To get there, Ontario’s engineersare bringing their technical exper-tise and problem-solving skills to

the design of new technologies andprocesses that will allow us to shiftaway from high-carbon fossil fuelsto low- or no-carbon alternatives.

DOING AWAY WITH THE FURNACEOver the past three decades, we’vemade housing more energy efficientthrough stringent building codes andimproving the efficiency of windowsand furnaces. “These are positive steps,”says Dr. Ian Beausoleil-Morrison, “butthey are incremental. We’re increasingefficiency by a few percentage pointsat a time, but if we are serious abouttackling climate change, we can’t tweakthe furnace, we need to get rid of thefurnace entirely.”

Achieving this in Canada’s northernclimate, however, will require a re-thinking of what is possible, says theCanada Research Chair and professorat Carleton’s Faculty of Engineeringand Design.

Dr. Beausoleil-Morrison is the projectlead for the newly built UrbandaleCentre for Home Energy Research, acustom-built 1,600-square-foot two-sto-rey house at Carleton that is providingopportunities to test innovations in solarenergy and explore other zero-carbontechnologies.

One project is looking into seasonalthermal storage – finding a way to storethe energy collected by the house’ssolar panels during the summer so thatit can be used during an Ottawa winter,when the temperature is in the minus20s and sunlight is in short supply.

What is basically a large and heavilyinsulated sandbox might provide a solu-tion. “In the summer, we can heat thewet sand up to 80 degrees and storethat energy, so that in winter we candraw the energy back out to supply thehome’s hot water and heating needs.”

Dr. Beausoleil-Morrison adds thatmoving towards renewable energyand away from fossil fuels is far morethan just an engineering challenge tobe solved. “Engineering is a big partof the solution, but we also need tochange public policy and shift ouroverall mindset.”

FINDING NEWWAYS TO STORE ANDRECOVER ENERGY“Renewable energy is great – exceptwhen the wind is not blowing or thesun is not shining,” says Dr. Brant Pep-

pley, a professor in the departments ofchemical engineering and mechanicaland materials engineering at Queen’s.

Dr. Peppley has spent the past fiveyears as the project lead of EnergyStorage and Recovery Ontario (ESARO),a $5-million initiative funded by theprovincial government and supportedby eight companies, including two fo-cused on fuel cells. ESARO’s researchersare investigating ways to store excessrenewable energy and dispatch it whenneeded – doing so with a minimal orzero-carbon footprint.

Much of Dr. Peppley’s work has fo-cused on developing energy storagesolutions that take the excess electricitygenerated by wind power and convert-ing it into hydrogen. Dr. Peppley is look-ing at ways to improve the efficiency ofthese polymer electrolysis systems bydeveloping new alloys and catalysts.

“We’re trying to overcome some ofthe barriers that are slowing the com-mercialization of these technologies sothat they can last longer and be morestable, easier to manufacture and lessexpensive.”

Hydrogenics, a Mississauga-basedcompany that has partnered withESARO, is already deploying this tech-nology on a large scale, and partner-ships with other companies, includingBallard and General Motors, are alsogenerating innovative ways to storeenergy and retrieve it with a minimalcarbon footprint.

IMPROVING EFFICIENCIES OFBACKUP ENERGY SOURCESDr. Bryan Karney, a professor in thedepartment of civil engineering andassociate dean of cross-disciplinaryprograms at the University of Toronto,is also seeking solutions that will allowfor a greater reliance on renewableenergy sources.

“As we put in more supplies ofrenewable energy, we also need toensure the quality and reliability of theelectrical grid,” he notes. Rather thanrelying on backup generating capacitythat uses fossil fuels, Dr. Karney thinkswe can get the backup power weneed by using hydro resources morestrategically.

“If you can store water, you can storeenergy,” he says. “I’m working on

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Ontario’s engineers are exploring ways to shift to energy sources that don’t rely on carbon-based fuels. Left: Dr. Brant Peppley, of Queen’s University, has led the five-year Energy Storageand Recovery Ontario initiative, which has made significant advances in fuel cell technology. Centre: At a custom-built house in Ottawa, Dr. Ian Beausoleil-Morrison of Carleton University andhis team are testing innovations in solar energy and other zero-carbon technologies. Right: Improving our existing low-carbon energy sources, like hydro power, is a focus of the work of Dr.Bryan Karney of the University of Toronto. SUPPLIED

many projects to improve the efficiencyof our hydro resources because it willallow us to add more high-quality windand solar into the system.”

