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The Fifth Field Company A glorious history of service Page 6
INSIDE
Read about our amazing faculty and students
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We celebrate the end of our record-breaking fundraising campaign and thank our supporters
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CONTENTS FALL/WINTER 2016
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message from the Dean A New faces, new funding, and new spaces!
DEAN
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Art and engineering come to life Beamish-Munro Hall home to new art installation
Adam Walker
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Electrical and Computer Engineering internships Number of participants doubles over last year
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
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The Fifth Field Company Canadian Engineers Queen’s engineers answered the call
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New faculty members Meet Professors Hudon and Ortiz
Kimberly A. Woodhouse DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Matt Mills CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Matt Mills Jordan Whitehouse
10 Queen’s and Lafarge Learn how this collaboration is making for a greener future
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Walker Design + Communications PHOTOGRAPHY
Matt Mills
12 Canadian Particle Astrophysics Research Centre New funding announcement 14 Doctor, doctor Graduate student Hannah Dies is pursuing a PhD and an MD, at the same time!
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Nanci Corrigan Ian Coutts Jane McMillan Matt Mills
SPECIAL FEATURE
CONTACT INFORMATION
Inspiring Greatness: The Campaign for Queen’s Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Queen’s Engineering celebrates the completion of its record-breaking fundraising campaign
Queen’s University Beamish-Munro Hall 45 Union Street Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 Tel 613.533.2055 Fax 613.533.6500 Email complete.engineer@queensu.ca
16 Messages from the Chair and the Dean 17 The Campaign Cabinet 18 Campaign results 20 Inspiring spaces 22 Inspiring teaching and research 24
Inspiring programs
26 Inspiring student experience 28 The campaign by the numbers
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29 Alumni engagement: events across the country 32 Our generous campaign supporters
The Fifth Field Company A glorious history of service Page 6
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Read about our amazing faculty and students
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We celebrate the end of our record-breaking fundraising campaign and thank our supporters
Our cover story. The Fifth Field Company was the first university-based, state-sanctioned militia. Its contributions must be marked, and remembered. Read about it on page 6.
Inspired Success
Dean’s Message
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elcome to the fall/winter edition of The Complete Engineer. Along with our usual collection of stories and profiles, we’ve included a special feature celebrating our Inspiring Greatness Campaign, the largest fundraising campaign in the history of the Faculty. Fall is always a busy time on campus, especially as we welcome new students and faculty. In this issue, we’re pleased to introduce Professor Julián Ortiz, a new faculty member in the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, and Professor Nicolas Hudon a new faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Along with a major new funding announcement for Physics, of which we were part, we’re thrilled to tell you about an exciting collaboration between Queen’s and Lafarge. We’re constantly looking for ways to partner with industry to support our learning and research initiatives, and this alliance is an excellent example of those efforts.
The wrap-up of our Inspiring Greatness Campaign in June was a wonderful celebration of spirit and generosity. How incredible to not only have the largest Faculty fundraising goal within the Queen’s Initiative Campaign, but also to exceed our final target by more than $5 million. If you visit campus in the near future, you’ll be able to see generosity in action—the renovation of the building that will house our new Innovation and Wellness Centre is already underway. As always, I hope you enjoy reading about our activities and invite you to visit us anytime. When you do, be sure to stop by Beamish-Munro Hall to see our new art installation in the foyer.
Kimberly A. Woodhouse, PhD, PEng, FCAE, FBSE Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
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Interior of Innovation and Wellness Centre, under way at 67 Union Street. See page 20.
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New art piece
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Art and engineering come together
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omecoming this year marks the inauguration of the new artwork piece in the front foyer of BeamishMunro Hall. It’s a 38-foot-tall sculpture of steel, wood, acrylic, and paint meant to dramatically impact the entryway to Beamish-Munro Hall and to symbolise the intersection of art and engineering. Toronto artist Kwest completed and installed it in the first week of September. “It’s creating something that could last at Queen’s for generations,” says Kwest. “I see it as an awesome opportunity. The space is amazing. This city is amazing. It’s been a really cool process.” And it was a process spanning six months. Earlier this spring Kwest and a group of Queen’s Engineering students gathered for two days to workshop ideas. Together they visited the Agnes
Etherington Art Centre and the Queen’s University Archives to gather inspiration. They talked a lot about engineering at Queen’s, the creative aspects of engineering design, and the legacy the new piece represents.
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“In most public art calls, you submit your ideas and all the work falls to you,” says Kwest. “In this case, the collaboration with students was unique. It’s one thing that really appealed to
AN INTERSECTION OF ART AND ENGINEERING: Toronto artist Kwest crafted “synapse” from steel, wood, acrylic, and paint. “I hope students will see a reflection of themselves looking at the work,” he says.
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A STREET-LEVEL IMPRESSION: The new art piece in the foyer of Beamish-Munro Hall adds impact to the entryway with its lights, and creates a dramatic effect at night.
me about this installation: being able to create a piece with the students who actually go here and know what this place is about. It’s about getting a better understanding about what’s actually happening here.” Queen’s Engineering student Max Lindley-Peart is one of those who worked with Kwest in the spring. “It was really interesting doing a bit of background research behind the piece, trying to understand what we wanted to represent,” he says. “What does it mean to be part of Queen’s Engineering? What is the history of Queen’s? How is that going to play into the piece? I really enjoyed that process.”
The piece, eventually named “synapse,” was dedicated on October 13 by Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Kimberly Woodhouse in honour of William C. Leggett, Queen’s 17th principal and vice-chancellor.
“My personal favourite time to see the art is at nighttime,” says LindleyPeart. “I love biking by on my way home after class. It’s so wonderful with the lights. It’s a really nice introduction to the space and I can’t wait to see the plaque that explains what’s going on in it.”
HONOURING THE PAST: “synapse” is dedicated to Queen’s 17th principal and vice-chancellor, William C. Leggett. Dr. William C. Leggett served as Queen’s 17th Principal from 1994 to 2004. He is also a professor of Biology, with research focusing on the dynamics of fish populations. He was only the second scientist to hold the principalship, and his term as principal was notable for his strong leadership and his insistence on measuring Queen’s against the highest national and international standards.
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ECE doubles internship How work experience gives fresh graduates the competitive edge
EQUIPPED TO SUCCEED: “I found that the team at Ericsson was committed to trainingup competencies to ensure I did meaningful work for them,” says ECE student William Kutarna. “They have a really good system there.”
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long with steadily increasing numbers of Queen’s students choosing to enter Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) after first year, there’s rising interest among organizations to offer them internship opportunities. The Queen’s Undergraduate Internship Program (QUIP) offers the chance for 12- or 16-month paid positions to students after second or third year. This year there are 45 ECE students on internships at 33 organizations. That’s an almost two-fold increase in placements from the program over last year. “I think definitely the large number of ECE internships has to do with the calibre of jobs that are available,” says fourth-year computer engineering student Brandon Liebman. “I’m in software, and you can see the effects of your work on a system almost immediately. It’s easier for a company to give what seems like a high-calibre position to an intern because we can make meaningful contributions more or
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less right away. They gave me a project and said, ‘go.’” Liebman is back at Queen’s after working 16 months at AMD in Markham. He worked with a team on drivers for AMD graphics hardware in high-
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“Priority one: find something that you want to do,” says Liebman. “Priority two: have it enrich your academic experience.”
end Apple computers. Along with the technical work, he got the chance to learn what it’s like to work with a professional team, interact with AMD’s clients, and even to travel to Cupertino, California, for a few weeks to work at
Apple headquarters. Not only did he gain valuable work experience, but his internship earned him a job at AMD in California when he’s done his studies in May. “It was luck and good timing,” he says. “But I’ve heard that a lot of people have found jobs through connections they made during their internships.” And that’s the biggest advantage to doing an internship: fresh graduates have industry connections and a year or more of work experience on their resumes. It gives them references and a working track record that can only help get them established in their careers. But the trade-off is the risk that students may end up in jobs they find unfulfilling or, by postponing their studies, that they miss graduating with others in their year. “You have a year crest on your jacket so you want to graduate with that year, or you don’t want to miss Sci Formal or all those social reasons,” says fourth-year Computer Engineering student William
placements Kutarna. “But in ECE a lot of my friends were doing internships as well, so I knew when I came back there would still be a lot of people in my fourth-year class.” Kutarna is back at Queen’s after working for 16 months at Ericsson in Ottawa. He was on a team that installed and tested software on cellular radio devices for use in subways and other areas where reception from surface cell stations can be poor. Aside from the technical experience, Kutarna says he earned enough money at Ericsson to pay for his fourth-year studies out of pocket. He also got a healthy taste of what working full-time is really like. There were people from all walks and stages of life with many and varied priorities. It’s different from the university experience, he says, and adapting to it during his internship further prepared him for entering the workforce. Both Liebman and Kutarna say their
engineering education helped prepare them for their internship work but both recommend applying for positions between third and fourth years rather than between second and third. Both also say that working an internship is a big change from studying. “For example, I was developing in C++ at AMD and took a full course in it in third year,” says Liebman. “But after I got to work I realized that what I learned barely scratched the surface. It’s good that I knew what I was doing, but mostly I knew what I didn’t know, and it’s good to know what you don’t know.” Both Kutarna and Liebman say they’re very happy they pursued their internships and enthusiastically recommend other ECE students do the same. “Priority one: find something that you want to do,” says Liebman. “Priority two: have it enrich your academic experience.”
