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More than 1,300 students and faculty are now studying and working at the new downtown Oshawa campus as

the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities joined the Faculty of Education in September. Students willmove between 55 Bond Street East, the Regent Theatre,61 Charles Street, McLaughlin Square at 50 RichmondStreet and the CIBC building at 2 Simcoe Street North

to attend classes and labs and have access to importantstudent services.

In 2008 the Faculty of Education was warmly receiveddowntown when it moved to a refurbished building at11 Simcoe Street North. The Faculty of Social Scienceand Humanities moved into the new 2,787-square-metre, ve-storey building at 55 Bond Street East inSeptember and will occupy 61 Charles Street when thewinter semester begins in January 2011.

Formerly used as retail space, three mall-level unitsat McLaughlin Square will temporarily house studentservices for the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities. These services include

the Student Experience Centre, Registrars of ce, and aprayer room.

A dedicated oor at 2 Simcoe Street South willprovide close to 743 square metres of space used

predominantly for research but will also include someof ce space and the University-Community Link Unit(CLU). This space will also house UOITs psychologylabs and a media and communication lab whereundergraduate and graduate students can take part infaculty-led research projects.

Linking the Regent Theatre with 55 Bond Street,students, staff, faculty and community members willenjoy a new beautifully landscaped urban park thisspring. Plans are underway to transform Victoria Streetinto a recreation area that will include a walkway,external seating, a small stage area for outdoorentertainment and possibly a farmers market.

For more information on how to support this dynamicgrowth in downtown Oshawa, please contact:

Clive Waugh, executive director, AdvancementT: 905.721.3051E: clive.waugh@uoit.ca

Health informatics is a growing area of study and vital to managing the economic impact of health care.Recognizing the need to bring together technology andhealth care to approach this area of study, UOIT hascreated a multidisciplinary graduate studies program inHealth Informatics.

Students in this program are prepared to identify,develop and manage health-care information systems

that support health-care administration, managementpolicy training, clinical management and clinicalresearch. They are exposed to leading research on thelatest advances in health informatics.

An example of the innovative health informaticsresearch conducted on campus is the work of Dr.Carolyn McGregor, an assistant professor who is cross-appointed between the faculties of Health Sciences andBusiness and Information Technology. Dr. McGregorholds a Canada Research Chair in Health Informaticsand her research involves using simulation to conductleading-edge research work with the potential toimprove survival rates for premature babies; provideaccess to neonatologists in remote areas of Canada;and help with earlier detection of infection.

By utilizing computing and information technology,Dr. McGregors work is helping ful l the shortage of

neonatologists in remote areas, enabling simulatedface-to-face encounters between patients and specialists,and supporting babies born in Third World countries. Inaddition, it has the potential to reduce costs of care,assist in identifying new disease and treatment andimprove patient management.

A mix of nine PhD, graduate and undergraduatestudents combine to make up Dr. McGregors researchgroup, which is also focusing on the provision of next-generation decision support and using real-time patientdata to assist critical-care patients for the present and

the future.

For more information on how to support this area of

research and studies, please contact:Nell Redley, senior development of cer, AdvancementT: 905.721.8668 ext. 6512E: nell.redley@uoit.ca

Faculty of Social Science andHumanities moves downtown

Multi-disciplinary graduate students

UOIT Alumni DirectoryIf you have recently moved, changed jobs, or updated your email address you can now keep your information up-to-date by logging in to the UOIT Alumni Directory.

The directory is designed to help you make the most of your UOIT connection. Its easy to use and provides many useful services, including the following:

:: A directory of UOIT alumni that allows you to nd people using their name, city, degree or class year;:: The ability to create or edit your full biographical pro le for display online;:: Subscription to email newsletters, so you never miss an event or breaking news; and:: A private mail option to have email sent to you without revealing your address.

You can log in at www.uoit. . Go to the alumni section and select UOIT alumni directory.

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Becoming an anchor at TSN is a dream come true forBachelor of Commerce graduate Kate Beirness. Oncean in-game announcer for the Durham Lords and

colour commentator for the campus radio station,The Riot, these skills and those she gained pursuing her post-secondary education has helped her achieve

remarkable career success.

