 innovativeresearchers in Canada. Dr. Hartmanwill be inducted as a Fellow of theCanadian Academy of Engineers asof May 2003.Dr. John Douglas Hunt received theDepartment of Civil EngineeringTeaching Excellence Award.Dr. John Morrall was presented theSandford Fleming Award for 2002by the Canadian Society for CivilEngineering for outstandingcontributions to the development andpractice of TransportationEngineering in Canada.Dr. John Morrall also recieved theEd Keate Award for 2002 by theCanadian Parking Foundation foroutstanding contribution to theadvancement of knowledge in theparking industry.Dr. Nigel Shrive was chosen as oneof the April Mentors of theMillennium by the Alberta Women’sScience NetworkDr. Janice Thomas was awardedProject Management Institute StudentPaper of the Year Faculty AdvisorsAward.Dr. Ludo Zanzotto received the CivilEngineering Department ResearchAward.Electrical and Computer EngineeringDr. Elise Fear is winner of the 2002U of C Young Innovator Award and$20,000 grant, supporting herresearch in microwave breast cancerdetection.Dr. Len Bruton received the IEEECircuits and Systems Society 2002Education Award.Geomatics EngineeringDr. Elizabeth Cannon has beenawarded a 2002 Natural Sciences andEngineering Research Council(NSERC) Steacie Fellowship, one ofCanada’s premier science andengineering prizes. Dr. Cannon wasalso presented with the first inauguralMinerva Award, celebrating herlongstanding efforts in mentoring andmentoring activities at the AWSN/SunCor Reception.enginuity

FacultyExcellenceDr. Naser El-Sheimy was electedGeomatics Engineering Professorof the Year by students.Dr. Yang Gao won DepartmentResearch Excellence Award.Dr. Gérard Lachapelle, Head ofGeomatics Engineering, waselected fellow of the Royal Societyof Canada for the developmentand dissemination of satellitebasednavigation technology inCanada and internationally in thearea of satellite-based positioning.As well, Dr. Lachapelle waselected Western Region VicePresident of the Institute ofNavigation.Mechanical and ManufacturingEngineeringDr. Steve Boyd was recipient ofthe Best Commented Paper Award,European Society ofBiomechanics, for a posterpresented at the annual conferencein Wroclaw, Poland.There is a sound sculpture inEdmonton at the corner of JasperAvenue and 109 th Street that hasDr. Daryl Caswell’s name on thededication plaque as the personresponsible for the design of thesound producing mechanism. Thesculpture was the winning entry ina national competition with 140other entries.Dr. Marcelo Epstein was awardedan ESS Outstanding TeachingExcellence Award.Dr. MarceloEpstein was also awarded acertificate at the official ceremonyCelebrating Excellence at theU of C.Dr. Clifton Johnston was a U of Cnominee in Engineering for the2002 NSERC Doctoral Prize.Dr. Ron Hugo was awarded theDepartment Teaching ExcellenceAward in the Faculty ofEngineering Council meeting.Dr. Ron Hugo also won theStudents Union TeachingExcellence Honorable MentionAward.Dr. G. A. Karim was awarded TheFrank Spragins Technical Awardfor his outstanding contributions tothe engineering profession at theAnnual APEGGA Summit AwardsGala.Dr. Tahir Khan was short-listedfor the “Fazal-ur-Rehman KhanAward for Excellence in Scienceand Engineering”, the MuslimNews Awards for Excellence(U.K.), for contributions totechnology and help in thedeveloping world.Dr. Abdulmajeed Mohamad wasawarded the Department ResearchExcellence Award.Dr. Abdulmajeed Mohamad andDr. Slawomir Spiewak werehonoured by the CanadianFoundation for Innovation (CFI)for their New Opportunity Awards.Dr. William Shaw was selected asrecipient of the Professor of theYear AwardDr. Slawomir Spiewak has beenselected for this year’s recipient ofProfessor of the Year Award.Dr. Oleg Vinogradov was awardedthe Faculty Service Award.Dr. Ida Wierzba was awarded theASME Frank Walk Service Award in2002 for outstanding andprofessional service to ASMEPetroleum Division. As well asBoard of Governors of ASMEInternational Certificate in 2002 forservices in advancing theengineering profession.Honorary ProfessorshipDr. Gérard Lachapelle,Department of GeomaticsEngineering, CRC/iCORE Chair inWireless Location and DepartmentHead, has been conferred anHonorary Professorship from theUniversity of Wuhan, People’sRepublic of China. The University ofWuhan is a key university of thePeople’s Republic of China with anenrolment of 43,000 students.FellowshipsDr. Yang Gao, Department ofGeomatics Engineering, received aWuhan University InternationalFellowship. Dr. Gao has beenawarded $20,000 from WuhanUniversity and his researchcontributes in the development ofhigh precision satellite-basedpositioning and navigation systems.He is currently the principalinvestigator on many researchprojects funded by governmentagencies and industry.GrantsDr. Caterina Valeo, GeomaticsEngineering, was awarded anEstablishment Grant from AlbertaIngenuity Fund in the amountof $243,275. The award will fundresearch in support of sustainableforest resource management.enginuity9