Organizations offering internship positions to ECE students General Dynamics Mission Systems Canada Qubit Systems OPG Semtech Fancom Connects Ciena Velodyne Pivotal IBM Blackberry AMD Ericsson
Honeywell IBM Proctor & Gamble Sumida Technologies Embross L-3 Wescam 3M Neptec Toronto Hydro Magna Closures Technical Centre JSI
Hydro One
First Derivatives Canada Inc.
Honda
CIBC
Ericsson
Scent Trunk
Celestica To learn more about the Queen’s Undergraduate Internship Program, visit: http://careers.queensu.ca/students/servicesstudents/employment-programs/queensundergraduate-internship-program-quip
TIME WELL SPENT: “It was beyond any of my expectations,” says ECE student Brandon Liebman. “It was absolutely incredible the amount of responsibility they give me as an intern.”
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Saluting the Fifth TECHNICAL TRAINING: Queen’s Engineering Professor Douglas Ellis (fifth from left) was one of the early officers in the Fifth. He went on to command the company in the 1920s and later served as Dean of Applied Science at Queen’s from 1943 to 1955. In this photo, about 1910, each man has a battery and telegraph key. They appear to be practicing Morse code
THE STAGING GROUND: When war was declared on August 4, 1914, Valcartier, Quebec was nothing more than a grassy field near a rail line. By September 8, more than 36,000 soldiers had gathered there from across Canada for training and staging. A month later, most of those men shipped to Europe with the First Canadian Expeditionary Force.
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n 1914, when war broke out in Europe, Canada’s population was just over seven million. More than half of them were younger than 25 and only about four in one hundred were older than 65. Home electrical and telephone service were fancy novelties and women had not yet won the right to vote. Kingston had a population then of about 15,000 and Queen’s was really coming into its own as an institution. The university was, after years of struggle and uncertainty, relatively financially stable and independent. It was on a facilities building streak— Grant, Nicol, Jackson, Kingston, and Gordon Halls were all new— and had a fine society of alumni, faculty, and students. The footprint was much smaller than it is today and the university was effectively bounded by University, Stuart, Barrie, and Union Streets. Campus was surrounded by a smattering of suburban homes and grassy pastureland. It marked the city’s outskirts.
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Notions of military preparedness weren’t new among Queen’s students and faculty. Various civilian militias operated on campus from at least the 1880s. The demographics of the Queen’s
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community were overwhelmingly Anglo, with many recent immigrants from Britain, including veterans of the Boer War, eager to serve and defend the British Empire. So, as clouds of war began to gather over Europe in the early years of the 20th Century, a Queen’s Engineering professor
became convinced that a corps of welltrained Queen’s engineers ought to be ready to serve king, country, and empire in the interests of national defence. Alexander “Sandy” MacPhail became a professor of civil engineering at Queen’s in 1904. It’s a role he held throughout his working life, and he even served as department head for more than 20 years. MacPhail advocated for military training for Queen’s volunteers as early as 1909. He guided the formation of a rifle association comprised of 75 students that spring, and by the end of the year had easily convinced the Engineering Society to sanction a company of Canadian engineers. The university proposed the plan to the Canadian government, and by April 1910 the Fifth Field Company Canadian Engineers was a legitimate, state-sanctioned militia unit. There were supplied rifles, ammunition, and equipment; given drill pay and provided rigorous, ongoing training by qualified military officers.
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PRESCIENT LEADER: Queen’s Engineering Professor Alexander “Sandy” MacPhail, believing Queen’s ought to be ready for a war in Europe, convinced the Engineering Society to form an engineering company as early as 1909. He oversaw construction of the Valcartier Training Camp before leading a contingent of 50 Queen’s engineers in the First Canadian Expeditionary Force.
This was a first among Canadian universities. The federal government had previously declined military assistance from university administrators and refused to grant official sanction to student military groups. With government support, the Fifth became a skilled and well-prepared company years before war erupted in Europe. On August 6, 1914, two days after Britain declared war on Germany, thenMajor MacPhail received a lettergram from the federal government’s Militia Department inquiring about the company’s readiness. Less than two weeks later, some 160 members of the Fifth were deployed to an empty, grassy field near a railway line at Valcartier, Quebec with orders to build a camp large enough to accommodate, train, and equip 30,000 soldiers on their way to Europe. Water and sewerage, roadways, electric lighting, communications systems, storehouses, armouries and ammunition dumps, weapons ranges, command and
administration facilities, transportation support, stables and even entertainment venues had to be planned, built and functional virtually overnight. It was a very big task for a very few men, and the engineers of the Fifth distinguished themselves and Queen’s immediately by somehow making it all work seemingly instantaneously. As more volunteers and additional companies of engineers arrived at Valcartier, the Fifth was diffused into other units. Fifty men, including MacPhail, joined the First Canadian Expeditionary Force when it crossed the Atlantic to England in the first days of October, barely two months after the declaration of war. The remaining members mostly stayed at Valcartier for a time before returning to Kingston to continue their training and studies, as well as aid recruiting efforts. Dozens more Queen’s engineers joined the Second Canadian Expeditionary Force when it left for Europe in 1915. In all, some 1,500 Queen’s students
and faculty served in The Great War; most accounts are that 167 of them didn’t come back. Contributions by members of the Fifth are memorialized by Fifth Field Company Lane. It’s the road off Union Street between Nicol and Miller Halls that leads past Clark Hall. Those limestone gateposts at Union mark the original gates to campus and Fifth Field Company Lane as the original main road around which Queen’s was built. That lane is a fitting honour for an amazing early contribution to our national history by Queen’s engineers. But over the years signage has worn and torn, the gateposts have weathered and taken their knocks, and modern concrete and steel buildings have overshadowed the area. So, in the spring of 2017, as part of Queen’s 175th anniversary celebrations, Fifth Field Company Lane will be rededicated with new signage and memorial accoutrements.
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New faculty member joins mining department A FRESH PERSPECTIVE: “I enjoy teaching,” says Queen’s Mining Engineering Professor Julián Ortiz. “I also enjoy the research: coming up with a hypothesis, trying to work towards answering a question. And, I like developing things like new software algorithms for modelling.”
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ueen’s Mining Engineering Professor Julián Ortiz joined the faculty at The Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining earlier this year. He brings strong expertise in teaching, openpit operations, and mathematical analysis. Ortiz earned his PhD from the University of Alberta in geostatistics
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hemical Engineering Professor Nicolas Hudon joined the Faculty earlier this year. He brings expertise in the development of physicsbased control algorithms for sustainable chemical processes. Hudon earned his PhD in chemical engineering from Queen’s in 2010. He then did two years of post-doctoral work at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia and three years more at Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium. “The main problems we’re investigating now are related to ensuring safe operation and optimal performance of sustainable chemical processes,” he says. “We’re trying to solve problems in the long term that occur in the daily operation of chemical process systems. It’s pertinent to clean energy production, wastewater treatment and renewable fuel production.”
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before spending a little more than a decade at the University of Chile. He says coming to Queen’s represents a new experience for his family and a fresh environment in which to continue his work. Oritz’s main area of research interest is geostatistics, particularly how the branch
of statistics can be applied to orebody estimation. The work helps mining engineers decide where—and where not—to dig or blast when searching for the richest ore. It makes mining operations cheaper and efficient, and it and minimizes environmental impact by helping engineers avoid areas where there is little or no ore to be mined. “I try to assess what resources are available at mining projects from a very limited amount of information, usually from drill holes,” he says. “I apply statistical analysis to those data, take into account the spatial context and geological setting, and I try to model the orebody.” Ortiz will be settling in, teaching, and learning the landscape at Queen’s for the first semester. He’s already looking for graduate students interested in his area of study. He has some advice for students considering graduate studies or careers in mining. “Commodity prices go up and down, but the requirement for mining products never stops,” he says. “Career options in mining engineering are very wide with lots of opportunities for developing yourself in different areas. If you enjoy a challenge or are interested in adventure, it’s a very interesting career to follow.”
WELCOME BACK: “I did my PhD here; I loved it then, I love it now,” says new Queen’s Engineering Professor Nicolas Hudon. “It’s a great place to live, study, and do research. The collaborative spirit is quite nice.”
Hudon also works on a team that’s developing models and control algorithms for the experimental Tokamak Plasma Fusion Reactor. It’s a $14-billion USD, multinational project under construction in France. The idea is to produce thermonuclear fusion power by using magnetic fields to confine superhot plasma in a toroidal-shaped reactor. Imagine abundant, clean energy from something like Tony Stark’s arc reactor. “This process is very hard to model and very hard to understand, but the online control and optimization techniques
we’ve developed allow us to estimate, observe, and operate that kind of system,” says Hudon. “It’s a very interesting problem we’re dealing with in my group.” He’ll also be recruiting graduate students. “I’m looking for graduate students with an interest in math,” he says. “Any students with a good understanding of physics or chemical engineering are what I’m looking for at this point. The goal of the group is to focus on industrial processes”
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A collaboration cemented: Queen’s and LaFarge By Ian Coutts Originally published as part of the Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Collaborators series, which profiles regional innovations, startups, and collaborations that engage the Queen’s community.
“It’s a bit like picking a dance partner.” At least that’s the analogy that Andrew Pollard, Queen’s Research Chair in Fluid Dynamics and Multi-scale Phenomena, chooses when he talks about the relationship that he and other Queen’s researchers have developed with the cement giant Lafarge, in particular with its Bath, Ontario plant, located just a few kilometres from Queen’s.
