April 1999 Cosmonotes Avril 1999 The Newsletter of the Canadian Alumni of the International Space University Le Bulletin des Anciens Etudiants Canadiens de l’Université Internationale de l’Espace · Gordon Coutts, Waterloo/COM DEV, ON Forum and the post-summer session President’s Message · Nicholas Svensson, COM DEV, ON promotional activities. The Space · Ethel Poiré, CSA, QB Generation Forum is a very prestigious It is with great pleasure that we bring to · Josée Robert, Queens U., ON event, and we plan to showcase you this issue of the Cosmonotes. It's a Canadian youth and create a strong great opportunity to catch up with old Your summer in Thailand will be Team Canada to show the world. See friends and to find out what's going on unforgettable, I can promise you that. the article about the SGF elsewhere in with CAISU. The fall of 1998 was tremendous with a this issue. I'd like to thank the 1998 CAISU Board of Directors for setting up Since the last issue of Cosmonotes, we very successful promotional tour by the many of the projects that we are have a few groups of people to welcome 1998 SSP students who visited a executing this year. Much of what we to the CAISU family. Please join me in number of universities across the do this year is thanks to their vision. welcoming our newest alumni, the SSP country. A record number of application 1998 students, who had a fun and forms were requested for the 1999 As you will see when you read on, it is productive summer in Cleveland: session, and I'm sure the "Road Show" clear that our organisation is maturing, · Marlène Grenon, PQ had a lot to do with it. The fall careers many of our senior alumni hold conference was held in conjunction with · Denise Campbell,ON prominent positions in the space sector. the CASI conference in Ottawa in · Troy McConaghy, SASK CAISU can become anything we want it October. Young people were able to to be, the only limit is what we as · Céline Tremblay, PQ ask alumni about space careers in a individuals can put into it. We suffer the · Jonathan Knaul, ON panel-style workshop. Attendance by same obstacles as most volunteer · Isabelle Tremblay, PQ alumni and by aspiring space organisations, but I can see that as we · Maryam Nikbakht-Sangari, BC professionals was very high. It was a become a stronger force, reaching our · Claude Boullevraye de Pasillé, PQ great success. Congratulations to the goals as an organisation willl become · Søren Peik, ON organisers of the Road show and of the easier. We have a past to be proud of, Careers Workshop. · Robert Tarzwell, MB a great present, and an amazing future. Wade Larson, PQ I'm proud to be involved. · CAISU Board of Welcome also to our new MSS3 (1997- Thanks to everyone who has submitted 1998) alumni: Directors - 1999 update information and thanks to those who worked on getting this issue · Rachel Zimmerman President Alain Berinstain (91, together (especially Chantal!). Don't · Patrick Assouad MSS1) hesitate to contact any of us on the · Paul Bédard VP1/Québec Brian Rishikof (90) Board. · Eric Doré Director 1 VP2/Québec Jonathan Knaul (98) Alain Berinstain · Deana Smith Director 2 1999 CAISU President and to the present MSS4 class: Secretary Mathias Wuhr (96) · Claude Rousseau Treasurer Caroline Goulet (97) Letter from the Editor Director CFISU Denis Bourque (92) · Simone Garneau Tada! · Vaios Lappas Director Chantal Lamontagne Here is the long-awaited, fresh-off-the- · Martha Milkeraitis Membership (95) Dir. Ontario Sébastien Drouin (94) photocopier issue of Cosmonotes! Our · Andrew Ray Director NSEW Rob Tarzwell (98) CAISU newsletter hasn't been published Last but not least, welcome to the newly Public Cory Hallam (97) in well over a year, so this issue is selected SSP '99 gang: Relations extra, extra long to make up for lost · Eric Choi, SED Systems/CSA, QB Director time and to get us all back in the swing of things. Thank you to everyone who · Angelina Guzzo, McGill U., QB It is a privilege for me to work with this submitted articles and personal updates · Alwin Cunje, McMaster U., ON amazing team of people on the Board of - this newsletter is YOUR newsletter CAISU, and we have big plans for the · Arynharan Sinnarajah, U. Toronto, ON and can’t exist without your year, probably the most ambitious plans · Nishi Rawat, Queen’s U., ON contributions. The response has been that CAISU has ever had. The two big · Eric Lanoix, McGill U., QB phenomenal, with the odd badgering and activities for the year that are being · Laurence Vigeant-Langlois, MIT, QB nudging made by this editor taken in planned are the Space Generation Page 2 good cheer. I’ve managed to receive or me personally at traditional promotion job of ISU through create an astounding 72 updates and to [email protected]. Again, this the Road show, our speaker's bureau fill up an incredible 22 pages!! is YOUR newsletter and I’d like to and our WEBsite. encourage all members to submit Apart from many alumni updates from all My report to CFISU went as follows: articles or updates about social events, years, this issue of Cosmonotes additions to the family, conferences I presented the 1999 BOD insisting on includes what your busy 1998-99 CAISU attended, job promotions, degrees the high level of enthusiasm of the new Board of Directors has been up to and conferred and your ISU experiences for Board, and which brings a great our plans for the coming months, such the next issue of Cosmonotes. representation of almost all SSP and as Canadian participation at the Space MSS years. I then reviewed the 1998 Generation Forum in Vienna. Articles Chantal Lamontagne achievements and financial results stemming from the 1998 summer 1999 CAISU Membership Director (which were underlined as very positive). session in Cleveland have been Editor, Cosmonotes Following was the presentation of 1999 included, along with the post-session goals from which the planned activities Road Show and CAISU Space Careers Report on CFISU Board felt under 4 categories: Operations, Canada 98 conference. Preliminary Promotion, Contact with members and details of the upcoming 8th alumni of Directors Meeting Positioning. I told them, that instead of weekend in Thailand accompany by Denis Bourque (SSP 92, CAISU just presenting the activities that would descriptions of the 1999 summer Director for CFISU) fit in the traditionally allocated budget session design projects. We’ve On behalf of CAISU BOD, I attended the ($10,000/yr) we preferred to present managed to include biographies from CFISU BOD meeting which took place everything we wanted to achieve, and some of the Canadians headed to on Friday, 12 February, in Ottawa. This they could judge by themselves what Thailand this summer, and even an was my first participation to a meeting of was of value among those. unprecedented article from one of these the CFISU Board, and I have to say that future alumni, currently president of Hence, three budget options were I joined in a very positive context: the SEDS Canada. Alumni have contributed presented with associated activities: 1998 Alumni Association BOD did a greatly to this issue with articles on two Option 1: $20,020, Option 2: $14,500 tremendous job fulfilling our mandate. Young Graduate Trainees, one SAGA and Option 3: $10,000. After a very You will see from Ron Freedman's out west, one very busy MSS3 student, positive and energetic discussion, it was article that the number of requests for Canada’s first microsatellite, an MSS3 voted by the CFISU BOD that CAISU ISU application forms in Canada last internship, environmental physiology at budget for 1999 would be established year reached a level never attained Dalhousie, news from MSS4, and even a according to the Option 2: an envelope before. trip to the Antarctic! Two of our sister of $14,500. Thanks to the level of alumni organizations have also chosen The 1999 Fall BOD Meeting was very confidence demonstrated by the Board to write articles for our newsletter. important for CAISU and its future members, CAISU is on its way to activities, since the new CAISU BOD another year of great achievements. This issue also includes the long- unanimously decided to take its role one awaited CAISU Contacts List. One of If you are interested to obtain additional step further. In addition to its traditional the CAISU Board of Director’s goals this information about the Board meeting, or role of Space, ISU, CFISU and CAISU year was to publish a new Contacts List if you would like me to communicate promotion, the new BOD would like to in time to meet the Cosmonotes any specific message to the next CFISU augment contacts with CAISU members mailout. This meant many, many Board meeting, please do not hesitate and supporters, to centralize and emails and telephone inquiries from to contact me. improve its operations, to improve the January to March. Of course, since I synergy of its BOD, and to position itself am both Editor of Cosmonotes and on the international scene. CFISU Sends Twelfth Membership Director, deadlines have been flexible! ☺ As you will read from other Directors Delegation to SSP reports, a series of new projects and I'd like to thank Alain for the by Ron Freedman (The Impact Group) initiatives will be undertaken during the photocopying, assembling and envelope current year. Among these initiatives, CFISU'S Student Selection Committee stuffing after I handed the baton over, we hope to proceed with a major update met in February to select the 1999 SSP and the Canadian Space Agency for of our members database, and to scholarship winners. From a total of donating the use of a photocopier. augment the use of WEB technologies 700+ applications distributed to Apart from having to use Word, my only to communicate with them. The Board students by AUCC (great promotion problem with this issue...is trying to top also wants to play a key role in the work CAISU!) we received 47 qualified it next issue! This is my first time as Space Generation Forum (SGF) which applications. The Committee selected 8 Editor of the Cosmonotes, and I hope will take place in Europe next Summer scholarship recipients and another 4 you enjoy reading this issue. I'd love to in the context of UNISPACE III. alternates. As no qualified SSHRC hear your feedback, either on the caisu- Obviously, we will continue the grant recipient came forward, we are [email protected] email list, or to Page 3 holding secondary competition for status within the United Nations site at their students who would normally be eligible Committee on the Peaceful Uses of http://www.un.or.at/OOSA/SGF/. for SSHRC support. Outer Space, organize this Forum. The event, to be called the Space Generous scholarship support is Alumni Scholarship Fund Generation Forum (SGF), will be held as expected from the Canadian Space part of the UNISPACE III Conference in by Brian Rishikof (SSP 90, CAISU Vice Agency, COM DEV International, MRC, Vienna, Austria, from 19-30 July 1999. President 1/Québec Director 1) NSERC, CRESTech, ESA, and SSHRC. Each country is responsible for It's here! After much talk, and a very COM DEV International, CFISU's official selecting its delegates to attend, with a impressive ad hoc effort last year to help Industry Sponsor will be donating two maximum of 5 official delegates per send a Brazilian student, Renato Basile, scholarships; one for a University of country. CAISU has proposed to CSA, to the SSP, the Alumni Scholarship Waterloo student and one for a COM and CSA has accepted, that CAISU Fund has arrived. DEV employee. COM DEV will also be manage the activity of advertising, the site of the annual student briefing. Based on an endorsement at a meeting recruiting, selecting, and preparing the of alumni at the 1998 Alumni Weekend, Current plans are for the 1999 student Canadian delegates for the forum. the fund has been established. It will dinner to be held in Cambridge, Ontario The CAISU Board not only plans to provide the opportunity for students who the evening of Tuesday 22 June. All carry out the delegate selection, but we possess the desired qualities and CAISU members are invited to attend. plan to raise the funds necessary to pay embody the ISU spirit, but who do not (Stay tuned to the CAISU web site for for the travel of the official delegates to have access to the necessary financial details or call The Impact Group at 416 the event, after having first met with support, to attend. Most of the 481-7070 ext. 31 in early June.) them as a group to train them as a information in this article was gleaned strong and knowledgeable team before from e-mail postings by the two alumni COMDEV joins as they go. The fund raising activities are members who were instrumental in going well. bringing this idea to fruition (Eric Tilenius sponsor of CFISU! 90, Mark Matossian 88), and from a If you are available in July and you are CFISU is proud to announce new letter that was recently sent to the ISU interested in being cosidered as a community via ISU Headquarters. corporate sponsorship of two summer delegate for this very prestigious and session students from COMDEV. rare event, please apply directly through One of the basic goals of the Alumni Comdev will sponsor two students per the SGF web page Scholarship Fund is to make it a truly year for the summer session, as well as (http://www.un.or.at/OOSA/SGF/). All international project, involving as many provide CFISU with an operating budget. Canadian applications will then be alumni and community members as This is an exciting new step in the forwarded to the CAISU Board. CAISU possible. It has been emphasized that fundraising activities of CFISU. In Board members are not eligible to be the number of people who choose to addition to sponsoring students, considered as official delegates but all donate is just as significant as the Comdev will host the student send-off, other CAISU members are encouraged amount raised. Equally important are providing students with a firsthand look to apply! the desire to strengthen and grow the at their company. ISU community and to ensure that In addition, the Canadian Space Agency deserving students are provided with an is interested in getting a group of young opportunity to attend. Space Generation Forum people (ages 12-15) involved, and CAISU will be participating in this activity as In this, its first year, it is being by Alain Berinstain (SSP 91, MSS1, CAISU well. The Canadian delegates will act undertaken as a "pathfinder" effort. This President) as "mentors" to these young people and will allow the kinks to be worked out for What's all this talk about the Space a lot of interaction will occur to help subsequent years while capitalizing on Generation Forum? stimulate some younger youths in the the momentum gained so far, and field of space. All these people will form providing tangible support in time for the On the occasion of the Third United a large Youth Team Canada to be sent start of the 1999 sessions. Nations Conference on the Exploration to Vienna. and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space In Canada and the US, alumni will (UNISPACE III), the United Nations has Also, several CAISU Board members receive (or will already have received) a agreed that an international youth forum and other members of CAISU are letter inviting them to give through the for university students, graduate participating in the organisation of the established foundations (CFISU and the students and young professionals event. If you would just like to help out USFISU respectively) which qualifies should be organized. The Office for from the planning side of things, please contributions as tax-deductible based on Outer Space Affairs, as the executive contact us (the CAISU Board, residency. Elsewhere, the concept of secretariat for UNISPACE III has [email protected]). There is a donations is somewhat different, and requested the alumni of the International lot of information about the SGF at web those community members are being Space University, which has observer solicited separately to give directly to Page 4