FacultyDr. Michael G. Sideris, P.Eng., Associate Dean (Research) and Geomatics EngineeringProfessor, is elected Vice President of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG).Dr. Sideris, who is currently the President of IAG Section III “Determination of theGravity Field”, will assume his position in July 2003 during the General Assembly of theInternational Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) held in Sapporo, Japan. Dr Siderishas also been appointed Associate Dean (Engineering) in the Faculty of Graduate Studies fora two year term, which began April 1, 2003.BooksDr. Francis Hartman’s second book,The Ten Commandments of SMARTContracting: A Practical Guide toAdding Value through better SupplyChain Management is due forpublication in Summer 2003.Dr. Janice Thomas and two PhDstudents from our program,Kam Jugdev and Connie Delisle, areauthors of Selling Project Managementto Senior Executives: Framing theMoves that Matter, a new book (2002)from the Project Management Institute.Dr. Khalid Aziz andDr. Antonin Settari are authors of thenew and less expensive paperbackedition of Petroleum ReservoirSimulation.The text is highly relevantand offers a coherent presentation ofthe fundamentals of simulationtechnology.CollaborationsCivil Engineering ProfessorsDr. Janaka Ruwanpura andDr. George Jergeas have started anew research partnership with aleading group of constructioncontractors to improve the productivityof the Alberta construction industry interms of human, managerial andexternal factors.GraduateExcellenceGeomatics EngineeringCameron Ellum,Georgia Fotopoulos andKyle O’Keefe, have each been awarded anIzaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship.In addition, Fotopoulos has been awarded aRalph Steinhauer Award of Distinction.Both Ellum and Fotopoulos hold a BSc andan MSc in Geomatics Engineering from theU of C. O’Keefe holds a BSc in Physicsfrom the University of British Columbiaand a BSc in Geomatics Engineering fromthe University of Calgary. Ellum is studyingunder the supervision of Dr. N. El-Sheimy,Fotopoulos under the joint supervision ofDr. El-Sheimy and Dr. M. G. Sideris, andO’Keefe under the supervision ofDr. G. Lachapelle.Yong Hu, PhD candidate, andDr. Vincent Tao, Adjunct Professor, wonthe Talbert Abrams Grant Award of theAmerican Imaging and GeospatialInformation Society (ASPRS), including aplaque and $5000 US for their paper AComprehensive Study of the RationalFunction Model for PhotogrammetricProcessing, published in PhotogrammetricEngineering & Remote Sensing.Civil EngineeringSherif S. Abdelatif has been awarded theIzaak Walton Killam MemorialScholarship.He is studying under thesupervision of Dr. Marc A. Maes in the areaof risk analysis and reliability-based design.He is developing new probabilistic methodsfor the optimization of life cycle costsrelated to civil engineering infrastructure.PhD student Kam Jugdev was therecipient of the Project ManagementInstitute Student Paper of the YearAward for her paper called ProjectManagement Maturity Models: TheSilver Bullets of CompetitiveAdvantage, as well as the Gaylord E.(Gary) Christle Award from PMI’sCollege of PerformanceManagement.PhD student Ramy Zaghloul andDr. Francis Hartman wereawarded the Donald S. Barrie Awardfor their paper ConstructionContracts and Risk Allocation: TheCost of Mistrust, presented by Ramyat the PMI Symposium. RamyZaghloul also received the BestGraduate Student Paper Award forhis paper Trust: Murder by ContractDocuments, presented at Projects &Discontinuities Conference, Vienna,Austria, as well as first prize for hispaper submitted to PM ResearchNetwork (Europe).Victor Sohmen, MBA graduate witha specialization in ProjectManagement, received theRobert J. Yourzak Scholarshipsponsored by PMI MinnesotaChapter.MSc students Ganyo Nutakor andVaroujan Minassian both receivedscholarships from AACEInternational. Ganyo was also the2002 recipient of the AlbertaLearning’s AchievementScholarship.10enginuity

GraduateUndergraduateExcellencePhD Students, Zhihong Liu andJin Wang, were recently selected byprominent Computational Mechanicsjudges to present their Finite Elementwork in the finals of 15th MeloshCompetition for Best Student Paper onFinite Element Analysis at DukeUniversity. Zhihong will be presentingthe numerical part of his BiomedicalEngineering research work on: A LevelSet Variational Formulation forCoupled Phase Change/Mass TransferProblems: Application to Freezing ofBiological Systems.Jin will be presenting his latest workrelated to oilsands research. His paperis entitled: Computation of SandFluidization Phenomena usingStabilized Finite Elements.Geomatics EngineeringJayanti Sharma received aJulie Payette – NSERC ResearchScholarship for $25,000 per year fortwo years.Mechanical and ManufacuturingEngineeringMines Action Canada (MAC), NobelPeace Prize International Campaign toBan Landmines (ICBL), honouredMechanical and Manufacturing studentteams for winning first and secondprize: Tara Dorscher and Carl Roettwon first place ($5000) with theirdesign of the Intellicharge BatteryCharging System (alternative andinexpensive means of charging batteriesfor mine detectors). The second placewinners ($2500), Brian Lim,Michael Moriarty,Katrina Brandstadt, andKristjan Gottfried, designed aDemining Mat that protects deminersfrom injury.Mary Grace DeGuzman, VicePresident of Mechanical andManufacturing Society, was therecipient of Student of the Year Awardbased on academic merit,extracurricular and community services.Chris Cameron, President of Mechanicaland Manufacturing Engineering Society, waspresented the “Golden Geer” awardrecognizing outstanding leadership.