Iron Warrior: Volume 2, Issue 2

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FORUM FOR ENGINEERING CONCEPTS

FOSTERing Communicationsetween Engineers and the Public

People involved in the fields of engineering. science and technologyarebcgLnning to discover that a gulfexists between them and the laypublic. rhis gulf was created by the,cientists and engineers remainmgIsolated from the eommunity-atlarge while their work \\-as radicallychanging the life orthat community.The problem is now perceived as alack of communication and a neworgani7ation. FOSTER Of\:TARIO,(Friend of Science.Techno logy, Engineeri ng and Research - Ontario) ,has been formed to bring membersofthe general public and of thescientific community together in a norganization where each can expressits concerns to th e other.

With the explosion of technological development in the la t 40years, a fea r of the unknown hasquietly grown among people nottrained in or directly exposed to therationale of technology . The unknown element is the mystery of

(I \ I n"l(h \ c ri..a rIn uch social commentaries as the novel 984 byGeorge Orwell.This fcar manifests itself as anuncaring attitude about science andtechnology or as a rebellIon againsttcchnology and an attempt to goback tothe good old days.Thepeoplewho decided to form FOSTER 0 ;1 -TARIOat the Annual Mee tingoftheAmerican Association for the Advancement ofScience(AAAS)held in10ronto last January felt that theycould combat the fear by bringingthemysteries out in the open and en

abling people to understand the cap-

abilitie and limitations of scienceand techno logy.

Professor K. D. Srivastava of theDepartment of Electr ical Engineeri ng is one of the found ing members of FO 1 ER ONTARIO and iscurrentl the Convenor for theWate rloo -Ca mbridge branch. Pr ofessor Srivasta va believes that organ-7ations such as the AAAS do not fillthe req uired role as they are groups oftechnical peo(JIe talking to technicalpeople. " In order to commul1lcatethe rationale of technology andscience to the public at large theorganizations must focus on theircommunication with the lay public."He sees FOSTER 0 TARIO servingas a catalyst for communications andas a resource orga ni7ation that will

r e ~ p o n d to interest expressed by thepublic by arranging contact withexperts in variou fields of technol ogy.

The public sessions need notalways address controversial issues,ti '1'1 Ie r 'It"" \ . d . ~ r niHcouldal 0 deal With other subjects inwhich an interest has been expressedby the community. Topics could be

The Benefits of Vitamin D , HowaHeat Pump Can Warmyour Hom e".o r H o \ ~ you Identify Peoplc by Fingerprints . If people are curiollsabout something, FOSTER 0 TAR10 will tr y to bringso meo ne in toexplain it. This doe not mcan thatFOSTER 0 1 ARlO will shy awayfrom controversial i sue. These willbe dealt with but, as ProfessorSrvistava stres es. they must be nonpartisan discussions. t is notFOSTER ONTARIO's intention totell

CCES '82As you are probably now aware,the Fourteenth Congress of Canadian Engineering Students (CCES)is being held here at Waterloo thisyear. and is being jointly sponsoredby Engineering Soci('ties A andB at U of W. The conference will

run from January 6 to 10 1982, andwill be attended by approximately125 student delegates drawn fromevery accredited engineering schoolin Canada . Accomodations andmo t of the meetings for the conference will be at the Valhalla Inn indowntown Kitchener.

The CCES was tarted by Sherbrooke University in 1968, incorporated by Letters Patent in 1977,and has it head office here at theUniver it)' in the Engineering Societ) office. The objecti\'es of the corporation staled in the LettersPatent include the following:(i) to group into a federation the

engineering students of Canadain order to improve in quality aswell as quantity their intellectual input,(ii) to promote the intellectual,cultural, academic, social. andmaterial interests of the members of the aforementioned corporation,

(iii) and to organize and hold conferences, meetings, congresses,and exhibitions relating to thesepurposes.

Each year, the conference put onby the CCES is held at a differentengineering school in Canada .

For each conference. an organi7ing committee is set up to select thetheme for that year's conference ,arrange th e accommodations for thedelegates, set up speakers for all thetopics, and take care of all the otherdetails involved with the conferenceorgani7ation. In addition, an honorary committee of prominent industryand academic people is formed toad vi e the organi7ing committee,and to lend credibility to the conference during its dealings withindustry and prospective speakers.The conference organi7ation starts afull year before the actual conference, but the majority of the workis accomplished and completedduring the period from September toDecember preceding the conferencedates.

The theme of this year's con-Continued on page 4

people what to think. but instead topro\ ide them with enough information on both sides of any issue toenable the individual to make aneducated decision.FOSTE R 0 TARIO is no t intended to be a big organi78tionfinancially. Membership fees arekept low ( 10.00 per year, $5.00 forstudents) in an effo rt to attractmembers, particularly those who arenot working in science. technology.engineering or research. As membersof the organi78tion these people cantell the expert . what their concerns are and wha t information th eywould like to have. I-OSTER 0 -TA RIO serves as a link bringing thetwo groups together. '-or example,certa in medical associations havepledged money to spo nsor such activit ies as public lectures throughFOSTER. The crux of FOSTERo TARIO's operations is to find outwhat the public wants to learn aboutand to locate the rt source people who

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t . ~ ) ' 1 I . ~ i , . ; . . . . ~ ( :qf(, i ' ' I ) ~ t; ,.cornr;,.Jnlcallon must be two-way.FOSTER ONTARIO is beginning amembership dri Ve and ProfessorSrivastava believes that the un-

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-Dr K D. Srivastava. 8anch Convenor FOST R aNTA RIO

5Years Ago. When the University of Waterloowas originally conceived, the basicidea was to provide a program that

would ensure that competent peoplewere not denied the university experience. In 1958, therewaslittlestudentaid, so part of the reason for initiating the co-op program was tohelp students pay their way throughschool. One of the graduates summed it up by saying, By accidentthey pulled in a lot of good peoplewho would otherwise be lost.

Ira Needles and J. G. Hagey werein trumental in getting the new

school started. Ira Needles, Chairman of the Board of Governors, hadbeen a leaderofindustryand activeinthe affairs of the Canadian Manufaturing Association. J. G. Hagey ,thc president of the new school, hadspent most of his life in ac.ivertisingand public relations. I ra Needles personally wrote hundreds of letters tomanufacturers, while Hagey wrotemost of the original promotionalliterature.

When the new school opened itsdoors for the first time, it was knownas the Waterloo College Asso-

ciate Faculties . t was housl'd insmall (railers on the campus ofWaterloo College and had anenrolment of 74 students . Studentsfrom the two schools did notassociate with each other. Thestudents at the Associate Facultiesdeliberately wore sloppy clothes.They set up their own paper - theEnginews - a mimeographed sheetwhich ultimately became importantenough for the college paper - the

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Friday December 4. 1981

Striving for QualityBetween the shortness of 12 weekterms and the high pressure of

cranking out assignments, moststudents have little opportunity toget to know their professors. Tomany students, he isjustthe man whostands at the frontof the classroom ,concerned only with reciting thecourse material or doing his re search . What often goes unrealized isthat most professors, particularly atWaterloo, care about student s andthe quality of their education. In thi scontext, "education" refers to morethan just the learning of academics.Dr. George Ra ithby in Mechanical Engineering is a popularprofessor. He has good teachingskills, as indicated by the 9.7 on hislast course critique rating, and hespends time with student s developing a good professor-class relationship. Professor Raithby couldbe out in industry earning a significantly higher salary, but he sta ysin the university environment because he recognizes the need forbetter trained engineers in Canadaand cares enough to do somethingabout it.