ISU. Contributors may target their gift to the list to see if it is correct and the SSP, the MSS or both. Membership News complete, and let me know of any changes or additions – we would The current groundrules for the by Chantal Lamontagne (SSP 95, CAISU Membership Director) especially like updated telephone scholarship are to award funding to numbers and email addresses as both students who have been accepted to Our numbers are growing! Eleven more have been crucial in relocating many ISU through its normal selection students are bound for Thailand this alumni. process and who can best contribute to summer – we welcome them to the the ISU session and the broader ISU CAISU family. As of the most current It took quite a lot of effort to track all of community. The awarding of funds will count, 145 Canadians are now (or will be our alumni, who had scattered across be based on both financial need and soon) alumni of ISU: 133 SSP students, Canada and several continents since the merit. and 14 MSS students (2 students were last massive membership location drive. keen and particpated in both SSP and Special thanks go to Chris Sallaberger The plan is for a Scholarship Committee MSS). (SSP 88) for having attended every ISU to be formed in order to direct the funds year and keeping such good records, and choose scholarship recipients. This Canadians in Thailand and to Eric Doré (MSS3) waaaaaay over will ensure the Fund's successful there at ISU central in Strasbourg for implementation. It has been proposed Canada will once again be very well divulging many database secrets. As that the Scholarship Committee would represented at this year’s summer the years go by, and more Canadians be comprised of representatives from session in Thailand. Isabelle Tremblay become ISU alumni, it becomes more alumni organizations, the ISU Board and (SSP 98) and Patrick Sullivan (SSP 93) difficult to track everyone’s movements - HQ, and major donors. A group of will be teaching assistants to the eleven the very nature of ISU participants volunteer coordinators will also be Canadian students accepted to the makes us mobile. If you relocate or formed to coordinate the fundraising program, with Li-Te Cheng (SSP 96) and change employment, please notify campaign. Sébastien Drouin (Staff 94-96) taking CAISU of the changes - contact the charge of the computer lab and library. Some discussion has taken place 1999 Membership Director at: David Kendall will be replacing Lucy this regarding the establishment of an summer as Program Director, and Vern Chantal Lamontagne endowment using some percentage of Singhroy will be one of the three co- UTIAS, 4925 Dufferin Street the proceeds so that the Fund can chairs for the Disaster Management in Downsview, Ontario perpetuate itself. This has not been Southeast Asia design project. In Canada, M3H 5T6 decided (to this reporter's knowledge) addition, two RMC Cadets, Jameel Tel: (416) 667-7701 and will surely be a point to be resolved Janjua and Pierre Chouinard, will be Fax: (416) 667-7799 by the Scholarship Committee. Other helping out with audio visuals and the Email: [email protected] issues to be resolved include such library. We wish them all good luck in Don’t worry, the membership list hasn’t items as officially naming the Fund, Thailand! been passed on to evil telemarketers dealing with payment methods and (though I have had some interesting currency conversion. Contacts List offers) – it has been distributed to In parallel to the Alumni Scholarship CAISU members (Canadian alumni, all The list is here! The list is here! The new effort, the CAISU Board had been Canadian staffers, and other ISU alumni and improved CAISU Contacts List considering the possible establishment living in Canada), the Board of Directors (including 1999 students!!) has been of a Canadian Alumni Scholarship fund. of CFISU, and ISU headquarters. We included with this issue of the The resolution of this effort was still ask that you also please respect the Cosmonotes. pending when the Alumni Scholarship confidentiality of this list – we would effort crystallized. So after some quick Most of you should have gotten an email never distribute it to outside communication between the CAISU or a phonecall from me since January organisations without first consulting the Board members, ISU HQ, and the Fund asking you to update your contact CAISU membership. progenitors prior to the global mailing, information. If I didn’t talk to you or the CAISU Board elected to endorse the email you personally, I might have then Email Distribution List project. talked to your spouse, your parents, We are also in the process of revamping your siblings, or your friendly answering On a purely personal and editorial note, I our alumni email distribution list, caisu- machines to confirm or update your plan to support both the Alumni [email protected]. Although it has addresses. More than 90% of alumni Scholarship fund and CFISU this year. existed for a few years now, traffic has had moved or changed some contact Since Canadian alumni have so often been light (unlike ISU-Talk and ISU- information, so this was indeed a been leaders in the ISU community, I News) and many email addresses are worthwhile effort. Unfortunately, a few am confident we can lead in the drive to now obsolete. Shortly after you receive lost souls still remain and they are make this new endeavour a success. this issue of the Cosmonotes, we will be named in the “Lost in Space” section. Look for the telltale, nondescript, brown adding all email addresses to the list. Please take a look at your own entry in paper envelope in your mailboxes . . . Unfortunately, we cannot individually ask Page 5 every CAISU member if he or she server capabilities so that we can place Canadian outdoorsmen...so we dropped wishes to be placed on the list - please more information on the web. it. A little glue, and some beer to the let me know if you prefer not to be guy who lent the canoe to us seemed to Eventually, we hope this web site will placed on the distribution list and your fix the missing chunk in the bow – it help spread the word about ISU alumni, name will be removed. For those with was only after we returned it that we as well as provide valuable information multiple email addresses, we will learned that this very canoe is used by for young space enthusiasts. To start, choose the home email address unless the Civil Engineering Department in an you will be able to find information on notified otherwise. annual boat race. Oops! previous years’ design projects, the If you wish to contact other alumni, outline of the CAISU conference, the Playing the roles of Bob and Doug please direct your email to caisu- current board of directors, our governing MacKenzie, Dr. Bob and myself led the [email protected] – it’s that by-laws and more! ISU through a show with appearances simple. We’re trying to organise a few from famous people “who you may not Please get in touch with one of the alumni activities, and this is a great way have realized were Canadian”. Our board members if you can help with the for all of us to stay in contact between special guests included Céline Dion web site or would like to contribute each issue of Cosmonotes. The CAISU (Céline Tremblay), Pamela Anderson information for young space enthusiasts. Board of Directors can also be (Denise Campbell), Captain Kirk (Wade Hopefully, the web site will be as contacted directly through Larson), Jacques Villeneuve (Claude dynamic as ISU itself - constantly [email protected]. Boullevraye de Passillé), and Shania changing with updated information! Twain (Marlène Grenon). Special In the near future, we will try to effects, lights, and sound were handled reestablish the regional chapters of Collaboration with CASI by Maryam Nikbakht-Sangari, Søren CAISU to more easily promote social Peik, Troy McConaghy, and Isabelle gatherings. CAISU has set aside As many of you know, the Canadian Tremblay. The highlight of the show limited funding for two AGAs (Area Astronautics and Space Institute (CASI) was playing, “the Beer Hunter”, although Gathering of Alumnis). Plans are has been involved and supportive of ISU the Russians didn’t find it very funny for currently afoot for a TOGA (TOronto for many years. CASI donates the some reason. Gathering of Alumni) and a MOGA or conference space to CAISU for the QUAGA (Montréal or Québec Area biennial CAISU student space It is ironic that the Americans had earlier Gathering of Alumni). Stay tuned for conference in October. Also, Ian Ross, done a cultural presentation that more details! CASI president, is a member of the centered around the popular game Canadian Foundation for ISU board of show, “Wheel of Fortune”, hosted by Lost in Space Alumni directors. another well know Canadian – but they forgot to mention that. CASI would like CAISU members to all After an exhaustive search, the following consider membership with CASI as The Canadian led cultural evening alumni still remain “lost in space”, with another key way to keep in touch with culminated with...beer. There was no no current contact information. Canadian contributions to space lack of ale as we had earlier received a Kathy McCuaig (SSP ‘89) research and activities. You can check donation of several cans of Molson Dry, Jesko Von Windheim (SSP ‘89) out the CASI web page at: and two kegs of Labatt Blue. For both Pierre Beaudry (SSP ‘90) www.casi.ca our Canada Day celebrations and the Céline Lévesque (SSP ‘91) cultural night, we had so much beer that René Landry, Jr. (SSP ‘94) The Canadian Cultural we could not “give-away the stuff”. Even Peter Lee (MSS2) as we approached August, we still had If you have any information (clues, hints, Night at SSP ’98 and one keg of beer left. Søren Peik spent rumours…) on their whereabouts, please one entire party forcing cups of beer contact Chantal at Canada Day upon people so that it wouldn’t go to [email protected] so we can Celebrations waste. quickly get them back in touch with the Our Canada Day celebrations, in rest of CAISU. by Jonathan Knaul (SSP 98, CAISU VP2/Québec Director 2) addition to beer, saw original table mats listing Canadian facts (such as boasts Revamped www.caisu.ca The tradition of the canoe was about the fastest man in the world, and Web Site maintained this year as in all years. being first on the Moon since the After some sweet talking with members footpads of the LEM were produced in Thanks to enthusiasm from Li-Te Cheng, of the Department of Civil Engineering at Canada) authored by Wade Larson, lots Mark Dejmek, Adam Mizera and John the Cleveland State University (CSU), a of Canadian pins and flags, and oodles Criswick, and helped by The Internet concrete canoe was procured. Indeed it of maple syrup squares prepared by Conveyor, CAISU is proud to announce was a little heavy to portage through the Denise and Maryam. that we have increased our web site halls of CSU, even for four strapping Page 6

The Canadians would like to thank the Hamilton, David Kendall, and Lucy Hello CAISU World! This year's CAISU CFISU (the Impact Group) and the ISU Stojak. (I know I'm leaving someone out Road Show Schedule was just as hectic for providing us with funding for both here - sorry!). as last year's and was organized by the events, Denise’s mom for providing Class of SSP 98 two months after The other design project was titled maple syrup, the Royal Military College completing the Cleveland experience. A "magic: Moving Aside Gravity's for providing toques, and to my mom for PowerPoint presentation was prepared Influences and Constraints", or just donating Canadian t-shirts, flags, and and uploaded to our website prior to the "Magic"1. The objectives that guided pins. Vancouver presentation for seminar their efforts were "One, to explore how distribution purposes. Seminar stops the microgravity environment, in the near included not only locations across 1998 Design Projects term and beyond, can be used to Ontario and Québec, but also Manitoba advance science, generate commerce, by Troy McConaghy (SSP 98) and Vancouver, along with a and improve the welfare of humanity; complement of information being sent to The two design projects from the 1998 and two, to present innovative solutions Saskatchewan. Summer Session Program investigated to the technological, programmatic, space hazards and microgravity. Each economic, policy and legal challenges of · Vancouver (UBC) - 25 attendees project comprises over 500 pages of using microgravity". The report covers a · Winnipeg (UofM) - 50 text, so this summary is necessarily lot of different experiments and · Cambridge (COM DEV) - 10 cursory. applications, identifies current trends · Waterloo (UofW) - 20 The "Hazards to Spaceflight" design and drivers, and considers new · Hamilton (McMaster) - 25 project examined "the features of the concepts to provide microgravity. The · Toronto (UofT) - 25 new concepts were evaluated, the long- space environment, both natural and of · Kingston (Queens) - 27 term perspective was outlined (including human origin, that may endanger · Kingston (RMC) - 30 how "space" could fit into education), spaceflight, both with and without · Montréal (EPM & McGill) - 11 human crews. The hazards addressed and conclusions were drawn. They · Ottawa (UofO & Carleton) - ? [included] debris, meteoroids, and reached two main conclusions: natural radiation. In addition, 1. "…the commercial potential and After having presented in Winnipeg and microgravity, isolation, and confinement near-term scientific benefits of Vancouver, the "physical" tour started [were] included as factors that will affect microgravity have been exaggerated from Pearson International Airport in a human crews… [The study did] not and oversold." Budget Rental Van rented through the address hazards at planetary surfaces, Canadian Armed Forces. Conforming hazards to Earth from collisions with 2. "…the long term benefits of specifically with CF Special Forces asteroids, comets or spacecraft, microgravity for humankind could be requirements (high security, lightweight radiation from nuclear powered considerable." armour; high-speed mobile spacecraft, or the hazards from spurious Céline, Claude, Isabelle, Maryam, Rob, telecommunication equipment; and a equipment failures or human errors. and Wade were the Canadian students nuclear power generator for no required Also, [the study did] not address involved with the "Magic" design project. refueling), the group left for an hazards for which engineering solutions Other Canadians involved included David immediate Cambridge presentation already exist, namely the hazard posed Kendall (guest lecturer), Alain followed by one at Waterloo before by vacuum, thermal extremes, atomic Berinstain, Mark Dejmek, and Doug enjoying dinner at Chateau Marco. oxygen, and ultraviolet radiation." The Hamilton. Also, the computer support Moving on to Toronto the next morning, effort required to narrow the scope to provided by Li-Te Cheng and Jean- the class completed the Conference that level was amazing! To give some Francois Latreille was invaluable to both Handbook before preparing for both idea of the content, the titles of the core design projects. evening presentations. After having used the vehicle's turbo boost abilities to chapters were "Radiation Hazards", 1 "Meteoroids and Debris", "Hazards to The "m" in the title is meant to signify evasively maneuver around an accident Crewed Spaceflight", "Policy and Law "micro", as in microgravity. Incidentally, on the 403 for the Hamilton presentation Issues", and "Implications and the project was initially named High (thank God for the backup plan), the Applications". Each section made Orbital Microgravity Environment group was reunited in Toronto for the several recommendations, some of (HOME). As I recall, associating the evening with other Torontonian alumni which were completely original (as far as name "magic" with the project didn't and spent the night in Kingston at Fort we could tell). please everyone, but it stuck. Knaul. Having had lunch at RMC the next day followed by the afternoon Denise, Jonathan, Marlène, Søren, and I Note: Quoted material taken from corresponding design project report. presentation there, we then moved on to were the Canadian students involved Queens, after which the group retired for with the "Hazards to Spaceflight" design a wonderful BBQ dinner with Jon's project. Other Canadians involved Road Show 1998 "special friend" before driving to the included Ram Jakhu (faculty), Johanne by Mark Dejmek (SSP 97) magical Larson & Tremblay Hotels in Heald (teaching assistant), Doug Page 7

