Dean's Introduction: Building our community
With my term as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering coming to an end this June, this is the last time I will introduce the Dean鈥檚 Report. I feel incredibly fortunate to have served this Faculty for the past ten years -- being part of new initiatives and programs that have helped bolster the student experience both inside and outside the classroom, witnessing the development and growth of centres and institutes that drive innovation in making an impact on the world around us, and most of all, engaging with the vibrant community that is our students, staff, faculty members, and you, our alumni. It has been an honour to work with you all in making the Faculty what it is today.
In this vein, I invite you to read about some of the strengths of our community within the Faculty. The MIAE (看片视频 Institute of Aerospace Engineering) has made great strides recently 鈥� in both research and the availability of graduate academic options for students 鈥� in a city that is known as the world鈥檚 third largest centre of aerospace manufacturing, and indeed the only area of the world where an entire aircraft can be assembled from components manufactured locally.鈥�
This issue spotlights the research that is taking place through the MIAE and the recent visit from Airbus that was set up to introduce our researchers to their industrial counterparts and build collaborative ties. Robert Dewar (BEng鈥�86), Airbus Canada鈥檚 Senior VP of A220 Customer Satisfaction, Customer Services and Product Policy, delivered a talk to students during this visit, strengthening the institute鈥檚 ties with industry and giving graduates a peek into the challenges that aircraft manufacturers are facing as they prepare to meet ambitious targets for net zero carbon emissions. Robert has also been a significant contributor to our community, sharing his business acumen and experience through his service on our Faculty Advancement Board.
In the coming months, you will hear more about specific initiatives in the Faculty as we continue to focus on our priority to support underrepresented groups and make sure that students have access to experiential learning opportunities as well as some of the most recognized academic programs in the world. You will also see more of the innovative ideas our students bring to life. In fact, the 看片视频 Engine Centre has become so successful it has begun to develop the entrepreneurial ideas of professors and students in other faculties on campus. Our goal all along has been to support the technology-based ecosystem of the entire University.
The Dean鈥檚 Report shines the spotlight on the members of our community who every day make sure our students get what they need to pursue their goals. This includes, of course, the many excellent professors who offer courses and guidance across our Departments and Schools. It also includes the staff who work, day in and day out, to answer students鈥� questions, treating each as a unique individual who will one day become a future member of our alumni community.
You, our alumni, make up the largest part of this community and we want to celebrate what you have achieved over your careers and the way you give back to 看片视频. Be sure to read about Zhu Liu and Liying Jiang, who met while at 看片视频 and have gone on to successful engineering careers in Boston. Like many alumni donors, they are 鈥榩aying it forward,鈥� as Zhu Liu likes to say, by setting up an entrance scholarship for women in engineering.
Be sure also to peruse the photos of donors and students who attended this year鈥檚 Donor Student Awards ceremony.
I am very happy to have met and come to know many of you as I served our community, and I look forward to seeing you all in the years to come.
Jim
Jim A. Nicell, PhD, PEng | Dean & Professor听
Faculty of Engineering |听看片视频 University听
Tel: (514) 398-7251 | Fax: (514) 398-7379 | Email:听jim.nicell [at] mcgill.ca
Introduction du doyen : Batir notre communaut茅
Comme mon mandat de doyen de la facult茅 de g茅nie prendra bient么t fin en juin, je vous pr茅sente le Rapport du doyen pour la derni猫re fois. Je me consid猫re privil茅gi茅 d鈥檃voir pu contribuer 脿 cette facult茅 au cours des dix derni猫res ann茅es 鈥� soit en participant 脿 de nouveaux programmes et initiatives pour am茅liorer l鈥檈xp茅rience des 茅tudiants autant en classe qu鈥櫭� l鈥檈xt茅rieur, en assistant au d茅veloppement et 脿 l鈥檈ssor de centres et d鈥檌nstituts qui stimulent l鈥檌nnovation et influencent notre monde, et surtout, en travaillant avec la communaut茅 dynamique form茅e par nos 茅tudiants, notre personnel, les membres de notre facult茅 et vous, nos dipl么m茅s. Avoir pu collaborer avec vous pour faire de cette facult茅 ce qu鈥檈lle est aujourd鈥檋ui a 茅t茅 pour moi un honneur.