Canada's technolgical develop-

Technical Feature

ment is weak in comparison to otherindustrialized nations . In terms ofthe world's latest industrial revolution, the electronic age, our countrywill soon fall behind to become anon-industrialized nation. Thi s industrial and economic unhealthinessis due to several factors: a branchplant economy; a lack of confidenceand initiative on the part of our indu strial leaders to strive for quality,innovation and independence; and agovern ment that doe s not recogni7ethe importance of technology in thefuture security of this country.Professor Raithby feels that oneplace to start in strengthening indu stry lies in producing highlyskilled , creative engineers who areaware of the problem . "With all theengineering students graduatingfrom Waterloo , ifeven onl y halfweremotivated in a special way, he pointsout, "then we could turn the countryaround in term s of making it technologically mature .

"It won't take much to get thing sstarted , he goes on to explain,"because once a significant sector ofindustry does go the extra step todevelop their own expertise, then the

rest of industry will see the long termbenefits of it, and will be quick tofollow. According to Prof. Raithby,the current dilemma is the tendencyof companies to take the easier routeof buying technology, usually fromoutside thecountry. This is the case inCanada because internal researchand development requires initiative,the confidence to invest in one's ownabilities, and the aggressive desire todo something for more than justyourself. These are qualities whichCanadians are currently not strongon .

"We should choose the areaswhere we have a distinct advantage,such as the development of miningequipment and expertise. He pointsout that this area isalreadystartingtomove. Another area would be coldweather technology; Canada shouldbe a world leader in environmentsnative to our country.

Canada is highly rated for its innovative capabilities but not for itsability to use this innovation. "Thereis no reaso n why we can't be our ownmasters . We have the ability , but weneed a new mentality in industry ,Prof. Raithby says.

Olnputer Process ontrolupset conditions. Operator accept-The follOWing arricle is an adap- ance of hese systems is reported to belalion of a paper wril/en by Pro- high.fessor Gerry Sullivan of Ihe De About 50% of crude refining

parrment of Chemical Engineering capacity is now or soon will be com-4 = . _ i l i i _ i i . ~ ~ ~ H ~ @ i i i i i i i i i i I ~ ~ n d controlled.

ference on These contro s Stems pe rform ad-Irol. vanced control calculations beyondThe oil refining industry has im- the scope of base instrumentationplemented more on-line process systems. Application implemen-

control computers over the past tation results in benefits associatedfifteen years than any other segment with higher production yields ofof the process control industry in more valuable products and lowerCanada. Even before the emergence energy consumption.of realistic microprocessor-based in - On . line optimi7ation strategiesstrumentation systems, oil refineries utili/e one of a variety of availablewere implementing computer based optimilation techniques to deter-strategies to improve product yields mine the most profitable operationand todecreaseenergyconsumption. of a specific unit. {he survey re-This growth in hardware i mp le me n- veale d a relatively low level oftation and the corresponding in- activity in this area, primarilyhouse expertise has made the oil because therc are still many econ-refining industry the highly rc - omically attractive regulatory con-cogni7ed leader in implementing trol applications remaining to be im-computer control technology. plemented which would lead toA recent survey conducted by Pro- benefits with existing, proven tech-fessor Gerry Sullivan of the Uni- nology. In some cases, optimizationversity of Waterloo's Chemical strategy may be translated into aEngineering Department has re- regulatory control application.vealed several trends in computer While the economic factors, suchcontrol applications within the as minimiling energy costs and theindustry. The survey included every need to control multi-variable sys-major oil company operating within tems efficiently, represent the mainCanada. The trends relating to the drive to implement computer con-extent of computer control uti li - t ro lled systems, some resistance tozation and associated driving and their implementation does exist. Byresistive forces reveal a growing ac- far, the larges t single problem re-

algorithm side of applications ratherthan the economic-driven industrialmethodology for applications development. By emphasi7ingthe latterin existing control courses, enough

i n ~ r e s t JIlight g e n e r a t e d uch h a tmore engmeenng graduat s mightenter the field, thus partially alleviating the current shortage ofskilled personel.

Corporate management philosophy occasionally appears to resist computer control technology.This is usually true for companieswith little experience in the field.However, this opposition transformsinto a driving force as experience isgained.

Computer technology for processmonitoring and control is firmlyestablished in Canadian oil refiningindustry, and all current trendsindicate continued growth in theapplication of on line controlsystems. It is estimated that over80%of Canadian crude refining capacitywill be using computers for regulatory control within ten years.Increasing crude oil costs and decreasing computer hard ware costswill create drives for almost everyrefininery process. The limitingfactor continues to be the growingshortage of computer control engineers.

So he 's here at Waterloo becausehe's concerned that students are provided with theeducation necessary toenable them to stri ve for that muchmore, once they are out in industry .

When asked what the individualstudent should do, Prof. Raithbysuggests that one should develop anawareness of the problem and of theconsequences of each side of adecision : in other words, the consequences of"taking the easy route orof going the extra step. One shoulddevelop some confidence in theirtechnical and innovative abilities.

Iron Warrior 2Finally, one could attempt to do alittle better in each job they do.

Meanwhile, Profe sor Raithbywill continuetodohis part by helpingto create an awareness through hiscontact with students. He alsocontributes by being a creative engineer in his research and contract work."People need to have high ideals andto not be satisfied with just doing ajob .Besides , headds with a smile, Itwould be much more fun to be in asociety which challenges you andreally uses your technical expertise.

Professor Raithbv preparingfor a lecture.

xperience the rd WorldCUSO . working overseas .

experiencing another culture .development assistance . . ."Jlearnedmore than I gave . . sharingknowledge and skills . . . anexperience that lasts a lifetimeCUSO - as an alternative .

There are many ways to describeCUSO, Canada's largest non-government international organizationwhich this year celebrates its 20thAnniversary. Mor e tlhll 8,000 Canadians have experienced the challenge of working in Third Worldcountries over the past 20 years.Since its founding, CUSO's programhas expanded and developed as thegoals of Third World countrieschanged .

20 years ago, CUSO recruits wereprimarily university graduates whowere placed in formal educationinstitutions. Today, CUSO needstrades people, agriculturalists,health extension workers, engineers,geologists, in addition to the traditional placement of teachers.

CUSO co-operants come from avariety of backgrounds - some withmany years practical experience andothers with academic qualificationsplus some relevant experience.CUSO recruits range in age from 20to 79 with the average age being 28.People bring a wide range ofexperiences, skills and knowledge totheir CUSO placement and end upwith a greater store of these whentheir two-year contract iscompleted.

Trevor Cook, the Technical Recruiter from CUSO Ottawa, was atthe University this past week to meetwith people with the skills andknowledge required for positionswhich CUSO has been requested tofill. These positions could be verypractical - making bricks withlocally available materials and constructing buildings that are appropriate to the needs of the people andthe materials available. They mightinvo.ve teaching - on-the-job tra ining provided at the same time the cooperant is constructing a watertransportation system, or formalteaching in a technical school withthe emphasis being on the practicalrather than the theoretical.

"Lately there has been a shift inemphasis in the developing countries, more toward agriculture,health and the trades," Cook said."More specific kinds of knowledge.By improving their agricultural andtrades sectors, developing countriescan move towards more self-sufficiency and self-reliance.

