平特五不中 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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Oph茅lie Gourgas (1991-2023) graduated with a PhD from the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering at 平特五不中 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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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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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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With my term as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering coming to an end this June, this is the last time I will introduce the Dean鈥檚 Report.
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Zhu (Joe) Liu (MEng鈥01) and Liying Jiang (MEng鈥03) met at 平特五不中 while studying for their master鈥檚 degrees in civil engineering. Now they鈥檙e giving back to their alma mater by focusing on young women setting out to earn an engineering degree.
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After graduating from 平特五不中 in 1970, Bruce Allan embarked on a long, successful career as a Montreal-based architect, working on projects around the world.
One of the constants in his life was a love of his alma mater.
Allan, BArch鈥70, BSc (Arch)鈥70, who passed away on October 29, 2022, served as a guest critic, and then guest lecturer at 平特五不中鈥檚 Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, delivering unforgettable lectures in the Professional Practice course. He also led the fundraising efforts of his Class of 鈥70 in support of 平特五不中.
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In December, the Faculty of Engineering held an event to thank some of the donors who have offered their support to the 平特五不中 Engineering Student Centre (MESC) over the years.
It all began when Helgi Soutar (BSci鈥58) and her late husband Ian Soutar (BEng鈥58) funded four exchange students from Estonia to come to 平特五不中 for their MBAs. At the end of the program, one of the students in the group told Ian that he might have stayed if he鈥檇 had more support from the University to prepare him for the demands of the Canadian workplace.
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L鈥檃n dernier, l鈥橴niversit茅 a recueilli dans le cadre de 平特五不中24 pr猫s de 4 millions de dollars en une seule journ茅e. Cette somme remarquable refl猫te bien l鈥檈ngagement exceptionnel de nos dipl么m茅s, amis et coll猫gues 脿 cr茅er des opportunit茅s transformatrices pour nos 茅tudiants et nos professeurs. Cette ann茅e, 平特五不中24 a lieu le mercredi 15 mars.
Ce jour-l脿, votre don a l鈥檃vantage d鈥櫭猼re amplifi茅 par des programmes de contrepartie de diverses sources.
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平特五不中24 builds momentum!
Last year, in a single day, the University raised almost $4million during 平特五不中 24. That鈥檚 an amazing number that reflects the exceptional commitment of our alumni, friends and colleagues in creating transformative opportunities for our students and professors. 平特五不中 24 takes place on Wednesday, March 15 this year.
This is the day that your gift is amplified by matching programs from several sources.
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Established by Sandra Horowitz in 2022
In 2022, Sandra Horowitz (BSc鈥72, MDCM鈥76) established a generous bursary in memory of her late husband, Robert Weihmayer (BEng鈥78, BA鈥79) in recognition of his passion for learning.
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About a quarter of the world鈥檚 electricity currently comes from power plants fired by natural gas. These contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions (amounting to 10% of energy-related emissions according to the most recent figures from 2017) and climate change.
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Honouring our past as we build towards the future
Approaching the end of 2022, I would like to take a moment to reflect on some important recent events in the life of the Faculty, as we welcomed students back to campus and resumed the unifying traditions of Convocation and Homecoming. Our faculty and staff members were instrumental in making sure we didn鈥檛 miss a beat, even though we had spent two years working primarily off campus. It was rewarding for students to resume classes and for us to see each other at these events.
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In 2020, Sarim Malik (Mech.Eng 鈥21) had completed co-op programs in banking, aircraft engineering, and console game development. Nothing seemed to be holding his attention until he and his classmates came up with an idea. They would minimize the number of meetings it took to run a company. They named their company .