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Rebuilding Through Old Testament Torment to a Miraculous Rebirth, Brian Vance Slave Lake Has Been Calm in the Eye of a Storm Spring 2012 WWW.ENGINEERING.UALBERTA.CA Keeping in Touch with Alumni Rebuilding Through Old Testament torment to a miraculous rebirth, Brian Vance SLAVE LAKE has been calm in the eye of a storm Right on Track: Tapping into Engineering Edmonton’s LRT Unbridled Creativity the EarthU of A Engineer Spring 2012 1 Message from the Acting Assistant Dean EngineerUofA External Relations Spring 2012 Issue 32 U of A Engineer is the Faculty of Engineering alumni magazine. It is published twice a year by the Dean’s Office and is distributed to Faculty of Connections count Engineering alumni, friends, students and staff. Dean of Engineering eveloping and maintaining relationships is the cornerstone of everything we do in the David T. Lynch (PhD Chemical ’82), PEng Faculty of Engineering’s External Relations Office. For many years, we have had the D Acting Assistant Dean, privilege of getting to know many of you, our alumni and industry partners and friends, External Relations through numerous events and activities planned throughout the year. Our events are designed Laurie Shinkaruk to bring people together, keep everyone up-to-date about the faculty and encourage your External Relations Team involvement in various aspects of the work being done at the Faculty of Engineering. Nena Jocic-Andrejevic, Linda Kelly, Corinne Longoz, Leanne Nickel, Cindy Spears, Trevor Wiltzen Engineers have a strong, long-standing tradition of expressing professional pride. This spirit Publisher/Managing Editor continually inspires us to find new and better ways of maintaining our relationships with you Richard Cairney and of offering new opportunities for you to stay connected to your former classmates and Copy Editor current colleagues. Karen Sherlock This year, the University of Alberta Alumni Weekend 2012 will be Art Direction held on campus from September 20 to 23 and we encourage all of you to Halkier + Dutton Strategic Design attend the festivities. The weekend is open to all graduates from all years, Contributing writers and photographers Andrea Collins, Isabelle Gallant, Jimmy Jeong, as well as those celebrating a milestone graduation anniversary (that is, a Larry Johnsrude, Judy Monchuk, Richard Siemens graduation year that ends in a “2” or “7”). More details are listed on pages Send Comments to: 10 and 11 of this issue. Richard Cairney Faculty of Engineering In addition to the many U of A campus-wide events scheduled for E6-050 Engineering Teaching Alumni Weekend 2012, we welcome you to attend the many engineering- and Learning Complex specific events we have planned for you during the weekend, such University of Alberta Edmonton, AB T6G 2V4 as the Dean’s Reception, Engineering Expo, engineering department Tel: 780.492.4514 or 1.800.407.8354 tours, interesting lectures and information sessions and much more. Fax: 780.492.0500 email: [email protected] Historically, our engineering alumni have been well represented and we Website: http://www.engineering.ualberta.ca are looking forward to a similar turnout this year. Change of address: And as always, with the assistance of our local alumni hosts, we will continue hosting our [email protected] annual engineering alumni receptions in more cities than any other faculty. I encourage you to watch your mailbox or check out our engineering events calendar at www.engineering.ualberta.ca Publications Mail Agreement for dates of receptions near you. No. 40051128 The growth of the Faculty of Engineering over the past 104 years, and particularly in the Return undeliverable Canadian last decade, would not have been possible without the advocacy and support of our alumni and addresses to: Faculty of Engineering, industry partners and friends. You play a key role in the success of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta the university, your profession and your communities. The External Relations Team appreciates E6-050 Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex every opportunity we have to meet you, work with you and respond to your needs as alumni. Edmonton, AB T6G 2V4 I look forward to seeing you at our events throughout the year, and I hope you enjoy this issue of the U of A Engineer. Laurie Shinkaruk Acting Assistant Dean, External Relations VISION To be one of the MISSION To prepare top-quality VALUES Dedication, integrity, largest and most accomplished engineering professionals, to conduct professionalism and excellence engineering teaching and world-leading research and to celebrate in teaching, research and service research centres, a leader in the first-class reputation and outstanding to the global economy and North America. accomplishments of alumni. community. 