CUSO responds by providingskilled people who work on two-yearcontracts in some 20 developingcountries . In addition to co-operantplacement, CUSO is involved in selfhelp projects, initiated and operatedat the grass-roots level, throughfinancial and administrative support

For more information aboutCUSO activities, contact CUSO inrm. 234A, South Campus Hall orex .3144.

ceptance of computer control tech- ported by the companies surveyed isEconomics represents the maindriving force. Savings of tens ofmillions of dollars per year arepossible with the implementation of

computer systems. The incentivesassociated with the installation ofthese systems include improvingmonitoring operations, regulatorycontrol of operating units, and online optimization of set points forregulatory strategies. On-line monitoriing is a prerequisite for set-pointoptiinization. At the present time,over 60% of Canadian crude refiningcapacity is monitored by a computer.This represents the production of 1.8million barrels of oil per day. Improved monitoring incentives arederived through automatic reportgeneration capability. on-line calculation of important process variablesand faster operator response to

the shortage of qualified applicationspersonel, required to perform systems analysis, design, and implementation of computer controlprojects. Some companies said thatthis was the rate determining step forapplications implementation. Mostcompanies prefer chemical engineers with graduate level degrees incomputer process control. Becauseof other economic factors, there hasbeen a general decline in Canadiangraduate school enrollment in allareas of chemical engineering. Tocompensate for this shortage, several companies have established inhouse training programs to upgradethe training of Bachelor's levelchemical engineers.

Mechanical Engineering Riddle of he Week(turn upside do n or answer)

While there is no shortage ofcontrol courses at either the graduate or undergraduate level. mostcourses tend to emphasize the K

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3 Iron Warrior

EditorialNew hallenge for Engineers

One hears a great deal of discus ion these days about the roleand responsibility ofa P rofessional Engineer. Anengineerhasaresponsibility to society. to his employe r and to himself. In thiissue of he Iron Warrior we explore various aspect of his role,particularly in its effects on engineeri ng students.

government. The rationale behind this arguement i. also formedin John Wil ' on' thought on the challenge facing engineers.M r. Wil on i a member of indu tr) who s u p p o r t ~ indiv idualre ponsibility to take action, rather than reliance on thegovernment to do so.

We have a certain minimum respon ibility to society and toensure that we fulfill this responsibility, we regulate ourselvesthrough APEO. We are now realizing that we have a role asleaders in today's technolgical ociety. One form ofleadership ishown by the people forming FOSTER 0 TARIO. Ratherthanworking in a technolgical ivory tower, these peop le are takingtheir place in society and are trying to share their knowledgewith people who are trained in different, non-technical areas.

The firm belief of both the e people in individual n i t i a t i \ ' t ~ islogical. because the pay-back of he individual's achievement. isshared by hi employer. Thus, with this ph i losophy , theengineer's responsibility to his employer is fulfilled .

Finally, one also must consider the engmeer's re ' ponsibilityto himself. Greg McNeice's article addresses this issue in thecontext of the engineer a a profc ' iona . Furthermore. theengineer fills his own needs when he en ure ' that he has achaUengingjob in which he can feel the rewards of contribu tio n.

Another form of leadership is shown by those people whotake personal responsibility for. effecting change. GeorgeRaithby is one such person , in that he has recognized that we, theengineers in this country, must take a greater responsibility inensuring that the economic future of Canada must bestrengthened by engineers of experience, good judgement andambition, if the quality of Canadian life is to be maintained.George Raithby is taking the initiative to help provide theproper ba 'ckground for the individuals who will potentiallysucceed in using th e instrument of technology to meet Canada'seconomic and social goals, through both industry and

This represent. a significant amount of responsibility forwhich the undergraduate engineer must prepare himself. Th i 'preparatio n begins with th e motivation to think and act whileone is sti ll an undergraduate. Increasing one's own awarene s,learning to have confidence in one's technical a bili ties,developing personal skills, or in estigatingcareerdirec t ionsareexamples of how this preparation can be started.

More than ever, Canada needs motivated engineers that willfulfill these responsibilit ies. Wemust risetothechallengeand,aundergraduate engineers, we must begin now to fill this role,both at school and on work terms .

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The Iron Warrior is the Engineering Society's newest publication ,and like anything new, it has had itsshare of growing pains . Unlike ourother, more established pu blications, it lacks inertia and must bepushed continually if it is to be keptrolling. But this will change. There isno doubt about the need foranengineering newspaper that deals with

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ideas of a professional, technical or"clean humour" nature . We are currently in th e process of ironing outthe start-up problems.

As an answer to our problems 1producing the first issues, somepeople have suggested dropping italtogether, while others have suggested incorporating it into ormerging it with our humour-o rient edENGI EWS. The first idea aysnothing about the proven need for aserious paper, the second ideasucceeds not only in destroying oneof the oldest tradition s on this, 1 imincredibility that the Iron Warrior ha sgained through the past few issues. Itwill ta ke time to establish the IronWarrior, and ta ke a lot of ef fort aswell, but [ strongly believe that wecan do it .

T he latest issue contains a bit ofhistory about the University ofWaterloo , in preparation for its 25thAnniversa ry in 1982. It is my hopethat it will spark your in teres t in th eUniversity' s past , as well as start youthinking on where we are goingin thefuture .

Read and enjoy. If you ha ve anyfeedback on this issue, please direct itto the Iron Warrior editor, c/ oENGSOC, CPH 1338.

The Iron Warrior is a publication of the EngineeringSociety at the University of Waterloo, It's purpose is topromote professional . awareness within the. Engineering Faculty.Mailing Address:Iron Warrior

Leuers to the EditorDear editor:

Each term since January 1980,with the exception of he Spring 1980term , the Engineering Society andth e Faculty of Engineering hav e runthe Sir Sandford Fleming Debatesfor engineering undergrads. In eachterm the debates ha ve been beset withproblems. Some of these problemshave been simply operational bugsthat ar e inh erent in an y new ac t iv it y,Ul ei pr bemt 'i ewill have a significant effect on thefuture of the Debates . Theproblem isone of philosophy; what do we wantthe Fleming debates to be?

Almost eve ryterrn that h e d e b a t e ~have been run a connlct has occurred over defming resolutions.Underthe rules of the debate, t he affirmative has the right to define theresolution. This, of course, IInpliesthat the meaning 1 the resolution isnot obvious. On certain o c c a s i o n ~the definition used by th e affirmativewas different from that which onewould normally expect upon hearingthe resolution . This was done eitherto "liven up" the debate through ahumorous twist , or to give th e affirmative a s tronger, although notunbeatable , position than that whichthey would have had using the "expected" definition . What has oftenhappened in these cases is that thenegative challenged the definitionand the debate Chairman ruled theaffirmative's definition ou t-of-o rder.This almost always resulted in th eaffirmative side losing the debatesince they were not permitted to

argue the case that the y had prepared .

