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World first in medical robotics Fantastic Voyage: from science fiction to reality?

March 16, 2007

Some 40 years after the release of the classic science fiction movie Fantastic Voyage, researchers in the NanoRobotics Laboratory of École Polytechnique de Montréal's Department of Computer Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering have achi ...

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December 6, 2005- 17th commemoration Remembering and reflecting

December 6, 2006

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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Prof. Christophe Caloz is recognized as the best young researcher of his generation by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society.

November 21, 2006

Christophe Caloz, Associate Professor at the Electrical Engineering Department, has just received the prestigious Outstanding Young Engineer (OYE) Award of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society "for pioneering contributions to the developme ...

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École Polytechnique and its partners announce the renewal of the NSERC-Polytechnique-UQÀT Industrial Chair in Environment and Mine-Waste Management-- and paint a glowing portrait of the mining industry

November 7, 2006

With Christian Paradis, Mégantic-L'Érable MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the federal Minister of Natural Resources, and Pierre Corbeil, Québec Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife, in attendance, École Polytechnique de Montréal Director-Gener ...

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2006 prizes for best thesis and dissertation

October 19, 2006

To pay tribute to the excellent work of its graduate students, this year École Polytechnique is awarding three prizes for outstanding student work: one for the best doctoral dissertation and two for the best master's thesis. Two honourable mentions we ...

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Paper by Professor Yves Comeau honoured by journal Water Research

October 10, 2006

A paper by Professor Yves Comeau of the Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering was singled out by the editors of the American journal Water Research, who called it one of the 10 most remarkable articles to be published in the journal in the ...

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Polytechnique plays host to delegation of secretaries general from French-language universities in the South

October 6, 2006

Polytechnique hosted a delegation of secretaries general from French-language universities in the South on Friday, October 6. ...

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Best Paper Award for professors Gilles Pesant and Louis-Martin Rousseau

October 4, 2006

Two Polytechnique professors, Gilles Pesant from the Department of Computer Engineering and Louis-Martin Rousseau from the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, won the Best Paper Award during the CP 2006 International Conference on the Pri ...

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Poly-Monde 2006 honoured by AVENIR award in the "Business and Economics" category

September 29, 2006

The Poly-Monde 2006 project, led by students from École Polytechnique de Montréal, won the AVENIR Affaires et vie économique award at the 8th annual Gala Forces AVENIR, held on September 28 at Québec City's Théâtre Capitole. Aiming to compare industry ...

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Professor Michel Pettigrew decorated by the Pressure Vessel and Piping division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

September 18, 2006

Michel Pettigrew, a professor with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, received the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Pressure Vessel and Piping Medal on July 26, 2006. ...

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A message of solidarity from École Polytechnique de Montréal to the Dawson College community

September 13, 2006

Following the tragic events that occurred today at Dawson College, the administration, students, teachers and support staff of École Polytechnique wish to express their solidarity with the victims and their families. The school will also extend its support ...

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Polytechnique welcomes six professors from Burkina Faso

September 7, 2006

As part of the Applied Solar Energy Technology project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), last May École Polytechnique de Montréal welcomed four professors from the University of Ouagadougou and two researchers from the Institu ...

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Poly-scouts hits the back-to-school trail

August 29, 2006

To initiate new arrivals, develop team spirit, create a sense of belonging... and, of course, party, Poly students answered as one: "Ready anytime!" ...

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Occupational health and safety website initiated at Polytechnique

August 28, 2006

Did you know that Polytechnique's occupational health and safety (OHS) division offers a range of services to students, professors and non-teaching staff? ...

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Submarine built by École Polytechnique de Montréal wins 1st place at the Human Powered Submarine Contest 2006 in California

August 3, 2006

"Archimède," the submarine built by a team from École Polytechnique de Montréal, was ranked first overall in the international Human Powered Submarine Contest (HPS), held in Escondido, California, from July 19 to 23, 2006. ...

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Certificate program graduation ceremony: Kudos to the graduates!

July 4, 2006

In a ceremony notable for its simplicity, students graduating from the school's certificate programs received their diplomas from Louise Jolicoeur, Executive Director, Institutional Affairs and General Secretary, Pierre Lafleur, Executive Director, Te ...

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2006 Quebec entrepreneurship competition: Mimetyk Interactive wins again!

July 4, 2006

After taking first prize at both the Centre d'entrepreneurship HEC-Poly-UdeM contest and the 2006 Pierre Péladeau Bursaries, the young firm Mimetyk Interactive Inc., brainchild of Polytechnique students Alexandre and Nicolas Plouznikoff, continues on ...

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Professor Lionel Birglen gets CFI and Quebec government funding to create an adaptive megatronic systems lab at École Polytechnique

June 29, 2006

Lionel Birglen, Assistant Professor with École Polytechnique's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has obtained funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to create an adaptive megatronic systems laboratory. ...

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Polytechnique wins Quebec citizenship award

June 21, 2006

École Polytechnique has received the Maurice Pollack Award for equal access to employment for Quebeckers from cultural communities and visible minorities, accommodation of ethno-cultural diversity, and adaptation of services in the workplace. The award was ...

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Graduation convocation: Hats off to our graduates!

June 19, 2006

With 2,000 in attendance, École Polytechnique held its 2006 graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 17 in the basilica of Saint Joseph's Oratory. ...

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