Some of his recent work has in-volved pursuing ways to “ease someof the constraints” of the Niagara Riversystem. “This complex already playsa strategic role in stabilizing the prov-ince’s electrical grid – we think it maybe possible that it can do even better.”

TECHNOLOGY IS ONE PIECE OF THEPUZZLEThe challenges of climate changeand the shifts that will be required totransform our economy away from areliance on fossil fuels are not to beunderestimated. But what the workof these Ontario engineers shows isthat the drive to innovate – to improveexisting technologies or create newones – can ultimately bring about thesolutions we need to create a moresustainable future.

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Ontario minister Glen Murraytook engineering courses inuniversity, even though he

was a liberal arts student and couldn’tget credit for these subjects. He hadtwo reasons: engineering fascinatedhim and he believed then, as he doesnow, that engineering should be partof a liberal arts degree.

“I really do think we should teachengineering in undergraduate edu-cation,” says Mr. Murray, who took

on the province’s environment andclimate change portfolio last year.“Liberal arts and science and engineer-ing should be in the same place.”

Mr. Murray, who majored in urbanstudies at Montreal’s Concordia Uni-versity, has put his building and engi-neering knowledge to good use overthe years: in his posts as Ontariominister of research and innovation,transportation and infrastructure, andin his earlier, private sector roles as

managing partner at a Toronto urbansustainability consulting firm, and assenior resident and visiting fellow atthe University of Toronto’s Faculty ofArchitecture and Landscape Design.

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The work of Professional Engi-neers Ontario (PEO) and theOntario Society of Professional

Engineers (OSPE) is complementary,regulating and advancing the profes-sion in Ontario.

Through the Professional EngineersAct, PEO governs licence and certificateholders and regulates professionalengineering in Ontario to serve andprotect the public.

Established on June 14, 1922, PEO isthe licensing and regulating body forengineering in the province. It fulfills thesame role for engineers as the Collegeof Physicians and Surgeons for doctorsor the Law Society of Upper Canadafor lawyers.

OSPE is the voice of the engineer-ing profession in Ontario. OSPE raisesawareness of the role of engineers insociety and influences public policythat affects the profession. OSPE wasformed in 2000 after members of

PEO voted to separate regulatory andmember-interest functions into twodistinct organizations.

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In September 2015, OSPE releasedEngineering a Cleaner Economy:Examining Ontario’s Carbon Pric-ing Program and the Role of Inno-vation and included the followingrecommendations to government:

1. Decarbonization to the extentproposed by the Ontariogovernment (reduce emis-sions by 15% below 1990 levelsby 2020, 37% by 2030, and80% by 2050) will require ahuge amount of technologicalinnovation and a coordinated,enduring approach to technol-ogy policies and research andinnovation.

2. Engineers must be involved inthe design and maintenance ofthis technology.

3. Cap-and-trade must be imple-mented in a way that does notcause economic hardship forenergy-intensive and trade-exposed industries.

4. Ontario must follow the leadof other jurisdictions and takeproactive measures to mitigatethe financial impacts felt byindividual households.

5. Revenue from the programmust be re-invested in sustain-able infrastructure and researchand development of greentechnologies. Early estimatessuggest that Ontario couldgenerate between $1.5-billionand $2-billion annually fromcap-and-trade auction revenuesby 2020.

6. Research and developmentgrants and policies should rec-ognize and support individualsand small companies for pilotprojects and new inventionsin addition to support for well-established firms.

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Dr. Sheldon Williamson is workingto reduce some of the barriersthat are preventing the wide-

spread adoption of electric vehicles.One of the biggest roadblocks is vehiclerange, says the associate professor inthe Faculty of Engineering and AppliedScience at the University of OntarioInstitute of Technology (UOIT).

To address this, he and his colleaguesare investigating ways to extend vehiclerange by improving the energy manage-ment of battery packs using advancedpower electronics. “Through our innova-tions with power electric converters weare currently able to extend the rangeof an electric car from 150 kilometreson a single charge to more than 200kilometres, at the same cost.”

Increasing a vehicle’s driving range isone side of the equation; the other isfinding more efficient ways to chargevehicles, including strategies that don’tinvolve plugging in an electrical cord.Dr. Williamson is collaborating withindustry partners to develop lightning-fast wireless charging systems that cancharge fleets of electric vehicles, such

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Removing roadblocks to sustainable transportation

as those used on campuses, and he’salso exploring wireless charging formass transit vehicles.

