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Polytechnique alumnus Marie-Ève Denoncourt becomes OIQ's 50,000th member

January 6, 2005

Marie-Ève Denoncourt, 24, a 2004 mechanical engineering graduate of École Polytechnique, made history recently when she became the 50,000th member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ). The young professional currently works as a production engineer ...

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Engineers Without Borders, Polytechnique Chapter, takes third prize in Canadian Appropriate Mine Action Technologies Competition (CATIMAC)

December 30, 2004

A vehicle dubbed Razmoket ("Rugrat"), designed by Mechanical Engineering students Hamady Cissé and Eric Gilles Zagre and which provides a solution to clearance of vegetation and trip wires, has earned the Polytechnique chapter of Engineers Withou ...

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Noteworthy publishing successes for Presses internationales Polytechnique

December 30, 2004

Professor Claude Marche of the Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering has received a special citation from the 2004 Prix Roberval competition, in the "Higher Education" category, for his work on dams and emergency preparedness, ti ...

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December 6, 2004- 15th commemoration Remembering and reflecting

December 1, 2004

The pain has made way for the continuation of life... but the memory of the 14 young women who lost their lives on December 6, 1989, as well as the many who were wounded physically and emotionally, lives on. ...

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Raman Kashyap named Fellow of the Optical Society of America

December 1, 2004

Raman Kashyap has been named a Fellow of the Optical Society of America in recognition of his major contributions to research into, and applications of, fibreoptics filtering, specifically Bragg gratings. ...

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Dave Saucier, Polytechnique Geological Engineering student, receives Gilles Joncas Bursary

November 18, 2004

Fourth-year Geological Engineering student Dave Saucier is the 2004 recipient of the Gilles Joncas Bursary, awarded by the Canadian Association for Cooperative Education (CAFCE), Québec chapter. ...

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2004 Energia competition: first prize goes to Polytechnique Master's student Affouda Léon Biaou

November 15, 2004

Affouda Léon Biaou, a Master's student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has won first prize in the Graduate Student category at the 15th Énergia competition, run by the Association québécoise pour la maîtrise de l'énergie (AQME). ...

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Professor Patrick Desjardins appointed to the Board of Directors of the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies

October 28, 2004

At its meeting of October 20, the Québec cabinet appointed Patrick Desjardins as a member of the Board of Directors of the Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies. ...

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Suzanne Lacroix appointed to NSERC University Faculty Awards Selection Committee

October 28, 2004

Suzanne Lacroix, professor in the Department of Engineering Physics and head of the Fibre Optics Laboratory, has been appointed by the Natural Sciences Engineering and Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to sit on its University Faculty Awards Selection Com ...

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Gregory De Crescenzo, new assistant professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

October 22, 2004

Gregory De Crescenzo has been named to the position of Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair in Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine. ...

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Professor Samuel Pierre joins Polytechnique Board of Governors

October 1, 2004

Samuel Pierre, professor in the Department of Computer Engineering, has been elected by the general assembly of École Polytechnique professors to sit on the School's Board of Governors. ...

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Polytechnique student receives J. Armand Bombardier Internationalist Fellowship

August 30, 2004

Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, a student in the integrated bachelor's-master's program in Engineering Physics, has just been awarded a prestigious J. Armand Bombardier Internationalist Fellowship. ...

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Louise Millette named to Canadian Brownfields Network Advisory Panel

August 9, 2004

On July 30, Louise Millette, Director of the Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, received official confirmation of her appointment to the Advisory Panel of the Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN). The panel brings together 18 national ex ...

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Jean-Philippe Charron, new assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering

July 19, 2004

Newly appointed assistant professor Jean-Philippe Charron will take up his duties in the Polytechnique Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering as of August 1. ...

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New crop of assistant professors

June 29, 2004

The summer season rhymes with new blood at Polytechnique. Four departments will be benefiting from the expertise of newly appointed assistant professors José Manuel Fernandez, appointed May 6, as well as Benoît Barbeau, Christophe Caloz, Jean-François Frig ...

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Roger A. Blais, tireless advocate for change

June 29, 2004

Professor emeritus Roger A. Blais is dedicated to a constant quest for innovation. At age 78, he remains active--in education, research as well as industry. ...

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Science fiction to science fact: Catching up with Professor Mohamad Sawan and his work

June 16, 2004

Since 1991, microelectronics professor Mohamad Sawan has been working to turn science fiction into science fact. ...

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Five female Polytechnique students among national honourees in the Excelle Science section of the Chapeau, les filles! competition

June 8, 2004

Five Polytechnique students were among the 55 women from all regions of Québec honoured at the closing gala of the Chapeau, les filles! competition and its Excelle Science section on May 10, 2004. ...

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Benoît Robert, associate professor, Mathematics and Industrial Engineering department, Polytechnique

June 2, 2004

Benoît Robert was promoted to an associate professorship at Polytechnique on May 10. ...

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2004 Mini Baja East international competition: Polytechnique team takes second place overall

May 26, 2004

At the 2004 Mini Baja East collegiate design competition, held May 6, 7 and 8 at Bromont Ski Centre, the Polytechnique entry, up against some 60 teams from engineering schools in Canada, the United States and Mexico, took second place behind a team from Mo ...

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