After discus ing these incidentswith many debate orga ni /ers andchairmen, I have fou nd two opposing beliefs about what thedebatesshould be. One group favours"straight" debating where only the"normal" interpretation of the resolution is to be used. Theothergroupprefer s to all o w th e team to exe rciset 1 ir I . t ewithin the rules pertaining to thedefinition of resolutions, allow theteams to "twis t" the definitions .Neither group is wrong; they merelycan't \\()fk t o ~ ' t h l ' l 1111' \\11\ the

r u l e ~ a l ~ ' currenth \ H l t t ~ ' 1 1 the alfirmauvc J l 1 U ~ t dcfllH (hc rC\olllllOnIn ~ l l c h a wuy that It s t t m ~ Irom till'termh of the II:S0itltIlHI, hn\ ill Iea,tsomewhat rCllsonu hie t \ f ~ \ l ~ mentsfor both sides, and is not a t l l l l ~ l l lThere IS no rCt.juirl'nlcllI (hat the dl:fini tion not bl unl'xpcctcd. In facl,th e negative side in a de bat e notrequired to expt. ct th e affllmatlve'sattack. and build all opposing case.They must mere 'y rebut whatlhc affirmative s a y ~ . I his is reflected In thescoring system where the aft Irmativcscore' are weighted hca vl ly oncontent and the negative's sc o res onrebuttal.

The Fleming Debates can be run Inei ther fashion. What is reqU iredthat we sit down and decide what wewanl them to be and prepare the rulesaccordingly. Debators must knowwhat to expect when they enter thedebates. The connict between the

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two groups of debate enthusiasts hasalready resulted in man ybad feelingsabout the debates among theentrants. Some st udcnts have refusedto participate n the debates againdue to what they perceive as unfairtreatment. Before we 1 e any moretalented debators we must resolvethi issue. I would ask anyone withfeelings on this issue to contact meth ro ugh the E G soc office so thate c t o w a r l ~ r i i ,ill>problem and go back to enjoying thedebates.

Ikal edlltll

Donald Heath3A Systems Design

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V I l : e of r JIg S O ~ \ 1he quality ISgood (cwn though the lIC from"nod Sc I vkcs), t he ~ e l c t ' t l o n offered

cOllstu nt:y bL'inll Increa\cd,and thepI Ices iI rc: the bebt on rumpus.fh e problem IS that some 0 tht'

items c o l t s l ~ t c l l t l y run OUI aroundnoun. I r ~ l I h / l ' thpt for a nonprofitorgani/ullon like the C&O standcanJlot afford to have leftovers andstili charge minlluu rn prices, but forbasi c items II ke bagels and doughnut s we should be able to orderenough 1>0 that thelc are a few left forth afternoon

Oavld Lamb38 MechEngineering Society Office, CPH-1338University of WaterlooWaterloo, OntarioEditors: R. G. Franks

Jenny ThiersSteve SadlerRick BaldersonT. Alex BeamishT. Alex BeamishDonald H.eath

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Village accommodation will be available for the Winter term commencingJanuary 4 . The Residence fees including meals will be singles (if available)$1094.00. Inter-connecting $1055.00 and doubles $1017 .00 for the term .Students wishing to apply for this accommodation may obtain ResidenceApplication Forms from the Housing Office which is loacted in Village 1 or write o :University of Waterloo Housing OfficeUniversity of WaterlooWatertoo, Ontario N2L 3G

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Ontario EngineeringDesign Competition

The/oliowing article is reprint ed/rom the Cannon the Universityo/Torontocounterpart 1 thelron Warrior. Waterfoosludentsinterestedinparticipatingin the OEDCare encouraged to contact the Engineering Society office in CPH1338 It is hoped hat Waterloo will once again finish as oneo the top schoolsin the competition.

Engineering design is a fascinatingprocess. Those who have taken anyof the design courses from theCockburn Institute realize that thereis much moretodesign than doodlinguntil a good idea is chanced upon .Because design plays such a largepart in engineering, thc OntarioEngineering Design Compctition(OEDC) has been organi/ed. Thisannual event allows indjviduals toshow off their prowess at real lifedesign problems, entrepreneurshipand engineering communication .

This year the OEDC will be held atthe University of Toronto. In its twoyear history, the competition hasbeen hosted by Queen's Universityand last year by Waterloo. Bothschools attracted impressive displaysfrom engineering students hailingfrom all parts of Ontario.Both the OEDCand EngineeringatU of T stand to gain by holding thetournament here. First, U of TEngineering should gain a somewhat better reputation on campus.The current image of engineeringstudents on campus is very low withmany students considering engineersas boorish, uncultured louts witha fondness for destruction, cru'clehumour an.d near illiteracy. Al

though nothing is further from thetruth, certain incidents and exceptionally vocal campus groups have

F = i ; i i i i f i i i i i : @ ~ j j : t , m l d t h i belief. Theoddest part of this entire situation isthat upon graduation, the engineersuddenly becomes a highly skilledprofessional possessing the respect ofthe community. This discontinuou\

changc in character r e m i n ~ amystery to this author. If opefully.with the OI:DC, the rest f t h e c m p u ~will realizc that cnginecrs are morethan Philistine lummoxes and arcperhaps even as cducated as thosestudying pure Arts .

The or DC has a great deal to gainas well. Following a low keyapproach in the past, the exposure itwill ~ e t a t U ofT will be phenomenal.

With the world renowned facultyparticipating as well as the AlumniAssociation observing, the competition should be firmlysolidifiedasa significant annual event.

The Engineering Society committee in charge of the OEDC hasbeen busy throughout the summerunder its directors, Brett Calder andScan Gregorio . Because of his work,budget appropriation was not amajor concern. Sponsors and patrons from industry have alreadybcen contacted and many haveresponded favourably. Some of themajor patrons of the competition arcOntario Hydro, Bell Canada , Northern Telecom, and Gulf Canada.Finding sponsors was originally amajor concern due to the high cost oflodging out of town students andjudges in a down-town Torontohotel. The Sutton Place Hotelappears to be the most likely locationfor participants of the tournament.Plans are currently being formulated to hold the competition in thenewly rebuilt and renovated Sandford Fleming building. The buildingis sched uled to open on December 15 ,1981 while t he OEDC will take place(tentatively) on the weekend ofMarch 6 7 and 8. Applications toenter the competition must bereturned, however, by November 20to allow for processing and preparation for a specific number ofentrants. Interested students shouldconsider entering the competitionsoon .

The OEDC is separated into fourdivisions, the entrepreneurial category, the corporate design section.the explanatory communicationseclion and the editorial communication division. An entrepreneurialdesign must be a new prod uct currently not available or made exclusively outside Canada. Prototypes, although not required, arerecommended. Corpora te designsoffer solutions to specific problemsin industry . These problems are

provided at the start of the competition in November.The communications categories

require the preparation of a 30 to 40minute exposition on a technicalsubject. By an engineering explanation, the category requires that thestudent explain how a technolgicalissue affects society. An editorialhowever takes a technological viewpoint and expresses it to persuade alistener to grasp and perhaps agreewith the opinion under discussion.Both categoriesallowtimeforashortquestion and answer period after thespeeches.

Trophies and cash prizes arcawarded to the winners in eachsection. The competition however ismeant to be a friendly one with participants exchanging ideas and beingimpressed with each other'S work.University of Toronto Engineering has done reasonably well atthe past OEDCs. For the last twoyears, U of T has won first prize in theCorporate Design category withboth of these projects being patentedby the student designers.