2 U of A Engineer Spring 2012 Table Spring 2012 of Contents U of A Engineer is the Faculty of Engineering alumni magazine. It is published twice a year by the Dean’s Office and is distributed to Faculty of Engineering alumni, friends, students and staff. Dean of Engineering David T. Lynch (PhD Chemical ’82), PEng Acting Assistant Dean, External Relations Laurie Shinkaruk External Relations Team Nena Jocic-Andrejevic, Linda Kelly, Corinne Longoz, Leanne Nickel, Cindy Spears, Trevor Wiltzen Publisher/Managing Editor 5 Richard Cairney Copy Editor 22 Karen Sherlock Art Direction Halkier + Dutton Strategic Design COVER STORY 18 Right Honorable engineers 14 Three engineering alumni, two of Contributing writers and photographers 5 Rebuilding Slave Lake Andrea Collins, Isabelle Gallant, Jimmy Jeong, them former members of Parliament Larry Johnsrude, Judy Monchuk, Richard Siemens This wasn’t covered in class, and one of them a sitting MP, say Send Comments to: but Brian Vance (Mechanical ’81) there’s plenty of room for engineers Richard Cairney is overseeing the rebirth of who commit themselves to life in Faculty of Engineering a community after wildfires public office. E6-050 Engineering Teaching obliterated one-third of his and Learning Complex University of Alberta hometown last summer. As chief 22 Engineering the Earth Edmonton, AB T6G 2V4 administrative officer for Slave Working toward her PhD at the Tel: 780.492.4514 or 1.800.407.8354 Lake, he is co-ordinating what University of Cambridge, Hilary Fax: 780.492.0500 email: [email protected] amounts to a megaproject. Costello (Mechanical [Co-op] ’10) Website: http://www.engineering.ualberta.ca is involved in a controversial 10 Alumni Weekend 2012 Change of address: geoengineering research project to [email protected] Mark your calendars and plan cool the planet. The SPICE project to attend Alumni Weekend is pushing technical and ethical festivities September 20 to 23. boundaries—and Costello couldn’t Publications Mail Agreement No. 40051128 12 Right on track be happier. Return undeliverable Canadian Edmonton’s Light Rail Transit 24 Tapping into unbridled addresses to: system is undergoing a huge Faculty of Engineering, creativity expansion. U of A engineers University of Alberta The Faculty of Engineering makes E6-050 Engineering Teaching are at the heart of the project, history by announcing six new and Learning Complex applying their expertise to bridge Edmonton, AB T6G 2V4 NSERC Industrial Research Chairs— construction, smooth traffic flow leaders whose ideas and creativity and all stops in-between. could revolutionize the oil sands and construction industries. 24 DEPARTMENTS 31 Kudos 31 In Memoriam On the cover: Brian Vance (Mechanical ’81) tours a Slave Lake neighbourhood being rebuilt after a wildfire ravaged the town. Photo by Jimmy Jeong. U of A Engineer Spring 2012 3 Messagefrom theEditor To boldly go... he word “courage” doesn’t leap to mind As chief administrative officer, Vance holds Which brings us neatly to the subject of Twhen people think about engineering. the town’s highest unelected office and shows, governance and politics. Who among us has the But if this edition of U of A Engineer has any along with his fellow residents, that rebuilding courage of conviction to run for public office? subtext whatsoever, it is this: sometimes it is a quiet, dignified demonstration of courage. Three engineering alumni who have served takes a little courage to be In today’s political climate, the difficult as members of Parliament talk about their successful in engineering road to travel is not in posturing and pointing experiences in office and consider the unique and sometimes our courage out problems, but in rolling up our sleeves skill set engineers bring to public service. This requires a little engineering. and finding solutions. This is especially threesome also ponders the reasons there are Getting to the point: true with emotionally charged energy and so few engineers in public office. It’s surely not our main feature stories environmental issues, and four of our six a lack of courage. They serve as role models for spotlight engineers new NSERC Industrial Research Chairs us all; it matters not where you stand politically involved in projects that featured in this edition are involved in projects but what you do to serve your community. are challenging, risky and aimed at reducing the petroleum industry’s The same can be said about engineering. unconventional. Fresh environmental impact. The discoveries they As one of our fourth-year engineering students out of her final year of make and the knowledge they share will have recently said: “I know I can do my engineering studies at the U of A, profound impacts far beyond their labs. job but I also know I can do more than that. I Hilary Costello The other two new research chairs are can use my skills to make things better (Mechanical [Co-op] ’10) began working revolutionizing the construction industry for others.” towards her PhD at the University of with research on modular construction, It’s what so many of you do—make things Cambridge. This in itself is a bold move, but which is having a jaw-dropping impact on better for others. to then become involved in a controversial waste reduction and efficiency, and in leading- Enjoy this issue of U of A Engineer.
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