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few years ago both parties stepped onto the dance floor, very tentatively, but as they have gotten to know each other, the steps and the style have improved, slowly evolving from a simple foxtrot to something as complex as a square dance with multiple partners. Many companies pride themselves on being socially responsible, but there can’t be many that take the idea as seriously as Lafarge, particularly when it comes to fighting climate change. There are good reasons for this. Making cement is an energy-intensive business— the kilns used to fire it must be heated to 1,450 degrees C, which is about a quarter of the temperature of the surface of the sun. Given how widespread the
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use of cement is—it’s the world’s most common construction material—it isn’t surprising that its manufacture accounts for something on the order of 5 per cent of all greenhouse gases worldwide. As the world’s leading producer, Lafarge is probably responsible for about 1 per cent of all emissions worldwide. If they could reduce that number, the company could actually make a noticeable dent in the amount of greenhouse gases reaching the atmosphere. That is what initially propelled Rob Cumming, then the environment and public affairs manager at the company’s Bath plant, to reach out to Professor Pollard, who at the time was working with the Queen’s Sustainable Bioeconomy Centre.
That was several years ago—the first few tentative dance steps. What Cumming offered Queen’s was a chance to experiment with an actual working plant to see if they could reduce the greenhouse gases it produced. The lessons learned would be applicable in other industries as well. Pollard was later joined by Warren Mabee, a geographer and Canada Research Chair in Renewable Energy Development and Implementation, and then later by Professor Darko Matovic, an engineering professor expert in fluid dynamics, among other subjects. Other Queen’s faculty involved included Neal Scott from Geography and Planning, Sharon Regan, a professor of plant biology, and the late Ted Grandmaison from Chemical Engineering.
The challenge was to see whether it might be possible to reduce Lafarge’s emissions by substituting new fuels for at least some of the coal and coke being burned in the kiln. For every ton of coal replaced by a non-fossil fuel, you can get a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, typically between 50 to 80 per cent but sometimes as high as 90. Initial efforts focussed on using what is termed “virgin biomass,” such as switchgrass grown for fuel or even hay bales. The challenge was that there are no real scaled-up economic suppliers of such fuels at this point. Another idea focussed on creating a fuel called Q-Pellet, marblesized fuel pellets created by heating wood in an oxygen-free environment—a process known as “torrefaction.” This idea remains unrealized, however, because the pellets cannot be produced in bulk. (That “Q” stands for Queen’s, by the way.) The Queen’s researchers hit on a third possibility: using what can be termed “non-virgin” biomass, which would include wooden hydro poles, construction debris, old railway ties and used shingles. All contain varying proportions of biomass. These sorts of debris are plentiful—always a good thing in a fuel source—and using them to fire the kiln would stop them from winding up emitting greenhouse gases in landfill sites, a nice side benefit. David Hyndman, of the Queen’s Office of Industry Partnerships, had a connection with Lafarge stretching back several years. At one point, he had worked for Performance Plants, a company that had been growing possible bio-fuels at the Lafarge site. On joining Queen’s in January 2012, he quickly got involved in the project from the Queen’s side, helping Rob Cumming write a successful application for a CMC Carbon Management Grant that would underwrite the work the Queen’s researchers wanted to undertake at Bath. Work on testing the feasibility of using these materials as fuel at the Bath plant began in early winter 2013 with the installation of equipment that could store, mix, and then feed these new fuels into the plant. Professor Warren Mabee’s team would monitor carbon output before and after the new fuels were introduced to see whether they did deliver the hoped-for carbon reductions. The full-scale test runs on the three-year pilot project began in summer 2014. At a meeting open to the general public in June 2016, Lafarge was able to announce that they had achieved a nearly 10 per cent reduction in fuel-based carbon
emissions thanks to the use of these new fuels. The company hopes to increase this to 30 per cent by 2020. Says Cumming, “We’re well on track. In fact, we’re probably ahead of schedule on that.” The cooperation between Queen’s and Lafarge has helped the company take some very important steps in realizing their corporate responsibility. More, the partnership and its early success has bought them a measure of good will among the local community, where news
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Based on the findings of the Queen’s team, Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change has identified the use of low-carbon fuels as a key way for the cement industry to reduce its greenhouse emissions.
Dr. Andrew Pollard, Queen’s Research Chair in Fluid Dynamics and Multi-scale Phenomena
that the plant was planning on burning what was fundamentally waste was greeted with a certain scepticism. Based on the findings of the Queen’s team, Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change has identified the use of low-carbon fuels as a key way for the cement industry to reduce its greenhouse emissions. The benefits for Queen’s have been considerable as well. Master’s and PhD students, along with post-doctoral fellows in a number of fields, have been given real-life, hands-on experience— right down to sifting through dumpsters filled with construction debris to figure out exactly what can be used. The lead researchers benefit as well. Says Mabee: “We can see the fruits of our labours, which is very rewarding— particularly for researchers who work on big problems that live inside computers.” There is still plenty of work to do. There are pressing questions about the water content in the fuel; too wet and it won’t burn hot enough to create the best kiln conditions. And there may be problems with spontaneous combustion during storage. Creating a supply chain to feed this or other plants will be a challenge. In the next stage of the project, Professor Matovic will be looking at the burners inside the kiln to improve their efficiency at burning co-fuels—a mix of traditional coal and coke and biomass. Researchers will be taking the lead on different stages of the current project, and other ambitious projects are currently in the planning stage. The Industry Partnerships team will be kept busy coordinating researchers and projects—acting a bit like the caller at a square dance (there’s that analogy again), telling people where to go and when, and keeping all the relationships going. And soon they may be going on the road, expanding the program to other Lafarge plants. If it happens, that’ll mean new partnerships and new opportunities for Queen’s researchers. “Lafarge is a leader in advancing alternative fuel for their industry,” says Dr. Steven Liss, Queen’s Vice-Principal (Research). “The relationship with Queen’s has garnered outcomes that are mutually beneficial and address the global issue of climate change. This isn’t the end of the relationship, either. Queen’s and Lafarge are currently working on their next venture. You could say that the band is warming up. Some new and additional partners will be hitting the floor with some exciting new steps. We are looking forward to the results.”
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Queen’s engineers to help unravel mysteries
of the universe
Canadian Particle Astrophysics Research Centre grant enables new faculty spots
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even new professors will be joining Queen’s to help support the newly funded Canadian Particle Astrophysics Research Centre (CPARC). MP Mark Gerretsen joined Queen’s administrators on September 6 to announce a $63.7 million investment from the Government of Canada for the creation of the new research centre to be headquartered at Queen’s. The money will be used to help Canadian researchers explain some of the enduring mysteries of the universe, including the nature of dark matter particles, the properties of neutrinos, and the role of these in the formation and evolution of structure in the universe.
The money will be used to help Canadian researchers explain some of the enduring mysteries
EXPANDING UNDERSTANDING: The much-needed grant money will help finance new and existing experiments at SNOLAB, the underground particle astrophysics laboratory in Sudbury.
of the universe
The funding, delivered as a Canada First Research Excellence Fund grant, will establish seven new faculty positions at Queen’s, including one in Mechanical Engineering and one in Engineering Physics. The goal of CPARC is to increase the intellectual capacity in this field by creating a centre which brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines to tackle these complex problems. It adds ongoing support for current experiments and paves
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the way for new ones at SNOLAB, the world renowned underground particle astrophysics laboratory in Sudbury. The centre will also create opportunities for students at all stages of their careers through summer research positions, internships in industry, summer schools, and graduate exchange programs. The new Engineering faculty members will work on projects including developing new semiconductor technology for detection instruments, understanding and mitigating the effects on data of any radiation coming from the materials surrounding the experiment, and the design and installation of new equipment.
“In addition to the new faculty members, it’s going to mean something like six post-docs a year at Queen’s as well,” says Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy Department Head and Professor Marc Dignam. “The funds will also support engineers and technical staff members, project managers, research associates, and 15 to 20 graduate students on an ongoing basis. In addition, we will be hiring some administrative support staff, an outreach and education officer, and a business manager with the responsibility of making connections with Canadian industries to explore the commercialization of possible spin-off technologies.”
Do you have
an aspiring engineer in your family?
If your child is in grades 9 through 12, you can give them an introduction to the Queen’s Engineering experience with Connections: Queen’s Summer Engineering Academy (QSEA). With both residence and day options available, QSEA is an engineering-focused educational summer program that exposes your child to several engineering fields such as chemical, civil, electrical and computing, geological, and mechanical engineering. The academy is two weeks long, however a single week option is also available. QSEA presents students with a broad engineering overview, using lab facilities and thoughtprovoking projects to inform and engage students without being technically overwhelming. The team-based design projects that your child will collaborate on incorporate leadership, teamwork, and communication skills and are based on the same basic concepts and methodologies Queen’s engineering students study. The residence program includes: on-campus residence with three meals/day, full-time supervision, and supervised activities each evening. The day program includes lunch. The program runs in July and August.
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Meet PhD/MD candidate Hannah Dies LONG ROAD AHEAD: If all goes as planned, Queen’s graduate student Hannah Dies will finish grad school in 2021 with both a PhD in chemical engineering and an MD.
Queen’s graduate student Hannah Dies is working simultaneously on a PhD in chemical engineering and an MD. She’s a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar and she’s part of the team working on research that could save millions of lives.