Canadian students at ISU '98 (left to right): Søren Peik, Wade Larson, Céline Tremblay, Denise Campbell, Isabelle Tremblay, Claude Boullevraye de Passillé, Marlène Grenon, Maryam Nikbakht- Sangari, Rob Tarzwell, Troy McConaghy, Jonathan Knaul Montréal. Our Montréal presentation ever seen. But the students did get to was conducted in French at EPM, after see a portion of an outdoor play about 1998 CAISU conference which we packed up and moved on to the famed Native American, Tecumseh, Ottawa for final Conference preparations. who established temporary peace with "Space Careers Canada The Road Show officially concluded the White Man. 98...Young Leaders there with presentations throughout By 1:00 am, the students were finally Conference Day at the Radisson Hotel delivered to the Southern Ohio University Reaching for the Future" for those residing in the Nation's Capital. for the night. By 1:30 am they=d found by Mark Dejmek (SSP ’97) At each Road Show stop, an Ariane-502 the local pub, and by 2:30 am they=d poster was presented to the local been kicked out. And that=s when the One of the primary goals of the 1998 organizing group as thanks for their time head shavings began... Søren Peik from CAISU Board of Directors was to and continued support. These were Canada was paid $30 (American!) to outline, decide, organize, and operate courtesy of the European Space shave off his beard, and one of the Brits the 1998 Biennial CAISU National Agency. The SSP 98 class would like to received a lofty $100 to let his head be Space Conference. This year, CAISU thank each one of the organizations for shaved. (This reminds us of another members and other guests came having locally mobilized the appropriate student from the UK, Alan Pritchard together from Canada, the US, and individuals and groups, making the (1995) who sponsored his attendance at Europe, to participate in three activities: presentation at each location a ISU by shaving his head.) our Annual General Meeting, our success. Finally, we thank CFISU for Workshop for the UN's Space Sunday was a free day to the delight of their continued financial support. A Generation Forum, and the conference many. Students enjoyed some golfing, l'année prochaine! itself. rock climbing, and hiking on the beautiful SOU campus. That night, In March, the Board formed a Searching for Amish everyone kept their hair...everywhere. conference committee and put them to work. As with every year our conference The end of the Friday SSP final exam Monday saw the students board the bus is held, numerous avenues must be (which everyone passed!) was followed very, very early in the morning for pursued to ensure the event's success by a Toga party, organized by Canada=s another unsuccessful search for Amish and that's definitely the recipe we own Jonathan Knaul. Miraculously, people before returning to campus. followed. The Canadian brainstorming everyone, including all of the Asian ISU Although no Amish were ever seen team was cohesive, despite the attendees, arrived at the party clad in a during SSP 98, several reports world distance (Hong Kong, Paris, Ottawa, sheet. After a mere 2-3 hours of sleep - wide have since been received that have Montreal, Cleveland, and St. John's) and Dr. Bob (Canada) and his band had included sightings of Mennonites in imposed time constraints. One of the none (sleep that is, not sheets) - Southern Ontario, Orthodox Jews in first decisions we made was the everyone boarded the bus to begin the New York City, and one Amish sighting conference theme: Space Careers trek through Amish country. at the JFK International Airport. Canada 98: Young Leaders Reaching for Unfortunately, due to some the Future. misdirections, no Amish people were Page 8

During SSP 98, Conference activity presentation. We were also grateful and present the SSP 97 DPs: Technology intensified by establishing the CAISU indebted to each one of the Transfer: Bridging Space and Society webpage (our primary source of organizations that mobilized themselves and International Strategies for the information) and by conducting various in advertising the Conference (local Exploration and Development of Mars. exciting planning meetings with Ottawa, posters, linking webpages, and email Interspersed between these Montréal, ISU HQ, and the CAISU 98 distribution on various Canada-wide presentations were Career Information class members. After meeting with lists). Sessions: young Canadians speaking CFISU's President upon returning from about how they got to the job they have The AGM was held the day prior to the Cleveland, planning stages culminated now and what advice they have for conference and gave the 1998 Board the in September when Air Canada decided others who aspire to work in the same opportunity to communicate the year's to offer great prices for air travel. It was environment. Information booths full of activities to its members. After a very after purchasing 15 tickets for CAISU program and company propaganda enjoyable dining experience in Ottawa's members and other speakers that the complemented these career sessions downtown district, we reconvened for the Board realized: (a) it was going to for conference attendees throughout the SGF Workshop. Presentations from day. We were quite pleased to have two companies head hunting. Perhaps the highlight of the day was Mike McKay's talk on his experience with CSA and a subsequent panel discussion/Q&A session with Mike, Doug (Hami) Hamilton, and Brian Rishikof. For conference attendee participation, although the morning sessions needed more than 120 chairs with people standing at the back of the room (ASTRO98 conference participants?), CASI registration staff recorded the following numbers: 70 registered attendees, 24 speakers, 11 1998 CAISU students, 4 1998 SSP ISU staff, for a total of 109. Throughout the day, CAISU had video and audio recorders that taped our activities. Still images from the conference and complete audio files happen, and (b) now we're were uploaded every hour to our Vienna and SGF organizational RESPONSIBLE. From there on in, the webpage for Tele-education purposes. members began the evening. This conference committee members were They remain there for you to view if you brought everyone up to speed on the saturated with all the standard issues: didn't have the opportunity to join us. current status of affairs. In advancing the advertising across the Nation, interfacing Videotapes of the day's events were structure, timeline, and selection of the with CASI and guest speakers, taken for future CAISU Public Relations SGF, not only did we brainstorm communications, web site updates, and Promotion Activities (including Road effectively but also, in true CAISU invitations, finances, sponsorships, Show Presentations!), short clips of fashion, identified three areas requiring conference day agenda, speaker which should find their way to our subgroup attention, broke off into cancellations, and the list goes on. website soon! splinter groups to attack the issues, Results from our advertising included returned with results, and presented It is always very enjoyable when a group many requests for CAISU members to them to all participants. It was a comes together to achieve the goals on speak to various groups across Canada, wonderful and fulfilling experience, their organization's wish list. It is most in addition to organizations expressing particularly when noting the impact on enjoyable when that organization is their disappointment that their city the UN's SGF structure and agenda. called CAISU. This is definitely the wasn't on the Road Show list. During the sentiment we felt at the end of the day During the conference, the CAISU 98 CAISU Road Show, held the week prior as we left with the Dare to Dream members presented ISU's two most to the Conference, we ensured that the philosophy ringing true. The 1998 Board recent Design Projects: Moving Aside highlights of the conference were wishes to thank all of you for having Gravity's Influence and Constraints advertised through insertion of key accepted your organization's invitation to (MAGIC) and Hazards to Spaceflight. slides and posters into the Canadian attend the weekend activities. Any CAISU 97 members were also on site to Summer Session Experience success of these events stems directly Page 9 from your effort, dedication, and decision David J.W. Kendall, Acting Director as more stress, boredom and emotional to participate. The 1998 conference Program Development, Space Science problems related to darkness are organizing committee looks forward to Program frequent. Also, the social interaction of any opportunity for us to get together to Canadian Space Agency these 12-20 winterers stuck on the ice achieve CAISU's goals and objectives P.O. Box 7275 continent without much external over the year that some call 1999. Ottawa, Ontario, K1L 8E3 Canada contacts is crucial to work performance Tel: (613) 990 0790 and well-being. This experience has Message from the 1999 Fax: (613) 952 0970 been the highlight of my whole research E-Mail: [email protected] experience. I was able to travel also Chairman of ISU around Tasmania and Australia after this Brief summary of a year with many French escorts as the Academic Council Astrolabe brought back 45 individuals on in Strasbourg, Greetings to all of the Canadian ISU the way back; most of them were alumni, faculty and staff from David Antarctica, Moscow… returning home after 15 months in Kendall. Antarctica. Unfortunately, there has by Judith Lapierre (SSP 95) been a tragedy this year on the base, I continue to work at the Canadian three friends who had been working for Hello everyone, Space Agency in Ottawa and am 10 years in Antarctica have died this currently the acting Chief Scientist in I was in Strasbourg, ISU campus for a last month on a helicopter crash on the the Space Science Program looking year (October 1997 - October 1998). It base. Needless to say this had a great after the Solar-Terrestrial Relations, was an incredible experience for me impact on the mission, team spirit and Atmospheric Studies, Space Astronomy even though at times I found it difficult work performance. and Space Exploration areas that we being away from my «very During the year, I also spent some time support as part of the overall program. understanding» husband, Stéphane. I in Houston with Dr. Joanna Wood who It's abusy life as we prepare for the have received a scholarship from the does this type of research also. In the launch of experiments this year on the French government through its fall, I visited IBMP, the State Research NASA AM-1 platform (MOPITT), the Châteaubriand program that allowed me Center of Moscow for biomedical NASA FUSE telescope (FES), and the to go to ISU to do research on space problems and had a very fruitful Swedish Odin satellite (OSIRIS). We psychosociology. I wanted to gain exchange with Dr. Vadim Gushin. I are also working on some balloon experience in this field and learn from presented a proposal there and it was experiments (BAM and MANTRA), a the experts at other agencies (NASA, accepted. I will do a study on sounding rocket payload (GEODESIC), Russian, European...). During my time psychosocial adaptation to confinement a microsatellite mission (MOST) and a at ISU, I have prepared 3 research in a simulator of the International Space new Canadian small satellite program protocols. One of them included a Station in Moscow. The international (ACE) as well as a number of new study on the experience of isolation and project is called SFINCCS and its goal initiatives for the next five years. If you confinement in Antarctica. I was is to study a team of scientists working are at all curious as to what some of extremely lucky to have met people from in a confined area. It starts this summer these acronyms mean, please visit our the French polar institute and from the with an international team of 8 people web site at http://www.science.sp- Terres Australes et Antarctiques and I will also participate as a subject in agency.ca or drop me a line. francaises who made it possible for me the study for the second part, another to go the French base, Dumont D’urville, My "second job" revolves around the 110 days, starting in November 1999. Terre Adelie. We left from Hobart, International Space University. I am This would have been impossible without Tasmania on the Astrolabe, a 60 meter, currently the Chairman of the ISU some very much appreciated support almost ice-breaker. On the austral Academic Council and have been asked from the Canadian Space Agency that ocean for 6 days, I have been sick most to take on the position of Program recently has confirmed its support for of the time (and not for any reason; they Director for this year's Summer Session my participation as a subject. This will call this area the cinquantièmes Program in Thailand since Lucy is allow me to collect much fascinating hurlants!). A fantastic voyage that has unable to fully participate by virtue of the data for my research program on space left me with incredible images of beauty birth of her baby, Laura. I hope that psychosociology and it is a unique way and serenity. Once there, I thought I’d some of you will be able to visit SSP'99, to spend the starting of the year 2000… feel much better but felt the reverse however, if you are in Ottawa or plan to (PLEASE e-mail to me ok? effects of sea sickness, could not walk visit in the near future, please do give [email protected]). Finally, straight and would wake up at night me a shout ([email protected]; the last protocol has also been hanging on tightly to my bed… Spent 12 tel. (613) 990 0790) since it would be accepted in France for a long term days on the base, interviewing those great for me and my wife Toni to meet project in Antarctica that implies the who work there during summers and you again and hear how your lives are construction of a French-Italian base also the winterers. For space analogy, unfolding. near the south pole. Issues of the experience of winterers is more valid Best wishes, confinement and stress will be more Page 10 relevant to space than in any other area night, and as a business traveller November. Topics