Movers & Shakers and graduate students, and professionals. “Our ambition is to create programs and partnerships with other faculties to the benefit of all University of Alberta students.” Dr. Forbes is up to the challenge. During his time as Chair of the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, graduate student enrolment grew by over 250 per cent, while undergraduate enrolment grew by 200 per cent in materials engineering and more than 50 per cent in chemical engineering. He also oversaw a major renovation of the Chemical and Materials Engineering building, the establishment of numerous research chairs, and the formation of three large research centres. Dr. Forbes, originally from Ontario, earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering at the University of Waterloo and his PhD at McMaster University. He worked in industry as a process automation engineer and also as a consultant. He’s also an APEGA volunteer and a past APEGA Education Foundation volunteer.
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NATURAL BEAUTY Fort McMurray’s new airport terminal was one of the recipients of the Wood WORKS! Alberta Prairie Wood Design Awards. In the roof, it features wood
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Wood is a sustainable and affordable building material. And it’s beautiful, too. Those are among the key messages of the annual Wood WORKS! Alberta Prairie Wood Design Awards. Among the companies living up to those words are half a dozen APEGA Permit Holders on the list of 2016 recipients. The gala recognizes projects that push the boundaries in wood construction, through design excellence, advocacy, and innovation. APEGA Permit Holders honoured this year, with the projects that earned them the recognition, are: • Equilibrium Consulting Inc. — Fort McMurray Airport terminal • CH2M Hill — Meadows Community Recreation Centre and Meadows Branch Library in Edmonton • Stantec — Kingsway/Royal Alex LRT Station in Edmonton
• Chernenko Engineering Ltd. — Borden Park Pavilion in Edmonton • ISL Engineering and Land Services — Fort McMurray Historical Society forest service shed • Fast + Epp Structural Engineers — Bow River Bridge in Banff The PEG highlights the involvement of APEGA Permit Holders. But the engineering firms shared each award with the architects, clients, general contractors, and wood suppliers involved. Wood WORKS! is a program of the Canadian Wood Council.
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