However, when looking at the netimpact of electrified transport, it’simportant to consider the source of theelectricity. An electric vehicle poweredby electricity generated from a coal-

burning power plant has a lower carbonfootprint than a conventional vehicle,but it still has an impact. With this inmind, Dr. Williamson and his studentsare looking at ways to charge electricvehicles using energy collected by solarpanels connected to a smart microgridon the university’s campus.

work is done by qualified engineeringlicence holders.

Both organizations work togetherthrough many of the local PEO chaptershosting joint events, seminars and engi-neering competitions across Ontario. Ev-ery November, OSPE and PEO host theOntario Professional Engineers Awardsto celebrate the accomplishments of theprofession’s best and brightest.

OSPE and PEO also work closelytogether at the head office level. Forexample, in May 2015, OSPE, PEO andConsulting Engineers of Ontario metwith officials from the Ministry of Eco-nomic Development, Employment andInfrastructure to present a united front onthe omission of professional engineersfrom Bill 6 – the Infrastructure for Jobsand Prosperity Act. PEO and OSPE is-sued a joint submission to the StandingCommittee on General Government toensure the new legislation defines therole of a Professional Engineer in the Act.

Dr. Williamson says that providingopportunities for students to investi-gate these issues is critical. The UOITFaculty of Engineering and AppliedScience’s research in the area of sustain-ability is led by a globally recognizedfaculty who have strong partnershipswith both government and industry.State-of-the-art teaching and researchfacilities, such as the Clean Energy Re-search Lab and the Automotive Centreof Excellence, play an important rolein developing innovative ideas intoreal-world solutions. The electricalengineering specialization in smartgrid and mechanical engineering spe-cialization in energy are also excellentavenues to develop the engineers oursociety needs as we shift away from acarbon-based economy.

“In my field, there is a desperate needfor engineers to develop solutions forsustainable transport,” says Dr. Wil-liamson. “The research happening inour Faculty can provide the expertiseand remove some of the roadblocksthat are preventing the widespreadcommercialization of electric vehicles.”

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Research institute seeks innovative solutions to urban challenges

“It’s fair to say that water distribu-tion, like electricity distribution,has historically been quite

‘dumb,’” says Dr. Rupp Carriveau, aprofessor of civil and environmentalengineering at the University of Wind-sor. “If there’s a leak in the water

Bringing together multiple stake-holders and points of view isa priority for Dr. Arnold Yuan,

professor of civil engineering at Ry-erson University. As director of theRyerson Institute for InfrastructureInnovation (RIII), Dr. Yuan leads amultidisciplinary group of researcherswho are seeking ways to improve thewater, transportation, wastewater andenergy infrastructure in our cities.

“The broad scope of our work ad-dresses the four qualities that need to

system, you often only know aboutit if someone is flooded out.”

Through his work with the EssexRegion Smart Water Project, he’ssearching for ways to smarten up thesystem with sensors that monitorpressure loss and collect data that can

be used to make more informed watermanagement decisions.

Ontario’s Essex County has thehighest concentration of greenhousesin North America, and, in 2012, it ac-counted for 80 per cent of the province’sgreenhouse vegetable production, val-

ued at $660-million. These greenhousesalso account for more than three-quarters of the area’s water use, whichhas raised questions as to whether theindustry can expand further withoutnegatively impacting water availabilityor water pressure for the region’s other

be integrated into our built environ-ment – sustainability, intelligence,resilience and flexibility.

In its first year of operation, RIIIcompleted two projects for PPP Can-ada that assessed the engineeringinnovations and economic risk ofprojects funded through public-privatepartnerships (P3s).

The first project compared the engi-neering innovations incorporated intoP3-funded projects to those fundedthrough traditional mechanisms and

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residential, commercial, industrial andagricultural customers.

Through the Essex Region SmartWater Project, Dr. Carriveau is install-ing sensors in greenhouses to monitorpressure and flow loss, which will en-able him to build a model that incorpo-rates historic trends and real-time data.

“This model will allow us to recognizepatterns in real time and be predictiveabout demand requirements,” he says.“We can see how a greenhouse grow-ing cucumbers pulls water comparedto one growing tomatoes, and wecan predict the impact of other fac-tors like sunshine and temperature.In practical terms, this means we areable to build a demand curve that theutility can follow to be more strategicin its planning.”

The current data shows that unlikeearlier predictions that greenhousegrowers were close to being “cappedout waterwise,” the water was simplybeing allocated inefficiently. The util-ity will be able to use Dr. Carriveau’swork to better align water supply anddemand.