are being planned as of Antarctica as phases of construction hardened to being on the road, it was I write this. Watch our web site at of the base are evolving and with the first wonderful to find chocolates on my www.seds.ca in the next 2 months for wintering experience planned for winter pillow when I went to sleep and even the topics and for details on how to get 2000. more wonderful to wake up to the smell involved. The SEDS Canada Millenium of breakfast cooking, which was totally Scholarship is still available for this Ce fut une année inoubliable à plusieurs unexpected since it was ridiculously year. The deadline has been extended points de vue! Pas toujours évident early in the morning, but it was certainly to May 15. All members are invited to d’être si peu souvent chez soi. Je suis greatly appreciated! apply. Details are available at our web rentrée en Octobre et je travaille site. Other activities that we are actuellement en promotion de la santé The discussions were the highlight for involved with include the Marsville avec le Service de santé de la région me though - having been in the software program, and creating a database of d’Ottawa-Carleton jusqu’à ce que la industry for a few years it was wonderful space degrees and careers that are recherche commence à Moscou. Je to be talking about things like the offered by the various educational rencontrerai toute l’équipe du 7 au 14 inclination of a satellite. The talk was institutes. avril, j’aurai plus de détails à ce moment quite lively too, carrying on into the late pour ceux que cela intéressent… Puis night hours, even though a lot of us had An exciting development that is en juin, je dois passer ma soutenance never met each other before. Not gathering interest in the last month is an de Ph.D. enfin…! surprising though, since that's a huge idea for an International SEDS part of what ISU is about! Conference. I have been in discussion Au plaisir de vous lire et d’avoir de vos with the various SEDS organizations nouvelles prochainement, In the next month or two the Vancouver around the world. Right now, the plan is area alumni are going to be planning a to hold it in 2000 in Florida, preferably in Judith Lapierre :) trip to Victoria to meet up with alumni on the summer. The aim of the conference Vancouver Island, and if anyone else is is to bring together students, in town from wherever they may be they We have a SAGA too! organizations, and dignitaries, who are are more than welcome to join us. by Laura childerson (SSP 91) involved in the field of space, from all (Please just help us think of an acronym over the world. There will be talks, What may be the very first ever other than VAGA or VIAGA for Victoria seminars and tours of the important S.A.G.A. (Seattle Area Gathering of area gathering of alumni, both of which space buildings in Florida, including the Alumni) was held Saturday, March 27th sound way too close to - well, you Kennedy Space Centre. If there are any with great success. Mark and Renee know...:-)) Right then. Details on the questions regarding it or you would like (ISU '89+), and Avia (ISU '22 or so) actual dates of the trip will follow... to get involved in it, email us at Matossian were kind enough to host all [email protected] of us at their lovely home near Did You Know That… Redmond, WA. Present from Seattle If any of you have questions about any were Deborah Factor Lepore (ISU '89) CAISU, as a non-governmental non-profit of these activities or would like to get and her husband Domenic, and Dilip organisation, is eligible to apply for involved with SEDS-Canada, don’t Chowdhury (ISU '89). Present from many Announcements of Opportunity hesitate to email us at [email protected] Vancouver were Larry Reeves (MSS 2), (AO) or Requests for Proposal (RFP) put Aynharan Sinnarajah Andrew Ray (current MSS), and Laura out by the Canadian Space Agency or President, SEDS-Canada Childerson (ISU '91). There were a few by Public Works and Government people such as Amy Gerson who had Services Canada. MOST – Canada’s First planned to attend but could not be present because they were celebrating a SEDS-Canada Space Telescope and successful launch, which is certainly an acceptable reason! by Aynharan Sinnarajah (SSP 99, SEDS- Microsatellite Canada 1999 President) We stuffed ourselves on homemade by Chantal Lamontagne (SSP 95, pizza, pasta, and salad, with homemade Hello everyone, CAISU Membership Director) desserts to boot, topped off by a I am excited to be contributing this During the fall of 1997, I had the multicultural mélange of Canadian and article to the new and revamped pleasure of being part of the ground-floor Japanese beer (Sapporo, bringing back Cosmonotes newsletter as president of Phase A design team for MOST memories of buying cans of Sapporo of SEDS-Canada. (Microvariability and Oscillation of all sizes, from 2 litre cans down to shot Stars), Canada’s first microsatellite and SEDS-Canada is planning various glass size if it was after 11 pm, out of th first space telescope. My involvement activities this year. The 4 annual vending machines on the streets of stemmed from a new Microsatellite Multimedia Competition will again be run Kitakyushu!), and Canadian and French Design Project Course offered at the this year. It is for students in Grades 6- wine. Our hosts were kind enough to put University of Toronto Institute for up the Vancouver out-of-towners for the 9 and the deadline will be around this Page 11

Aerospace Studies (UTIAS). The concept was developed specifically to course this year in designing a microsat course, whose primary objective was to match the volume available for computer simulator, the radios for involve graduate students in the design secondary payloads on a Boeing Delta II MOST, and thermal analyses. If you of a real microsatellite, was part of a launch vehicle since it was hoped (and would like more information on the larger project organized by UTIAS and still is) that MOST could take advantage MOST project, please contact Dr. Dynacon Enterprises Limited to of the upcoming launch of Radarsat II on Robert E. Zee, Manager, Space Flight complete a space science mission for a Delta II rocket in 2001 to “piggy-back” Laboratory, UTIAS, the Canadian Space Agency/Space a ride to orbit. [email protected]. Science Branch (CSA/SSB). UTIAS Not having had any real spacecraft had just recently won a Phase A design experience beforehand, this Canadian Embassy in contract to perform a feasibility study for course provided me with some valuable an astronomy microsat mission through insight into the inner workings of ISU its proposal submitted to the Space designing a spacecraft subsystem, and by Vaios Lappas (MSS4, 98-99) Science Program of the Canadian of overall satellite design. I learned how Space Agency in response to an Good day! This is the ISU MSS-4 to deal with major aerospace suppliers announcement of opportunity for small Canadian contingent. First let us and manufacturers, many of them payloads in the fields of solar-terrestrial present ourselves: outside of Canada. I learned how to relations, atmospheric research, and interface with launch vehicle We are… space astronomy. requirements and other subsystem Simone Garneau, graduated in The MOST mission was to gather long- requirements - antennas which kept Geological Engineering (Honours, term photometry data from a select moving locations proved to be a B.Sc.,’98) from Queen’s University in group of stars, with a scientific payload constant source of frustration, as well as Kingston, Ontario and is doing her provided by the principal investigator, Dr. a side-mounting payload attachment placement at JPL in Planetary Geology. Jaymie Matthews, of the Department of fitting. I learned the ups and downs of Physics and Astronomy at UBC, with changing requirements, which made all Claude Rousseau, graduated in support from the Center for Research in my FEM models go out the window. I physics and astrophysics from the Engineering Science and Technology learned about the different types of University of Calgary in 1989 and since (CRESTech). The Phase A design was space structures, components and then has worked in government based almost entirely on the students’ designs and how to structurally organizations in Ottawa (Industry contributions from the Microsat Course configure and package a satellite bus for Department, House of Commons) and in – each student enrolled in the course maximum efficiency depending on the Montréal at the Canadian Space Agency was placed in charge of a subsystem. launch vehicle. I researched structural (CSA) before starting the MSS. He is My task was to design the entire and thermal loading environments, and doing his placement with a Remote structural subsystem for the the testing requirements for these on a Sensing firm in the Strasbourg area. microsatellite bus. Delta II. I researched material Martha Milkeraitis, graduated in candidates orf the spacecraft structure Without divulging any detailed design Biochemistry (Honours, B.Sc.,’98) from and thermal control, and submitted secrets (all students were sworn to McMaster University in Hamilton, requests for quotes on a composite secrecy during the preliminary design Ontario and is doing her placement at material assembly for solar array phase since it was indeed a Johnson Space Center in Life Sciences. substrates. I also received a crash competition!), the MOST structure is course in thermal control and heat Vaios Lappas, graduated in Aerospace loosely based on the microsatellites transfer mechanisms for a 3-axis Engineering (1998) from Ryerson built by the University of Surrey – a stabilized spacecraft thanks to ISU- Polytechnic University, Toronto and is stack of modular electronics trays, each TALK!!! And I can finally tell you exactly doing his placement at Goddard Space containing some element of bus what MLI is too! Flight Center working with the Deep functional hardware, held together by Space 5 spacecraft team. long bolts. The payload, housed within Dynacon was awarded the prime its own enclosure, would be attached to contract in July 98, and Canada’s first Andrew Ray, graduated in the sides of these trays, with the space-based telescope received final Astrophysics (Honours, B.Sc.,’98) from aperture opposite to that of the payload federal approval August 6 1998. Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova attachment fitting (which clamps the Dynacon and UTIAS have now Scotia and is doing his placement in satellite to the launch vehicle via a associated with AMSAT International, Vancouver, BC with Radarsat Marmon clamp type of arrangement), gaining their worldwide expertise in International. and the five other sides of the microsatellite design. Three full-time microsatellite covered by solar panels. staff members are now working on The Beginning of MSS The entire microsatellite would weigh MOST at the Space Flight Laboratory at The program, which is divided in five less than 50 kg, and be less than 25” by UTIAS, leading teams of students modules from September 1998 to July 25” by 10” in size. The structural through two terms of the microsatellite 1999, is in its fourth year, thus our class Page 12 nickname: MSS-4. The year's class is opportunity to meet the people in the before we got to our placement in the the largest since the beginning of the field, visit the testing and integration next module, we still had to write two 4- program with 39 students from 24 laboratories of ESA, and visit hour exams. Brutal! countries. We were very well hosted by Amsterdam. We were also hosted to a The Canadian contingent also had a ISU when we got here and they really party at the house of Thorsten Siwitza, roaring success during one of the did a great job at making us feel right at President of the European Alumni cultural nights, a social event meant to home in beautiful Alsace, on the shores Association. present our countries and culture. Much of the Rhine. The first week back in It was a really good and timely about our country came as a total September, we had a tour of Strasbourg conference that helped the MSS-4 class surprise to our fellow classmates. Of by boat, a scavenger hunt, a reception comprehend the enormous undertaking course, hockey and the Great White hosted by the municipality of the city of that the ISS represents. This was key North were prominent aspects of our Strasbourg, an Alsatian cultural night to drafting our literature review. This presentation. (with delicious tarte flambée), and some review was a unique undertaking as we of us went to take a tour of the During module 4 (Mid-February to Mid- had to analyze and write, in one Kronenbourg brewery. We were also May), we are continuing the Team document, about all the aspects of the introduced to the ISU philosophy, the Project, and doing a professional ISS from the current available literature. MSS curriculum, the placement, the placement in a government, business, or Overall, it is in this module that we Faculty and each other, as well as with university setting while working on an realized that the MSS program allowed the staff. We met with our Academic individual project on a topic of interest. us to integrate all aspects of space Advisor, a Faculty member that helps us activities in a comprehensive and The MSS, so far, has not gone without a with our individual project during the multidisciplinary fashion. hitch. There have been unacceptable fourth module. We also spoke by delays in the ISU core textbook delivery, teleconference to Peter Diamandis and We also had the chance to get together and we are still reading a draft version. Rob Richards, two of the ISU Founders, one more time for the ISU Christmas We got our computers late, the module about the fascinating beginnings of the party, where some of the brightest 3 was plagued by class schedule University. talents in the class demonstrated their changes, lecture cancellations, and a incomparable, intercultural imitations of The activities were well organized and planned professional visit to ESA's the Faculty members. This put us in a we dove right into the subject matter in European Space Operations Centre in really good mood for the Team Project the first week. The first module Darmstadt, Germany never took place. Literature Review presentation and the (September to mid-October) featured a A few members of the Faculty left the two 4-hour exams that closed module 2. lot of material from many disciplines ISU and were not replaced, which meant technical and non technical. The first The next module (January to Mid- that some of us did not have an two modules, through core lectures, February) offered more in-depth Academic Advisor for a while. The MSS workshops, group assignments, visits, knowledge of space activities through also suffers from a "Europeanisation discussions, and guest lectures brings core and specialized lectures, phenomenon", which tends to bias the everybody up to the same level of workshops, assignments, and practical lectures about international space understanding about space activities. exercises. The class participated in the towards activities taking place on this (We particularly enjoyed the remote satellite purchase contract negotiation continent. There is an evident deficit of sensing data interpretation workshop game, organized by Prof. David Tudge. guest lecturers from Asia, Africa and with Prof. Scott Madry, which was This very intense team exercise North America. The format and quality followed by a field trip to Mont St. Odile, consisted in negotiating the purchase of of the lectures tends to be uneven, the in the