UOIT gave me a lot of con dence. Being in the Businessprogram, speci cally Marketing, many of my coursesrevolved around presentations. Consistently presenting in class gave me incredible comfort to perform in frontof an audience, which has helped me do what I do onan everyday basis, said Beirness.

Beirness passion for sports broadcasting startedwhen, as a student, she began volunteering at RogersTV in Durham Region, where she mainly coveredgames on campus. She was soon hired as the in-gameannouncer for the Durham Lords. During her nal year

at UOIT, she was hired by Rogers TV as the sportsanchor. Shortly after accepting a position at Rogersshe landed a videographer and anchor position with

Channel /A\ in Barrie, Ontario, which led to her newposition at TSN.

Growing up, Beirness played competitive basketballand she attributes sports to helping her learn thebene ts of teamwork, how to deal with pressure, andhow to use constructive criticism.

When asked who had the biggest impact on her as astudent, Beirness replied No doubt everyone in theAthletic department. The support they gave me (andstill do) helped me start my career and their con dencehas helped me succeed.

With the Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario Minister of Energy at the podium, UOIT of cially opened its highly-anticipated Clean Energy Research Laboratory (CERL)at its north Oshawa campus on September 7. CERL ishome to the rst lab-scale demonstration of a copper-

chlorine cycle for thermochemical water splitting andnuclear hydrogen production. The mission of CERL is todevelop clean energy technologies and move them fromlaboratory to commercial and industrial application.

The provincial government contributed $3 million tosupport the development of the laboratory and tohelp UOIT develop its capacity in hydrogen technologyresearch. CERL houses externally funded researchprojects valued at more than $5.5 million including $1.78 million from the Ontario Ministry of Researchand Innovation and $485,000 from the NaturalSciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada,among others.

As global oil reserves are reduced amidst rising demandfor oil, major efforts around the world have focusedon hydrogen as a next-generation fuel, since it does

not emit greenhouse gases. A key challenge facing afuture transition to a hydrogen economy is asustainable, ef cient method of producing hydrogenin large capacities. UOITs Dr. Greg Naterer, associatedean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and

Canada Research Chair in Advanced Energy Systems,is leading a consortium of more than 30 researchersrepresenting eight universities across Ontario andinternationally that is developing a copper-chlorinecycle for producing hydrogen from nuclear energy.

The waste product of burning hydrogen is water. Asa mass-scale carrier of energy, hydrogen use wouldprotect the environment for future generations byreducing and eliminating greenhouse gas emissionsand pollution from fossil fuels. Safer than gasoline,diesel and other non-renewable energy sources,hydrogen production could also eliminate dependenceon imported fuels. As a direct result of research ledby UOIT, many other countries have started copper-chlorine cycle programs for hydrogen productionincluding France, Romania, England, India and China.

Clean Energy Research Lab unveiled

Harold Pat Dooley, a man passionate about educationand a steadfast supporter of UOIT and its students,has left a $300,000 bequest to the university that willkeep his spirit alive on campus and in the hearts of

students for years to come. Mr. Dooley passed away onNovember 15, 2009 at the remarkable age of 103.

Mr. Dooley was an incredible man and he will be greatlymissed by everyone who knew him, said MaryLynnWest-Moynes, vice-president, External Relations. Heunderstood the importance of investing in educationand the leaders of tomorrow. His incredible generositywill enable many UOIT students to focus on their studiesand their career goals. We are deeply grateful to receive

this legacy gift and because of it many more studentswill bene t from his support and will go on to make adifference in the world.

An electrician by trade, Mr. Dooley worked and livedacross North America. He retired from Lasco Steel (nowGerdau Ameristeel) when he was 74 years old and settledin Oshawa, Ontario. Throughout his career and well intohis retirement he was an active member of theInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)and attended many of the organizations activities.Never married and without children of his own, headopted the IBEW as his family.

In honour of his gift, the Harold Pat Dooley EndowedEducation Fund will be created to provide eligiblestudents with nancial assistance so they can acquire

the real-world and high-tech skills needed to meet the demands of the knowledge-based economy. Anapplication for matching funds will be made to theOntario Trust for Student Support, which will create apermanent endowment of $600,000.

When asked his secret to living well, Dooley once saidI just keep thinking about doing more for the kids.Thats what keeps me going. Many of those kidswill achieve their goals because Pat Dooley never lostsight of his.

