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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

Science fiction? Come and see for yourselves. On July 5, 2005, Montreal will play host to the 10th Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS)- a one-of-a-kind conference showcasing the latest in the field of i ...

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Robert L. Papineau Officer of the Ordre national du Québec

June 20, 2005

Mr. Papineau came to École Polytechnique in June 2002, with many years of experience in university management already. An exceptional manager, Mr. Papineau previously worked at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and École de technologie supérieure. The ...

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2005 convocation ceremony Congratulations to our grads!

June 20, 2005

In 2004-2005, École Polytechnique awarded 1,054 diplomas, including 613 bachelor's degrees in engineering and nine bachelor's degrees in science. At the post-graduate level, Polytechnique issued 222 master's degrees in applied science, 124 ...

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Appointments and renewals

June 17, 2005

Senior management Christophe Guy, Executive Director, Research and Innovation Christophe Guy, Eng., PhD, has been appointed Executive Director, Research and Innovation, for a second term beginning June 1, 2005, and ending May 31, 2009. Mr. Guy's many ...

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

June 16, 2005

The St. Lawrence Chapter is a Québec organization affiliated with two international societies: the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) and Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). The Chapter's members are specialists and stakeholders ...

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

June 15, 2005

As if to reflect the saying by Rabelais "Science without a conscience will lead to the destruction of the soul," the management of Polytechnique's Department of Research and Innovation makes every effort to choose conference topics for its ...

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Professor Lionel Bertrand receives a Minister's Award

June 14, 2005

Professor Bertrand was presented the award by the minister, Jean-Marc Fournier, during a ceremony held in Rimouski on June 8, 2005. These Minister's Awards are designed to highlight the outstanding quality of teaching material produced in French and ...

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Nobel Laureate in Economics John F. Nash visits GERAD

May 31, 2005

Professor Nash, famous for his remarkable contributions to game theory, spoke on the subject of co-operative games between two or three players. In a co-operative game, players attempt to co-ordinate their strategies to optimize their joint well-being and ...

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

May 31, 2005

Formule SAE-Polytechnique: http://www.etudiants.polymtl.ca/fsae/frameset_fr.html. 31 mai 2005 ...

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

May 30, 2005

SOCLe was created by Damien Azambre (PhD in Computer Science); Pascal Bachand (Master's in Bioinformatics); Raveca Oarga (Master's in Computer Science); and Mathieu Bergeron (Master's in Computer Science). Mr. Bergeron also worked as a rese ...

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Esteban: one step closer to the NASC 2005

May 24, 2005

Part of the qualifying process involved a complete mechanical and electrical inspection to ensure each vehicle's safety and its compliance with the competition's many regulations. Out of the 30-odd teams on hand in Topeka, only 10 vehicles passe ...

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SPIE awards scholarship to Yannick Keith Lize

May 13, 2005

Yannick has been working since 2004 under the direction of Professor Raman Kashyap at the Canada Research Chair in Future Photonics Systems, conducting research into high-bitrate optical-fibre transmission. His goal is to enhance the quality and rate of d ...

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Strong Polytechnique representation at 7th Forces AVENIR provincial competition

May 12, 2005

The Forces AVENIR competition aims to acknowledge, honour and promote young people's commitment to projects that enrich knowledge, spur others to success and personal achievement and responsible citizenship, thus helping to make citizens aware, activ ...

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Graduate student in Industrial Engineering to study ergonomics of construction trades

May 12, 2005

Under the direction of Professor Daniel Imbeau of the Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, who is also holder of the Canada Research Chair in Ergonomics, Marie-Ève will be conducting research aimed at developing a method for the systemati ...

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Some Polytechnique researchers to stand before parliamentary energy committee

March 18, 2005

The two experts, Mohamed Benhaddadi and Guy Olivier, had previously submitted their dissertations to the committee. They had also worked with the Régie de l'énergie du Québec (Québec energy board) last year on a project focusing on the proposed Suroî ...

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Polytechnique student honoured by the Office of Energy Efficiency

March 17, 2005

Jonathan was awarded his title on March 18 during the 2005 Energy Efficiency Awards ceremony, organized by Natural Resources Canada. The ceremony was held at Ottawa's Château Laurier. Energy-efficient humidification technology In Canada, humidificati ...

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Five École Polytechnique research projects receive funding from the CFI

March 11, 2005

This investment by the CFI is in addition to the contribution to the five projects already made by Recherche Québec. These projects are directed by Nicolas Godbout and David Ménard (both of the Department of Engineering Physics), Isabelle Villemure (Depar ...

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International kick-off for Robofoot

March 10, 2005

German Open 2005 in April Robofoot is preparing for the German Open, an international competition to be held in Paderborn, Germany, from April 8 to 10, 2005. Robofoot will be the only Canadian team in the Middle-Size Robot League. RoboCup 2005 (the Robot ...

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École Polytechnique's SAE Robotics team presents its projects

March 7, 2005

The Science Fairs, which offers high school and cégep students unique experiences in the world of science, invite various representatives from the scientific community to participate in the event. The SAE team has been invited to attend the finals, where ...

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New chair at Polytechnique: the NSERC/GM Canada Industrial Research Chair

March 3, 2005

The mission of the new industrial chair, jointly financed by General Motors of Canada Ltd. and the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), is to expand automotive industry applications for structural composites. Research will focus on d ...

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