His experience on this project ex-emplifies the unique strengths thatuniversity-based research engineersbring to complex, multi-stakeholderprojects. “As an unbiased third party,we’re able to go in and see the chal-lenges. We were then able to bringtogether the municipalities, watersupplier and greenhouse growers, andthat allowed important conversationsto occur.”

identified the factors that need tobe in place to allow for innovativeapproaches.

“Overall, the Canadian P3 markettakes a very positive view on the trackrecord on the use of innovations in P3s,”says Dr. Yuan. “But we have identifiedareas where it can be done better.”

The second project analyzed theresidual value risk of P3 projects – therisk that the asset does not have thevalue originally expected. “We broughtin very strong data analysis and empiri-

cal evidence to show that P3s have anadvantage in managing residual valuerisk,” he says. “This finding is an impor-tant consideration when planning largeinfrastructure projects and affirms thatP3s offer value for money.”

These are still early days for the In-stitute, but Dr. Yuan sees many oppor-tunities to bring together researchersfrom multiple disciplines to collaborateon initiatives that address the complexand interconnected challenges of oururban environments.

“We brought in very strongdata analysis and empiricalevidence to show that P3shave an advantage in man-aging residual value risk.”

Dr. Arnold Yuanis a professor of civil engineering atRyerson University

“We can see how agreenhouse growingcucumbers pulls watercompared to onegrowing tomatoes,and we can predict theimpact of other factorslike sunshine andtemperature.”Dr. Rupp Carriveauis a professor of civil andenvironmental engineering atthe University of Windsor

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2015 OPEA recipients embody the varied qualities

CRISTINA AMONSc.D., P.Eng., FAAAS, FASEE,FASME, FCAE, FCSME, FEIC, FIEEE,FRSC, NAEDean, Faculty of Applied Science &Engineering, University of TorontoAlumni Professor in Bioengineer-ing, Department of Mechanical &Industrial Engineering

GOLD MEDAL

Dr. Amon is a pioneer in develop-ing computational fluid dynamicsto formulate thermal designs sub-ject to multidisciplinary constraintsand an engineering leader ofexceptional research and leader-ship accomplishments.

She joined U of T’s Facultyof Applied Science & Engineer-ing as Dean in 2006. Under herleadership, the faculty is globallyrecognized for interdisciplinaryresearch and education and hasachieved record scholarly awards,research funding and industrypartnerships.

Dr. Amon is widely known forher initiatives to promote diver-sity and inclusion, including co-founding the Society of WomenEngineers workshop for femaleand minority high school studentsand the Skule Sisters program,connecting female high schoolstudents with current female Uof T engineering students.

Through her research, Dr. Amonaddresses thermal transport in na-noscale semiconductors, energysystems and biomedical devices.She is internationally acclaimed forher contributions to engineeringeducation, concurrent thermaldesigns, electronics cooling andtransient thermal managementof wearable computers. She hasauthored over 350 articles and in2012 was named among Canada’sTop 25 Women of Influence.

MICHAEL A. BUTTP.Eng.Chairman and CEO, Buttcon Limited

ENGINEERING MEDAL –MANAGEMENT

Since starting his first companyas an undergraduate, MichaelButt has worked for over 50years in the construction indus-try, building his own companieswhile continuously championingchange and innovation withinthe profession.

As a managing director withMitchell Construction Canada,Mr. Butt worked in Barbados,where he introduced Canadianmaterials and construction meth-ods; following a transfer toJohannesburg, South Africa,he spearheaded the use of tableforms to revolutionize buildingtimelines.

In 1979, he started ButtconLimited, a 100 per cent employ-ee-owned Canadian generalcontractor; clients and employ-ees attribute the company’s suc-cess to Mr. Butt’s commitmentto outstanding managementpractices. The company hascompleted high-profile projectsthat include restoring Queen’sPark and converting Maple LeafGardens into a multipurposefacility. It is currently restoringSt. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto.

Mr. Butt’s dedication to out-standing management practiceand engineering excellence wasparticularly evident when, aselected chair of the board ofdirectors of the Greater TorontoAirports Authority, he oversawthe $4.4-billion expansion ofToronto Pearson InternationalAirport, one of the largest infra-structure projects in Canada, ontime and on budget.