C鈥檈st dans cet esprit que je vous invite 脿 en apprendre plus sur quelques-unes des forces de notre communaut茅 au sein de la Facult茅. Dans une ville reconnue en tant que troisi猫me centre mondial de fabrication a茅rospatiale, et, de fait, le seul endroit au monde o霉 un avion entier peut 锚tre assembl茅 脿 partir de composantes fabriqu茅es localement, l鈥橧nstitut d鈥檌ng茅nierie a茅rospatiale de 看片视频 (MIAE) a r茅cemment r茅alis茅 de grandes avanc茅es, tant au niveau de la recherche que des options d鈥櫭﹖udes sup茅rieures pour les 茅tudiants.
Ce bulletin met en lumi猫re la recherche men茅e par le MIAE ainsi que la r茅cente visite d鈥橝irbus mise sur pied pour pr茅senter nos chercheurs 脿 leurs homologues de l鈥檌ndustrie et pour cr茅er des liens collaboratifs. Robert Dewar (B. Ing鈥�86), vice-pr茅sident principal, satisfaction des clients, services et politique des produits A220 d鈥橝irbus Canada, s鈥檈st adress茅 脿 un groupe d鈥櫭﹖udiants lors de sa visite. Consolidant les liens de l鈥檌nstitut avec l鈥檌ndustrie, il a permis aux dipl么m茅s d鈥檈ntrevoir des d茅fis qui guettent les constructeurs a茅ronautiques dans l鈥檃tteinte des objectifs de r茅duction nette 脿 z茅ro des 茅missions de carbone. Robert a 茅galement contribu茅 de mani猫re significative 脿 notre communaut茅 en partageant son sens des affaires et son exp茅rience au sein de notre Conseil d鈥檃vancement de la Facult茅.
Au cours des prochains mois, vous entendrez parler d鈥檌nitiatives concr猫tes de la Facult茅, alors que nous continuerons 脿 prioriser l鈥檃ppui aux groupes sous-repr茅sent茅s et 脿 nous assurer que les 茅tudiants b茅n茅ficient d鈥檕ccasions d鈥檃pprentissage exp茅rientiel et acc猫dent aux programmes acad茅miques les plus reconnus dans le monde. Vous d茅couvrirez aussi un grand nombre de concepts novateurs d茅velopp茅s par nos 茅tudiants. Le succ猫s du 看片视频 Engine Centre est d鈥檃illeurs tel qu鈥檌l contribue 脿 nourrir les id茅es entrepreneuriales des professeurs et 茅tudiants d鈥檃utres facult茅s du campus. Notre intention a toujours 茅t茅 de soutenir l鈥櫭ヽosyst猫me technologique de toute l鈥檜niversit茅.
Le Rapport du doyen jette un 茅clairage sur les membres de notre communaut茅 qui, chaque jour, s鈥檃ssurent que nos 茅tudiants ne manquent de rien pour atteindre leurs objectifs. Ceci inclut 茅videmment les nombreux et excellents professeurs qui dispensent cours et conseils dans nos d茅partements et nos 茅coles. Ceci inclut aussi le personnel qui se d茅voue quotidiennement pour r茅pondre aux questions des 茅tudiants, traitant chacun comme un 锚tre unique qui rejoindra un jour notre cohorte de dipl么m茅s.
Car c鈥檈st vous, nos dipl么m茅s, qui formez la majorit茅 de cette communaut茅. Nous voulons souligner les r茅alisations que vous avez accomplies dans la profession, et la fa莽on dont vous rendez 脿 看片视频 ce qu鈥檈lle vous a offert. Ne manquez pas l鈥檃rticle sur Zhu Liu et Liying Jiang, qui se sont connus 脿 看片视频 et qui m猫nent de brillantes carri猫res d鈥檌ng茅nieurs 脿 Boston. Tout comme nombre de dipl么m茅s-donateurs, le couple a choisi de 芦 donner au suivant 禄, comme Zhu Liu aime le d茅crire, en cr茅ant une bourse d鈥檈ntr茅e pour les femmes en g茅nie.
Nous vous invitons finalement 脿 jeter un coup d鈥櫯搃l aux photos des donateurs et des 茅tudiants qui ont particip茅 脿 la c茅r茅monie des Donor Student Awards de cette ann茅e.
Je suis tr猫s heureux d鈥檃voir pu rencontrer et conna卯tre un grand nombre d鈥檈ntre vous au cours de mon travail au service de notre communaut茅, et je me r茅jouis 脿 l鈥檌d茅e de vous revoir dans les ann茅es 脿 venir.
Jim
Jim A. Nicell, PhD, P. Ing | Doyen et professeur听
Facult茅 de g茅nie | Universit茅 看片视频听
T茅l茅phone : (514) 398-7251 | T茅l茅copieur : (514) 398-7379听| Courriel : jim.nicell [at] mcgill.ca