Western Engineering Headlines
Western Engineering students take tobogganing to a new level
London Community News | January 31, 2012
A team of about 50 engineering students at Western
University have taken the concept of the simple toboggan and
turned into a complex, downhill five-man sled.
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El Damatty weighs in on roof collapsing video
Engineering News | January 30, 2012
Ashraf El Damatty, professor in Civil and Environmental
Engineering, weighed in on the cause behind a collapsed roof in
a minor hockey rink in Slovakia, caught on video. El Damatty,
whose research focus is in the area of structural engineering,
was contacted by Discovery Channel Canada’s “Planet You” to offer
an explanation for the unusual video footage and his comments
were featured during the “Trending Video” segment.
[Watch video].
Johnson appointed Graham King Research Chair at Schulich
Engineering News | January 25, 2012
Jim Johnson, director of Biomedical Engineering and professor
in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has been appointed the Graham
King Research Chair in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry for a
five-year term.
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more]
Five WEC teams move on to the Ontario Engineering Competition
Engineering News | January 25, 2012
The Western Engineering Competition was held at The University of
Western Ontario Jan. 13-15. The top teams in five categories will
attend the Ontario
Engineering Competition held Feb. 3-5 at the University of
Toronto. See the list of winners and photos from the event.
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Research led by Sun and Zhou receives CFI funding boost
Engineering News| January 24, 2012
Two projects led by Western Engineering researchers Xueliang
(Andy)
Sun and Wenxing Zhou were among five at The University of
Western Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute to receive
$1.2 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).
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