(Chris Cameron in picture below duringEngg Week )Memorial ScholarshipNaomi Heffler ler Memorial ScholarholarshipWhen Naomi Heffler, BSc(Eng)’02, died in a massiveavalanche, January 20, 2003,members of her father’scorporate family were amongthe first to rally close with anidea for honouring the U of Cgraduate’s spirit.“Naomi’s dad, HowardHeffler, was part of AlliancePipeline from the earliest daysof our company’s inception in1995,” says Al Edgeworth,Alliance Pipeline’s presidentand chief executive officer.“When Naomi, a member ofAlliance’s extended family,died suddenly and tragically,all of our employees sharedthe pain and wanted to find away to demonstrate theircompassion.”enginuityThe result is the Naomi HefflerMemorial Scholarship inAvalanche or Snow Science.Funded by a $25,000 contributionfrom Alliance’s CommunityInvestment Fund, the $5,000annual award will support onegraduate engineering student overeach of the next five years.Says Edgeworth: "The choice ofsnow science and avalanchecontrol was an easy one since it'sso relevant, not only to the way inwhich Naomi was killed, but alsohow she lived."Through their investment,Alliance hopes the U of C will beable expand its Applied Snow andAvalanche Research Group,already recognized as among thebest in the world.But, even more importantly, they wishto celebrate Naomi’s adventuresomespirit and enduring love of all lifeoutdoors.Story written by Christine Ward.11

Program InitiatitivesJoint Degree’swithALL FacultiesThe Faculty of Engineering can nowoffer undergraduate students theoption of adding a second degreefrom any of the 13 other U of Cfaculties while completing theirengineering degree. This uniqueopportunity was originally limited toSocial Sciences, Humanities and theFine Arts and it has been verysucessful.One such success story includesAlbert Wong, a recent graduate withan Engineering and Fine Arts jointdegree, who heard one of his veryown compositions played by theCalgary Philharmonic Orchestra atthe Jack Singer on March 20th,2002.The excitement of hearing one’smusic performed in public for thefirst time is a thrilling experience forany composer. “You see if what youhave in your head is realized in reallife,” says 23-year-old Albert Wong.“It means a great deal.”’ (CalgaryHerald, Friday March 15th, 2002, D 6)Joint Degree Program allowsstudents who begin a joint degreeprogram at the beginning of theirpost-secondary career they cancomplete both degrees within fiveyears. This unique U of C initiativeprovides a broader educationbefitting those aiming for a careerthat includes leadership not only ofcorporations but roles in formulating& providing leadership in publicpolicy.PromotionalCD-ROMThe Department of Mechanicaland Manufacturing Engineeringrecently produced a multimediaCD-ROM to promotetheir two undergraduateprograms to prospectivestudents. In the development ofexplicit program syllabi for theMechanical Engineering andManufacturing Engineeringprograms respectively,Dr. Rod Fauvel andDr. Robert Brennan organized amulti-media orientation CD-ROM.The CD will answer commonstudent questions such as “Whatis Mechanical/ManufacturingEngineering?” and “What Can Ido with my Degree?” As well,links are provided that allowstudents to see what theDepartment’s recent graduatesare doing in industry, and toview the Department’slaboratories on “virtual tours.”They can also run videos byclicking on “hot spots” withinthe images such as clicking on aFormula 1 racer in the CNClaboratory; they can view avideo of the design team.A copy of the CD can berequested from: Tazim Jamaltbjamal@ucalgary.ca or403.220.6627MechatronicsMinorThe Department of Mechanicaland Manufacturing Engineering isvery pleased to announce theoffering of two new programs:Mechanical Engineering with aminor in Mechatronics andManufacturing Engineering witha minor in Mechatronics.Mechatronics is a rapidly growingfield that combines the disciplinesof mechanical engineering,electronics, computer sciences,and control systems engineering.It involves the design and analysisof electro-mechanical systems.The subject area of Mechatronicsis concerned with the control ofpower flow through engineeringsystems.Products which can be designedusing the paradigm ofMechatronics range from suchsimple devices as thermostats forhouses to such advanced systemsas DVD players which involvehundreds of interconnectedelectro-mechanical components.This field is at the heart of therecognized industry area ofinformation and communicationtechnologies.The target market for the programis an engineer who, whileinterested in computerprogramming and other nominallyelectrical engineering aspects, islooking for more challengingapplications and who isentrepreneurial to the extent ofattempting invention andinnovative product design.12enginuity