Students who enter the competition benefit greatly. No matterhow they perform in competition,they show the ability of assemblingsome project in addition to theirregular school work load; this tellsthe prospective employer immediately that they are dealing with ahigh calibre of student. Somestudents, after worki,ng on entrepreneurial projects, have found thereis a viable market for their ideas andhave sold patent rights for thousandsof dollars. However, the student'sconstraints are time and, often,money. Thus it is inadvisable to try toconstruct a full scale fusion reaetorinone's basement, or try to completesome other similar monumentalundertaking.This short article is not meant as asummary of the basics of goodengineering design, or even givegeneral guidelines to the studentdesigner. However. the University ofToro to does have as one of its'manyassociated institutions , the Cockburn Centre for Engineering Design.It is a good idea to talk with itsdirector, Prof. Hoeppner of Mechanica l Engineering, or any of theprofessors connected with the n s t i ~tute before star ting on a project.They may be able to point outweaknesses , areas of work whichshould be allotted the most time,teach you to use a critical pathapproach to your project, or evcnsuggest where in the library youshou ld concentrate your rescarch.The resources are here; usc them andgood luck .

Technologist?Engineer?

When does a technologist becomean Engineer? When the individualhas gone to school in Quebec.

On June 23rd, 1981, the Quebecprovincial government decreed thatall graduates from L'Ecole deTechnologic Superieure (ETS) becalled Engineers. The decree is retroactive to include all 400 pastgrqduates from the college and will inthe future produce an extra 60Engineers per year in Quebec. Thegovernment invoked the policy inorder to red uce the growing shortageof Engineers in the province.

The OlQ (Ordre des Ingenieurs duQuebec) and FAG EGO Quebec'sEngineering Student Organizationarc both strongly opposed to thedecree. Both organizations feel thatin order to maintain the highsta ndards of Engineering in Quebecand across Canada, the ETS technologists must not be called Professional Engineers.

At present, the education receivedby engineers and technologists differgreatly. While the engineers requirecourses in accordance with the Canadian Accreditation Board, thetechnologists training is orientedmore towards the practical aspect ofengineering, and takes considerablyless time to complete.It is interesting to note that thetechnologists program and ETS wereoriginally undertaken in order tobridge the gap between Engineering Technicians and ProfessionalEngineers. This decree effectivelycloses that gap.Five recent graduates from ETS

applied to OIQ for their membershipand status as professional n ineers .T he applications were rejected by theOIQ and the five graduates havelaunched a law suit against the OlQ.A decision on the case is expectedsome time this fall.

Although the Engineering Students in Quebec are opposed to thedecree, they hope 10 work with thcOIQ and Ihe Quebec government inorder to achieve a settlement in thedispute. This month across Quebec,Engineering Students are holdingGeneral Assemblies in order to giveFAGEGO support and a mandate toresolve the problem. It is expectedthat the results and feedback fromthe General Assemblies will be discussed and a more pecific plan ofaction arrived at.

anadianSociety ofMechanicalEngineers

This isjust a note to summarize theactivities of the CSME/ ASME/ SAEtudent chapter during the term, and

to outline some of the things in storefor the future.There were five seminar meetingsthis term, all of which were well

attended. They were as follows:Prof. O Bragg (Mech Eng) -Wind Power.Stan Lew (B. F. Goodrich) - Shell

Fuelathon.Dr. G. Kugler (AECL) - AtomicEnergy.Prof. D. Burns (Mech Eng) -Water Jet Cutting.Prof. K. Piekarsky (Mech Eng) -Biomedical engineering.As well, a groupattended the A PEOmeeting to hear Professor Scott

Iron Warrior 4(University of Toronto) spealc onHydrogen Fuel.

At the last meeting, the executivefor the summerterm waselected. Themembers are:

Chairman - Dave Shaw (currently in 38Vice Chairman - Jim Pilgrim(2B)Publicity Director Chris

Gartlan (3B)Treasurer - Greg Rust (3B)Secretary - Mark Robinson (2A)Social Activities Director - Doug

Whiting (3B)We are looking forward to anactive term next summer, with the

aim of making better use of theprofessional development hourTuesday at 11:30. Some tentativeseminar topics are: Space ShuttleManipulative Arm (Spa r Aerospace), Solar Energy (Nortech), application of computer design to engineering, and alloy and stainlesssteel productlOn (Atlas Steels).

In the more immediate future agroup of students will be r ~ p -resenting Waterloo at the studentconference of the ASM E. It will beheld at Gannon University in Eric,Pennsylvania, March 25 - 27, 1982.The focal point of the conference is acontest in which students presenttechnical papers they have written.First prize is $200 and a trip 10 thewinter annual meeting in Arizona.

Work reports often make excellent topics. Anyone interested in presentmg a paper or attending themeeting should contact a member ofthe executive or drop a note in theCSME mailbox, located in theMechanical Engineering Department office.

- Dave Shaw

C C E SContinuedfrom Page Iference is The Professional Engineer in Today's Society . Through thistheme , we hope to examine topics ofinterest to the student engineer,including the operation of the Canadian Accreditation Board, thequestion of funding of universitiesfrom the points of view of both theacademic and government communities, and a contrast of engineering unions and engineering associations. These topics and othersplanned for the conference are designed to provide information whichthe delegates can take back to theirschools, thereby supplementing theireducation with topics which wouldnot normally be available through anormal curriculum.

Also to be covered at ' theconference will be the technicaltopic of The Engineer and SpaceTechnology . The areas within thistopic which we hope to explore areCanada's role in space technology,the Canadian Remote ManIpulatorSystem for the space shuttle, andsome other applications of satellitetechnology in the areas of resourcedevelopment and search and rescue.The list of confirmed speakers fort heconference includes Milan Nastich,President of Ontario Hydro; JamesD. Taylor, President of CanadianAstronautics Limited; G. Monforton, Canadian AccreditationBoard Executive member; and JohnM. Stewart. Vice-President, SatelliteSystems Division of Spar AerospaceLimited. Any students interested insitting in on one or more of the conference sessions should get in touchwith CCES '82 at 885-1211 extension 2577, or watch for noticesaround campus towards the end ofthis term.


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5 Iron Warrior

25 Years AgJ1Wright t the BeginningDr. Wright became the Dean of

Engineering In 1959. In 1967, hemo\ ed on to be ome the fir t Chairman of the Commlltee On Uni\ersityAffairs for the Pro\ IOce of Ontario.In 1969. he was appointed to theadditional post of Chairman of theOntario Commission on Po t, econd a r ~ EducatIOn. Three years later.Dr . \\ right bl'eame the Deputy Pro\ineia l c rctan for ,0c131 De\c opment in the G ~ \ e r n m e n t of On tano .

In December 1955, the first planswere made to establish the Universityof Waterloo. At that time, it wasplanned tobe a non-denominationalfaculty of science affiliated withWaterloo College. There were ideaof developing a school of businessafter the university 'had been operating a few years. However, the orientation was changed to one of echnology by men like Bruce Kelly,

Waterloo's first dean of cience.Leadership was needed to get the

Faculty of Applied Science off theground. Douglas T. Wright was oneof these leaders, and as uch, wasWaterloo's first Dean of Engineeri ng.Doug Wright had felt that therewere plenty of Engineering schools inOntario already. However, Waterloo was unique with the co-oper-

Fitness Week r rgoes nowhere

Nov 23 - 27 Fitness Week was a big success among engineeringstudents

ative program . mongst ot hert t n g ~he \\as sure that it would attract aspecial t) pc of ,(udent FUrlh('rmore. it was 0 little under,tood, andheld in such 10\1 esteem b traditional Ontario L:niH'rsities that \ I ehad nothing to lose: eler) thing togain."