nearby Vosges mountains.) a telecommunications satellite with two repetition of sub-topics from one lecture potential manufacturers. We also had a to another happened on too many In module 2 (Mid-October to Mid- remote sensing business workshop, set occasions, and very few lecturers use December), we went a little deeper in up by Dr. Vern Singhroy, in which new technologies (tele-education, the comprehensive courses, workshops, student teams had to write and present multimedia, video, etc.) besides the assignments, etc., all while starting to a business proposal to solve a particular perennial slides. The students' work on the literature review for our environmental problem. The Team accommodation were also problematic Team Project, which is on the utilization Project was not forgotten as the class and unsatisfactory for many. The of the International Space Station (ISS). organized itself to manage and weather, although balmy for Canadian For that purpose, the whole MSS-4 coordinate the work of 39 students from standards, tends to be humid for much class and some Faculty members took different cultural backgrounds in of the winter months. The new campus, a long bus-ride to attend a three-day completing the Literature Review so it scheduled for completion in 2001 is event, "The 2nd International could be peer-reviewed for publication. It being funded by the city of Strasbourg, Symposium on the Utilisation of the will be presented by the MSS-4 class at the region of Alsace, and the French ISS" held at the European Space the ISU Annual Symposium, at the end Education Ministry in fulfillment of their Agency's ESTEC facilities in Noordwik, of May 1999 in Strasbourg. Then, to pledge to get the ISU Central Campus Netherlands. This gave us a unique make sure we understood everything here. The outside of the building is, to Page 13 put it mildly, bland, and not really Regional Children's Museum to help Two Canadian ISU alumni, Johanne "Space-like". However, students them redesign their Space Gallery; Heald and Matt Bullock, were among attended a special briefing given by the tutoring high school students in science the twenty YGTs that began their architects about the ISU Campus and math, and using space examples to training period in April 1997 at ESTEC. concept. Much to our surprise, we keep the students excited about (too many acronyms!) Generally, YGTs found the architects very responsive to science; and presenting a paper at the are selected for projects that cover a the requirements of ISU and the inside CSUN "Technology and Persons with wide domain of space-related concept is quite "luminous" and Disabilities" conference in Los Angeles technological development. At ESTEC, appealing. The classrooms will be on March 18 '99, having a mini ISU YGTs are involved in projects in their modern, and the lab areas well- reunion with Ted and Carlos from MSS- particular area of expertise, but are also designed. Our concerns about the 3, and meeting Simone, Ozgur, and given time to explore other forms of functionality of the Campus for future Edoardo from MSS-4 while in California. training. Short training courses in space MSS were well taken into consideration. systems are arranged every year, and I now have good news! I will be working there are opportunities to participate in a The MSS-4 has so far been a very for Calian Technology Services at the hands-on way to missions such as enriching experience. We have a lot of Canadian Space Agency starting April TEAMSAT, a smallsat that was opportunities to interact with top-notch 12. I will be the Space Vision Systems launched in 1997 on an Ariane V. For people in the space business. The ISU Engineer for the Mobile Servicing the linguistically brave, classes are allowed us to know more about System of the International Space available in Dutch, as well as various ourselves and other cultures. And last Station. Thanks to all the CAISU folks other European languages. Don’t worry, but not least, the ISU network really who were helping me try to find a space though – the official ESA languages are works...when you make it work. If you job, with special thanks to Brian the Canadian standard, English and don't get anything out of the MSS, you Rishikof. Hopefully by the next issue of French. still walk away with an international Cosmonotes, I'll be able to report on network of friends that is bound to have how my new job is going At ESTEC, Johanne worked in a profound and lasting effect on space spacecraft guidance, and the Best wishes to all of you. I'll keep you activities, well into the 21st Century. deployment of constellations of posted of my new co-ordinates soon. I satellites. Her newly-honed navigation Editor’s Note: Suparna Madhu, MSS4 look forward to meeting more of you over skills were not only handy for space student from India, is currently on the coming years. If you're ever in applications, but were tremendously placement at CSA in St-Hubert. Montréal give me a call and we'll get useful on weekend trips to other together. European countries. Meanwhile, Matt’s Busy, Busy Rachel! Rachel Zimmerman, MSS3 (97-98) work involved developing a new technique in the field of life support Greetings, fellow CAISUers! [email protected] systems for future space vehicles and I can't believe it has been over six European Space Agency stations. He also took advantage of his months since I graduated from the MSS new life support skills by living in a program at ISU. I miss all my friends Young Graduate Trainee floating houseboat on one of the Dutch from Strasbourg, and I don't know what I canals. would do without e-mail. Program Most Canadians don’t know about the by Matt Bullock (SSP 95) and Johanne Here are some of my highlights from the career opportunities at the European Heald (SSP 96) past few months: making many new Space Agency. Although Canada is not friends at the CAISU conference in For any recent university graduate who a part of Europe, it is an ‘associate’ Ottawa in October '98; appearing on wants to get their feet wet in The state of ESA. As a result, "Pamela Wallin", discussing the subject Netherlands, the European Space approximately 20 Canadians are working of Canadian women inventors. (I'm still Agency’s Young Graduate Trainee at the agency as full-time staff optimistic that CBC Newsworld will soon (YGT) program may be your diving pad. members. If you’d like to apply to be a produce a show about Canadians at ISU The YGT program involves a one-year Young Graduate Trainee, contact any and/or Canada's role in space. I'll be contract at the European Space ESA centre personnel department for an sure to keep CAISU posted if the CBC Agency, which provides year-round application form (reminiscent of ISU contacts me again); volunteering in a exposure to the North Sea and the Summer Session applications). local elementary school, teaching grade European way of life. The contract can Application deadlines are March 31st one and two students about space (see be pursued at any of ESA’s locations: and Sept. 30th, since YGT positions are Kids and Space article in this issue); the technology research centre, ESTEC, offered twice a year. (If your application guest speaking for the London, Ontario in the Netherlands, the remote sensing is selected, you get a free flight to chapter of the Canadian Association of centre, ESRIN, in Italy, the mission Europe for the interview!) Girls in Science on the subject of operations centre, ESOC, in Germany, Johanne and Matthew not only space; consulting for the London and, of course, ESA Headquarters, in Paris. recommend the YGT program but also Page 14 the Dutch way of life, including It is hard to believe, but I am almost developing training or work environments ‘stationary’ cycling (the winds are very nearing the end of my first year here at which minimize those potential errors strong), tulip cultivating, and collecting Dalhousie University in Halifax. After and accidents those really neat Grolsch beer bottles. completing my Ph.D. and a seven- For more information on the European month post-doctoral visit to the Nova Scotia is a terrific place to Space Agency, see their web site at University of Aberdeen in Scotland in instigate this research. We have a http://www.esrin.esa.it/. 1998, I moved to Dalhousie as an strong economic and cultural emphasis Assistant Professor in the School of towards the Atlantic, especially with the MSS Internship in Health & Human Performance Navy, the fisheries, and the development (Department of Kinesiology). Though it of offshore petroleum at Sable Island Spacecraft Engineering is not a hotbed of space research (yet), I and Hibernia. Therefore, there is strong have found that I am constantly drawing industrial support for both basic and by Louis-Paul Bédard (MSS3) upon what I have learned through ISU. applied research in this area. The Editor’s Note: This is Louis-Paul’s One of the courses that I am teaching is primary partner we have established placement report abstract. a problem-based learning course where collaborations with so far is Sable This report describes an internship in the students are guided by faculty and Offshore Energy Inc., the huge Spacecraft Engineering set in the tutorial leaders while working through consortium that is developing natural course framework of the Master’s of two major problems to come up with gas off the Nova Scotian coast over the Space Studies Diploma of the their own unique solutions. Sounds next 25 years. We are also developing International Space University. The familiar? I am also finding that the multi- proposals to National Defence and to a object of this internship was to get disciplinary approach of ISU has helped variety of marine-based industries here practical experience on flight and to prepare me for interacting with my in Nova Scotia. engineering hardware of the International faculty colleagues. Besides Kinesiology, To initiate this research program, I have Space Station. A significant part (JEM, our School also encompasses the just submitted a grant for research CAM and HTV) of the latter is being Departments of Health Education and infrastructure to the Canada Foundation designed, built and integrated in Japan. Leisure Studies. It has been quite an for Innovation (CFI), established in the The JEM is the Space Station feature interesting experience merging my 1997 federal budget. For those of us whose design has remained the most quantitative background in physiology who have become discouraged with constant during the lengthy and with colleagues who have a more Canada's commitment to research and controversial Space Station Design qualitative approach to human health development, the CFI is terrific and Process. The Space Station is a rather research. sizable and unique piece of flight refreshing news. It is specifically hardware. Its singularity makes it It has been quite a chaotic first year intended to assist new university faculty, therefore a worthwhile subject of here so far. It is amazing how long it as applicants must apply within their investigation. The internship took place takes to prepare good lectures! I am first twelve months of appointment. In from 23/2/98 to 15/5/98 at the NASDA starting to get more settled in the addition, the CFI stresses and assists in Tsukuba Space Center in Japan. This teaching aspect, and have spent the fostering university links with the period was especially interesting since it past several months laying the community, as twenty percent of the took place during the NASDA JEM CDR foundations for some interesting requested funding must be obtained #2, as well as some of the subsystem research. As the crew from '94 and '95 through external sources (in my case, tests of flight hardware conducted by will recall, my past research has been through the Sable consortium). This Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the on hypothermia in underwater divers, makes it much easier for me to other contractors. Some of the most and on individuals wearing heavy approach companies for support, critical tests performed during the period protective clothing while exercising in knowing that they only need to mentioned herein were structural, hot environments. I am intending to contribute a portion and can leverage the electromagnetic and network-related. continue research in this area of remainder from CFI. I should hear the The report summarizes some of the environmental physiology and results of the competition by the next tests executed and/or witnessed during ergonomics. Two Kinesiology Cosmonotes, so wish me luck in the that interval. Comments on the colleagues and I are building a research meantime! significance of the results obtained are program to investigate the effects of given. environmental stressors (cold air or Kids and Space water, heat, altitude, underwater, space) Environmental Physiology and orientation/posture (e.g., being Editor’s Note: The following excerpt was upright versus inverted) on physiology, taken from the ISU-TALK discussion list at Dalhousie University information processing, and manual on January 26 1999. It was so inspirational, we thought to include it by Stephen Cheung (SSP 94) performance. We are especially interested in determining the sources of here, CAISU. Hi Everyone, error in job performance, and in Page 15