Gender and Diverersity Outreaceach InitiatitivesWomen in Science and EngineeringCoordinatorThe faculty has appointed Tamara McCarron as the Women in Science and Engineering(WISE) Coordinator. McCarron is responsible for supporting theGender and Diversity in Engineering Committee as well as a number of outreachprograms such as SCIberMENTOR and Explore IT. In addition, McCarron acts as anadvisor to the graduate students network and WISE undergraduate student club. She isalso responsible for the development of new initiatives and acts as a liaison with womenin the science and engineering community.McCarron brings with her strong experience in science and engineering promotion, and past experience as President of theWISE undergraduate student organization. She is a former member of the Dean of Science Women’s Advisory Committee, andwas responsible for organizing the first ever ‘Science Week’ at the University of Calgary in the fall of 1999. A graduate from theU of C with a Bachelor of Science, McCarron is currently completing her Masters in Business Administration.One of Tamara McCarron’sresponsiblities includes theSCIberMentor initiative.SCIberMentorBytes into AlbertaDuring the 2002-2003 program year, the SCIberMENTOR program grew to 403 mentors and 362 mentees, for a total of 765participants. Supported by Alberta Innovation and Science and EnCana Corporation, SCIberMENTOR is an innovative emailmentoringprogram that links girls 11 to 18 with women who are studying science or engineering or who are working asprofessionals. The program strives to excite girls about the many possibilities available to them in the fields of science andengineering. SCIberMentor has been extremely successful with a growth in 2001-2002 of over 350%.Program Administrators presented in a number of rural communities in Alberta and as a result of these efforts, 58% of theparticipants are currently from outside of major centres. The majority of mentors are engineers (49%), followed by health science(28%). However, as the program grows, more mentors will be needed to offer greater matching flexibility. If you are interested inparticipating please contact Tamara McCarron, Program Administrator 403.220.8283 or visit the website: www.scibermentor.caMinds in Motion (MiM) initiated its first ever, All Girls Club. With the support of theFaculty of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing, eighteen luckygirls were given the opportunity to design and program robotic cars. Beginning in Julyand August, summer camps will be offered for students in grades 3-8 for over 600 kids.enginuityMinds in Motion (MiM)All Girls CampThis year, MiM will be offering 7 All Girls Camps integrating concepts to gain agreater understanding of science, engineering, and technology. With female instructorsas role models for the girls, they hope to inspire more female minds than ever before.Their new initiative, the Grade 9-10 Wacky Scientist Program is an advanced programthat will focus on science, engineering, and technology concepts as well as teamworkby challenging a group of thirteen lucky campers to complete large projects, such asbuilding a Mario Go-Kart.Minds In Motion (MiM)All Girls CampFor more information on programscontact minds@ucalgary.ca or403.220.246813

NEW FacultyGeomatics Engineering1. Ms. Mele Rakai was appointedto a tenure track Land InformationSystems/Land Tenure position inJanuary 2002. Mele holds anMSurvSc degree from theUniversity of Melbourne (1994),and a BSurveying degree from theUniversity of Otago (1984). She iscurrently completing her PhD oncomparative analysis and modelingof cross-cultural land tenuresystems at the University of NewBrunswick. Her research interestsinclude analysis of land tenuresystems, aboriginal rights,implementing land informationsystems, land informationmanagement, policy issues in landuse planning.2. Dr. Michael Barry, PrL (SA)has been appointed in a facultyposition in the area of Land Tenureand Geographic InformationScience. Dr Barry holdsB.Sc.(Survey) and MBA degreesfrom the University of Cape Town,and a PhD from the University ofNatal. He hails from Cape Town,and he has worked in privatepractice, local government andacademia in a number of countries.His research interests includeanalysing cadastral systems indeveloping countries anddeveloping geoinformationtechnology systems to improveland tenure security.3. Dr. Ayman Habib, AssociateProfessor in the area of DigitalPhotogrammetry, holds a B. Sc. inCivil Engineering from CairoUniversity, Egypt. He obtained a M.Sc. and a Ph. D. in Photogrammetryfrom The Ohio State Universitywhere he worked as an AssistantProfessor. Dr. Habib has beeninvolved in research activities inanalytical and digitalphotogrammetry as well asdeveloping cheap photogrammetricsystems that would allow nonphotogrammetrists to derive precisethree-dimensional measurementsusing off-the-shelf digital cameras.4. Dr. Christopher Kotsakis wasappointed Assistant Professor inGeodesy. He holds a Dipl. Eng. inSurveying Engineering fromUniversity of