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lthough 11 years may seem like an impossibly long time to be in university, just imagine the qualifications and skills that can be amassed if that time is put to good use. Hannah Dies is among the few who chose just that path. After earning her bachelor’s degree in integrated science and physics from McMaster University, she’s now at Queen’s working toward both a PhD in chemical engineering and an MD from the School of Medicine. If all goes as planned, it will take her a total of seven years to complete her graduate studies. If successful, she will graduate in 2021 as both a medical doctor and researcher. She’ll be uniquely qualified to become a world-leader in whatever branch of biomedical research she chooses to pursue while simultaneously credentialed as a skilled clinician. “I was pretty convinced as an undergrad that I wanted to go to med school, and I still am,” says Dies. “But I was pretty good at the physical sciences, and it’s always good to do the things you’re good at. I ended up doing my undergrad with a major in physics and also had quite a bit of research going on. When I found out you could do an MD/ PhD program and do something a little bit more physical sciences-oriented, I knew that’s exactly what I wanted to do.” Dies arrived at Queen’s in 2014 and started her medical training in
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September. She spent the time in between working with researchers on lab-on-achip based diagnostics. It’s emerging technology that will make complex medical diagnostic processes cheaper, easier, and more reliable to use. Currently, for example, testing for most blood-borne pathogens requires teams of highly skilled technicians in expensive and well-equipped laboratories. In many places, and for many groups, testing facilities are simply too far away and too expensive to use. When tests can be conducted at a distance, they can simply take too long for results to be useful. Imagine inexpensive, portable testing devices that can be used quickly with little training at the point of care. Such devices could revolutionize medical diagnostics and save millions of lives. That lab-on-a-chip research and work is how Dies spends much of her time. “I do all my microfabrication at the Kingston Nano-Fabrication Laboratory at Innovation Park,” she says. “We make chips that are used to detect proteins, bacteria, small contaminants, pesticides, illicit drugs, that kind of thing. It’s really exciting.” Dies is co-supervised in the work by Queen’s engineering professors Carlos Escobedo and Aris Docoslis. “I’ve learned a lot from both of them,” she says.
Among the challenges inherent in spending 11 years in university are financial pressures. Dies has, on the strength of her academic performance, earned financial support for tuition and living expenses through scholarships and bursaries. But it is so far a life of feast or famine—mostly famine—and every year comes the question of how to pay for the next. Medical school is an expensive proposition all on its own. Much of that pressure, at least for now, was relieved when Dies earned a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship last year. It’s one of the highest honours available to graduate students in Canada, and it comes with $50,000 per year over three years. “I was so excited when I got the Vanier,” says Dies. “If I hadn’t received the award, I probably would have come out of this degree with debt. It’s also some peace of mind. If you’re not stressing about one thing, like money, you can maybe be a little bit more focussed or involved in your work. I’ll be in school for quite a long time, so it’s extremely enabling in that respect.” And it’s notable that Dies is not the only Vanier graduate scholar in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Queen’s. Her colleague, Peter Gilbert, earned the honour this year. “Hannah’s going to be an awesome doctor one day,” says Gilbert.
Advanced Design & Manufacturing Institute (ADMI)
Accelerate your career with a master of engineering in design and manufacturing The ADMI MEng, as offered by Queen’s University and Western University, is designed for working engineering graduates. ADMI is a part-time, in-class master’s program delivered in the Greater Toronto Area. When I came across the ADMI website, I knew right away that a master of engineering degree with a combination of engineering and management subjects would differentiate me from the pack” —JOE AZZOPARDI, ADMI MEng GRADUATE
This exciting program is designed to give practicing engineers the technical knowledge and business and management skills necessary for them to advance to the forefront of their profession. Applications to be accepted in November 2016 for classes beginning in Spring 2017 GENERAL ENQUIRIES (including method of application) Tom Elmer Director, Business Development, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Queen’s University Tom.Elmer@queensu.ca / 613.533.6000 x78963
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Message from the Chair It takes a community to achieve the level of success that we’ve had with the Inspiring Greatness Campaign. And what a success it is. Thanks to our alumni volunteers, donors, friends, and corporate supporters, this campaign achieved the highest level of giving in the 100-plus year history of Queen’s Engineering and Applied Science. A key pillar of the overall Queen’s Initiative Campaign, our Inspiring Greatness Campaign raised over $90 million (our initial goal was $70 million)! This support also led to over $24 million in government funding which will support the new Engineering facilities at the Innovation and Wellness Centre at 67 Union Street. The impact on our students, faculty, programs, and spaces is already in motion. Our community includes a hardworking Campaign Cabinet, and as chair, I want to extend my gratitude to those who volunteered their time and energy to this campaign. They are deeply committed to Queen’s and are true examples of leaders who understand why it’s so critical to ensure that the Faculty remains strong and innovative. Queen’s Engineering gave me my start and helped to shape my career path. I joined the campaign because I’m grateful for that experience, and I wanted to give that same experience to those who follow in our footsteps. We are the history of Queen’s Engineering, but we also play a significant role in securing its future. With a focus on innovation and leadership, both inside and outside the classroom, Queen’s Engineering is graduating the future leaders of this country. On behalf of the entire campaign cabinet, thank you for your generosity, your spirit, and your commitment to the next generation.
Mike Norris, Civil Engineering ‘75 Inspiring Greatness Campaign Chair
Message from the Dean Leadership is a common theme at the Faculty. Our students already come to us as talented individuals who have demonstrated key leadership skills, but we have a core goal to refine those skills through faculty mentoring and inspiring experiences and challenges outside of the classroom. They also have you, an extraordinary example of leadership in philanthropy. The very fact that our Inspiring Greatness Campaign not only reached but surpassed our target is testimony to the leadership that you have demonstrated to our students. It tells them that you believe in their future, and that you are committed to giving them an educational experience within the collaborative, interdisciplinary setting they need to thrive in a rapidly changing, global environment. You’ve also set them a new challenge. As our students graduate and move on to their own careers, they will remember your generosity and your commitment to education and discovery. They will know that Queen’s alumni and friends lead by example. On behalf of the entire Faculty, thank you so much for your support. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to engineering education. Your contributions truly are inspiring greatness—in our school, our students, our faculty, and in discoveries for our future.
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Kimberly A. Woodhouse Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Inspiring Greatness Campaign Cabinet THEN
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Name & Degree
Discipline
Year
Business Title
Mike Norris (Chair)
Civil Engineering
Sc’75
Former Deputy Chairman, RBC Capital Markets
Tom Kennedy (Vice Chair)
Mining Engineering
Sc’73
Managing Director, Kensington Capital Partners
Evan Hazell (Co-Vice Chair - Western Region)
Chemical Engineering
Sc’81
Former Managing Director, Investment Banking HSBC Securities
Jeff van Steenbergen (Co-Vice Chair - Western Region)
Civil Engineering
Sc’77
Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Azimuth Capital Management
Read Gomm (Vice Chair - UK)
Mechanical Engineering
Sc’83
Senior Managing Director, Evercore Partners International, LLP
Greg Bavington
Mechanical Engineering
Sc’85
Executive Director, Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre
Gordon Bell
Mining Engineering
Sc’80
Managing Director, Head Mining & Metals, RBC Capital Markets
Vikram Bhatia, Co-Chair, Queen’s Young Engineering Alumni
Engineering Physics
Sc’13
Assistant Technical Engineer, Ontario Power Generation
Bob Buchan
Mining Engineering
MSc’72
Former Executive Chairman, Allied Nevada Gold Corporation
Greg Heath
Geological Engineering
Sc’96
Director, Global Investment Banking RBC Capital Markets
Tim Kitchen
Chemical Engineering
Sc’86
Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking, Barclay’s Capital
Michelle Lalonde
Civil Engineering
Sc’95
Writer
Brian Livingston
Mechanical Engineering
Sc’76
Former Vice-President, Corporate Secretary & General Counsel, Imperial Oil Limited
Rick McCreary
Geological Engineering
Sc’85
Deputy Chair Investment Banking, TD Securities Inc
Sue Riddell Rose
Geological Engineering
Sc’86
President & CEO, Perpetual Energy
Mike Serbinis
Engineering Physics
Sc’96
Founder & CEO, LEAGUE
Andrew Shaughnessy
Chemical Engineering
Sc’87
Partner, Torys LLP
Barry Stewart
Engineering Physics
Sc’64
Retired Executive / Board Director
Kim Sturgess
Engineering Physics
Sc’77
CEO, Alberta WaterSMART
Mary Ann Turcke
Civil Engineering
Sc’88
President, Bell Media
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CAMPAIGN RESULTS
THANK YOU SUPPORTERS!
$90,300,203 RAISED!
April 2016 marked the end of the largest fundraising campaign in the history of Queen’s Engineering and Applied Science. It was a call to action with a bold vision to inspire a new way for thinking, teaching, and conducting research. Our supporters answered our call with an outstanding and unprecedented response. Your generous and meaningful gifts are already transforming our school, facilitating discovery, and providing exceptional leadership opportunities for our students. The stories in our special section are a glimpse into the heart of our campaign. These stories are excellent examples of what can be acheived when we work together to inspire greatness. Thank you.