ANDREW DAUGULISM.E.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng.Professor of Chemical Engineeringand Research Chair, Biochemi-cal and Cell Culture Engineering,Queen’s University

ENGINEERING MEDAL –RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Daugulis’s pioneering re-search has changed the waymicrobial cells are cultivatedin toxic environments, trans-forming long-used chemicalprocesses into environmentallysustainable biological ones. Atechnology platform known astwo-phase partitioning bioreac-tors (TPPBs) is based on Dr.Daugulis’s work. TPPBs elimi-nate the toxicity associated withthe accumulation of valuablebioproducts within fermentationsystems, a long-sought-after ob-jective applicable across manyindustrial processes.

His research in ethanol extrac-tive fermentation has enabledmore efficient production ofethanol; this work has gainedworldwide attention and com-mercial interest, and led tothe development of patentedtechnologies that have beenlicensed to U.S. and Canadiancompanies.

He has consistently demon-strated the versatility of TPPBsto provide clean, innovativeand efficient technologies inremoving pollutants. With morethan 200 peer-reviewed articlespublished in top-ranked interna-tional journals, Dr. Daugulis hashelped transfer TPPB technol-ogy and supporting conceptsinto industry, ensuring this classof green process technologiesreceives serious considerationfrom industrial manufacturers.

SETH DWORKINM.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., P.Eng.Associate Professor, Mechanicaland Industrial Engineering,Ryerson University

ENGINEERING MEDAL –YOUNG ENGINEER

Although still early in his career,Dr. Dworkin is an establishedleader in high-performancecomputation of combustion,with his research cited as someof the most rigorous sciencepublished on the formation andoxidation of soot.

He has been at the top of hisfield since graduating summacum laude and first in his classfrom McMaster University. Hecompleted both his master’s andPhD at Yale University and thencompleted a postdoctoral fellow-ship at the University of Toronto,where he continued to makemajor research achievementsin computational combustion.

In 2015, Dr. Dworkin wasgranted tenure and promoted toassociate professor of mechani-cal and industrial engineeringat Ryerson University. With histeam at Ryerson, he uses state-of-the-art, high-performancecomputing techniques to simu-late combustion systems andthe pollutants they emit, andnumerical analysis to solveproblems related to Canadianindustry and the global envi-ronment.

His group has developednovel numerical algorithms tolower the cost of implement-ing ground source heat pumps(GSHP). Dr. Dworkin’s start-up company, HGS, providessoftware tools and performscomputations for improvedGSHP designs.

M. HESHAM EL NAGGARM.E.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng., FASCE,FEICAssociate Dean of Research,Faculty of Engineering & ResearchDirector, Geotechnical ResearchCentre, Western University

ENGINEERING MEDAL –RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

A leading authority on soil dy-namics, machine vibrations andfoundations, and earthquakeengineering, Dr. El Naggar isinternationally respected forhis development of non-linearcomputer modelling and care-fully designed and executed ex-perimental modelling and full-scale testing. His findings havebeen successfully transferred toindustry and incorporated intonational design guidelines andinternational codes.

He was the lead developerand co-author of the DYNA6computer program that cal-culates and analyzes the re-sponse and design of founda-tions subjected to dynamicloading; the software is usedby more than 200 organiza-tions worldwide. He also de-veloped a fast and economicalapproach to predict the bearingcapacity of piles.

Dr. El Naggar helped Westernsecure more than $2.3-millionin NSERC Engage Funds to col-laborate with industry, has pub-lished more than 350 technicalpapers and taught more than100 courses. He has consultedon many challenging projects,including Synchrotron in Sas-katoon, the Dupont facility inKingston, and petrochemicaland cement plants throughoutNorth America, Europe, Asiaand the Middle East.

sustainability.“Every area of engineering, from

computer science to civil engineering,is critical to our efforts to mitigate theeffects of climate change,” he says.

Quick deployment of technologyand processes that can lessen theimpact of climate change is key, saysMr. Murray, who will be the keynotespeaker at the Ontario ProfessionalEngineers Awards gala, scheduled forNovember 21 in Toronto.

These solutions run the gamut, fromreplacing energy-guzzling engineswith technology that runs on hydro-gen and other clean fuels, to ecologi-cal services designed to reduce “heatbubbles” in cities.

“We need engineers who are liter-ate about biology and germinationsystems,” says Mr. Murray. “Becausegreen technology deployment can’tbe just about green roofs and energy-efficient heating systems.”

Mr. Murray says the province has along history of working with membersof the Ontario Society of ProfessionalEngineers and the Professional Engi-

neers of Ontario. As a recent example,he points to Bill 66, the proposed GreatLakes Protection Act to protect andrestore the Great Lakes - St. LawrenceRiver Basin.