Thessaloniki, Greece,and a PhD in Geomatics Engineeringfrom University of Calgary. After hisgraduate studies, he worked as aPost-Doctoral Fellow in the sameDepartment where he conductedresearch on gravity field modellingand advanced spatio-statisticalestimation methods. Dr. Kotsakis isinvolved with the GEOIDE researchnetwork as co-investigator in a 4-year project for developing a modernmulti-purpose vertical datum forCanada.5. Dr. Darka Mioc was appointedfaculty member in the area ofGeospatial Information Technology.Dr. Mioc holds a Ph.D. in Geomaticsfrom Université Laval, Québec City.Her research interests include datastructures and algorithms needed forspatio-temporal changerepresentation, retroactive mapupdates, interactive visualizationand analysis of spatio-temporal dataand the integration of raster andvector spatial models. Her areas ofexpertise include geospatialinformation system, computationalgeometry, spatial databases, and GISapplications for environmentalprotection.Chemical and PetroleumEngineering6. Dr. Josephine Hill, P.Eng, wasappointed Assistant Professor inChemical and PetroleumEngineering. She received herB.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc. in ChemicalEngineering from the University ofWaterloo in 1991 and 1992, workedfor two years at Surface ScienceWestern at the University of WesternOntario. In 1999, she graduatedfrom the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Ph.D. in ChemicalEngineering.1 2314enginuity

NEW FacultyDr. Hill completed a two-year NSERCpost-doctoral fellowship in theDepartment of Chemistry at U of Cbefore beginning her present positionand accepting an NSERC UniversityFaculty Award. Dr. Hill’s researchinvolves developing, characterizing,and testing novel catalysts for avariety of applications including fuelcells (PEM and SOFC), heavy oilupgrading and green chemistry.Mechanical and ManufacturingEngineeringDr Tahir Khan, C.Eng (U.K) joinedthe Department of Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering in 2002.Dr Khan received his BSc (Hons) atBrunel University in 1989 and hisPhD at the University of Cambridge in1992. He was awarded a RoyalSociety Fellowship to work at theNational Research Institute for Metals,Tokyo, Japan. In 1994, he was offeredan academic position at BrunelUniversity. Dr Khan’s researchfocusses on the processingmicrostructure-propertychangesarising in materials duringmanufacturing and joining processes.”Dr. Arief Budiman joined theDepartment of Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering in 2002.He received his Ph.D., 2002, B.A.Sc.,1993 and M.A.Sc., 1996, from theUniversity of Toronto.Dr. Budiman received the GraduateStudent Award from Materials ResearchSociety and the GSI-Lumonics Awardfrom Canadian Association ofPhysicists. Dr. Budiman’s researchcurrently focuses on (i) the growth andcharacterizations of semiconductor selfassemblednanostructures, and (ii)device modeling and fabrication basedon these nanostructures. Currentresearch activities combineexperimental, computational, andtheoretical approaches.Dr. Alejandro Ramirez-Serranojoined the Department of Mechanicaland Manufacturing Engineering in2002. He received a B.Sc.,Metropolitan Autonomous University,Mexico City, 1992, an M.Sc.(Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering), I.I.T., 1993, an M.Sc.(Computer Science), Monterrey Tech.,1996 and a Ph.D., University ofToronto, 2002. Dr. Ramirez-Serranohas held diverse research and academicpositions in recognized institutionsincluding ABB Corporate Research(Sweden), Argonne NationalLaboratory-West (USA) and MonterreyTech. (Mexico). His research involvesdeveloping and implementing novelcontrol methodologies formanufacturing and intelligent roboticsystems using state-of-the-arttechnologies.Dr. Steven Boyd joined theDepartment of Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering in 2002.He received his B.Eng, University ofVictoria, 1994 and his M.Sc. andPh.D from the University of Calgaryin 1997 and 2001, respectively. Hepreviously did post-doctoral researchin the Institute of BiomedicalEngineering at the Swiss FederalInstitute for Technology (ETH) inZürich, Switzerland. Dr. Boyd’sresearch in the field of biomedicalengineering involves the use ofmedical imaging (high resolutioncomputed tomography, magneticresonance imaging) and finite elementmodeling to investigate adaptation oftissues such as bone and cartilage injoint injuries and diseases.Dr. Yiliu (Paul) Tu joined theDepartment of Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering in 2002.He received his B.Sc. in 1982 and hisM.Sc. in 1985 from HuazhongUniversity of Science and Technology(HUST), P.R. China and his Ph.D.from Aalborg University (AU),Denmark in 1993. He has previouslyheld various research and academicpositions in the HUST of China, AUof Denmark, City Uof HK andCanterbury U of NZ. He has beenengaged in research projects in theareas of Manufacturing Technology,Automation, System andManagement.4 5 6enginuity15