$85 MILLION GOAL SURPASSED! INSPIRING PROGRAMS $18.6 MILLION INSPIRING STUDENT EXPERIENCES $19.8 MILLION INSPIRING TEACHING AND RESEARCH $26 MILLION INSPIRING SPACES $25.9 MILLION
A message from the Engineering Society
Taylor Sawadsky, Sc’17
In my role as president of the Engineering Society, I constantly have opportunities to speak with prospective students about the Queen’s Engineering experience. Convincing students to come to Queen’s is by far the easiest part of my job. Queen’s Engineering is special because of its one-of-a-kind experience, where students are surrounded by a strong community, where peers motivate, challenge, and inspire us on a daily basis. Thanks to your contributions, students will soon have the amazing opportunity to have those same experiences in a leading-edge engineering student space in the new Innovation and Wellness Centre at 67 Union Street. It is spaces like these that foster
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the incredible Queen’s Engineering community, nurture relationships, and help students learn to grow together in a supportive educational environment. I have learned so much while creating lifelong bonds with friends in spaces just like these—and I know that future students will truly benefit from the collaborative environment in the new Innovation Commons. Your generous contribution to the Inspiring Greatness Campaign is making this possible. On behalf of all students, I would like to sincerely thank all donors for your generous contribution to Queen’s Engineering.
Taylor Sawadsky, Sc’17 President, Engineering Society
Giving our students an advantage
Anne Hale, Sc’79
As a young Chemical Engineering graduate in 1979, alumna Anne Hale became one of the first female engineers in Fort McMurray’s oilfields, before moving into successful roles in finance and business. She attributes these careers to a quality education that taught her how to find her way in the world. Today, with a daughter in Civil Engineering at Queen’s, she’s eager to help ensure that today’s students have the same opportunity to prepare for a globally competitive work environment. Hale says that universities cannot survive on government funding and tuition. “The best universities, particularly in
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the U.S., receive significant funding from alumni who want the next generation to have the same opportunities that they had,” she says. “We need to give our students that same advantage.” Hale has contributed regularly to several priority initiatives within the Engineering Faculty, and is committed to working with the university to identify ways to keep the university’s programs relevant in a changing world. Hale’s contributions to the new Innovation Commons were driven by a desire to support new areas for collaborative learning and innovation, but she was also happy to learn that the repurposing of the Physical Education Centre is part of the plan. “It’s wonderful to see the older buildings retain the university’s history while being renovated to optimize learning,” she says. She is also a huge proponent and contributor to mental health research on campus. “High school students transitioning to university are dealing with numerous challenges, especially in challenging degrees such as engineering,” she says. “They need to be able to talk about the stress, and we need to do more to help them.” Universities are about learning how to explore new ideas, notes Hale. “A university education is all about learning how to get where you’re going. As alumni, we have an important role to play in helping our students find their way.”
Creating a community space for collaboration and innovation Mike Rose, Artsci’79, and Sue Riddell Rose, Sc’86, have been strong Queen’s supporters and volunteers for many years. In 2012, they confirmed a generous investment in support of the Innovation Wing in the Innovation Commons building. Their contribution will provide an exciting new space for engineering students to collaborate, innovate, and solve problems alongside students in business, arts and science, medicine, law, and health sciences. Rose and Riddell Rose were won over by the forwardlooking vision of engineering education that was so aligned with their views and experience. “We were very excited about an engineering education program built around how the real world tackles problems through collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship,” explains Mike, President and CEO of Tourmaline Oil Corporation. “One of the things I remember from Queen’s is how you were immediately part of a community,” says Sue, who parlayed her engineering degree into a leadership role as President and CEO of Calgary’s Perpetual Energy Inc. “When we look at the plans for this building, we see how we’re going to create even more places for conversation—not just engineering, but multidisciplinary discussions.”
Sue Riddell Rose, Sc’86, and Mike Rose, Artsci’79
Building on a tradition of excellence in mining education With a mining department that dates back to 1893 and is now one of the largest in North America, Queen’s has long been known for developing mining leaders. Alumnus Robert Buchan, MSc’72, has demonstrated the very definition of leadership with a transformational gift of $10 million to the Faculty’s Department of Mining, a contribution that will significantly drive the development of the global mineral resource industry and prepare mining students as leaders in the sustainable recovery of the Earth’s mineral resources. In recognition of the transformational power of his gift, the department has been renamed The Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining. Mr. Buchan’s gift is already enriching the undergraduate curriculum and broadening the exposure of undergraduate students from other disciplines through courses in miningrelated issues. The gift is also being used to create a series of high-profile academic positions. Mr. Buchan notes that the principles of corporate social responsibility will guide the development of these initiatives. “The department is fostering the industry’s next generation of leaders,” he says. “Providing them with the best possible education ensures the Canadian mineral sector has a bright and sustainable future in this rapidly evolving global mineral resources industry.”
Robert Buchan, MSc’72
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INSPIRING SPACES:
Innovation and Wellness Centre
Situated in the new Innovation and Wellness Centre, the Innovation Commons will be a dedicated space for bringing our engineering community together. Part of the revitalization of the previous Physical Education Centre at 67 Union Street, this leading-edge facility will be the heart of engineering teaching, research, and collaboration. The generous donors who contributed to the “Inspiring Spaces” building fund understand the value of an inclusive, interdisciplinary environment—and their generosity is providing the necessary physical space to build community and stimulate new ideas. New undergraduate teaching and design studios, interdisciplinary research clusters, and flexible innovation space will bring together professors, undergraduate, and graduate students from a range of disciplines to collaborate in a dynamic and academic social environment.
Building update: October 11, 2016 The university announced a $30 million investment from the Government of Canada, $20 million of which is to revitalize 67 Union Street. The building will be dramatically transformed to accommodate three of the Principal’s top priorities, including establishing a new space for the Faculty of Engineering, a home for our campus-wide innovation initiative, and a contemporary and integrated space for our Innovation and Wellness Centre.
A tribute to a professor
Brian Livingston still remembers the “quiet and kind “professor who used what was then a unique education method: having his students learn by teaching others. It was an approach that resonated with Livingston, who has decided to honour his former professor, the late Dr. Hugh G. Conn, BSc’31, LLD’81, through the Inspiring Greatness Campaign by funding a classroom on his behalf. Livingston, who is also a member of the Campaign Cabinet, says that excellent teachers and the camaraderie on campus were significant factors in his education and subsequent career. “Professor Conn, my thermal dynamics teacher, used a self-paced method, and he also had upper-year students teach first-year students,” he says. “It was a novel approach, and it was a great way to reinforce our learning.” Livingston went on to law school after a short stint as an engineer, and enjoyed a 30-year career at Imperial Oil. Livingston is paying tribute to his professor by contributing to the Engineering Campaign’s building fund on his behalf. The new Innovation Commons, a dedicated space for engineering teaching and research, is part of the revitalization of the previous Physical Education Centre, a plan that Livingston says appeals to him and many who contributed to the fund. “It’s wonderful to see that we are restoring these historic buildings while adding spaces that embrace new ways of learning,” he says. “It’s a great way to combine tradition and the Queen’s spirit with a leading-edge facility for discovery.”
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Brian Livingston, Sc’76
A passion for interdisciplinary discovery Canada has the largest freshwater resources on the planet— and Ross Beaty, a former Queen’s parent, wants our future generations to continue to enjoy and protect them. As a major contributor to the Engineering campaign’s building fund, Beaty is helping to ensure that our students will have the education and interdisciplinary experiences to lead the way in water conservation and other sustainable practices for Canada—and for our world. A geologist and the founder of Pan American Silver Corp. and Alterra Power Corp., a renewable energy company, Beaty is passionate about new forms of energy and supporting the educational institutions that will lead to their discovery. He’s a strong proponent of Canada’s education system, but he believes that citizens and corporations need to step up to help our institutions remain relevant and competitive in a global economy. “Canada’s governments have created a strong foundational framework for our education system,” he says. “We’re a rich country and have exceptional opportunities, but we need to think about our future. We need to invest in our next generation.” Two of Beaty’s children are Queen’s graduates, and he believes that the school is an outstanding institution with great potential. He contributed to the campaign’s building fund to advance that potential and support interdisciplinary research, which he believes is key to discovery. This is particularly true in one specific area of interest: water conservation. He notes that Canada could be a leader in global solutions for water conservation. “We need experts in
geology, biology, fluid flow, and other areas of study to work together on this problem,” he says. “With the right support and resources, Canadian engineers can lead innovation, globally and within our country.” Queen’s recently joined the Southern Ontario Water Consortium, a partnership of 10 universities and private sector organizations that seeks to advance innovative water technologies to commercialization. There Ross Beaty are currently more than 50 faculty members working in water technology research within the university’s Water Research Centre, including researchers from many disciplines across campus. Beaty says that his contributions to Queen’s are meant to help ensure that collaborative activities such as those in the Water Research Centre can continue to grow and thrive. “Interdisciplinary teams are the way of our future, and most of them are formed within our educational institutions,” he says. “Let’s make sure that they have the support they need to give our future generations a world they deserve.”
Interior of Innovation and Wellness Centre, north view
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INSPIRING TEACHING AND RESEARCH:
Advancing learning and discovery
An exceptional learning experience needs teachers and researchers who can apply their expertise, ignite imaginations, and mentor the next generation. Donor support allowed us to triple the number of chairs and professorships in the Faculty. Through endowed chairs and professorships, as well as research program funding, our faculty can augment conventional learning and discovery with new technology and experiences, such as “flipped classroom” concepts and prototyping labs. Field opportunities complement these approaches and give students real-world experiences.