In response to Jim Burke's message and write stories about taking trips to Mars. They know that the Space about the importance of space their favourite planets. Shuttle takes an hour and a half to orbit education outreach and science and the Earth, and what kind of experiments I try to keep them up-to-date on current society: the astronauts do in space. They even space events (they were very know which countries are involved in I agree that public outreach about space disappointed when they learned that building the International Space Station. is vital to the future of science, some astronomers are thinking about technology, and space exploration. I'm taking away Pluto's planetary status) Not bad for six- and seven-year-olds :-) still searching for a job in the space and try to put things in contexts they The students and I had fun making a sector, but in the meantime, I'm doing a can relate to. I show them pictures of "snowlar system" on the playground at lot of volunteer work related to science Canadian astronauts and tell them that recess last week. (We were going to and space. This week alone provides they can all be astronauts, too, some make a snow sculpture of the space several examples of my dedication to day. When one little girl asked me if shuttle, but the snow wasn't very good this endeavour: women could be astronauts, I showed for packing, so instead we made models her a book called "Women in Space". Tomorrow evening, I will be attending the of the planets, spaced out at a distance Kids need all the role models they can official kick-off of the countdown to across the whole schoolyard. We joked get. Canada-Wide Science Fair 2000, to be about the irony of making the sun out of held in London, Ontario (my hometown). The kids have learned to anticipate my snow, and how if it were real it would I have been on the CWSF-2000 arrival on days when the class is melt itself.) committee since London won the bid to studying space. Every time I go into the One of the teachers said that the host the fair three years ago. Canadian classroom, I wear a different space or parents of the students in her class call astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason is science-related shirt. I bring in new her up and ask what has made their honourary chair of the CWSF-2000 space books and magazines each day, kids come home so excited about committee. on topics ranging from comets to space space. I'm glad to know that I'm part of camp to the solar system to astronaut I am making plans to give a presentation the reason. I think every kid needs role training to lunar time-keeping. about space to the Canadian models to challenge and inspire them Association of Girls in Science in mid- The students now know where each and to stretch their minds and February, to encourage young women to country's launch site is, and why. They imaginations. Maybe these kids will keep up their studies in high school can tell you who put the footsteps on grow up to be astronauts someday, and science classes. the moon, and when, and why they're maybe they won't - that's up to them. still there. They can tell you the All I can do is give them the tools and In mid-March, I will be in Los Angeles differences between Ariane 5 and the the confidence to put them on the right for the California State University Space Shuttle. They know what we use track, and answer any questions they Northridge Center on Disabilities' satellites for. They can tell you that have along the way. "Technology and Persons with Venus is hot and Mars is cold, and why. Disabilities" conference, where I will be I hope that other ISUers, both students They know why astronauts need to wear presenting the work I did during my and faculty, will be able to share what space suits during EVAs, and why they Professional Placement at NASA Ames they've learned at ISU with the students train in a big swimming pool. They Research Center as part of my Master in their local schools. Together, we can know about solar panels, and remote of Space Studies with ISU. (For my ISU educate the whole planet about what's sensing, and the Mars Pathfinder. They internship at NASA Ames, I helped draft out there beyond the atmosphere, and know that they are half as old as the a Space Act Agreement to encourage why it means so much to us. MIR space station, and that when their NASA scientists and engineers to parents were their age, people walked Ad Astra, design and build custom assistive on the moon, but they haven't gone back Rachel Zimmerman technology for disabled people in their there for a long time. They know that [email protected] communities.) scientists have found ice on the moon But best of all, for the past month I have and Mars. They know that it takes Quoi de neuf au been going to my old elementary school about 250 Earth years for Pluto to orbit and teaching the grade one and two the sun, and why we see different Programme des Sciences students about space. They love my phases of the moon. They know that it en Microgravité! visits as much as I do. The students takes 8 minutes for light to get from the are all very eager, and already know sun to the Earth. They know that par Catherine Casgrain (SSP 89) quite a bit about space. The questions Jupiter has a big red spot, and that the Bonjour à tous. Comme vous le savez they ask keep me on my toes. (They spot is a storm. They know how many peut-être, je travaille depuis plus de 5 range from "do astronauts eat pizza on moons each of the planets have, and ans à l’Agence spatiale canadienne. the Space Shuttle?" to "why don't that we're looking for life on other Depuis un an, je travaille comme Saturn's rings fall off?) They build space planets. They know it takes four days gestionnaire de projets pour le groupe vehicles in their arts and crafts class, to fly to the moon and a year to get to Page 16 des Sciences en Microgravité. Un petit matériaux semi-conducteurs, la are to promote social, professional and groupe très dynamique qui contient conception de verres, de céramiques, academic linkages between ISU alumni, d’ailleurs un membre éminent de CAISU l’étude de la diffusion, des phénomènes in particular those residing in the United soit son président Alain (Al Baby). Nous de ségrégation. Dans le but de States of America, and to support the partageons même un bureau. minimiser l’intervention des astronautes ISU's goal of academic excellence. qui seront particulièrement occupés, la Ce petit groupe bouillonnant d’idées IUSAO is currently trying to obtain web fournaise pourra être opérée à distance prépare avec beaucoup de motivation space outside the ISU web server, to à partir de St-Hubert en passant par la l’ère de l’utilisation de la station allow a more dynamic site with faster station au sol de Marshall. Elle sera spatiale. Comme vous le savez sans access in the US. Watch for this aussi robotisée en ce sens que doute, le Canada aura des droits announcement in the next few months plusieurs échantillons seront chargés en d’utilisation de la station spatiale en at: une étape et c’est à l’aide d’un système échange de sa contribution. En effet, le www.isunet.edu/Community/alumni.html robotisé que ceux-ci seront l’un après Canada fournit le Système d’entretien l’autre traités dans la fournaise. In the meantime, contact the mobile (MSS) qui se veut un système organization through its president, Lin de bras robotisé perfectionné (SSRMS) En terme de cédule, nous pourrons Hartung Chambers (SSP '89) at sur plate-forme mobile (MBS) et d’un profiter de notre droit d’utilisation de la . Our main manipulateur agile (SPDM) ressemblant station environ vers la fin de 2002 et project for the next year is to implement à deux doigts de la main pour effectuer nous profiterons des années qui recent bylaws changes (not yet on-line) l’assemblage et l’entretient de la station. viennent pour concevoir et fabriquer la which we hope will make this Il permettra de faire de multiples tâches fournaise qui servira les intérêts d’un organization much more open and allant du déplacement de grandes maximum de chercheurs. dynamic. I will be happy to hear from charges jusqu’à la manipulation de Dans cette optique, nous avons d’abord any Canadian alumni living in the US petits outils pour effectuer des fait un sondage auprès de notre about how we can better serve all opérations précises et délicates. Selon communauté scientifique pour connaître alumni. la cédule actuelle, le SSRMS sera lancé leurs attentes face à une nouvelle lors du vol 6A en juillet 2000, le MBS en génération de fournaise. Les résultats mars 2001 avec la mission UF2 et le European Alumni ont été compilés et utilisés pour définir SPDM en mai 2003 avec la mission les requis pour une étude de faisabilité. Association (EAA) UF4. Les résultats de ces études seront by Thorsten Siwitza (SSP 97 GER, EAA Donc, le Canada aura droit d’utiliser utilisés pour définir les systèmes de la President) 2.3% des ressources de la station. Pour fournaise lors d’un appel d’offre pour la notre groupe cela signifie l’utilisation de conception finale et la construction de la The EAA is the organized voice of 2 rack-année pour effectuer des fournaise canadienne pour la station European Alumni. It exists to help expériences en microgravité. Le projet spatiale. Bref, ce projet de charge utile alumni maintain contacts and sur lequel je travaille est celui de la canadienne est celui qui sera lancé le friendships made during the summer future fournaise qui permettra d’effectuer premier. Suivra une charge utile pour la sessions and the master's programme. des expériences sur les matériaux en croissance de cristaux de protéines et Membership of the EAA is free and has apesanteur. Notre programme a une une autre pour l’étude des fluides. always been automatic to all ISU longue expérience dans ce domaine Histoire à suivre… students from European countries and principalement grâce à une collaboration those from other regions living or avec la NASA et les Russes de 1996 à United States Alumni working in Europe for a period of greater 1998. En effet, des chercheurs than 3 months. "Europe" is deliberately canadiens ont pu fabriquer des Organization (IUSAO) defined very loosely, and since early matériaux en apesanteur à l’aide d’une 1995 this has been extended to include by Lin Hartung Chambers (SSP 89 USA, fournaise appelée QUELD II montée sur all those alumni not previously members IUSAO President) une plate-forme d’isolation des vibrations of other alumni associations, (South (MIM), tous deux installées dans un The International Space University America, Africa, Asia, Australasia, etc.). casier sur la station Mir. Plus de 200 United States Alumni Organization Currently, the EAA has more than 500 échantillons ont pu être traités durant (IUSAO) was founded in September members from 40 countries. All ces missions. 1989. The organization is founded members receive a newsletter, "Space exclusively for charitable and Talk" free of charge. The next issue Donc aujourd’hui, nous nous attaquons educational purposes to advance the is planned for May. We are considering à la prochaine génération, c’est-à-dire interest and promote the welfare of the giving all Alumni access to the une fournaise à tâches multiples de la International Space University (ISU) and Newsletter by placing it on the web. grosseur d’un casier simple, qui pourra its alumni. Members include all US Members who choose to pay the répondre aux besoins de chercheurs alumni of ISU and any other alumni optional membership fee of 10 Euro oeuvrant dans différents secteurs tels la residing in the US. Specific objectives (about $10) are deemed to be "active croissance de monocristaux de Page 17 members" with the right to vote at official For further information on EAA, please questions directly to the following email, meetings of the EAA. The funds are contact: ISU_Alumni_Weekend99 used to support Alumni meetings, such Thorsten Siwitza (SSP'97, Germany) . as for example the SSP Alumni President, EAA Conference. European Space Agency Design Projects 1999 MarsExpress Project Control Manager The EAA Executive Committee is an Tel: +31 71 565 3890 by Brian Rishikof (SSP 90, CAISU Vice elected body having 14 members: Fax: +31 71 565 5415 President 1/Québec Director 1) President, Secretary, Treasurer, E-mail: [email protected] Publicity and 10 Networkers. The In keeping with the tradition of most ISU Networkers are regional contact SSP 1999 Thailand summer sessions, two separate design points, each covering one or more projects will be undertaken. The first countries. The main aim of this system The 1999 International Space University deals with the exploitation of space is to improve communication between Summer Session Program will take resources to address a problem that is the EAA and its members. There is place at the Suranee University of critically important to the host-site also a Board of Advisors, consisting of Technology (SUT), Nakhon Ratchaisma population, but with global applicability: one alumni from each SSP and MSS (Khorat), Thailand, between June 26th predicting and preparing for natural year, whose responsibility is to advise and September 4th, 1999. disasters. The project emphasizes the on any major decision that must be near-term and the practical, and may taken and on the general direction and 8th Alumni weekend in yield results of immediate consequence. structure of the EAA. The second project looks at a more Thailand visionary problem: human exploration The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of beyond Low Earth Orbit. This topic will the EAA is usually held around March, The 8th ISU Alumni Weekend Festival allow the students to look past this era as part of a ski week in the Italian 1999 at Khorat, Thailand is scheduled to of space stations to the possibilities of Alps. This event has steadily grown with run July 29th to August 2nd, 1999. The visitation and permanent presence on some 70 people attending every year local organizing committee has planned other worlds. And following the most and is open to all ISU alumni, not just quite an eventful weekend, and has even fundamental of ISU tenets, both projects those of the EAA. In addition there are been giving Thai language lessons to get will be international, inclusive, and multi- also several regular, more or less everyone geared up for the summer disciplinary. informal, regional gatherings of alumni, session and their visit to Thailand! such as those in The Netherlands and The paragraphs below have been United Kingdom. The most current schedule for the busy shamelessly plagiarized from the ISU alumni weekend includes alumni web site, but be sure to check out the The Newsletter is still mailed to all conference registration, an ISU Asia following links for more details regarding members of the EAA free of charge, alumni organization meeting, and a each design project: through an arrangement with ESA. welcome party on July 29th (Arrival Day). One of the main aims of "Space Talk" is On July 30th, there is the Alumni http://www.isunet.edu/Academic/SSP/S to help alumni keep in touch with Conference and a keynote speaker (on SP.CURRENT/1999/DP.Disaster.html each other. To this end, an EAA the topic of Space related business in http://www.isunet.edu/Academic/SSP/S Directory has been published giving Southeast Asia), followed by the Poster SP.CURRENT/1999/DP.Lunar.html phone, fax, E-mail and address Sessio n. On July 31st (Saturday) there information for all EAA alumni. Updates will be alumni participation in the design Disaster Management in to this Directory are published in projects, the promotion of space Southeast Asia "Space Talk." Alumni whose contact activities, a football match, and the information changes are urged to inform quintessential Masquerade Ball. On Students will first focus on the needs the EAA. All information updates we August 1st, there is an organized field and resources of the countries of receive are shared with ISU. "Space trip to the city of Pattaya by air- Southeast Asia for reducing the Talk" also serves as a forum for conditionned bus, with an overnight stay damaging effects of natural disasters. discussion and announcements, and return the next day to Khorat. Based on the experience of these carrying alumni articles, the latest countries, the team will review the news about alumni activities, changes As you can see, the local Thai existing needs and focus on those of address and the latest news organizing committee has been quite which can be met using space about ISU. The alumni articles may be busy! They would be more than pleased technologies, i.e. those for which the to answer all of your questions regarding observation from space shall either be on any topic including social th activities and work-oriented, semi- the 8 alumni weekend in Thailand. unique or shall contribute substantial technical articles. All alumni are Please refer to their website, advantages over other data collecting welcome and encouraged to write http://www.isunet.edu/Academic/SSP/S techniques. Which countries and articles, whenever they wish, on SP.CURRENT/1999/CPM/Visit/Alumni.h regions are most affected? What whatever subject they wish. tml, for more details, or address capabilities does Southeast Asia Page 18 possess for gathering and analyzing SSP 1988 Cambridge research interests include wireless information? Working with experts from communications and high-speed the region, the project will then craft Peter Diedrich (SSP 88) After a long and networks. torturous search, Peter was located in potential solutions for responding to the Montréal. He is now Vice-President of threats of natural disasters. This project SSP 1990 Toronto Corporate Strategy for BCE/Bell Canada. will especially examine the role of Alain Côté (SSP 90) et Julie Benoit sont space, air, and ground-based Kriistina McConville (SSP 88) and her fiers d'annoncer l'arrivée d'Antoine B. Côté technologies