“This brought together differentprofessions and disciplines, includingthe engineers who looked at thingslike the standards of emissions ofships to water treatment plants,” saysMr. Murray.

Murray: Engineers’expertise crucial

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GOLD MEDALProfessor CRISTINA AMON, P.Eng.Dean, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, UofT

CITIZENSHIP AWARDAlumna CLAIRE KENNEDY, P.Eng.Partner, Bennett Jones LLP

ENGINEERING MEDAL, ENGINEERING EXCELLENCEAlumna JEANETTE SOUTHWOOD, P.Eng.Principal, Urban Development & Infrastructure, Golder Associates Ltd.

ENGINEERING MEDAL, MANAGEMENTAlumnus MICHAEL BUTT, P.Eng.Chairman and CEO, Buttcon Limited

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Andrew Daugulis, Ph.D., P.Eng.Professor Emeritus

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science andthe Department of Chemical Engineering at Queen’sUniversity congratulate Andrew Daugulis on his 2015PEO Medal for Research and Development.

Dr. Daugulis’ research in biochemical engineering hasled to technology platforms allowing microbiologicalsystems to be used to destroy toxic compounds, and toproduce useful specialty compounds using sustainablebiological processes.

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WILLIAM GOODINGSP.Eng.(Retired)

CITIZENSHIP AWARD

Mr. Goodings volunteered from2002-2010 with the CanadianExecutive Service Organization(CESO) – a Canadian volunteer-based international develop-ment charity – following over50 successful years as a civilengineer and leading author-ity on solid waste manage-ment. With CESO, Mr. Goodingsand his wife June carried outassignments in the Philip-pines, Bolivia, Honduras andSri Lanka, helping thousandsof people in 16 towns andvillages.

On his first assignment in thePhilippines, Mr. Goodings de-veloped a simple, inexpensiveand innovative waste manage-ment technique that resultedin mature black compost thatwas used in vegetable gardensby the people who lived onor near the dump. This tech-nique helped the communityrecycle almost 90 per cent ofits municipal solid waste. Hissolution was subsequentlyintroduced to 15 additionalcommunities.

Mr. Goodings was also adevoted volunteer prior to re-tirement, both within his com-munity and for his profession.As a member of the CorporateFundraising Sub-Committeefor the Ontario ProfessionalEngineers Foundation for Edu-cation, he solicited donors tohelp the Foundation increasethe size and frequency of itsuniversity undergrad studentscholarships to benefit tomor-row’s engineers.

BRIAN ISHERWOODP.Eng., MICE, FCSEFounder, Isherwood GeostructuralEngineers

ENGINEERING MEDAL –ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE

For over 40 years, Brian Ish-erwood has had a significantimpact on the excavationand underground industry inOntario, pioneering the fieldof geostructural engineering.

Since founding Brian Isher-wood and Associates (nowIsherwood Geostructural Engi-neers) in 1972, Mr. Isherwood’sability to find solutions indeep excavations, often inextremely difficult groundconditions, has changed theconstruction landscape in theToronto area. His firm has com-pleted the excavation shoring,underpinning and foundationsof prominent structures thatinclude the CN Tower, RogersCentre and Toronto PearsonInternational Airport.

In the 1990s, his firm de-signed cut-and-cover tunnelsfor the Sheppard Line andcut-and-cover tail tracks,launch and exit shafts for thetunnel boring machines; 15years later, he is once againworking on the newest exten-sions to the subway system,a testament to the quality ofhis work.

Mr. Isherwood providedthe shoring design for LivingShangri-La, a hotel and con-dominium tower 26 metresdeep, as well as shaft designsfor the Billy Bishop PedestrianTunnel, which, at 30 metresdeep, was one of the deep-est excavations adjacent toLake Ontario.

CLAIRE M.C. KENNEDYP.Eng., LL.B.Partner, Bennett Jones LLP

CITIZENSHIP AWARD

One of Canada’s leading taxlawyers, Ms. Kennedy has alsodistinguished herself as anextraordinary volunteer andleader in the engineering com-munity. After obtaining herP.Eng. designation in 1991, Ms.Kennedy shifted her focus andobtained a law degree. Nowa partner at a major Canadianlaw firm, she still holds strongties to the engineering com-munity through her numerousvolunteer efforts.