Supporting new ways of learning Evan Hazell, Sc’81, graduated from Queen’s exactly 25 years after his parents Jack, Artsci’55, MA’56, and Mary Hazell, NSc’56. When looking for a way to honour his parents, Evan worked with Queen’s to create an endowment to attract key faculty members, enrich research programs, and provide new learning concepts in and out of the classroom. The results of Mr. Hazell’s thoughtful generosity are the Hazell Research Professorship in Chemical Design and Innovation, and the Hazell Chemical Design Innovation Endowed Program Fund. Dr. Scott Parent, Sc’91, the first Hazell Research Professor in Chemical Design and Innovation, says the investment has provided him with the opportunity to introduce new learning concepts and provide students with tools for a hands-on approach to learning. “This gift has provided me with the mandate to affect change in the Faculty, as well as resources that I need to bring it about,” he says. “I’ve been able to engage students, faculty, and staff in refining the ‘design spine’ of our Chemical Engineering and Engineering Chemistry curricula.” Along with introducing new concepts such as the “flipped classroom” approach, Dr. Parent has developed a prototyping laboratory for APSC 200, a project-based, interdisciplinary design course. The lab gives students an unprecedented opportunity for hands-on design and implementation using the latest in technology and tools to test theories. It has also been used for community outreach initiatives, including an Engineering Summer Academy for high school students. Dr. Parent notes that Mr. Hazell’s generous contributions are a game changer for Chemical Engineering and Engineering Chemistry. “I’ve always been interested in experiential learning concepts but haven’t always had the opportunity to apply them. The Hazell Professorship has changed this for me, and is changing how we teach and learn at Queen’s.”
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Evan Hazell, Sc’81, with parents, Jack, Artsci’55, MA’56, and Mary, NSc’56
Learning in the real world: Kennedy Field Station brings theory to life
Geof Hall, Artsci’98, PhD’08
Donning a wetsuit and snorkelling in the Salmon River may seem like an odd activity for a university course—but at Queen’s it’s just part of the experiential learning opportunities at the Kennedy Field Station, a multi-use watershed facility that provides exceptional teaching, research, and outreach experiences. The Kennedy Field Station, located on the Salmon River in Eastern Ontario, was donated to the Department of Civil Engineering in 2006 by Professor Russ Kennedy, Sc’41, DSc’93, a former head of the department. Located on 150 acres, it features a rich geological setting, along with a naturalized riverfront, a small dam, and several wells for teaching and research purposes. “We can teach theory, but students need a real-world experience to fully understand the concepts,” says Dr. Geoffrey Hall, Artsci’98, PhD’08, and Associate Director of Queen’s Water Research Centre. “They need to get their hands
dirty.” The station includes a fully-functioning classroom and wet lab, along with sensors and instrumentation within the river for studies related to watershed science, hydrogeology, and water conservation. Dr. Hall says that the model watershed provides an unrivalled opportunity to understand water flow and the impact of engineered structures such as wells and dams. “Students get the chance to put cameras down wells to understand how they work and go snorkelling to see firsthand how structures such as dams can impact water flow. We also have sensors to monitor river flow and quantity, and weather stations to understand how events like a major storm can impact our water systems.” Funding for the Kennedy Field Station’s activities comes, in large part, from a generous contribution from RBC’s Blue Water Project, which supports organizations that are committed to watershed protection and access to clean drinking water. The RBC Queen’s University Water Initiative is a 10-year program bringing together researchers and industry partners to expand research, training, and outreach activities focussed on sustainable watershed science, education, and protection. Outreach activities include the
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Great Lakes Water Festival, an annual event that features hands-on activities to help hundreds of grade four students learn more about water health and conservation. Dr. Hall notes that students see their time at the Kennedy Field Station as a highlight of their coursework, and that without support from donors, these real-world learning opportunities simply wouldn’t exist. “We’re so grateful to have this incredible facility,” he says. “It truly is a world-class research and teaching environment.”
Civil Engineering Department Head Kent Novakowski (left) at the Kennedy Field Station
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INSPIRING PROGRAMS:
Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre The Queen’s Innovation Connector began in 2012 as a joint effort by the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Smith School of Business. It has evolved into a pan-university initiative under the Office of the Provost and VicePrincipal (Academic) with strong continuing support from its founding faculties. Through a variety of programs, services, and resources, the Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre encourages, enables, and supports the innovation activities of students, professors, entrepreneurs, and Canadian companies. Since its founding, and with the support of generous campaign donors, the Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre has worked with and supported fifty ventures. Twenty-eight of them are still operating. Program update: October 31, 2016 Innovation and entrepreneurship programming at Queen’s University has received support from distinguished alumni. The Dunin Foundation—established by Andrew Dunin, Sc’83, MA’87, and his wife Anne Dunin, Artsci’83— and Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande, PhD’79, and his wife Jaishree Deshpande jointly have provided a significant gift to the Queen’ s Innovation Connector. In recognition of this support, the university-wide initiative to support student innovation and entrepreneurship will now be known as the Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre. “Universities will play a different and an important role in the 21st century; they have to be relevant to the world and have both social and economic impact,” says Dr. Deshpande. “I am pleased that Queen’s University is taking a lead to make innovation and entrepreneurship be a part of its DNA and redefine the role of universities in Canada.” In the words of Mr. Dunin, “Students and graduates will be creating jobs, not just taking jobs.”
Q&A with Shelby Yee: A winning pitch leads Queen’s grad to a new career
The Complete Engineer sat down with Shelby Yee, Sc’16, a member of the winning team at the 2016 Queen’s Innovation Connector Summer Initiative (QICSI) competition, to find out what the program meant for her and how it’s shaping her career. CE: Congratulations to you and your team on winning the QICSI pitch competition. What’s next for RockMass Technologies? SY: We’re in the office every day, working toward a bold goal of getting our first sales by March 2017. Right now, product development is our first and foremost focus. On the business end we’re obtaining funding, growing our network, and finishing up on some market research. We are busy applying
to the government grants, in addition to seeking out a small amount of private investment. The mining industry is actually a fairly connected and collaborative community, so we have been building our network in Kingston and Sudbury. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but it’s the best job we could all ask for, and we’re excited to be building a company from the ground up! CE: What important lessons did you take away from the program? SY: As a team, we’d be asked to develop new reports, dive deep into market research, and present in front of potential clients at a moment’s notice. It’s critical that we worked as a team to do so, and it usually meant picking up a task you had no idea how to approach and figuring out how to do it— as quickly and effectively as possible. Adaptability was key, and a major lesson I learned was don’t be afraid to ask for advice when you need to. CE: What would you like to say to those who have donated funds to support the program?
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SY: Thank you! If you asked me to look back and see what shaped my university experience the most, it would be the QICSI program and the executive team’s support.
Aboriginal Access to Engineering Aboriginal Access to Engineering is committed to increasing the number of Aboriginal engineers in Canada. Through a number of activities and campus support services, students learn more about the opportunities that are available to them with an engineering degree and receive support throughout their time in Engineering at Queen’s. Thanks to contributions from our donors, we’re running outreach programs for elementary and high school students, introducing them to a range of engineering careers and fostering an interest in math and science. We also work with campus and community partners to provide culturally relevant support to Aboriginal students enrolled in the Faculty, including tutoring, exam prep sessions, social opportunities, mentoring from practicing Aboriginal engineers, and liaison with industry.
Supporting access to engineering
Gay Loveland and Norman Loveland, Sc’65
Studies show that Aboriginal youth are falling behind in maths and sciences, critical subjects for those who want to pursue engineering careers. Norman and Gay Loveland want to do something to improve that situation. Having donated regularly to Engineering and Applied Science, they decided that their Inspiring Greatness Campaign contribution would be directed to the Aboriginal Access to Engineering (AAE) program, which takes a multi-faceted approach to increasing the participation of the Aboriginal community in engineering through support programs, campus partnerships, and outreach activities.
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“We know that Aboriginal students are underrepresented in engineering programs,” says Norman Loveland, who graduated from Queen’s Civil Engineering in 1965. “We want to help reverse that deficiency.” The Aboriginal Access to Engineering program provides culturally relevant support services to Aboriginal students enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Working in partnership with the Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre, the program provides access to tutoring and exam prep sessions, mentoring opportunities with practicing Aboriginal engineers, and liaison with industry. An outreach component encourages Aboriginal elementary students to develop an interest in math and science, and promotes the study of engineering. Gay Loveland says that the interdisciplinary approach to the program is a critical component to its success. “As a former educator and student counsellor, I’m well aware of the need for support beyond the classroom,” she says. “The AAE program takes a holistic approach, providing not just academic guidance, but physical, spiritual, and emotional support.” The Lovelands are very enthusiastic about the way that Queen’s has used donor funds to develop strong initiatives like AAE. “Queen’s is an excellent institution, so it’s easy to get on board with its aspirations,” says Norman Loveland. “We had a great education, and it’s an enduring pleasure to be able to give Aboriginal students the same opportunity to reach their full potential.”
Saying thank you
I was the first person in my family to go to university—but without the philanthropy of the Wasmund Family and the Hatch Aboriginal Scholar Awards, I wouldn’t have been able to afford to finish my degree. Having their support and being able to finish my degree really changed the outlook on my life. It’s allowed me to give back to my family and will allow me to give back to students in the future—and show them that you don’t need to start from somewhere to get somewhere.
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Nickoli Parcher, Sc’15 (Mining) Recipient of the Wasmund Family and Hatch Aborginal Scholar Awards
Nickoli Parcher, Sc’15
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INSPIRING STUDENT EXPERIENCE:
Learning outside the classroom
Clubs and teams are not just an integral component of the Queen’s learning experience; they’re where many of our students form lifelong friendships and career skills.
