Release 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 Québec: the Claudette-MacKay-Lassonde and Pierre-Lassonde buildings. Also present at the ceremony were Honourable Jean-Marc Fournier, Québec Minister of Education, Leisure and Sport; Robert Panet-Raymond, Vice-President of the Fondation de Polytechnique; and two major donors, Pierre Lassonde and Lorne M. Trottier. From their earliest stages, the buildings set out to obtain LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

INVITATION 10th Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS2005)

June 28, 2005

Media representatives are invited to cover the 10th Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS2005). The world's most renowned experts in functional electrical  stimulation  will  attend  the event, to be held at Montréal's Mount Royal Centre from July 5 to 8.

INVITATION Esteban III, Polytechnique's solar vehicle, holds an "open hull"!

June 20, 2005

Would you like to take a closer look at Esteban III? Well, here's your chance. You can even go for a spin as long as you are not claustrophobic, a daredevil or averse to following safety rules! You just need to make an appointment.

PRESS RELEASE 2005 North American Solar Challenge (NASC 2005):A 4,000-km race from Texas to Alberta

June 20, 2005

Polytechnique students present Esteban III, Québec's only solar vehicle to pass the initial qualifying stagefor NASC 2005

NEWS Launch of a NSERC/GM Canada Industrial Research Chair An investment of more than $3 million Polytechnique and General Motors team up to design the vehicle of the future

April 27, 2005

Funding from General Motors of Canada, the Science and Engineering Research Canada (NSERC), the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and École Polytechnique will provide Professor François Trochu and his team with more than $3 million over the next five years as they work to develop and help to commercializea new technologyies for moulding light-weight composite materials in high volumes and cost competitive for the automotive industry.

NEWS RoboCup 2005: Canada participates for the first time in the most demanding league of all

March 14, 2005

Polytechnique to represent Québec at the next Robot World Cup Soccer Games!

NEWS A North American first in university research: École Polytechnique de Montréal inaugurates its worl-class research unit in the field of polymers, the Polynov laboratory

February 8, 2005

Robert L. Papineau, École Polytechnique de Montréal's Director General, together with Professor Pierre J. Carreau, Director of the school's Centre de recherche en plasturgie et composites (Research Centre on Polymers and Polymer Matrix Composites -- CREPEC), have officially opened the Polynov Laboratory, located in Anjou Industrial Park. Guests attending the ceremony included Pierre Reid, Québec Minister of Education; Carmen Charette, Senior Vice-President, Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI); Jean-Luc Lavergne, President, Lavergne Group; and Rick Keller, Sales/Marketing Director, Davis-Standard.

NEWS Creation of Canada's largest university research centre on polymers and polymer matrix composites

November 29, 2004

Today marks the inauguration by Montréal's École Polytechnique of the largest university research centre in Canada on polymers and polymer matrix composites for industrial applications: the Centre de recherche en plasturgie et composites (CREPEC).

NEWS Open house day at École Polytechnique de Montréal Sunday, November 21

November 19, 2004

École Polytechnique will throw its doors open wide on Sunday, November 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., as it invites the general public--and particularly young people intrigued by a career in engineering--to tour the institution and its laboratories, and to meet its professors and students.

NEWS Montréal Education, Training, Career Fair: École Polytechnique engineering students display their many talents

October 13, 2004

École Polytechnique will be showcasing not only the school itself at this year's Montréal Education, Training, Career Fair, that will take place from October, 13 to 16 2004, but also some of the prototypes designed and built by the student-members of its different high-technology groups.

COMMUNIQUÉ Esteban takes part to the Canadian Solar Tour

August 11, 2004

As part of the Canadian Solar Tour, six solar vehicles from Quebec and Ontario universities will cover over 1 700 km from Windsor to Québec City from August 12 to 21, 2004. The École Polytechnique's Team Esteban will be one of those taking part. The other institutions to be represented include the École de technologie supérieure, McGill University, Queen's University, the University of Toronto and McMaster University.

NEWS Polytechnique team flies to victory in the 2004 SAE Aero Design West Competition for remote-control aircraft

July 15, 2004

Lord of the Wing, a remote-control aircraft designed and built by École Polytechnique's SAE Avion-Cargo team, won first place in the Regular Class at the 2004 SAE Aero Design West Competition held June 18-20 in Fort Worth, Texas.

NEWS Inauguration of J.-Armand-Bombardier Pavilion- The Université de Montréal and École Polytechnique redefine the way research is done

May 17, 2004

The Université de Montréal and École Polytechnique de Montréal are significantly enhancing Montreal's reputation as a knowledge centre with the inauguration of the J.-Armand-Bombardier Pavilion, a new research centre where professors, students and researchers will explore the most important scientific issues of the day.

NEWS Poly students raring to represent Québec's engineering universities

April 14, 2004

École Polytechnique de Montréal unveils prototypes that will vie in international competitions

ENGINEERING: IT'S INGENIOUS! Find out all about it at École Polytechnique's Open House

January 23, 2004

On Sunday, January 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., École Polytechnique is opening its doors and inviting the public--especially high school and CEGEP students interested in engineering--to visit Polytechnique and meet its professors and students. 

ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL SUPPORTS THE COMPETITIVENESS OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE MACHINING FIRMS Creation of new Laboratoire de recherche en fabrication virtuelle (Investment of nearly $7 million)and Launch of a Support Service for the industry

December 1, 2003

Robert L. Papineau, Eng., PhD, Director General of École Polytechnique de Montréal, joined today with Charles Dieudé, Director of the Direction des industries du matériel aérospatial et de défense (Québec Regional and Economic Development Ministry), Alain M. Bellemare, President of Pratt & Whitney Canada, and Suzanne D. Corbeil, Vice-President, External Relations, of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, to officially open a technologically cutting-edge virtual-manufacturing laboratory that required investments totalling some $7 million. The occasion also served as the official launch of the new laboratory's Support Service for Québec's high-performance machining industry, representing an additional investment of $170,000 annually from the Regional and Economic Development Ministry, in partnership with the Québec Aerospace Association. The latter was represented today by the Executive Director, Serge Tremblay.

MEDIA INVITATION- DECEMBER 1, 2003

November 28, 2003

Launch of a support service for the high-performance machining industry and official opening of Polytechnique's Laboratoire de recherche en fabrication virtuelle (virtual-manufacturing research laboratory) - Monday, December 1, 2003

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