TITLE: The illusion of Stasis in Structures - Recent Findings from Mark West and Pressure Building Laboratories.
Dr. Alfred Yu, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Waterloo
Perhaps popularly known for its use in fetal scanning, ultrasound has already been enjoying a widespread role in today’s clinical practice. Nevertheless, one demerit point that has been limiting ultrasound’s diagnostic potential is its arguably second-rated image quality.
Energy Poverty remains a major handicap to achieving human development goals. For a third of humanity without access to electricity or modern fuels, it is a notable failure of the existing global energy system that it delivers so very little to so many. Professor Jatin Nathwani, Ontario Research Chair in Public Policy for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, will discuss the pathways to a low carbon energy future. The goal is to unlock scientific and technological innovations to deliver clean, low cost energy services to every global citizen.
Waterloo Engineering alumni and current engineering students are invited to an informal networking event organized by EngSoc B.
Alumni are invited to speak to and network with current engineering students about their career and career path as well as share their advice on transitioning from school to the corporate world.
The term ‘Energiewende’ refers to the current German effort to transition to renewable energy sources. To combat the long tradition of fossil fuel energy generation the German government established “The Renewable Energy Act” in 2000 and now offers incentives for renewable energy.
Dr. Pehlken will discuss the impact of these incentives with regards to best practice, the need for regulation and unexpected outcomes.
All are welcome, refreshments to follow. This is a free event.
The world’s challenges and targets for their solutions have recently been captured in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which are intended to guide global action from 2015‐2030. Now, the focus is shifting from the strategy of developing and forging consensus around these goals to questions of implementation and execution regarding how these goals will be reached. In addressing this question, it is clear that innovation will be critical to reaching the SDGs.
The Waterloo Engineering alumni reunion in 2015 is taking place on October 3 and 4, 2015 and invites the engineering Classes of 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2010 to campus.
Join your classmates for a weekend of reconnecting, attending lectures, and celebrating together at the Reunion dinner.
Paolo Desideri is one of Italy’s most outstanding contemporary architects. He is one of the founding Principals in the firm ABDR Architteti in Rome and has been responsible for the design of projects of all scales and types ranging from private residences to major cultural institutions and, most importantly, projects for transportation.
“Zebra Mussel-inspired Electrically Conductive Polymer Nanofiber”
Biomedical Discussion Group Lecture - Dr. Boxin Zhao and Wei Zhang; Department of Chemical Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, University of Waterloo
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“Persuasive Health Technology to Improve Health and Wellbeing”
Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen, PhD, Professor of Experimental Cardiology at Erasmus University, The Netherlands; Founder of the Center for eHealth Research and Disease Management.
Olga Kulyk, PhD, Professor at the Persuasive Health Technology Lab, Center for eHealth, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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