Student ProjectsThe largest residentialproject currently underway inEurope, has been a buzz ofexcitement and learning forstudents working on finalyear projects in the CivilEngineering Department.Two students teams from allcivil engineeringspecializations havedesigned, researched andapplied project managementprinciples to present urbanrenewal proposals for the cityof Lisbon, Portugal. Theirproposal will be submitted tothe development firm in asimilar manor to commercialengineering consultants’processes.The Lisbon urban renewalproject welcomed anCivil Students Takake on Lisbonuncluttered perspective of how to build anew community for about 50,000 peoplein a 300-hectare landscape outsideLisbon’s airport. Dr. Fernandaz, of thedevelopment firm SGAL (SociedadeGestoria da Alta de Liboa) spoke totwelve of the students who were invitedto Lisbon in September. “ If even onenew idea comes out of this alliance, itwill be well worth all the effort.”The 60 students eagerly approached allcommunication challenges that werepresented in terms of foreign languagedocumentation, varying assessmentfocuses and plans for their final yearproject. They will leave the universitywith a real life experience, that issignificant for both its magnitude interms of project size, but also the multidisciplinaryteamwork that was involvedwith their fellow students, industrypartners, university faculty support andLisbon contacts.Rarely does a Canadian institution offer afinal year project that is international andcan emphasize technical, human resourcesand business aspects as well as involve allCivil Engineering design aspectsincluding environmental, geotechnical,hydraulics, materials, structural andtransport.Civil Engineering Students in Lisbon.Student WinnersDavid Ata, Patrick Boyle,Charles Gunn, Michael Jamesand Collin Tsui, are members ofthe internationally recognizedUniversity of Calgary ModelUnited Nations Team(UCMUNT). The teamparticipates in simulations heldacross North America, whichallow students to compete in alife-like portrayal of theentrenched diplomaticinstitution.Although these engineeringstudents are typically up againstpolitical science and socialscience majors, they have proventhemselves time and again, andthis year’s performance placesthem among the cream of theModel UN crop.Model UN Students Shine at t ConfererenceenceThis year, the team attended two majorconferences, representing Spain at theMcGill Model UN Assembly(McMUN) and the daunting Iraq andAfghanistan at the National CollegiateSecurity Conference (NCSC), held byGeorgetown. The team brought homethe top prize at NCSC, which is addedto three team victories in the past fouryears at McMUN.“This kind of event is quite enrichingfor engineering students,” said TeamPresident Patrick Boyle. “Usually, ifyou walk into a room full ofinternational relations students fromIvy League schools and tell them thatyou are an engineering student, theyexpect you to be a pushover. On thecontrary, it turns out that having amind for details is a huge asset at theseconferences.”Faculty of Engineering is a key sponsor ofUCMUNT, and supports the diversity andpersonal growth these events bring to itsstudents.Story by Charles Gunn and Patrick Boyle(as seen above with Collin Tsui.)16enginuity

Student Winners Student WinnersStudent Wins Canadian Engineering CompetitionThe University of CalgaryFaculty of Engineering canadd yet another feather to itshat thanks to the exploits of3 rd year civil engineeringstudent Jeremy Baretto’sachievement at the 2002Canadian EngineeringCompetition (CEC) whichwas held in Montreal.The competition bringstogether roughly 200engineering students from allover Canada to honour theirachievements and to set themin competition with other.Baretto’s success at theregional level WesternEngineering Competition(WEC) earned him a spot atthe national level. He wasEngineering EntreprpreneureneursThree U of C studentscompeted in the first annualEnterprize NationalBusiness Plan Competitionhosted by the University ofBritish Columbia.Civil Engineering studentsShamshir Jessa andAlly Dewji and Brett Bilonof the Faculty ofManagement spent severalmonths and 40 to 60 hoursper week perfecting theirexecutive business plan,called Road Works, whichwas selected as a finalist inthe nationwide competitionand won 3 rd place overall.“Our venture consists of anonline business to businesshonoured at this level with firstprize in Editorial Communicationfor his speech about climatechange. His seven competitorsdiscussed a wide range of topicsdealing with the impact oftechnology on society, fromgenetically modified foods tointernational development.“I think this experience was verybeneficial to my engineeringeducation as a whole,” saidBaretto of his time spent at CEC.