Car Craft magazine’s June 2014 edition will feature a short article and photo of the Algonquin College 2001 Firebird race car. Eager to promote the well known student race car project, Jason Glennon, Coordinator for the Motive Power Technician program at Algonquin College sent the magazine a photo and information on the project which they will feature in their upcoming print and digital magazine. Click here to link to the Car Craft website.
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On Friday, March 28th the IEEE Eastern Ontario Oral Paper Competition was held at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. Among the competitors at the competition Mechanical Engineering Technology student Dmitry Klishch placed fourth overall with a score of 92%. Dmitry presented on his Exo-Supportive Device for Individuals with Restricted Mobility. The winner of the competition finished with 95% the second and third place winners finished with 94% and 93% respectively. The
spokesperson for the judges commented that the competition was very tight and if percentages were being given then it might be 4% between to first place and
the fifth place.
Rank,
%, Team, Presenters, Presentation Title
1, 95%, Queens, Al Amin, Syed Rubab, Tasnia Islam, Controlling a Speech Synthesizer through Gesture Recognition
2, 94%, RMC, Raymond Bailey, James Bayes, Tracking Moving Targets from a Moving Platform Using Model Predictive Coding
3, 93%, Carleton, Greg Kiar, Wade Skinner, Central Nervous System Augmentation
4, 92%, Algonquin, Dmitry Klishch, Exo-Supportive Device for Individuals with Restricted Mobility
5, 91%, Ottawa, Graham Brown, Spatial Characterization of Attosecond Light Pulses
Congratulations to all that competed.
The Mechanical Engineering Technology Club is geared towards competitions, design, entrepreneurship and professional networking and has been put together by students in the three-year Mechanical Engineering Technology program.
The first contest that is being put together by the club is a competition to see who can come up with the design for the most accurate and simple trebuchet. The competition will be held April 1, 2014 in the College’s gymnasium at 9:00am. Please don’t hesitate to contact Graham Falt or Sam Kelsey if you are interested in finding out more information.
The club is also looking for more members from any of the Engineering Technician or Technology programs at the College.
If you are interested in joining this club or finding out more information about the competition please contact Graham Falt (falt0003@algonquinlive.com) or Sam Kelsey (kels0023@algonquinlive.com).
The Algonquin College Instrumentation and Control Technician apprenticeship program is featured in the January/February 2014 issue of Manufacturing Automation magazine and outlines how 140 employees at Abbott Point of Care are receiving training to help them “adapt to a changing manufacturing industry”. Please click on the following link and surf over to page 12 to find out more about this great opportunity and how Abbott Point of Care is investing in their workforce.
The University of Guelph, Kemptville Campus, in partnership with Algonquin College announces a new Motive Power Pre-Apprenticeship program being offered starting April 14th and running through to October 24th, 2014. Please view the University of Guelph flyer at the following link – https://www.algonquincollege.com/sat/files/2014/02/UofG-MotivePowerPreApprenticeFlyer2014.pdf
Cost: Free for selected applicants
Entrance Requirements: OSSD or equivalent, Mechanical Reasoning Test, personal interview.
No previous experience required
Space is very limited – please call Angela Rodger Casey at 613-258-8336 ext 61377 or email arodger@uoguelph.ca for more information.
An aircraft engine donated by Pratt & Whitney Canada to Algonquin College’s Aviation programs will mean hundreds of Algonquin students – current and future – are that much closer to acquiring their Transport Canada Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) license. The engine was donated at an event on campus this morning.
“We are proud of the strong connections we have with industry, which give our students access to the best possible hands-on training with the latest equipment,” says Chris Janzen, Dean, Faculty of Technology and Trades at Algonquin College. “Pratt & Whitney’s donation demonstrates how Algonquin is working together with industry to form relationships that maximize our students’ applied learning opportunities, and we want to thank them for their support of our students.”
“We are delighted to be donating this PT6A-41 engine to Algonquin College as part of our commitment to support schools that are training the next generation of engine technicians,” says Richard Bertrand, Vice President, Government Relations, Pratt & Whitney Canada. “This engine is a member of our iconic PT6 engine family, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and has helped to change the face of modern aviation. It will give students concrete experience with a real engine and will be an excellent teaching tool.”
Algonquin College has over 60 students enrolled in its General Arts and Sciences – Aviation Management diploma program, and 40 enrolled in the Aviation Techniques – Aircraft Maintenance certificate program. The donation could help the program expand in preparation for market demand. A study by Boeing shows the aviation industry will need to supply approximately one million new commercial airline pilots and maintenance technicians between now and 2032 to support the growth of the industry.
Aviation programs at Algonquin College are delivered in collaboration with the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Currently, students in the Aircraft Maintenance program attend their first year in Ottawa and can take a second year at Centennial College in Scarborough, which provides an 18-month experience credit towards their Transport Canada AME license.
For more information, please contact:
Phil Gaudreau
Communications Officer, Algonquin College
613-220-7796
Email: gaudrep@algonquincollege.com
Winter Open House
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Robert C. Gillett Student Commons
(Building E)
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
General Info sessions at 10:00 a.m. and Noon*
* Guests are welcome anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., however we encourage all participants to attend one of the two general sessions for an overview of how the day will unfold, including locations of program displays, various workshops available and general questions and answers.
ARE YOU…
- Thinking about attending college after high school?
- Helping high school students choose their post-secondary education?
- Assessing career options or choosing a new career for yourself?
- An applicant and want more information?
THEN…
Don’t miss our Winter Open House!
Click here for a link to the Winter Open House website.
At Open House, you can:
- Obtain info on all of Algonquin’s full- and part-time programs
- Explore graduate certificate programs
- Speak to faculty and current students
- Check out the campus and take a tour of Residence
- Learn about all of Algonquin’s many services including financial aid, counseling, admissions, meal plans, and more.
- Speak with representatives from our Perth and Pembroke campuses
Congratulations to Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, alumnus of both the University of Ottawa and Algonquin College, who has been named Prime Minister of Somalia. In addition to studying Economics at the U of O, Sheikh attended Algonquin College’s Computer Programming diploma program more than 10 years ago. Read more about him at the following link.
Algonquin College Aviation Management Professor, Bruce Dwyer, receives a cheque for $2,000 as a continuation flying bursary for two Algonquin students that competed for this
year’s Top Amateur Pilot Award, the Webster Trophy. A third Algonquin student, Takahashi Hirose, was named as Canada’s Top Amateur Pilot. As a result of Algonquin having the winning competitor, Flight Safety International has provided two of his classmates with $1,000 each as competitors. Kody Clement and Ben Shaw-Wood are both in their final stages of flight training and will soon be graduated as Commercial Pilots. Many thanks to Flight Safety, this is an awesome runner up prize, you shoud see what the winner gets….
Demand for GIS professionals is high in government, transportation, utilities, emergency management, defense, natural resources and many other fields. Leverage your existing education and discover the advantages of geographic information systems.
Visit us at the GIS Open House on Thursday, November 28th, 2013 from 4:00pm-6:00pm at Algonquin College’s Woodroffe Campus, T-Building, Room T102 to speak with faculty about this exciting program.
For more information on this program you may wish to visit www.algonquincollege.com/gis or connect with Mike Ballard at 613-727-4723 ext.3458