in predicting the creation husband Kevin had a baby girl, Annaliisa (24 mai 1998). Nous sommes à la veille and development of major natural Linda McConville on October 2, 1997. She de pouvoir dire: " Un petit pas pour disasters, and in providing advanced is really delightful. Kriistina works for l'homme, mais un grand pas pour ... warning to affected populations of AlliedSignal Aerospace Canada. Her Antoine!" responsibility is Space Station electronic Southeast Asia. It will also explore the controls and sensor design and Jim Orlando (SSP 90) is now Director of potential for these technologies to assist manufacture for the US modules, JEM and Corporate Development for Nortel response teams in providing relief in the Columbus. Networks in Santa Clara, California. aftermath of natural disasters. Constance Robinson (SSP 88) and her Otis Marechaux (SSP 90) and his wife, Strategies for Human husband David now have two future ISU Toni (USA 90) are now living in Washington, D.C. Exploration Away from Earth students. Linden Olivia Robinson was born on July 20, 1998. A wonderful sister Michel Pelletier (SSP 90) I am currently A student team will explore and for Eleanor. Constance also recently working for Bombardier Aerospace on the advocate options for human spaceflight moved to Charlottetown, PEI. CL-327 unmanned air vehicle (also known beyond low Earth orbit. The team will Kimberly Strong (SSP 88) was hired as an as the flying peanut) as a guidance and determine possible ways to energize Assistant Professor in atmospheric software specialist. I finished my Ph.D. (in and execute precursor activities and will physics at the University of Toronto in robotics) in 1994 and I am now married arrive at findings intended to aid program October 1996. She is involved in a number with two children: Judith (5) and Dominic decisions. A key aspect of the project of space-related projects, including the (2). will be to develop strategies for engaging Odin and SCISAT-1 satellites and the Brian Rishikof (SSP 90, CAISU Vice needed public support, not only in the MANTRA balloon campaign. The latter President 1/Québec Director 1) is nations presently pursuing human may be of interest - it is the balloon that honoured to be part of this year's CAISU spaceflight, but also in regions made the international press last Board, playing the role of vice-president, heretofore excluded from participation. August/September when it unintentionally and looking forward to working with a great drifted from Saskatchewan to Finland! bunch of people. He is very excited to be Given this general goal of sending There are lots of photos and information back in Houston participating in the humans on voyages beyond the realm of on the web site International Space Station (ISS) project in low-Earth orbiting space stations, http://www.atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca/MA a truly international, multi-disciplinary role, several main pathways are available. NTRA/home.html after spending three years in the (almost) Should people settle the Moon and, by Erik Viirre (SSP 88) is an assistant equally exciting realm of commercial living there over a period of time, develop professor at the School of Medicine at the space. At the Johnson Space Center, public acceptance of the idea that University of California, San Diego. He is Brian works with David Strack (92) and a humanity's place is not just on Earth but working on some NASA grants for low bunch of ISU hopefuls, addressing also in the cosmos? Or would such a gravity and virtual reality applications, and technical issues dealing with space development cause unnecessary delays has been doing a little work with Peter vehicles from the US, Russia, Europe and on the road to farther ventures such as Diamandis on the X Prize. Erik also gives a Japan that will operate in the vicinity of the exploiting asteroid resources or lecture every year for Larry Kuznets in his ISS. In his other life, Brian recently exploring Mars? Or should a free-flying Mars Mission design course at UC completed a MSc in Physics at the space station be established high in the Berkeley! Erik and his wife Mary Ann had a University of Houston and is enjoying flying, playing piano, and learning Russian outer parts of Earth's gravity well, when daughter, Rosanna, last August. A future (or is it Spanish?). other exploitations could later proceed? ILIO inhabitant! These choices involve many subtle and SSP 1991 Toulouse complex trade-offs, not just in SSP 1989 Strasbourg engineering and management but also in Shane Munro (SSP 89) is in private Alain Berinstain (SSP 91, MSS1, CAISU the realm of public interest, international practice in ophthalmology in Ottawa, President) In my final year of graduate politics and policy. Ontario. He is married to Camille and has school at the University of Ottawa I decided three children, Evan (5), Amy (3) and Anna to go experience the MSS in Strasbourg. I (1). took a leave of absence (all experiments Update on ISU Alumni were done, only the thesis to write) and David Tse (SSP 89) is an assistant went to Strasbourg in the fall of 1995. By Is your name missing from this column? professor in the Department of Electrical the fall of 1996 I was back at Ottawa U and Send in your updates to Chantal at Engineering and Computer Sciences at I submitted my thesis that Christmas. I [email protected] the University of California at Berkeley. His started my present job as a project Page 19 manager in the Space Science Program at Michel LeBlanc (SSP 91) now works for Kamiel Rezkallah (SSP 92) is a Professor CSA in March 1997, and since then I have the Naval Research Laboratory in in the Mechanical Engineering Department worked on several missions (science, Washington, D.C. at the University of Saskatchewan. He is payload development, and mission also Director of the Microgravity Research Keith McEwen (SSP 91) is now working for operations) and it's a lot of fun. I presently Group, and has been spearheading efforts Bank One in Delaware. handle most of our projects in the field of to establish a Canadian Microgravity space protein crystallisation, getting ready Facility. for ISS. For fun, I still do a lot of gliding and SSP 1992 Kitakyushu Mauricio Siciliano (SSP 92) I have, for the I recently got my private pilot license. Denis Bourque (SSP 92) Je suis toujours last three years, been sharing my life Laura Childerson (SSP 91) has been out à l'Agence spatiale canadienne (ASC) de between Indianapolis and Montréal. In of touch with the Canadian Alumni Saint -Hubert où j'occupe un poste de Indianapolis, I have an imaging and Association pretty much ever since Toronto gestionnaire aux Relations information system integration company lost the ISU permanent campus bid, but internationales. Je suis, entre autres, and a translation company. We are she is finally over it now :-) and would like responsable des relations de l'ASC avec converting paper into electronic file for to rejoin the ISU community. Laura has les organisations spatiales de la région Thomson Consumer Electronics (the spent the last two years with J.D. Edwards, Asie-Pacifique. Je me suis récemment French company). And business is great. an Enterprise software company joint à la dynamique équipe de direction My family is still in Montréal (we refuse to headquartered in Denver, CO. Selling de CAISU en tant que Directeur CFISU et leave Canada). Back home I have done software, she says, is not, perhaps, as je suis bien content d'être de nouveau consulting work, mainly for the exciting as working in the space industry, impliqué dans ISU. Toujours passionné International Civil Aviation Organization, but alas it seems to be slightly more de hockey, je tente de bloquer les lancers and I simply enjoy my family and friends. lucrative. Laura is a senior presales de mes collègues de l'Agence spatiale Afzal Suleman (SSP 92) is now an consultant for manufacturing and lors de nos traditionnels et amicaux Associate Professor in the Department of distribution, which means she goes in to a matches du jeudi soir. Mechanical Engineering at the University of prospective client's site, tours the factory François Dufour (SSP 92) Hello everybody, Victoria. His research interests are fluid- and warehouse, and then demonstrates especially those of '92. I'm still far away structure interaction problems in air and how the software will solve their business from the cold and frozen land of Canada, sub-sea vehicles, and dynamics and problems by streamlining production, and it appears to last for a while because I control of large space structures. keeping closer control of inventory, and so moved to a new job 15 months ago. After a forth. According to her, seeing few years as a Ph.D. student, and then as Suzanne Talon (SSP 92) obtained her PhD marshmallows being made was pretty a post-doc researcher, I have been offered September 23 1997 from l'université Paris interesting but touring the beer factories an interesting job at CNES and I chose to VII. She started a post-doc in the Physics was more fun! Gene Kranz and Jim Lovell leave the laboratory I worked for. As I am Department at the University of Montréal in spoke at her company's annual sales the first non-european, and of course December 1997. She is now mother to meeting in November, which was Canadian (anyone else interested to enjoy Eloise, born June 2 1998. supposed to inspire them to sell more the "soleil toulousain"?), to be hired by software but instead made Laura wish she CNES the process has been a little long SSP 1993 Huntsville was back working in the space industry! "I and bumpy, but everything went well finally. Nyka Alexander (SSP 93) has just recently really do miss it sometimes." Luckily As usual, I'm working on satellite relocated to Toronto. Laura managed to make it to Houston last constellations and we are not in lack of April for the Neurolab flight though, so she work with all those constellation projects Rémi Cabanac (SSP 93) has surprisingly isn't suffering from complete withdrawal. If that flourish continually. Anyway, I still have (his words, Ed.) successfully defended his any of you are ever out on the west coast, some time to drink a beer if you come to PhD thesis in Astrophysics in August 1998 don't hesitate to look her up. Toulouse! at Université Laval. The title of his thesis was “Astronomy with Liquid Mirror Rod Elford (SSP 91) has finally tied the Douglas Hamilton (SSP 92) Future Dean Telescopes". In October of 1998, he knot. He was married to his lovely wife of ISU born on January 28th! Doug (ISU moved to Paris for a 2-year post-doc at the Susan last summer in St. John's, 92,96,97,98) and Kathy Hamilton proudly Institut d'Astrophysique where he works in Newfoundland. They recently completed a announce the birth of their son Ross the field of galaxy evolution and large scale cross-continent road trip and are now Wilson Hamilton (9 lb. 1 oz., 4200 grams) structure of the universe. On July 26, 1997, residing in Calgary, Alberta. Currently, he on January 28th, 3:37 PM, at Memorial Rémi married Cécile – she is French, and is working as a family and urgent care Hospital, Houston Texas. Mother and son restores ancient furniture for a living, physician in Calgary and as a telehealth are fine, however the father is under heavy making it very handy when they want to buy consultant. He is also Director of Digital sedation. Send university scholarships in antiques! Rémi and Cécile have a 9- Telehealth Inc., a company that specializes lieu of flowers. Doug was also recently in month-old baby girl, Aude "the bulldozer", in designing, implementing and evaluating Russia, from Nov 30 to Dec 18 1998, who perfectly understands the concept of telehealth networks for health supporting medical operations for NASA. consultations conducted at a distance. stochasticity and brownian movement. Marius Paraschivoiu (SSP 92) has just His new email address is Ron Dicke (SSP 93) Personal life? Yeah, moved to Toronto. He is a professor in the [email protected] right. Professional: I left Newbridge in '96, Department of Mechanical and Industrial started my own ASIC Design company. I Engineering at the University of Toronto. have been doing contract ASIC designs for Page 20 several years now and will shortly be she is now working with Paolo Toeschi, Isabelle Plante (SSP 95) After working for joining an Internet start-up company which Mayor of Arles, a city in the south of France. Lockheed Martin for 2 years, Isabelle is will hopefully be bought out for several 100 She has been working as the Mayor’s chief now designing cellular telephone million, or go public for several billion so I of cabinet since November 1998. technologies for Ericsson Canada in can retire on a beach in Australia next year Montreal. Stephen Cheung (SSP 94) has had a and have a personal life. :) Currently living whirlwind year. He married Dr. Deborah Vivian Welch (SSP 95) has been busy in in Ottawa at no fixed address. If anyone Hoffele in a castle in Scotland last July Ottawa working on several osteoporosis wishes to contact me please use email (attended by Eric Epstein ('94, '95) and and arthritis publications. ([email protected]). Vivian Welch ('95)). He then flew back to Peter McGuire (SSP 93) First I'd like to say Hamilton just long enough to pack his SSP 1996 Vienna hello to everyone from the edge of the bags, then drove out to Halifax with his world also known as Newfoundland. I have bikes and pets in tow (we think he forgot Marc Abela (SSP 96) I have just moved to recently completed my PhD (finally) and he's now married, as he left Debbie my new apartment in Tokyo. Cleaned my am now in a Post Doc position at C-CORE behind in Hamilton!). He is now an motorbike, new wheels on my roller in St. John's, studying/working in the field Assistant Professor in Kinesiology at blades, life is good and I can't quite ask for of image analysis. I have been lucky Dalhousie University. Stephen and Debbie more. I am now working for a company enough to find a place where I can be have just bought a house next to the ocean called Informix and I spend most of my day involved in high tech projects related to along one of their favourite cycling routes, time doing stuff that resembles space technology and at the same time be and are looking forward to hosting ISU programming. Most of my night time is surrounded by incredible untouched lobster bake reunions! spent discovering the other side of Tokyo... wilderness. Of course the down side is Even though I don't get to travel as much Sébastien Drouin (94-96, 99, CAISU that I actually have to work regular hours, as I used to, I try to find the time to take Ontario Director) Captain Sébastien but surprisingly it's not that bad! Good luck weekends off and visit new sites or places Drouin moved to Kingston (Ontario) in the to all and I hope to see some of my old close by in Asia. I am really having a ball summer of 1998. He is pursuing an friends in the future. here in Japan and I can't quite tell how M.Eng/Ph.D in electrical engineering at the long I'll be around... I should be around Nick Van Stralen (SSP 93) and his wife Royal Military College/Queen's University Thailand for the upcoming SSP... Hope to Thérèse are happy to announce the birth of and will start teaching in the same see you all out there! their second son, Noah, who will be department in the fall. celebrating his first birthday March 17th. Shawn Arseneau (96-98) I've started my Eric Epstein (SSP 94) has recenly left the Their eldest son, Neale, will be 3 years masters in electrical engineering at McGill areospace business and is now very busy young in May. in the