For more information about planned giving to UOIT,please contact:

Clive Waugh, executive director, AdvancementT: 905.721.3051E: clive.waugh@uoit.ca

UOIT alumna new face of TSNSportsCentre

Harold Pat Dooleys legacy lives on at UOIT

From left: Dr. Richard Marceau, provost; MPP Wayne Arthurs;the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Energy; MPP RezaMoridi; and Dr. Greg Naterer, associate dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and Canada ResearchChair in Advanced Energy Systems during the grand openingcelebration of the Clean Energy Research Laboratory onSeptember 7.

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ReseaRch

UOIT tud t u i t rdi ip i r p r-r vi w d jour

The culmination of many months of hard work anddedication resulted in the launch of UOITs rstinterdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal operated solelyby students. The Circle@UOIT launched its inauguralissue in early March 2010.

The Circle, an online bi-annual publication, wasdesigned to offer undergraduate and graduatestudents the opportunity to showcase their workincluding research papers, projects, assignmentsand creative pieces to the rest of the academicworld. The publication contains articles and creativecommunication projects in categories including Research, Life and Art, which have been speciallycommissioned or submitted for peer-review andpublication.

The opportunity to work on The Circle and createsomething from the ground up has been a very

rewarding experience, said Robert Sudak, Bachelor of Communication student, class of 2012. This is going

to put UOIT student research on the North Americanmap and I look forward to looking back and being able to say I made that.

To view The Circle@UOIT, please visitwww.uoit. /t ir .

facUlTy

Dr. Rupi d r Br r d O t rio B t l tur r

Dr. Rupinder Brar, a Physics lecturer with the Facultyof Science, was named TVOs 2010 Big Ideas BestLecturer on Saturday, April 17, 2010. This marks thesecond time in the ve-year history of the competition

that a UOIT lecturer has won top prize.

I am sincerely honoured to have been selected asOntarios Best Lecturer, said Dr. Brar. Teaching ismy passion and I thoroughly enjoy challenging andinspiring my students to push their own boundariesof thinking and learning. I would like to thank mystudents for the nomination and the amazing supportI have received from them and the UOIT community.

Dr. Brars winning lecture was titled Exoplanets:The Search for Other Earths, and for being namedOntarios top lecturer, a $10,000 TD Meloche Monnexscholarship will be awarded to UOIT.

A total of 692 professors were originally nominated

and of those 332 accepted the nomination.

Celebrating successalUmnI

Jessica OBrien the frst Canadian student to r ivu r t o r ip

By mixing her Health Sciences studies with researchopportunities and an internship at Ontario PowerGeneration (OPG), Jessica OBrien, class of 2010,became the rst-ever Canadian student to receive

the United States based Roy G. Post FoundationScholarship.

Im very honoured to have received this scholarship,said OBrien. This is an area that greatly interestsme, so this is a tremendous opportunity as a student

to meet and learn from experts from around the worldand to build on all my experiences at UOIT.

The Post Foundation is a non-pro t corporationdedicated to education in the safe management of nuclear materials. Scholarship recipients receive$5,000 towards furthering their education and are

judged on their academic records, have to submitreference letters and discuss their area of interest.

In OBriens case, she submitted a paper aboutnuclear safety that took a broad look at nuclear wastemanagement, including health impacts.

a dr w P d r o wi top c i tr priz i O t rio

For the second year in a row, the Faculty of Sciencecelebrated the outstanding achievement of a fourth-year chemistry student on the provincial stage. AndrewPedersen, class of 2010, topped the competition at

the 38th Southern Ontario Undergraduate StudentChemistry Conference (SOUSCC) on March 20, 2010.

Pederson received rst prize in the Polymer andMaterials Chemistry section for his 20-minute oralpresentation entitled Synthesis and Characterizationof Platinum/Sulfonated Carbon Catalysts to Increase

Proton Conductivity in Fuel Cell Applications. Hisresearch is aimed at improving the ef ciency of chemical reactions in fuel cells to improve theiroverall performance. His ndings will be submitted

to scienti c journals for publication.

I feel a lot of our success comes from the market-driven research we do here at UOIT, said Pederson.

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