LATITUDE Movers & Shakers APEGA MEMBER EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR SUPPORTING WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
• Levente Diosady (P.Eng.-ON)—Gold Medal • Max Mantha (P.Eng.-ON)—Young Engineer Achievement • Rosa Galvez (ing.-QC)—Meritorious Service Award for Professional Service • Gary Schubak (P.Eng.-BC)—Meritorious Service Award for Community Service • Hanan Anis (P.Eng.-ON)—Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education • Iqaluit International Airport Improvement Project— National Award for an Engineering Project or Achievement • Vanessa Raponi (McMaster University)—Gold Medal Student Engineers Canada also handed out six scholarships to recipients under its 2017 scholarship program—three in partnership with TD Insurance and three in partnership with Manulife—to support engineering professionals developing their skills. APEGA member Sean Smillie, P.Eng. , received an Engineers Canada-TD Insurance Scholarship worth $7,500 to support his study into the energy industry. He uses systems and interdisciplinary methods to increase our understanding of how economics, human behaviour, societal values, and technical engineering interact. Also winning TD scholarships were John Desjarlais (P.Eng.-SK) and Lauren Hutchinson (P.Eng.-BC). Winning Engineers Canada-Manulife Scholarships, each worth $12,500, were Nathalie Chevé (ing.-QC), Jennifer Hayward (P.Eng.-NB), and Eva Stephani (ing.-QC).
Jeannette Montufar, P.Eng. . . . . .supporting women award -photo by Rollan Temperosa
Sean Smillie, P.Eng. . . . . .$7,500 scholarship -photo courtesy Sean Smillie, P.Eng.
Once a year, Engineers Canada presents awards to deserving individuals for their engineering excellence and outstanding contributions to their profession, their community, and the safety and well-being of Canadians. This year’s recipients include APEGA member Jeannette Montufar, P.Eng. , who takes home the Award for the Support of Women in the Engineering Profession. This award recognizes professional engineers who have provided support for and acted as a role model to women in the field while achieving engineering excellence, serving the community, and participating in associations. Five other professional engineers, one student, and one project also received Engineers Canada awards:
CHAIRS ARE THEM—UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SNAGS CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS The University of Alberta’s Faculty of Engineering is well represented in the latest round of Canada Research Chairs, claiming eight of U of A’s 11 new or renewed appointees. The Canada Research Chairs program aims to cultivate the next generation of research professionals, strengthen • Christopher Dennison, P.Eng., PhD , Biomedical Instrumentation
• Warren Finlay, P.Eng., PhD , Aerosol Mechanics • Clayton Deutsch, P.Eng. , Uncertainty Management • Yang Liu, P.Eng., PhD , Future Water Services • Tongwen Chen, P.Eng., PhD , Intelligent Monitoring and Control • Tony Qiu, P.Eng., PhD , Cooperative Transportation Systems
Canada’s international competitiveness, and improve Canadians’ quality of life. By establishing 2,000 research professorships in degree-granting institutions across the nation, the Government of Canada hopes to make Canada one of the world’s top R&D countries. Six of the 11 new university chairholders, listed here with the names of their chairs, are members of APEGA:
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