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Marie-Christine Denis, BA, Civil Engineering, receives Sigma Xi Excellence in Undergraduate Research award

June 30, 2005

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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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.

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PRESS RELEASE 10th Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society- IFESS and Polytechnique provide a glimpse into the fascinating world of tomorrow's "technomedicine"

June 27, 2005

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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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.

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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

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Robert L. Papineau Officer of the Ordre national du Québec

June 20, 2005

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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2005 convocation ceremony Congratulations to our grads!

June 20, 2005

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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Appointments and renewals

June 17, 2005

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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Annual Symposium- St. Lawrence Chapter Priscilla Pouschat wins award for best student presentation

June 16, 2005

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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Polytechnique's fourth Journée de la recherche: a day for thought and interdisciplinarity

June 15, 2005

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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Professor Lionel Bertrand receives a Minister's Award

June 14, 2005

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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Nobel Laureate in Economics John F. Nash visits GERAD

May 31, 2005

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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Grand Prix of Canada Polytechnique's Formula SAE will be there!

May 31, 2005

Students in the Formule SAE-Poly technical society will unveil their 2005 prototype at the "Grande Fête de la course" at Place Jacques Cartier and Place Vauquelin in Old Montréal, from June 10 to 12, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ...

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2005 OCTAS competition Polytechnique's SOCLe team brings home the Relève universitaire award

May 30, 2005

The Fédération de l'informatique du Québec (FiQ) announced the winners of the 19th annual Concours des OCTAS competition at the gala evening held on May 28 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. The SOCLe tool, developed entirely by Polytechnique stud ...

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Esteban: one step closer to the NASC 2005

May 24, 2005

École Polytechnique de Montréal's solar vehicle Esteban III came through with flying colours at the preliminary qualifying session of the North American Solar Challenge 2005 (NASC 2005), held in Topeka, Kansas, from May 16 to 20. ...

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SPIE awards scholarship to Yannick Keith Lize

May 13, 2005

The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) has awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Yannick Keith Lize, a Polytechnique graduate student who is working toward his PhD in photonics. ...

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Strong Polytechnique representation at 7th Forces AVENIR provincial competition

May 12, 2005

A record number of entries were submitted by Polytechnique teams for the seventh edition of the province-wide Forces AVENIR competition, "Des modèles à suivre" ("Role Models to Look Up To"). And it would certainly appear that Polytechni ...

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Graduate student in Industrial Engineering to study ergonomics of construction trades

May 12, 2005

Marie-Ève Chiasson, a PhD student in Industrial Engineering, has received a $36,000 bursary from the l'Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (Robert-Sauvé Institute for Research into Workplace Health and Safety-- IRSST) ...

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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.

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Some Polytechnique researchers to stand before parliamentary energy committee

March 18, 2005

As part of its research into the context, stakes and issues of the Québec energy sector, the provincial legislature committee on energy recently heard two professors from École Polytechnique's Department of Electrical Engineering. ...

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