Competitive design teams, outreach programs, conferences, clubs, and student-led campus businesses all provide invaluable teamwork, leadership, project planning, design, marketing, and communication skills. They build community and confidence. Donors, including some of our newest alumni, are helping to ensure that competitive design teams, like the Baja SAE Team and the Solar Design Team, have the resources they need to push the limits of their imagination and succeed at competitions. Contributions also support student outreach efforts, including Science Quest summer camp, FIRST Robotics, and Queen’s Engineers Without Borders.
QYEA: Young grads demonstrate their commitment to Queen’s Queen’s is renowned for its wide variety of student teams and clubs—and nowhere is that more evident than within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Students are engaged in everything from designing cars and autonomous sailboats to robotics technologies and energy efficient houses. It’s all part of the rich learning experience at Queen’s, and it’s possible in part because of funding from young alumni who want to ensure that tomorrow’s students have the opportunities to learn and grow. Queen’s Young Engineering Alumni (QYEA) was established in Toronto in 2011 with a goal to help young graduates engage in professional development and networking activities while learning the importance of investing in the future of Queen’s Engineering. Members have the opportunity to join the group’s GPA Society by donating back to the Faculty of Engineering through QYEA. QYEA member and current co-chair Vikram Bhatia, Sc’13, says that the group’s many events and activities are a great way for young alumni to network. “Our events feature inspiring speakers and the opportunity to hear from and
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talk with successful engineers and entrepreneurs,” he says. “We’re also creating opportunities for executive coaching sessions with alumni mentors to help new grads learn from the best.” QYEA is also giving back to Queen’s through the GPA Society’s Gael’s Den, an annual event for student groups to present their pitch with the hope of receiving funding for a specific project or activity. “Student clubs and teams are an integral part of the Queen’s education,” says Bhatia. “They are key to developing important interpersonal and teamwork skills, and an amazing way to meet people that you may not otherwise meet on campus.” Through fundraising and by matching alumni donations, the GPA Society has raised over $40,000 since 2014, which has funded a wide range of projects, including the Queen’s Space Engineering Team, the Queen’s Business and Technology Conference, and Women in Science and Engineering (WISE). Bhatia notes that QYEA also gives young graduates a chance to be role models to current students. “Queen’s provides students with excellent opportunities to develop strong leadership skills both within and outside the classroom,” he says. “As graduates, we can demonstrate that leadership by giving back to the very experiences that have helped us become who we are.”
Classes give back to the student experience The Science ’70 Student Initiatives Fund was developed in 2006 to support the initiatives of current Queen’s Engineering students and enhance their university experience. Class volunteers David Field and Wally Palmer note that their time at Queen’s was enhanced by the generosity of the alumni who preceded them, and that the fund is an opportunity to continue the tradition of giving back to Queen’s.
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We have come a long way since the Science’70 Fund was activated in 2006. Whenever possible, we try to meet team members and learn about their experiences. We get to really see the impact of our giving!
expanded from five members to nearly thirty in its second year. “As a new team, it can be difficult to acquire external sponsorship since there is little promotional content available, and there has not yet been an opportunity to develop the tradition and strong community ties that some of the older Queen’s Engineering design teams have already established,” he says. “This support was especially crucial to QRET’s success, because it provided the team with the financial flexibility to begin work early in the year.”
— David Field, Sc’70, and Wally Palmer, Sc’70
Class gifts in this fund are directed towards student clubs and teams that offer significant learning opportunities beyond the classroom. During the past year, the fund supported both the Queen’s Concrete Canoe Team and the Queen’s Rocket Engineering Team (QRET). Bradley Taylor, Sc’13, PhD candidate, and a member of the Rocket Engineering Team, says that the financial support from the Science ‘70 Student Initiatives Fund was critical to the growth of the team, which
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Ways to give ONLINE Please visit www.givetoqueens.ca/ engineering to make a secure online donation. We are pleased to accept onetime gifts and pledges by credit card.
BY PHONE Call 613-533-6000 x75248 or toll free at 1-800-267-7837 x75248 to make a credit card donation by telephone.
BY MAIL Cheques made payable to Queen’s University – Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science can be sent to: Department of Development Queen’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Beamish-Munro Hall Queen’s University Kingston, ON K7L 3N6
IN PERSON Please present your gift to the Development office on Queen’s campus in Beamish-Munro Hall, Room 200.
MATCHING GIFTS FROM YOUR EMPLOYER Double your dollars! Many companies have a program that will partially or fully match your gift to Queen’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. To find out if your employer has a matching gift program, please contact your human resources department or visit www.matchinggifts. com/canada/queens.
GIFTS OF SECURITIES There are considerable tax advantages to making a gift of appreciated securities (stocks and bonds). You and your broker can electronically transfer these types of gifts into the Queen’s account. Please contact us for details at 1-800-267-7837 x75248.
GIFT PLANNING
Planning for a gift through your will, or a gift of a life insurance policy, are thoughtful ways to support Queen’s Engineering and leave a legacy while maximizing tax and other benefits. We would be pleased to speak to you and your financial planner about your gift plans. Linda Pearson Executive Director, Gift Planning linda.pearson@queensu.ca 1-800-267-7837 x77196
INTERNATIONAL GIVING U.S.-based alumni and their relatives can donate directly to Queen’s University and receive an income tax receipt. For further details, please contact us or consult your financial planner.
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Campaign by the numbers TYPE OF GIFT Partnership $0.67 million
Gift Planning $17.19 million
Annual Giving $12.08 million
Major Giving $60.36 million
The Wasmund Family Memorial Scholar Awards Dinner
Named scholarships, bursaries, and awards increased by 50% TYPE OF DONORS Parents & Past Parents 403
Corporations & Foundations 373
The number of named professorships, chairs, and fellowships
has increased
Students 2,715
threefold
Alumni 8,345
Dr. Mario Morin, Kinross Professor in Mining Health and Safety
Friends 1,635
Total Giving to Queen’s Engineering During the Campaign May 1, 2006 - April 30, 2016 $30,000,000 $26.45M $25,000,000
$20,000,000
$15,000,000 $12.67M
$11.82M $10.10M
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$4.95M $3.46M
2006-2007
$3.62M
2007-2008 2008-2009
$3.45M
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013 2013-2014
2014-2015 2015-2016
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Alumni engagement July 2, 2016: Earl Scarrow, Sc’39, celebrated his 100th birthday in Owen Sound As a gift, Engineering replaced his Iron Ring, which was misplaced many years ago, and he received birthday wishes from Principal Daniel Woolf, the Alumni Association, and Dean Kimberly Woodhouse on behalf of the Faculty.
Jane West, Susan Hill, Earl Scarrow, Sc’39, Bill Hill
September 8, 2016:
Susan Hill, Bill Hill, Earl Scarrow, Sc’39, Jane West
November 19, 2015:
Frosh Week Rotary Nut Drive in Kingston
Dean Kimberly Woodhouse met with Stuart Jenness, Sc’48, in Ottawa and presented him with a Queen’s tricolour hat and mittens
Robert Burnside, Sc’56
Stuart Jenness, Sc’48
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Campaign celebrations Calgary Christopher Baillie, Sc’83, Jo-Anne Baillie, Graeme Bate, Sc’79, MSc’87, Eric Le Dain, Sc’83
Patricia Martin, MD’70, Derek Martin, Sc’68, Law’72
Dean Kimberly Woodhouse, James Real, Sc’59, Robert Smyth, Sc’65
Front Row (left to right): Rob Lyon, Kim Sturgess, Sc’77, LLD’16, Dean Kimberly Woodhouse, Engineering Society President Taylor Sawadsky, Sc’17, Provost Alan Harrison, Jane McMillan, Artsci’77 Back Row (left to right): John Coutright, Law’76, Artsci’77, Barry Stewart, Sc’64, Tim Kitchen, Sc’86, James McLellan, Sc’81, PhD’91 (Chemical Engineering and Engineering Chemistry Department Head), Evan Hazell, Sc’81, Campaign Chair Michael Norris, Sc’75 30 THE COMPLETE ENGINEER
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June 8, 2016 in Calgary and June 9, 2016 in Toronto Dean Kimberly Woodhouse hosted two Engineering campaign celebrations. Provost Harrison, VP Harris, department heads, students, and campaign cabinet members celebrated with donors.