A the Dean saw it. the co-opprogram, if p r o p e r l ~ applied, couldtake a great deal of practical train ingof an engineer oCf th e campus . Thiswould cut down the student\ hour,in the laboratorte, and c1as,rooms.and enable the facult\ to set a curriculum \\hich would 'incl ude a \enheavy content of mathematics. com'puterscience. and analvticalcourses.Dean Wright set out 0 cut the 35hours of c1as room and lab timedown to twenty hours so that the a \erage tuidcnt could still completethe course.

Just before returnll1g to Waterloo.he held thl' posllion of DeplH)Mml,te r of Culture and Re n ~ a t i o nDr. Wright was ilhlalled as the thirdPresident of the Uni\ erslt) of Waterloo at this Fall" COI1\ ()catlon.

O\ 'cr tne years. Douglas r Wrightha been instrumental in makingWaterloo the internationally - reno\\ ned ,chl)ol that it is toda} . Hisintense interest in, and continuouscontact \\ ith students has been one ofhis man) outstanding characteristics . The rollo\\ tIlg excerpt wastaken from the 1964 University ofWatcrloo campus-widc yearbook . itwas Dean Wright's message totudcnts graduating from Waterloo

during those first few years.

Times and event pass quickly at Waterloo. With thegraduation of the Engineering Class of 1964 we lose thelast of the "old hands" \\ ho joined us in t hehard early dayswhen there was no University Charter (no degrees ) andwhen we had only a couple of keleton. of buildings risingfrom the mud. All that was offered or avai lable then washope and a prospect for a hared effort to do somethingthat had not yet been done before. How well we havesucceeded is not yet fully determinable, but there is nodenying the pride and sense of accompli hment sharedtoday.

Future prospccts are unfathomable . But it is fair to saythat we are all at the beginning of the real challenge, not atthe end of anything except the very beginnings. For theFaculty of Engineering at Waterloo the challenge and thcresponsibility of the future is staggering. 0 less so forthenew graduatc. Socicty beco mes increas ingly dependentupon the fruits of engineering and science, and we mustsupport where we can and lead where we can in ourre ponsibilities to society, to the immediate task at hand.and to the professi.on. and above all to thecau e of learningfrom which our strength derives.

The will to succeed is the most important ingredient ins u c c e ~ \ i t ~ e l 1

25 YearsContinued from

page 1Cord - to recogni/e it and incorporate it with its own ma >thead.

Since thcre were no recreationalfacilities at thc campu >, the ~ t u d e n bhead cd down to the local restaurantsand hotcls. Their favourite spot wasthe Waterloo Hote\'

Two students, Mike MathewsandBill Stephenson. provided the University with nation-wideexposure inJune 1958.

These two climbed to the top of heWaterloo water tower and painted'BEER'. The pair rented an airplane thenext day to photograph their achievement. They would not have been caughthad it not been for this. The picturewas carried in almost every majorncwspaper across Canada.At this time in the University'Sgrowth, it had attracted II facultymembers. The operating budget forthe schools' first full years was$258,0001 Being an engineeringschool there were few girls oncampus. However, the engineerswere welcomed by the local reSIdents.The Concordia Club became a favourite hang out. The engineers alsoassociated with the student nursesfrom the local hospital , sincethey toowere away from horne.

The students eventually managedto form their "Engineering Society".One of the society's first acts was tolevy a fee which was to be used to

build a 'L'ampus e l l t l l I hl' \\)uelyhad no COI1'tllutlOn 11


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Do you recognize these first Engineering graduates from 1962?

W M. l.ennox Kcnnclh Rl cpcn John Roo a Barr

Changes over the years

Entire ampus in 1961.

EngSoc Council 1969 with the I-year-old RIDGID TOOL - called by the left-wingyearbook editor. the chrome-plated toy which the Engineers useto beat belligerentstudent radicals.

En Soc Council Fall 1981

6 7

1963

Professor H. KesavanSys. Des.)

Acting Chairman ofElectrical Engineering.

Iron Warrior

1963

Professor Lou BodnarChern.)

Acting hairman ofChemical Engineering.

Professor Al Strong Mech.)Graduating in 1963.


The Arts Library in 1966 - a building that has grown since then.

University o Waterloo1957 1982

25 Years o Co operative Education


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Friday December 4 1981

Femme ngWODlen Engineersin anadaOn the weekend of May 23, [

attended th First Canadian Convention of Women Engineers, held atthe Royal York Hotel , Toronto. Thepurpose of this Convention was topermit women in science and engineering posi tions to meet others insi milar occupations and areas ofstudy. Many of the issues raised wereunique to women working intechnical fields, and the problemsand solutions were presented in thelight of our contributions to engi neering.

It was quite an experience to be ata convention where you did not haveto search for a female face in thecrowd. The diversified audienceranged from high school students,senior executives. immigrants to'Canada, and mothers of smallchildren. Thi s formed an ideal setti ngfor exc ha nges of information abou tjob experiences, potential employers, babysitters, and understandinghusbands / boyfriends.Myself, and many others that Italked to were impressed by the organi7ation of the convention. The 17different topics presented over thetwo days were all well-received. Eightof the sessions were technical discussions designed to give the li steners a general overview of that facet ofthe engineering profession. Theremaining topics were of a generalinterest, some pertaining specificallyto fema le engineers. 'S tress and theSuperwoman' was an exce llentpresentation by M. E. Black hurst, E.J. Skinner, and M. L S. Vachon .Oth er topics were aimed at theprofession as a whole, such as'Science Communication with the

_ Public', by L. Dotto.r (nose were were unable toattend the Co nvention, a copy of theprocedings is available from the EngSoc Office . It makes for interestingreading for both men and women intechnical fields . I pcrsona lly foundPhyllis Rose's comments on Elsie

MacGill particularly inspiring andhave condensed part of it here. It isentitled Some Canadian WomenEngineers .Elsie Gregory MacGill was thefirst woman to graduate in ElectricalEngineering from the University of

Toronto in 1927. Twoycarslatershebecame the first woman to receive aMaster's Degree in AeronauticalEngineering from the University ofMichigan. An attack of acutemyelitis left her permanently lamed ,but appeared not todamage her spiritand drive for success in her chosencareer. In 1933, she resumed heraeronautical studies at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology ,but in 1935 she accepted an appointment as Assistant to the ChiefEngineer at Fairchild Aircraft Limited.ln 1938,shebecameChiefAeronautical Engineer of the CanadianCar and Fou nd ry Company. Forboth of these companies she workedon stress analysis and perfo rma ncecalculations on a number of different aircraft designs.When World War II started, MissMacGill's company began largescaleproduction of fighter aircraft. Shewa in charge of all engineeri ng workrelated to the e air planes. In 1937,Miss MacGili was admitted to thecorporate mcmbership of the Engineering Institute of Ca nada , and in1940 she was awarded the GzowskiMedal of that Inst itute.In 1943, Miss MacGill married E.V. Souls by Assistant General Manager of Victory Aircraft Limited, andat the same tim e she opened her ownconSulting bu iness in Toronto. Atthis stage, even with all of herachievements and contributions toCanadian industry, she encount eredsome resistance to her becoming aworking married woman. However,she did not let this stand in herwayofher career. She continued to writeand deliver scien tifi c papers while

directing her consulting business .In 1946, Miss MacGill helped draftthe international airworthiness regulations for the design and production of commercial aircraft. In1947 she served as chairman of theStres; Analysis Committee. She wasa fellow of the Royal AeronauticalSociety and of the Engineering Institute of Canada. She was also amember of the American Institu te ofAeronautics and Astronautics. Shebecame a me m ber of the Associationof Consulting Engineers of Canadain 1948 , and was the first femalemember of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario .Miss MacGill's appointments,awards, and other achievements continued to highlight her career, both intechnical fields and in areas of personal interest. I n the post war years,she began to voice her concern fo rt herights and tatus of women. Shebecame active and well known inwomen's organizations throughoutCanada. She was highly valued forher thoughtful and constructiveviews. On April 6 1963 the Financial Post quoted her as saying,Before our nation can mar shall herfull resources, the reservoir of knowledge, skill and a bility in the femalehalf of the population must bebrought into full usefulness. Shespok e out against social pressu reswhich made women take short term,low paying jobs. She called out forchanges in soc ial attitudes , eq ual opportunities for women in ed ucation,and job training, and eq uality ofspouses in marriage.Miss MacGill died in November1980 and is well remembered by th osewho had the pri vilege to know her.