“The University of Calgary standsquite well compared to otherCanadian schools that are olderand better known. I plan toencourage my classmates toparticipate in local and regionalcompetitions in the future so thatwas can make an even strongerweb portal for the highwayconstruction industry thatincreases efficiency for logisticsand procurement,” explainedBilon.Dewji and Jessa proposed theircompany venture as a class projectand later joined the Association ofCollege Entrepreneurs (ACE) tohelp foster their entrepreneurialskills. At the ACE, they met Bilon,who suggested registering it forthe competition. “We were theonly two engineer members ofACE,” Jessa laughed. “It’s goodthat the two departments areopening up to each other.”The competition took place inconjunction with the UBCEntrepreneurship Conference.showing in years to come.”Jeremy Baretto has also beenelected as the EngineeringStudents Society (ESS) Presidentfor 2003-2004.Story written by Patrick Boyle.The conference’s purpose was toencourage studententrepreneurship and innovation,provide students with a chance tomeet with and gain insight fromvarious successful investors,professors and sponsor companiesand give student teams theopportunity to create and presenttheir own business plans in frontof a professional panel of judges.Based on the article ‘Clash of theEntrepreneurs’ by Raquel Mann inthe U of C Gauntlet.enginuity17

New Club on CampusCivil Engineering Civil Students Engineering SocietyStudents SocietyDr. Janaka Ruwanpura,recognized the need andpotential benefits to having astudent chapter for the newCanadian Society CivilEngineering (CSCE) and soit was launched.This will provide the opportunity for students to gain valuable experience thatwill enhance their professional capabilities with opportunities such technicalguidance, social events and job fairs.The new chapter has already had two events including a dinner meeting and abrand new Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, sponsored by theDepartment of Civil Engineering.On February 5, 2003 thisevent was well attended bymore than fifty students,some faculty members fromthe Department of CivilEngineering and executivemembers of the CalgaryCSCE Chapter. Sixtystudents applied formembership of CSCE.Graduate students within the Department of Civil Engineering presented theirresearch ideas were evaluated by a panel of judges for cash prizes. The CSCEstudent chapter plaque was unveiled by past CSCE President, Professor Loov,and third year Civil Engineering undergraduate student, Frankie Frekleton, thefirst Chair of the CSCE Calgary Student Chapter.For more information see the club website at:http://www.eng.ucalgary.ca/civil/CSCE-StudentChapter/index.htmlMany activities and eventsfor undergraduates andgraduate students could bedirectly administered by thisnew student chapter incollaboration with andsupported by the CSCECalgary Chapter.Year End NewsThe ESS of 2002-2003continued its dedication tooffering a wide range ofbenefits for the students.Engineering Students SocietyEngineers have an understanding ofhow much their community providesand as leaders of our faculty, ESSstrives to give back to the community.An academic forum was held inthe Fall session for studentswishing to speak about the prosand cons of the newlyimplemented first year designcourse, ENGG 251/253.This year, over $15 000 through meansof various events was raised for variouscharities including: Calgary UrbanProject Society (CUPS), UNICEF, theCancer Foundation and the EmergencyWomen’s Shelter.The student comment systemwas also received very well bythe students, and ESS has putforward the effort to ensuringthe student voice is heard.18The events held by the ESS were allreceived with great enthusiasm andparticipation. Among a few notableswere: Battle of the Bands whichshowcased engineering bands, PiThrow which was successful both at theuniversity and the Calgary corporatesector, and FROSH Week.By Curtis Sim, ESS Presidentenginuity

AlumniAlumni ProfofilesDr. William H.K. LamImagine heading downtownduring rush hour. Strugglingto pull onto BigCowHoof Trailfrom a sprawling suburbiadevelopment and finally easinginto the bumper-to-bumperline of cars. As you inchforward, your radio TrafficController announces agridlock on BigCowHoof Trail.You stutter your way into thehighly compact businessdistrict which you find iscongested, slow moving andyou are aware that thetemperatures under your collarare getting as hot as youridling engine.Before road rage takes over,consider being in the samesituation commuting to workin Hong Kong where over amillion people are moving intoonly 30% of the samedowntown space.U of C Civil Engineer Alumni,Dr. William Lam has experienced thisfirst hand, and he has spent over 20years researching transport planning,network reliability, traffic simulationand modeling, ITS technology andplanning, public transport andpedestrian studies to help relieve thistraffic tension.Dr. William H.K. Lam, moved fromCalgary in 1980 back to Hong Kongand in 1983 joined the Department ofCivil and Structural Engineering at theHong Kong Polytechnic University. Hehas helped connect the U of C with hisassociates Dr. S.C. Wong of theUniversity of Hong Kong andDr. Hong K. Lo at the Hong KongUniversity of Science and Technology.