At the University of Torontoshe has served as presidentof the Engineering AlumniAssociation and founder andchair of its successful outreachprogram, BizSkule, a network-ing and C-suite speaker se-ries. She has raised funds forU of T’s Department of Chemi-cal Engineering and AppliedChemistry, personally rais-ing more than $20,000 fora micronutrient project toaid developing countries. In2013, Ms. Kennedy was ap-pointed to U of T’s GoverningCouncil, where she also serveson the Business Board and onthe Executive and ElectionsCommittees and as Chair ofthe Pension Committee.

Ms. Kennedy is a past boardmember of, and currentpro bono legal counsel for,Wildlife Preservation Canada,and she serves as pro bonocounsel to SunFarmer, anon-profit organization thatbrings affordable and reli-able electricity to developingmarkets.

SUSHANTA KUMAR MITRAPh.D., P.Eng., FCSME, FASME,FEIC, FRSC (UK)Associate Vice-President Research,York University

ENGINEERING MEDAL –ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE

Dr. Mitra’s wide-ranging re-search achievements includedeveloping a method to detectE. coli in contaminated waterwithin two to 60 minutes basedon the level of contamination,a ground-breaking engineer-ing feat. This field-deployablewater quality monitor sensor,the Mobile Water Kit, detectsthe presence of E. coli throughvisual colour change on thefilter surface. Dr. Mitra alsodeveloped mechanisms todetect a biomolecule that helpsidentify vector-borne diseaseslike listeriosis and dengue.

In the energy field, Dr. Mitrapioneered a technique thatprovides a better understand-ing of the oil-recovery process.Called Reservoir-on-a-Chip(ROC), the technology mapspores in dense minerals andcreates a micro-scale replicaso researchers can see howoil is transported through thetiny pores.

Over the past six years,Dr. Mitra has attracted morethan $20-million in externalfunding for his work. He hasalso helped bridge engineer-ing education between Can-ada and India as a foundingmember of the Canada-IndiaResearch Centre of Excellence,and has provided supportand leadership to Canada’sindigenous communit iesthrough his involvement withEngage North.

JEANETTE M. SOUTHWOODM.A.Sc., P.Eng., FEC, FCAE,QPESA, QPRAPrincipal, Global Sustainable CitiesLeader, Canadian Urban Develop-ment & Infrastructure SectorLeader, Golder Associates

ENGINEERING MEDAL –ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE

Ms. Southwood demonstratesvision and leadership with afocus on the pressing issuesof, and value-creating solutionsfor, urbanization, sustainabilityand resilience. A sought-afterspeaker and panellist at confer-ences and workshops, she hasauthored articles, book chap-ters, technical papers and pre-sentations that detail research,practice and contributions tothe fields of urbanization, ur-ban resilience and sustainabledevelopment.

At Golder, a global employ-ee-owned firm of more than8,000, Ms. Southwood leadsthe company’s largest sec-tor: Urban Development &Infrastructure. She shares herknowledge and experienceswith young and aspiring profes-sionals as an adjunct lecturer atthe U of T’s Chemical Engineer-ing Department.

In 2014, she was honouredas one of Canada’s Clean50for her work and dedicationto sustainable development,leading change-championinginnovation and changing ourworld for the better. In 2014,she was also inducted as a Fel-low of the Canadian Academyof Engineering, which recog-nizes engineers contributingin exemplary ways towardstheir disciplinary fields and thewider community.

HANDS-FREE MOORINGPROJECTSt. Lawrence Seaway ManagementCorporation

ENGINEERING PROJECT ORACHIEVEMENT

Years of research and innovativeengineering led to the creationin 2014 of the world’s first hands-free mooring (HFM) system fordeep water locks by the St.Lawrence Seaway ManagementCorporation (SLSMC). The inno-vation was designed to improvesafety, reduce transit times andincrease the competitivenessof this all-water trade corridor.

Development of the pioneer-ing technology began in 2005and was completed eight yearslater with a production-readysystem. HFM was a complexproject involving key design,operational and programmingchanges.

The HFM system uses vacu-um pads mounted on verticalrails to secure a vessel duringthe lockage process, track-ing the ship as it is raised orlowered, while keeping it at asafe, fixed distance from thelock wall during the mooringprocess. This new technologyallows the seaway’s high-liftlocks to attach to vessels thatcould not previously accessthe system.Deployment of HFM technol-ogy is now under way, and itis scheduled to be fully imple-mented into all 16 of the sea-way’s high-lift locks by thesummer of 2016.

