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École Polytechnique will join the delegation accompanying Québec Premier Jean Charest to China September 21-29, 2005. ...
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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, 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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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, 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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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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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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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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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, 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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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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Founded in 1886, Sigma Xi is an honour society that brings together scientists and engineers from around the world to promote original scientific research. The Montréal chapter, established at McGill University and composed of academic, government and indu ...
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Imagine a day when the paralysed will be able to control robotic arms through thought alone, when tiny electrodes lodged in the brain will provoke electric sparks for the blind to see again, or when amputees will walk with artificial legs controlled by the ...
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On June 22, 2005, Québec Premier Jean Charest awarded medals of the Ordre national du Québec to 44 people who, through their unwavering commitments, have made outstanding contributions to the prestige and reputation of the Province of Québec. Among those h ...
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École Polytechnique held its 2005 convocation ceremony before more than 2,000 people at the Basilica of Saint Joseph's Oratory on Saturday, June 18. ...
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In senior management, the terms of Christophe Guy, Executive Director, Research and Innovation, and Louise Jolicoeur, Executive Director of Institutional Affairs and General Secretary, have been renewed until May 31, 2009. With respect to the departments, ...
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Priscilla Pouschat, a master's student in mining engineering under the guidance of Gérald J. Zagury, a professor in the Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, won the first ex-aequo award for the best student presentation at the 9th A ...
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With the fourth annual Journée de la recherche (Research Day) held on June 2, 2005, Polytechnique has once again succeeded in addressing scientific issues from a social perspective, while encouraging exchanges between professors, students, contributors and ...
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Lionel Bertrand, a full professor in the Department of Engineering Physics, has received a Prix du Ministre de l'Éducation from the Québec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports for his Lasers course material, which Mr. Bertrand designed for und ...
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John F. Nash, winner of the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences, gave a plenary talk as part of the 2005 Optimization Days, organized this year by the Groupe d'études et de recherche en analyse des décisions (Research Group in Decision Analysis-- GERAD) ...
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