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Jacques-André Boulay a two-time winner at the ACFAS science outreach contest

October 31, 2005

Jacques-André Boulay, a master's student in Computer Engineering currently supervised by Professors Benoît Ozell (Computer Engineering) and Carl-Éric Aubin (Mechanical Engineering), took home two prizes at the 13th annual ACFAS (Association francophon ...

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APPOINTMENT NOTICE: Jean-Marc Robert, Director of the Maison des technologies de formation et d'apprentissage

October 28, 2005

Jean-Marc Robert, a professor with the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, has been appointed Director of the Maison des technologies de formation et d'apprentissage (training and learning technologies unit) for a three-year term tha ...

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New ride-sharing service at Polytechnique

October 26, 2005

PolySphère and COGEP, Polytechnique's environmental committees, have teamed up to offer a new ride-sharing service at Polytechnique. ...

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Polytechnique steps up its exchanges with China

October 19, 2005

Following in the footsteps of Christophe Guy and Mohamad Sawan, newly returned from Québec's trade mission to China in September, Professors Louise Millette, Raymond Desjardins and Shaocheng Ji of the Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Enginee ...

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Mohamad Sawan receives J.-Armand-Bombardier award from Acfas

October 7, 2005

Mohamad Sawan, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Polytechnique, has received the J.-Armand-Bombardier award on Thursday, October 6, 2005, from the Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) during the organization's 61st S ...

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Professor Gilles Savard's team installs a system to increase efficiency in Canadian Armed Forces aircraft

October 7, 2005

A research team headed by Professor Gilles Savard of the Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering has installed a new airlift planning system for the Air Transport Group of the Canadian Armed Forces. In place since February 2005 at 1 Canadian ...

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Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering awards entrance scholarships

October 7, 2005

On October 6, the Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering awarded entrance scholarships to nine industrial engineering undergraduates. The scholarships are granted to students whose admission applications show a performance rating of above 3 ...

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École Polytechnique de Montréal inaugurates its Lassonde buildings, the first "sustainable buildings" erected by an educational institution in Québec- A $104.9-million investment

October 3, 2005

Bernard Lamarre and Robert L. Papineau, respectively Chairman of the Board and Director General of École Polytechnique de Montréal, today officially opened the first "sustainable buildings" ever to be erected by an educational institution in Qué ...

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Director General's mandate extended

September 23, 2005

Robert L. Papineau, Director General of Polytechnique, has had his mandate extended to May 2007. ...

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Polytechnique strengthens its ties with China

September 20, 2005

École Polytechnique will join the delegation accompanying Québec Premier Jean Charest to China September 21-29, 2005. ...

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Polytechnique professors introduce engineering to cégeps

September 7, 2005

In collaboration with the Regroupement des collèges du Montréal métropolitain (RCMM), Polytechnique will present a series of engineering conferences in cégeps beginning in the fall of 2005. ...

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Yannick Keith Lize honoured by the Canadian Association of Physicists

August 9, 2005

Yannick Keith Lize, a doctoral student in the Department of Engineering Physics, was recently honoured by the Canadian Association of Physicists with its CAP/NSERC Student Presenter Award. ...

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Canadian Foundation for Innovation: Three Polytechnique professors obtain "brain gain" funding

July 13, 2005

On June 29, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced new investments to attract and retain high-calibre researchers. ...

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Ke Wu: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

July 13, 2005

Ke Wu, a professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Canada Research Chairholder in Radio and Millimetric Wave Engineering and Director of the Poly-Grames research centre, has just been elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). ...

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Robofoot en route to Japan

July 7, 2005

On July 9, Robofoot, École Polytechnique's robot soccer team, headed to Japan to participate for the first time ever in the RoboCup. More than just a game, the RoboCup project is a forum for experimentation and exchange between international researche ...

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Two prizes for Polytechnique at Canadian Nuclear Society annual conference

July 7, 2005

Wladimir Paskievici, Professor Emeritus at École Polytechnique, and David Rioux, an undergraduate student in engineering physics, were honoured at the 26th Annual Canadian Nuclear Society Conference, held in Toronto in June. ...

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Djangology: A first jazz CD for Professor Christian Cardinal

July 6, 2005

Between teaching in the Department of Electrical Engineering and conducting research into telecommunications, Professor Christian Cardinal still finds time to make music - jazz, to be specific. In fact, Mr. Cardinal has just launched his first album, Djang ...

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Polytechnique's human-powered submarine Archimède places third

July 5, 2005

Archimède returns from the 8th International Submarine Races with a respectable third place in the two-person, propeller-driven category. ...

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Philippe A. Tanguy appointed to the founding commission of the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology of Morocco

July 5, 2005

Philippe A. Tanguy, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, was recently appointed to the founding commission of the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology. The commission is responsible for creating the Académie des sciences du Maroc, co ...

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Salon des arts visuels award for Nicole Roy

July 5, 2005

Portrait de femme I, a painting by Nicole Roy, Assistant to the President at École Polytechnique, was honoured at the 13th Salon des arts visuals in Brossard in May 2005. The work was featured on the cover of the Brossard Éclair on May 5. Well known at Pol ...

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