2001-2002 ANNUAL REPORT - AUTO21
2001-2002 ANNUAL REPORT - AUTO21
2001-2002 ANNUAL REPORT - AUTO21
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<strong>AUTO21</strong> <strong>2001</strong>-<strong>2002</strong> <strong>ANNUAL</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong> 5FIRST-YEAR HIGHLIGHTSFast FactsIndustry Partners 75University Partners 28Hospitals/institution Partners 2Government Partners 28<strong>AUTO21</strong> administrative staff 5Research projects 28Students working on <strong>AUTO21</strong> projects 152Researchers 243Amount (in millions of $)NCE funding 4.8Initial industry support (cash) 1.2Initial industry support (in-kind) 1.6NCE Research disbursements in <strong>2001</strong>/<strong>2002</strong> 4.5P ROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTSConferences, Presentations and PapersTheme FITS <strong>2002</strong>March 25-26, <strong>2002</strong> - Mississauga, OntarioDr. Denis Gingras, Theme F Coordinator presented"IMSI, <strong>AUTO21</strong> and Intelligent Systems and SensorsApplied to the Automotive Industry and RoadTransportation: an Overview of These New CanadianInitiatives."Project A02: Vehicle Safety for VulnerablePopulationsInternational Conference on Technology and AgingSeptember 12-14, <strong>2001</strong> - Toronto, OntarioDr. Jan Polgar provided a display on her research"Safety Transportation for Seniors."Project A03: Industrial Health and Safetyin the Auto IndustryCallaghan, J.P., Salewytsch, A.J., Andrews, D.M."An Evaluation of Predictive Methods for EstimatingCumulative Spinal Loading".Ergonomics 44 (9):825-837, <strong>2001</strong>.Sullivan, D., Bryden P., Callaghan, J.P. "Inter- andIntra-observer Reliability of Calculating CumulativeLumbar Spine Loads". Ergonomics, accepted <strong>2001</strong>.Project B01: Public Policy and the Automobilein CanadaBiennial Meeting of the Association for CanadianStudies in the United StatesNovember <strong>2001</strong> - San Antonio, Texas, United StatesDr. Maureen Molot: "NAFTA: Is There a Road Map?"Molot, M., Eden L. "Insiders, Outsiders and Host CountryBargains." Journal of International Management.Accepted <strong>2002</strong>.Molot, M. "The Border and the Automotive Industry: HowMuch Does the Border Matter?" in "Rethinking the Line:The Canada-U.S. Border" eds by Roberge, R., and Wolfish, D.(book under review by SUNY Press)Project C03: Polymer CompositesSain, M.M.; "Analysis of Effects of Long-term Stress andAging on Mechanical Performance of DiscontinuousNatural Fibre-Polymer Composites"; Proc. Cancom <strong>2001</strong>;pp. 335-339, August <strong>2001</strong>, Montreal, QuebecUMCH ConferenceJanuary 22, <strong>2002</strong> - Prague, CzechoslovakiaDr. Bohuslav Kokta: "PE Reinforced Composites."Paptac International ConferenceJanuary 29-31, <strong>2002</strong> - Montreal, QuebecDr. David Rouison, Dr. M. Sain, and Schmidhauser:"Surface Sizing of Wood Pulp with SMA."SAE <strong>2002</strong> World Congress & ExhibitionMarch <strong>2002</strong> - Detroit, Michigan, United StatesDr. Phil Bates: "Vibration Welding Scale Up - AComparison of Laboratory and Industrial Components."Polymer Institute Bratislava ConferenceMarch 13, <strong>2002</strong> - Slovak RepublicDr. Bohuslav Kokta: "PE and PP Reinforced Composites."UMCH ConferenceMarch 20, <strong>2002</strong> - Prague, CzechoslovakiaDr. Bohuslav Kokta: "PE and PP Reinforced Composites."Project C06: Advanced Manufacturing, Assemblyand InspectionSPIE-Photonics Boston <strong>2001</strong>October 28- November 2, <strong>2001</strong> - Boston,Massachusetts, United StatesChang, D., Spence, A., Bigg, S., Heslip, J., Peterson J.,"An Open Architecture CMM Motion Controller."
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