(Seen respectively in photo.)Developing university relationsbetween the U of C and Hong Konginstitutions continue to grow, leadingto an upsurge of international studentexchanges and joint researchcollaborations.Mohamed HaimourThe Faculty of Engineering wouldalso like to congratulateMohamed Haimour, U of CGeomatics graduate (98)Baccalaureate in Mathematics inLebanon (94) who has recentlywon a Consulting Engineers OfAlberta (CEA) Award ofExcellence for a project in FortMcMurray, where his efforts wereintegral to the project’s success forStewart, Weir & Co. Ltd.EWBEngineers Without BorderdersThe Calgary Chapter ofEngineers Without Borders(EWB) sent members,Katrina Brandstadt andAndrew Christian, toBuwagga, Uganda to assistwith the development of arural school and its scienceand computer curriculum.And this summer, a fouthyear Mechanical Engineeringstudent, David Damberger, isheaded to India to assist witha rural water resourcesproject. David will work withthe Rural DevelopmentOrganisation (RDO)to provide access toenginuityclean water and sanitation forseveral local communities in theTamil Nadu region of southernIndia.The rapid growth of the EWB overthe past three years has providedthe organization with many skilledmembers who are willing to applytheir engineering skills andincrease their knowledge ofsustainable human developmentthrough overseas placements.Fundraising for our overseasplacement is currently underwayand they are busy trying to raise$5,000 to get David to Africa.EWB volunteers help students in Buwagga,Uganda with construction of a clay stoveFor more information on EWBhttp://calgary.ewb.ca19

Alumni EventsThey Will Be MissedGood-bye to messy keg parties and hello to posh wine tasting. Engineering Alumnienjoyed an educational evening of wine appreciation. The evening included a tutoredtasting of a variety of wines lead by one of the experts from Willow Park Wines andSpirits, followed by a light buffet, and an evening of socializing with classmates ofbygone days.Door prize winners included:David and Lois Phillips ($70 Reisling Ice Wine currently unavailable in Alberta -Donated by Cave Spring Cellars)Stephen and Nadine Sauder ($70 bottle of Champagne - Donated by Gary and NancyMcKenzie)Wolf and Linda Keller ($100 Gift Certificate for Catch Restaurant - Donated by Brianand Linde Gobeille, and $70 Reisling Ice Wine currently unavailable in Alberta -Donated by Cave Spring Cellars)Where Are They Now?From international peacekeeping to space exploration, U of C graduates are changingthe world and the world beyond. There are approximately 100,000 U of C alumniworking in 115 countries around the world. If you know of a fellow graduate who hasachieved remarkable success, has made an impact, or is making a tremendous start in ablossoming career, be sure to let us know. These Alumni stories encourage prospectivestudents to understand the potential an engineering degree can hold.Please write to us at: enginuity@ucalgary.caEDITORTade CredgeurCoordinator of Community Relationsenginuity@ucalgary.ca403.220.2626PUBLISHERDr. S.C. Wirasinghe, Deanof the Faculty of EngineeringDean's OfficeFaculty of EngineeringUniversity of Calgary2500 University Drive NWCalgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4CanadaViews expressed in Enginuity byguest writers do not necessarilyreflect the policy of the Faculty ofEngineering or theUniversity of Calgary.enginuityFararewell’ell’sThe Faculty of Engineering saysgoodbye to Dr. Douglas H. Norrie.Dr. Norrie joined the University ofCalgary in July 1966 (a ‘foundingmember’) and retired in August2001, after 35 years of service.During this time he was thefounding Head of the Department ofMechanical Engineering (1966-71),Director of the Division ofInformation Services, with rank ofDean, responsible for the UniversityLibraries, Computer Centre, andCommunications Media (1971-74),founding Head of the Division ofManufacturing Engineering (1991-95), Adjunct Professor of ComputerScience (1988-2000) and NortelChair in Intelligent Manufacturing(1996-2000). Dr. Norrie was offeredthe Killam Research Fellow as well20as Institute of Computer AssistedLearning Fellow. He provided manyresearch contributions from the coauthorof technical books to over 200papers published. Dr Norrie willforever be a legend in the Faculty ofEngineering.The Faculty bids a sad farewell toMichael Lazar, Department ofElectrical and Computer EngineeringAlumni, who passed away of cancer onSunday November 18 th , 2001.Michael’s legacy carries on with hisgift of the Michael Lazar MemorialBursary valued at $2,500 and awardedto a first-year engineering student onthe basis of academic performance,financial need and extracurricularinvolvement.Enginuity © 2003, The Faculty ofEngineering and the EngineeringAssociates Program, University ofCalgary. All rights reserved.The editor reserves the right to select,edit and position copy. Permission toreproduce any part of this publicationfor commercial purposes should beobtained by writing to the editor atthe above address. Reproduction forother purposes should acknowledgethe source.Enginuity is sent out in May andDecember to all alumni, members ofthe Engineering Associates Program,our partners in industry, educationand other interested individuals.Enginuity is the primary Facultyoutreach publication, keeping ourfriends and partners aware of ourprogress. We hope that each recipientwill enjoy this issue and willcirculate it to their colleagues.enginuity