Where researchers are working on a newbattery system that could help renewableenergy become more dependable

Energy meetssustainabilityat Ryerson

At RyersonUniversity, researchers like Bala Venkateshareworkingwith industry partners to test a giant batterysystem that can store electricity. The ultimate goal is tocollect renewable – but unpredictable – energy likewindand solar and use it whenweneed it. This project will helptransform our electricity systems tomake themgreener.

At Ryerson, researchers like Bala are leading thewaytowards a sustainable future.

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ONTARIO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AWARDS

Experiential, hands-onlearning essential fordeveloping engineersof the future

EDUCATION

INNOVATION

NEW BUILDING EXEMPLIFIES SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION

A team of 16 McMaster University energy experts are aiming to test commu-nity-based, integrated energy systems through a new living lab housed in asoon-to-be-built student centre dedicated to hands-on learning. The teamof engineers and other scientists has received $3.8-million in governmentfunding to invest in the new Research Facility for Integrated Building EnergyHarvesting Systems on campus.

The in-house system will serve as a test lab within the $11-million GeraldHatch Centre for Engineering Experiential Learning. The sustainable, 28,000-square-foot centre was largely funded by engineering undergraduate stu-dent fees and private donations, including one from Gerald G. Hatch, thefounder and first president of global engineering firm Hatch Ltd.

The goal of the energy project is to explore how a community-basedapproach can harvest wasted energy. About 70 per cent of energy is lostduring production at generation facilities and during delivery.

The project will examine how neighbourhoods and their supportingenergy networks can be designed together to improve system-wide effi-ciency while also providing structures with more resilience to power lossesduring major weather events.

Expected to open in early 2017, the Hatch Centre will also serve as a hub for5,000 undergraduate engineering students to collaborate on team projectsand foster experiential learning outside the classroom.

At McMaster University, Adam Moniz (materials engineering and societystudent) and Rachel Lim (electrical and biomedical engineering student) areimmersed in a holistic and hands-on approach to education that is central toMcMaster’s emphasis on experiential learning. BANK MEDIA

Engineers of the future will be asmultifaceted as the world theywork in. The complexity of the

problems they will be called uponto solve and the multitude of forcesacting upon them – social, political,cultural and environmental to namea few – will require them to be criticalthinkers and adroit innovators, says Dr.Ishwar K. Puri, McMaster University’sdean of engineering.

“Engineers of the future are going tohave to move well beyond the confinesof their discipline in order to be agentsof change,” he says. “If you look atthe big challenges the world is facing– including energy independence,food security, climate change, waterquality and disease eradication – theyare all interrelated.”

As a result, in addition to technologi-cal skills, engineers need to develop askill set that includes business acumenas well as an understanding of socialsciences, history, the humanities andeven literature because of the way itcan reflect the content and aspirationsof communities.

“The way to provide this kind ofeducation is through experientiallearning,” he says. This is a hands-on,minds-on learning that eschews the“sage on the stage” style of teachingand replaces it with an interactive envi-ronment where knowledge flows in alldirections. Much of this kind of learningis already taking place at McMaster, butit is going to get supercharged whenthe new $11-million Gerald Hatch Centrefor Engineering Experiential Learningopens in 2017.

“It will be a building made for stu-dents,” says Dr. Puri. “There will beno teaching, only learning.” Highlightsinclude a Thought Leaders seminarseries featuring prominent speakersaddressing topics related to globalchallenges and complexity, and Mac-Changers, which will serve as an

interdisciplinary partnership programproviding students with opportunitiesto identify and propose solutions lead-ing to positive change.

The Building Thinkers, Building Lead-ers program includes several elementsthat promote analytical and criticalthinking, leadership and social re-sponsibility designed to educate thewhole engineer, not just the technicalengineer, says Dr. Puri. As well, a “liv-ing, learning residence community”is being established that will not onlywelcome and integrate first-year stu-dents into the faculty and university,but also enable all students to formcohorts and establish interdisciplinarysocial networks.

Experiential learning begins withprofound thinking about shared com-munity and collaboration, and it endswith citizen scholars who can addressthe world’s problems with technologi-cal expertise tempered by a sensitivityand appreciation for local aspirationsand conditions.

When it is completed in 2017, the Gerald Hatch Centre for EngineeringExperiential Learning will incorporate many innovations in energyuse. SUPPLIED

“[The Gerald Hatch Centrefor Engineering Experi-ential Learning] will be abuilding made for students.There will be no teaching,only learning.”

Dr. Ishwar K. Puriis dean of engineering at McMasterUniversity

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