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Janet Rutka, Alexander Rutka, Sc’47, Kevin Deluzio, Sc’88, MSc’90, PhD’98 (Mechanical and Materials Department Head) Donald Ennis, Sc’58, Robert Peterson, Sc’59, MSc’61, Liz Ennis
Peter Kenny, Sc’55, Dean Kimberly Woodhouse
Provost Alan Harrison, Robert Beamish, Sc’60, LLD’11, Marilyn Beamish, Bruce Mitchell, Sc’68 (in the background)
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I N S P I R I N G G R E AT N E S S C A M PA I G N S U P P O R T E R S The following list recognizes generous supporters who have given $20,000 or more, cumulatively, to Inspiring Greatness: The Campaign for Queen’s Engineering between May 1, 2006 and April 30, 2016. $10,000,000+ Robert Buchan, MSc’72
$5,000,000 - $9,999,999 Estate of Donald Munro, Sc’52 Estate of Donald McGeachy, Sc’40 WB Family Foundation ANONYMOUS Ross Beaty & Patricia Beaty
$1,000,000 - $4,999,999 ANONYMOUS Evan Hazell, Sc’81 RBC Foundation Allied Nevada Gold Corp Bruce Mitchell, Sc’68 Estate of Catherine Hewitson Robert Peterson, Sc’59, MSc’61 & Yvonne Peterson David Pakrul, Sc’69 & Sandra Onufryk Shell Canada Limited Jeff van Steenbergen, Sc’77 & Kim van Steenbergen, NSc’78 Kinross Gold Corporation David Vice, Sc’55, DSc’93* Michael Norris, Sc’75 & Family Robert Burnside, Sc’56 & Doris Burnside* Brian Livingston, Sc’76 & Family Harold Roozen, MBA’79 & Cathy Roozen The Taggart Parkes Foundation
$500,000 - $999,999 Norman Loveland, Sc’65 & Gay Loveland Golder Associates Ltd. ANONYMOUS David Jackson, Sc’55* & Elinor Jackson* Estate of Phyllis Smith, Artsci’59 Peter Kenny, Sc’55 Magna International Inc. Russell Kennedy, Sc’41, DSc’93* & Marjorie Kennedy, Artsci’39*
$250,000 - $499,999
Estate of Bryan Rapson, Sc’47, MSc’49 Bert Wasmund, Sc’61, MSc’63, DSc’08 ANONYMOUS Marvin Kriluck, Sc’59 Hatch Ltd. J Armand Bombardier Foundation Estate of Albert John Smith William Young, Sc’77 ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS Gordon Bell, Sc’80 John Brace, Sc’80
$100,000 - $249,999 ConeTec Investigations Ltd. Estate of James H Rattray Barry Stewart, Sc’64 & Patricia Anne Stewart Estate of Evelyn Warren Estate of Iva Speers, Artsci’77, Artsci’79 Estate of Jean M Garrow Estate of Phyllis J Smart
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H G Bertram Foundation The Women’s Association of the Mining Industry of Canada Malcolm Wright, Sc’57, MSc’59 & Mildred Wright Michael O’Connor, Sc’68, PhD’76, DSc’92 Estate of Ivana Amato Farrar ANONYMOUS Estate of Gordon Asselstine, Sc’48 Thomas Bain, Sc’65 & Patricia Bain Eugene Gierczak, Sc’74 SPARQ Systems Laurence Hall, Sc’58 Estate of Marguerite B. McCaffrey Andrew Spriet, Sc’57 & Helen Spriet The Colleen A. Griffin Charitable Foundation, Inc. Richard Dobson, Sc’68 & Leigh Dobson ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS Robert Forbes, Sc’57 Tim Kitchen, Sc’86 & Alana Kitchen, Sc’86 George Watson, Sc’70, MBA’72 & Sheila Watson, Artsci’72 Barrick Gold Corporation ANONYMOUS Stephen Sorensen, Com’76 Estate of Marilynne Fuller, Artsci’47 The Joseph S Stauffer Foundation Estate of Robert Papoe, Com’78 The Kenny Family Foundation Brad J Lamb Realty Inc. Gregory Heath, Sc’96
$50,000 - $99,999 Estate of Lillian Preston ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS Tenaris Global Services (Canada) Inc. David Nicholson, Sc’62 Macquarie Private Wealth Inc. Anne Hale, Sc’79 Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd. Estate of Robert Pound Gerald Dyer, Sc’52, DSc’94 Heather Black, Sc’80 James McCowan ANONYMOUS David Whiting Sc’65 & Donna Whiting, Artsci’65 Murray Matangi & Robyn Matangi Ontario Professional Engineers Anton Chiperzak, Sc’47 & Margaret Chiperzak Robert Francki, Sc’86 Bell Canada ANONYMOUS Richard Brock, Sc’69 & Norma Brock Paul Campbell, Sc’65 & Lorraine Campbell ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS Lori Heath, Artsci’96 Thurber Engineering Ltd. ANONYMOUS John Higginson, Sc’62, MSc’64 Robert Tivy, Sc’51 *Deceased
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$25,000 - $49,999 (continued)
Monica Mainland, Sc’96 & Todd Fisher ANONYMOUS Robert Nairn, Sc’57 Carol F Lee Merritt Davis, Sc’45 Jack Juusola, Sc’66, PhD’71 & Jill Juusola Stephen Dryden, Sc’79 & Patricia Dryden ANONYMOUS Manford Mallory, Sc’73, MBA’75 Roderick Bolton, Sc’51 Steve Groch, Sc’66 & Irene Groch Estate of Albert Ruddell, Sc’52 John McKibbin, Sc’66 Andrew McCulloch, Sc’52* & Dorothy McCulloch, Artsci’03 Walter Fenlon & Linda Daly, MPA’85 Kim Sturgess, Sc’77, DSc’16 Shelagh Ballard, Artsci’56 Estate of William A Davis, Sc’62 ANONYMOUS Andrew Shaughnessy, Sc’87, Law’91 John Evert Christopher Montague, Sc’74 & Linda Montague, Artsci’74 Michelle Lalonde, Sc’95 & Derek Flood, Artsci ‘95
Ken Laver, Sc’73, MBA’76 & Marilyn Laver, Sc ‘73 John Hepburn, Sc’71 & Barbara Hepburn, Artsci’74 ANONYMOUS The Suncor Energy Foundation Neal Pirie, Sc’84 John Billingsley, Sc’48, MSc’52 The Dow Chemical Company Foundation ANONYMOUS Vito Bigioni, Sc’88 Geoffrey Broadhurst, Sc’60 & Philippa Broadhurst, Artsci’62 Vale Canada Ltd. John Hunter, Sc’69 Herbert Wyman, Com’50 McLean Foundation Robert Quartermain, MSc’81 Tobias Thomas, Sc’85 John Singlehurst, Sc’62 & Fran Singlehurst Veresen Inc. Karen Zurawski & Richard Zurawski ANONYMOUS Bruce Chernoff, Sc’87 & Dina Chernoff Elise Reel Idnani, Sc’07 & Vikas Idnani ANONYMOUS Richard De Lhorbe, Sc’76 Gregory Piasetzki, Law’80 & Laura Piasetzki Lee Nichols, Sc’63 Glenn Wilson, Sc’88 & Michele Wilson James Nenniger, Sc’79, Law’82 & Kimberly Nenniger, Artsci’80, MBA’82 Estate of Frederick Dyke, Sc’41 Robert Cole, Sc’45* The Gwyn Morgan and Patricia Trottier Foundation ANONYMOUS
$25,000 - $49,999 ANONYMOUS Motorola Solutions Foundation Leonard Cunningham, Sc’43* Anthony Petrina, Sc’59 & Gloria Petrina Douglas Sanderson, Sc’58 & Vida Winegarden Estate of John Johnston, Sc’41 Suncor Energy Inc. James Eickmeier, Sc’59 Estate of Lorne Elder, Sc’42 James Stirling, Ed’81, Law’82 ANONYMOUS Ernst & Young LLP Kevin Hall, Sc’79, MSc’81 Thomas Fahidy, Sc’59, MSc’61 & Sharee Fahidy Susan Lounsbury, Sc’82 & Bruce Lounsbury, Sc’80 ANONYMOUS Encana Corporation ANONYMOUS Musk Foundation Hugh Cameron, Sc’73 & Heather Hume, Artsci’72, Meds’78 James Murray, Sc’58 John Lill, Sc’73 & Phyllis Lill Richard McCreary, Sc’85, MSc’90 & Lois Tobin, Com’86 Agrium Inc. Stantec Consulting Ltd. Ronald D Lee ANONYMOUS Robert Clapp, Sc’64 & Jane Clapp, Artsci’64 Robert Pow, Sc’59 & Maureen Pow ANONYMOUS Gunnar Eggertson, Sc’87 & Catherine Eggertson, Sc’87 Carolyn Murray, Sc’76 & Gregory Murray, Artsci’76, MBA’78 Continental Conveyor Ltd. Donald MacDiarmid, Sc’82 Mary Ann Turcke, Sc’88, MBA’97 & Gordon McIlquham, Com’84 ANONYMOUS Gail Fenton Jacqueline Kallies Modular Mining Systems Inc.
$20,000 - $24,999
Donald Raymond, Sc’84, PhD’98 & Jennifer Keenan, Law’90 Jeffrey Mackie, Sc’01 Lloyd Secord, Sc’45* David Atherton & Joanna Atherton Robert Pritchard, Sc’64 & Barbara Caldwell Engineering Society of Queen’s ANONYMOUS Schneider Electric North American Foundation Brian Ozero, Sc’54 Douglas Leng, Sc’51, MSc’53 & Marguerite Leng Ingenium Group Inc. John Malysh, Sc’54 Duke Energy Foundation Olive Macdonald* Nancy Lever, Sc’78 Alevia Healey Ontario Power Generation ANONYMOUS William Brunt, Sc’59 & Joan Brunt Stafford Tavares John MacLatchy, Sc’64, Law’67 John Downs, Sc’67 & Jane Downs Crane Harvey, Sc’88 & Kimberley Harvey Michael Moziar, Sc’62* Wayne Norman, Sc’66 & Sue Norman ANONYMOUS Eaton Corporation Pilkington-Henniger Charitable Trust Benson Steel MEG Energy Corp
Every effort has been made to ensure that this is a complete and accurate list. If there are errors and omissions, we apologize and ask that you contact the Advancement office to make any necessary corrections.
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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE – Development and Alumni Relations Beamish-Munro Hall, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 www.inspiring.engineering.queensu.ca 613-533-6000 Extension 75248 inspiring@engineering.queensu.ca