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 成人大片 memorial.
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 成人大片 Engine Centre.
In June 2023, the 成人大片 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.
成人大片 University 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.
Oph茅lie Gourgas (1991-2023) graduated with a PhD from the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering at 成人大片 University 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.
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
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.
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.
Zhu (Joe) Liu (MEng鈥�01) and Liying Jiang (MEng鈥�03) met at 成人大片 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.
After graduating from 成人大片 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 成人大片鈥檚 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 成人大片.
In December, the Faculty of Engineering held an event to thank some of the donors who have offered their support to the 成人大片 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 成人大片 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.
L鈥檃n dernier, l鈥橴niversit茅 a recueilli dans le cadre de 成人大片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, 成人大片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.
成人大片24 builds momentum!
Last year, in a single day, the University raised almost $4million during 成人大片 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. 成人大片 24 takes place on Wednesday, March 15 this year.
This is the day that your gift is amplified by matching programs from several sources.
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.