fall of 1998 in the area of computer working as an independent computer vision. My research focuses on action SSP 1994 Barcelona consultant. He still creates those fabulous recognition of a user in order to interface Canadian ISU t-shirt designs! with the computer, instead of the archaic Yifang Ban (SSP 94) is working at the keyboard and mouse. Hopefully this Department of Physical Geography at SSP 1995 Stockholm summer I'll be able to create a demo Stockholm University. She is currently at where a user can play a flight simulator on Matthew Bullock (SSP 95) is now living in home on maternity leave – a screen, and control the plane's motion by Paris, France, and working for a consulting congratulations! waving their arms. service. Kim Barker (SSP 94) is now an MD type of Christopher Paul Barrington-Leigh (SSP Tony Hong (SSP 95) has completed his doctor, completing her first year of family 96) I expect to finish my PhD in Applied PhD at UTIAS. Tony and his wife just medicine residency at McMaster University. Physics on "fast photometric imaging of bought themselves a house in Toronto. She married Marc Rougier October 24th, high-altitude (40-100 km) optical flashes and they now both reside in Oakville. Chantal Lamontagne (SSP 95, CAISU above thunderstorms" at the end of 1999. Membership Director) is continuing her This summer from July 12-30 I will be at Catherine Beaudry (SSP 94) finally PhD studies at UTIAS on hypervelocity Goddard SFC in Greenbelt, Maryland at the submitted her thesis at the beginning of impacts on composites. Chantal has no "high-performance computing in space January. She is now rediscovering life!!! free time whatsoever between her and atmospheric science summer Evenings and weekends are now guilt- research, updating the alumni Contacts school." I still climb or xc ski whenever I free. List, creating the Cosmonotes, and can, and this spring I will be competing Claudie (Durand) Bortolus (SSP 94) has planning a long-distance wedding. She is with the Stanford Cycling team. been living in France since January 95, engaged to be married to Harold Seaborn Li-Te Cheng (SSP 96) is in the midst of and married Andrea Bortolus (SSP 94 Italy) in September 1999. finishing up his Ph.D. on augmented in September 1996. She is not currently Judith Lapierre (SSP 95) Please see reality for wearable computers at Memorial working in the space business, which is Judith’s article in this issue. Uniersity of Newfoundland. Paradoxically, probably one of the reasons why she lost he will also be working in the CRC in track of CAISU!! After 4 years at Médecins Derek Plansky (SSP 95) Derek and his Thailand for SSP 99. du Monde (an international humanitarian wife Barbara joyfully announce the birth of organisation) where she worked as their son Alexander Gerald Legge Plansky Kevin Forkheim (SSP 96) is currently representative to the UN and the European on February 10, 1998. completing his first year of his Radiology Commission doing lobbying essentially, recidency at U of BC. He will soon be Page 21 moving from Victoria to Vancouver to overseeing the day-to-day health and academic achievement and contribution to complete the rest of his training. In Nov. operation of NIMIQ (so you now know who undergraduate student life and was 1998, Kevin teamed up with Eran to blame if you lose your TV signal). :-) awarded the Faculty of Pure and Applied Schenker (ISU '96, Israel) to perform a Science Gold Medal for high academic follow-up osteoporosis study on John SSP 1997 Houston excellence (1995). As a graduate student, Glenn's STS-95 mission. Kevin has also I received the Natural Science and kept busy doing numerous educational Leslie Buckley (SSP 97) is currently living Engineering Research Council (NSERC) in Boston but will be returning to Canada talks on Space Medicine in Victoria. He st award from 1995 to 1999, to complete a was also recently featured on Vicki as of July 1 . doctoral dissertation on "Catalysis in the Gabreau's show and several radio shows Mark Dejmek (SSP 97) is now at l’Ecole Gas Phase". I will complete my Ph.D. in speaking about Medical Problems in Polytechnique in France. the fall of 1999. Space. Caroline Goulet (SSP 97, CAISU Angelina Guzzo (SSP 99) I was born in Johanne Heald (SSP 96) This past year, Treasurer) After one year in Iowa City, Montréal, Canada. I have also lived in Johanne finished her contract at the Caroline is currently living in Hong Kong Ottawa, Toronto and Boston. I graduated European Space Agency, had a great time where she is an Assitant Professor in the from McGill University in 1994 with my TA-ing at the SSP in Cleveland, and is now Physiotherapy Program of the Hong Kong Ph.D. in microbiology and went to the enjoying close proximity to the ski slopes Polytechnic University. She remains Massachusetts Institute of Technology to in Boulder, Colorado. She has started her involved with ISU as the treasurer of the pursue a postdoctoral fellowship for 3 Ph.D. at the University of Colorado in Canadian Alumni Association. years in protein biochemistry. I am structural control of space telescopes, and currently in my second year of medical plans to stay in one place for at least three SSP 1998 Cleveland school at McGill. My research has been years - well, two and a half years anyway! published in several journals and I have Troy McConaghy (SSP 98) has been presented at international science Allen Jones (SSP 96) Dr Allen Jones travelling quite a lot lately. From conferences. In addition I have taught recently showed signs of life on the September to December, he was at several undergraduate courses. My conveyor.. “Can anyone hear me? Am I Cornell University. In December, he extracurricular interests include martial connected? Can the genie of the conveyor traveled to Hawaii. From January to April, arts, hockey, hiking and rollerblading. grant my request? My requested is to be he will be at the University of Toronto, and connected.” from May to August, he will be in Kingston. Eric Lanoix (SSP 99) just completed his masters degree in Mechanical Daniel Rey (SSP 96) The very biggest and Phew! Engineering at McGill University in greatest news was my happy wedding to Montréal, Canada. His thesis focused on Isabelle on Oct. 17th, a beautiful autumn SSP 1999 Thailand the long term dynamics of tethered day. We married in a small church in a Eric Choi (SSP 99) was born in Hong spacecraft in LEO. His other areas of small town where Isa grew up, next to a Kong, grew up in Toronto, and currently interest include orbital mechanics and small river and a small hill. I know it all lives in Montréal. He holds a master's planetary exploration. Eric has also worked sounds very small but it was great! About degree from the University of Toronto for two years at the Canadian Space 100 relatives and friends celebrated with Institute for Aerospace Studies and Agency (CSA) within the Astronaut us. I wanted to invite you all, but my banker currently works as a flight dynamics Program and the Space Systems Division. refused to give me permission. Other analyst on the Radarsat mission at the During his time at the CSA, Eric worked on highlights of the year were the Canadian Canadian Space Agency. Besides his the Space Vision System (SVS) project and Alumni for ISU (CAISU) workshop that Matt aerospace career, he is also a science participated in the survey of the "Zarya" and helped organise, where I got to spend time fiction writer whose work has been Service Modules of the ISS in Moscow. with a lot of ISU friends from our and other published in several magazines and Eric's hobbies include jogging, dancing years. I wish I could make it to more anthologies. He was also a former editor Argentine Tango, and photography. reunions... of the CANADIAN SPACE GAZETTE Ethel Poiré (SSP 99) My name is Ethel Lara Srivastava (SSP 96) has just (http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/ Poiré. I am physicist and I have completed accepted a job opportunity in England. Launchpad/2099/gazette.html), the publication of the Canadian Space Society. a Masters degree in Engineering Physics Mathias Wuhr (SSP 96, CAISU Secretary) His other interests include travel and and two years as a Ph.D. candidate at has been at Telesat Canada for the past 2 international cinema. École Polytechnique de Montréal. During years, working as a satellite engineer. In my graduate studies, I have gained May, Telesat will become the proud new Alvin Cunge (SSP 99) I completed a experience in plasma processes and "official" owner of a direct broadcast Bachelor of Science degree in Applied techniques used in surface analysis and satellite called NIMIQ (Inuit word for "force Mathematics and Chemistry in 1995. As characterization. I am working at the that binds or unites"). NIMIQ is a an undergraduate, I was elected to the Canadian Space Agency as a materials Lockheed Martin A2100Ax spacecraft that University Senate and served as President scientist. My interests are the effects of will be launched from the Baikonor of the York Chemistry Club. I helped to space environment on materials and Cosmodrome on board a Proton rocket. organize a "Chemical Magic Show" which coatings, especially thermal control The satellite will serve ExpressVu in their was a great success because it was a lot systems. I am sort of addicted to space. I direct-to-home television business. Matt of fun and exposed people to chemistry in like space related model kits and will be one of three engineers tasked with a positive and friendly manner. I received collectibles. My favorite hobbies are the Murray G. Ross award for outstanding reading, going to the movies, flying and Page 22 practicing sports. I enjoy aerobics, cycling '96, 97),' research with sea lampreys at anything more than what you've read in the and playing squash and badminton. I play the University of Toronto ('95), and Guide at newspapers), and also have been looking the piano and the trumpet. I speak French the International Mathematics Olympiad a ways of promoting and developing future and English. I am also learning Spanish, ('95). Achievements and awards include commercial applications of Radarsat-2 Russian and German. Canada Scholarship ('94-'97), University of data. I gave a Radarsat-2 Mission Toronto Scholar ('94-'97), Governor Overview presentation at the CASI/CAISU Nishi Rawat (SSP 99) is currently pursuing General's Award (top high school conference in Ottawa last October, and a Medical Degree at Queen's University. graduating student, '94), Canadian Gold enjoyed meeting other CAISU folks. She recently completed a Bachelor's Medallist in the Descartes Mathematics Recently I met a few Seattle-area alums degree in Biochemistry at Mcgill University. Contest ('94), National Finalist in the too. Starting April 5, I will be hosting Last summer, Nishi worked as a Chemistry Olympiad ('94) and Metro Andrew Ray, an MSS student from Halifax, Research Assistant at the Institute of Toronto Gold Medallist in the Canada for part of his research placement portion Medicine and Space Physiology (MEDES) Chess Challenge ('93). During my leisure of the programme, and am looking forward in Toulouse, France. She has also worked time, I play squash, tennis and volleyball. to him being here. Best wishes to all you as a summer RA in the Neurosciences other alums out there. Bye for now! and Motor Control Lab at the JSC and at Laurence Vigeant-Langlois (SSP 99) Born the Biotechnology Research Institute in and raised in the beautiful Québec MSS-3 1997-98 Montréal. Nishi was a Hugh Brock province, I discovered the art and science Scholarship and Canada Science and of flying as a teenager. This led me to Eric Doré (MSS3) is currently the Student Engineering Scholarship recipient at Mcgill pursue interests for both piloting and and Alumni Coordinator for ISU at its University. She was also a member of engineering. After completing a bachelor central campus in Strasbroug. Mcgill University's Varsity Women's in mechanical engineering at McGill basketball team. As a Mcgill student- University, I entered a master of science Charladean (Deana) Smith (MSS3) is now athlete, she earned consecutive honours program in aeronautics and astronautics living in Houston, Texas. as a Royal Bank Academic All-Canadian at MIT. On the operational side, I teach Rachel Zimmerman (MSS3) Please see and Principal's Student-Athlete Academic soaring, tow gliders and train for becoming article in this issue for Rachel’s update. Honour Roll recipient. Nishi is bilingual a professional pilot. With aspirations for and is a native of Ottawa, Ontario. She also contributing to improving aviation and MSS-4 1998-99 enjoys running, cycling and reading aerospace safety issues, my analytical science fiction. and operational interests meet in research The MSS-4 students are currently on and development of systems at the placement. Please see their article in this Josée Robert (SSP 99) Josée was born in human-machine interface level. On the issue. Moonbeam, a very small town in northern extra-curricular side, I enjoy various Ontario. She attended Ecole secondaire outdoor activities and have strong interests Cité des Jeunes in Kapuskasing, ON. Next Issue… for travels. I look forward to participating in Very adventurous and energetic, Josée the multi-disciplinary and international ISU Look for more fascinating articles from chose the challenging life of joining the program for both professional and CAISU in the next issue of the military and graduated from Royal Military personal growth. Cosmonotes in October or College of Canada with a Chemical and November…more alumni updates, efforts Materials Engineering degree. Shortly MSS-1 1995-96 after graduation, she left the military and to build a Canadian Microgravity joined a small company where she Alain Berinstain (MSS1, SSP 91, CAISU Laboratory, report from the 1999 SSP in worked on two projects from the Canadian President) Please see Alain’s update Thailand, more news from MSS 4 and Space Agency which consisted of under SSP 91. the new MSS5 students, an update on researching the potential of piezoelectric Radarsat 2, the annual general meeting, ceramics on smart structures for space MSS-2 1996-97 CAISU elections, report on the Space applications. Currently, she is studying the Generation Forum, and the famous Peter Lee (MSS2) is currently in the diffusion of liquid metals in microgravity for CAISU T-shirts! a Master's degree at Queen's University. M.D./Ph.D. programme at Brown University. Josée also loves to run, fly and jump out of Last Words planes! Larry Reeves (MSS2) I'm coming up onto Aynharan Sinnarajah (SSP 99) Presently, I one year of having been a member of the I hope you’ve enjoyed this issue of the am enrolled in the second year of medical Radarsat-2 team. It's been exciting, fun, Cosmonotes. In parting, I’d just like to school at the University of Toronto. I have and of course, very demanding, with a add GO SENATORS GO! ☺ completed a three-year Bachelor of dash of stressful thrown in for good Science degree with a major in Biological measure. The project is progressing well, Sciences and a minor in Economics at the having recently passed our various University of Toronto. Presently, I am the Preliminary Design Reviews. My role on President of SEDS-Canada ('99) and I the team has been both technical and regularly volunteer with the Heritage business-related, a good interdisciplinary Toronto. Past activities include cancer combination! I've analysed some orbit research at the Ontario Cancer Institute, mechanics and orbit maintenance issues, Princess Margaret Hospital (summers of launch vehicles (sorry, I can't tell you