She had enormous courage andspirit, a great sense of humour, andan intensededication and persistencein everything she set her hand to.Miss MacGill did not completelyeradicate the social pressures thatdiscourage women from enteringengineering, nor do women have thetotal equa lity that she had wished for.But, she did make a good beginning,both in an illust rious career thatanyone would be proud of, and byspeaking out publicly for issues thatshe believed in and was willing tosupport. - L Meleskie

Dean McLaughlin ReceivesA.P.E.O. AwardDean Wally McLaughl in has beenmeritt ed a 1981 Citizenship Awardby the Association of ProfessionalEngineers of Ontario. The honour is

awarded to members of the APEOwho have made a substantial contribution to humanity as citi7ens andmembers of the community whilemaintaining their identity as professional engineers.The Dean received his award at theAPEO Annual Awards Presentationon Saturday, October 31 of this year.At this gala evening of presentation,dinner and dance , several awards arcbestowed upon professional engineers, including the ProfessionalEngineers Gold Medal, the Engineering Medal, and the Order of theSons of Martha.

The Citizenship Award is brokendown into several categories such asmedicine, law, athletics and community service. Dean McLaughlin'saward is in the Category ofEducation and was given for thereasons described in the following

reatQuenchesmHistory

paragraphs whIch appear in theAnnuai Awards Presentation programme.

Throughout his career at theUniversity of Waterloo. WallaceMcLaughlin has committed himselfto the education of future engineers .But his commitment S not only tothe

The quenchingof he RIDGID TOOL

education of engineers; it alsoextends to the needs of he professionin that he ha always so ught to buildcontacts between the academic worldand the practising engineer.The e tablishment of he WaterlooConstruction Council is one example of his efforts in this regard.The Council's Construction Management Graduate Program, theonly full-time con truction management course in Canada, is largelythe result of his leadership andguidance. His support and involvement with the Co-operative Education Engineering Program, and theSandford Fleming Foundation, anational body to promote excellencein co-operative education, also showhi desire to establish an industryuniversity interface to effectivelyserve Canadian engineering andociety .Dr. McLaughlin has also extended Canadian engineering education to other parts of the world.He is a member of the Pan AmericanAssociation of Engineering andserves on its education committee.He is the Director of the elDWaterloo Brazil Post Graduateprogram in Engineering at the Univer ity of Pariaba, and representsCanada on the Advisory Committeeon Technical A sistance to the

a c u l t ~ of Technology oft he University of Havana.His double role as Chairman of

both the ational and Ontario Committees of Deans of Engineering is anindication of he esteem in which he isheld by his peers .

Iron Warrior 8rofileWaterloo s first PhDIf you can buttonhole him long

enough, Associate Dean Peter Roewill give you some fascinating andhumourous stories of the University'searlydays. lntalkingtoDr. Roeabout hi s career, the Iron Warriorwas able to gather a few such stories.

Dr. Roe first came to Waterloo in1959 to do a Master's degree inMathematics. Having just completed a BSc in Engineering Physicsat the University of Toronto, he waslooking to start grad uat e work atanother university. At that time hewas approached by one of his formerprofes ors, who had left U ofT to become the first head of the Department of Mathematics at Waterloo.This was before the Faculty of Mathematics was found ed, when the Department was part of the Faculty ofArts.As a result, Peter Ro e and five ofhis U of T classmates were attractedto Waterloo to work on MA degrees

in math. When they started in 1959,they joined the grad student bod y,bringing it to a total of eight stud ents .Three of the se eight men are still oncampus as faculty members ; RonMullen in Combinatorics and Optimiz.ation; Doug Lawson in Computer Science, and Peter Roe inSystems Design Engineering.

According to Doctor Roc, theundergrads numbered about 200back in 1959. The o ld wing ofEngi neering I was the only buildingon campus. The Physics buildingstill under construction and students were attending classes in portable classrooms.Professo r Ro c completed hi sMasters Degree in 1960. He remembers that year's convocatio.nceremonies which were held at Seagram's Stadium. It was also theoccasion of the installation of UW'sfirst president, Dr . Gerry Hagey.

The engineering students,chuckles Professor Roe, had put analarm clock under the stage. It wentoff while Gerry was officially beinginstalled.After receiving his MSc, Dr. Roestayed on to do a PhD in ElectricalEngineering. He finished his thesis in1962, and graduated as the firstWaterloo Ph D at the spring convocation in 1963.

Dr . Roe points out that it was onlyby alphabeticalcoincidence that hewas the first to graduate. He happened to be ahead of the one otherPhD graduate, Dr . Carl Turkstra,who recieved a Doctorate in CivilEngineering, Dr. Turkstra, now aprofessor at McGill University, had

actually been tnefl rst tocompletethedegree requirements.Recalling the early days, Professor Roe describes the numerousconstruction workmen on campus,and the scaffolding that filled thehallways. A professor would go intoa classroom to lecture, and the lightswould not turn on because the powerhad been temporarily shut off forconstruction purposes .I remember the tim e, ProfessorRoe recalls. whe n I was in themiddle of lecturing to a class, and aworkman came in and put upa blackboard right while I was lecturing.

There were a lso no computers atthat time; th e engineer ing stu den tsused mechanical desk calculators fortheir numerical methods studi es.Professor Roe taught Harry Sulliva n now a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department.He used to see you ng Harrydas h intothe lab to grab one of the few electricmodels so that he would not be st uckwith a calculator with a hand crank .

Friday afternoon was the time forsoc ia lizing among university people.All the grad tudents, mo st of thefaulty, and some of the undergradswould meet down at the oldWat erloo Hotel. If they could convince a co uple of the secretaries to gowith them they would get into theLadies and Escorts Room (downstairs) which was much morehabitable. J oan O'Connell, now theSecretary to the President of theUni versity, was often one of the twoor three women to be accompaniedthere by 40 or more men.Dr. Roe left Wat erloo for a yea rfrom 1963 to 1964 to teach atDartmouth College in New Hampshire. From 1965 to 1968 he split his

duties between the Electrical Engineering Department and the new Department of Design (the forerunnerof Systems Design) .In 1963. he was at ova ScotiaTech for a one year sabbatical.Returning to Waterloo, he went fulltime with the newly formed De partment of Systems Design. Hisnext major trip was to France in1974, to help set up very similar programs in Systems Design at twoschools: the Technical University ofCompiegne and the EngineeringSchool in Marseille.In back in Waterloo oncemore, Professor Roe held, for oneyear, the positIOn of Associate Deanof Engineering for Graduate Studies.He returned to pure academicactivities for the next two years.Thenin 1980, he was appointed to hiscurrrent position of Associate Deanfor Undergrad uate Studies, which hewill hold until at least 1983.


