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Engineering students dominatedÌýtheÌýUniversity of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ men’s curling teamÌýthat earned national goldÌýwith a 7-5 victory over the University of Alberta Golden Bears in Kamloops, B.C.

Skip Jake Walker, a fourth-year electrical engineering student, second Jordan Moreau, a management engineering student, thirdÌýEdward Cyr, a mechanical engineering master's student,Ìýand alternate Nathan Ransom, an undergraduate mechanical engineering student,Ìýand other members of the team, captured top spot in the 2013ÌýMen’s Curling Championship in a rematch of last year's finals.

Hydro One has announced a new partnership with the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, Ryerson University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Western University to increase enrolment and career opportunities for female students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

The 2012 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering Awards dinnerÌýheld onÌýNovember 22 honoured engineering's exceptional students, alumni and a friend of the faculty. More than 2,500 students received awards this year for everything from top marks to extracurricular activities such as leadership, community engagement, and involvement in athletics.

A number of awards were distributed at the event, including:

Brendan McDonald, aÌýchemical engineering (nanotechnology) master’s student, captured the second placeÌý2012 Excellence in Thermoset Polymer Research Award for his paper entitled Biomimetic Micro-Structured Surfaces: Pattern Transfer and Fabrication of Icephobic Epoxy Surfaces. McDonald, whoÌýis supervised byÌýchemical engineering professor Boxin Zhao, presented his paper at the Thermoset Resin Formulators Association (TRFA)Ìýannual meeting held at the end of OctoberÌýin Orlando, Florida.Ìý

À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering students had their chance toÌýimpress CanadianÌýbusiness leadersÌýon the October 31 all-student episode of CBC's Dragons' Den.Ìý Hongwei Liu, an electrical and computer engineering student, andÌýDesmond Choi, aÌý University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ arts student, pitched their company MappedIn's smartphone application that helps people navigate through malls.Ìý
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A paper written by Rafael Lotufo, anÌýelectrical and computer doctoral candidate,ÌýZeeshan Malik, a computer scienceÌýmaster's student, andÌýtheir supervisorÌýKrzysztof Czarnecki, anÌýelectrical and computer engineeringÌýprofessor, won the best paper award at the International Conference on Software Maintenance held inÌýRiva del Garda, Italy. Their paper, entitled Modelling the ‘Hurried’ Bug Report Reading Process to Summarize Bug Reports, was singled out from 181 submissions.Ìý

Nigel Swytink-Binnema, a mechanical engineering master's student,Ìýwon the top award inÌýthe poster presentation/competition at theÌýCanadian Wind Energy AssociationÌýmeeting and annual research meeting of the NSERC-funded Wind Energy Strategic Network (WESNet)Ìýheld in Toronto from October 15 to 18. The poster was judged by faculty members from the 16 universities participating in the cross-Canada network.ÌýSwytink-Binnema is supervised byÌýWESNet memberÌýDavid Johnson who isÌýa À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor.

Willem Petersen, a À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ systems design engineering doctoral candidate,Ìýwon the best presentation award at the recentÌý2012 International Society for Terrain-Vehicle SystemsÌýconference held in Pretoria, South Africa.ÌýPetersenÌýpresented the work he's collaborated on with John McPhee, his doctoral supervisor, andÌýthe Canadian Space Agency (CSA). TheyÌýhave developed advanced models for planetary rovers and wheels on soft (Martian) soils to help the CSA design, control, and plan for future rover missions.

Two engineering students will be honoured with the university'sÌý Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies Designation at fall convocation on October 20.Ìý One of three of theÌýdesignationsÌýfor a master's student will be awarded toÌýMohammad Rostami ofÌýelectrical and computer engineering. Thomasz Glawdel of mechanical and mechatronics engineering will receive one of the three designations for a PhD student.