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Friday December 4, 1981HaDlDling it upPerhaps in your travels in and

around the engineering area ofcampus you have noticed the ante nna s perched o n topof Engineering2. They are the property of one of theoldest university-wide clubs oncampus: the University of WaterlooAmateur Radio Club. Started in1959. the university's amateur radio

~ t a t i o n VE3 UOW, located in E22355. is anything but old-fashioned.Affectionately known as the hamshack VE3 UOWbacompleteradiostation that can be u ed to commUnicate with the world.

The origin of the popular term forrad io amateur ' . ham . has nouniversally accepted explanation. Apossible explanation is that the termderives from the Frontier day customof referring to an unskilled or inepttelegraph operator as hamfisted . Anoperator's rh ythm or fist when u ~ i n ga key to se nd mor se code is uniqueand ca n be recogni7cd overtheair . Soevcn today amateur's takegreatpridcin their ability to master the morsecode and call themselves hams .

The use of morse code is on ly oneof the many. differences be tweenamateur radio and o ther forms ofradio such as ci ti /cn's band or publicbroadcast stations such as CK MS.The General Radio Service or CB isarestri cted short range service limitedin the number of channe ls. the distance , and duration of communications. VE3 UOW on the ot herhand. is allowed up to 1,000 walts ofinput power compared to just 5walts for CB and is subject to norcstrictions as to nllm berof channels,

distance or time of communication.Hams are actually encouraged tomodify and experiment with t ~ e i rown equipment.Early amateurs shortly after theturn of the century were mainly eagerexpe rimenters and this tradition pers ists to the present day. Amateursstarted the hobby with spark-gaptransmillers taking up large portionsof frequency ~ p a c e They moved onto vacuum tubes when these devicescame along. Much later transistorswere utili/cd . Now, integratcd circuit and computers are part of theeveryday hardware in the amateurradio shack.

Hams often come up with many ofthe new developments by designing anew device that is applicable not onlyto industry but to amateur radio aswell. This aspect of he hobby is oftenbest demonstrated by the Oscarsatellite program . Oscar stands forOrbiting Satel lite Carrying AmateurRadio and hams from around thewo rld with technical backgroundsparticipated in the design, construction and launch plans for eachof the satellites.Oscar sa tellites receivc ignalsfrom the ground at one frequencyand transmit them back to ea rth atanother frequency. VHF (very highfequency) signals normally do nothave a range much grea ter than thehori70n but when beamed to thesesa tellites a VHF signal's effectiverange is greatly increased to makeglobal communication a possibility.Devices similar to Oscar but fixed onearth are called repeaters , and the

~ n d i n Society ofProfessional EngineersI / l lhepaH , 'I ar , t//an)' If{/Cli.l fllxenxil1l en Ita vec/ehal l d he C(ueJlion a 1

10 whC'lhl'f I/II A PH) should fift lit e role o .\I'f1'ing Ihe Pro/l'ssion oiEnginnrillK a.\ " e /fas fI gulalinK l. 77u lorlllalioll o/ Ihe Canadian SOCiN I'of Profe.l.I'ional Engll1eers (C 1 /; occurI d all/o llg HlC}, C(}fl lrol ersl' The/ol/owing arlicle descrihing Ihe organizatioll was II'r i l len hI Or , GregMcNeice. a pro/l s.Or Civil ; ginl t fiIlX ar Waler/oo. a/ld rhe lIexlpr( sidl fII of he CS PI:: 771( Iron Warrior ill viles Ihe o{Jin/(J/1 and comtllellfSf rom faculty alld sludents aboLtl Ihi.\ recemly formed profes,I iollalorXfIIlizatiotl.

For over twent y yea rs engineershave toyed with the notion offorming an organi/ation that woulcihave thier own wcll -beingal heart. InOntario small groups of engineersbegan forming separate divisionswithin A. P. E. O. (the licensingbodythat controls the engineer and hispractice in the province). Oneexample of these groups was theEmployee Engineers Committee.which became the Member ServicesDivision which later became theSalaried Engineers Division.

These grou ps of engi neer were important entities since, unlike themedical and legal professions, approximately 80 per cent of professional engineers are employees.rather than employers . However.

ccommodation available forSpring 982Room and Board, Single, Double andlarge si ngles available:

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repeaters i n c r e a ~ e the range of thegrounil based radios which use them.

The Amateur Radio Club has itsown microprocessor controlled repeater (VE3 WWW) which was des igned by a Waterloo student.Operating in the 2 metre VH F bandVE3 WWW has many advancedfeatures such as touch tone remotecontro l and a phone patch (connection to the telephone ne\\',ork).This allows amateurs with portableradios to do from a remote locationsuch things as: make and ans\\ erphone calls; initiate morse codeidentification messages; and changerepeater features.

The main station at the university.V33 UOW has equipment forworking all modes allocated foramateur radio, including morsecode, voice, radio teletype andsending pictures using slow sca ntelevision. The equi pme nt can beused to co mmunicate with Oscar andif yo u are a short wave listener. thereare ext ra crystals in the receiver sothat BO C, Radio Moscow, and otherbroadcasts can be received .

Although computers and electronics.are used in ham radio not a llamateurs by any means are trained orint erested in electro nics technology.Some a re "OX Chasers tr ying toamass verified co nt acts with as manydistant a nd exo tic places a po , sible.VE3 UOW ha s man y QSL (verifi cation) cards from contacts all overthe world. Other radio amateurs ar.:iO\ olved mainly orexclusively in networks relaying messages, exchanging and compi ling weather in-problems were soon to occu r sincethe Salaried Engineers Divisionbega n to assert it elf by providing individual support for employee engineer . many of Whom need d a professional voice behind them in personal employmen t matters.

The mother association A. P. E. O.could not respond directly topersonal employment concerns ofprofeSSIOnal engineers slOce thiswould require actions to be takenoutside of legislative powers. Theo bviou s alternative was to crea te acompletely separate organi7a ti on toserve the p r o f e ~ s i o n in matters involving employment. remu neration.benefits and legal protection againstwrongful dis missal. etc. and moreperso nal professional proble ms.The result was the formation in1979 of the Canadian Society forProfessional Engineers (c'S ,P.E.) .Membership in the soc iety is restricted to registered professional engineers (as voting members) andengi neering students registered in accredited programs (as non-votingmembers). The C. S. P. E. is theengineers' equivalent of the Canadian Medical A sociation and theCanadian Bar Association.As voluntary membership serviceorgani7ation for the three mainprofe sion . these bodies basicallyprotect the well-being of the professional. whereas the A. P. E. 0 ., theCollege of Physicians and Surgeons(Ontario), and the Law Society ofUpper Canada require mandatorymembership, regulate the professions and in turn protect the public.

For each of the professions. membership in the respective service or ganization is entirely voluntary .However, almost all practisingdoctors and lawyers in Ontariomaintain their membershipsimply toprotect them elves and maintain atrong professional voice indepen

dent of their licensing organization ,Engineers now have the arne privilege and can assert themselvesfreely through C. S. P. E,More information can be ob

tained from Dr. McNeice, or bycontacting the CSPE at203 College Street. Second Floor,

Toronto, Ontario M5T I P9(416) 598-0520

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The Ham Radio Club in 1964.formation. practi ing for emergencies or j ust tran mitting to and fromservicemen overseas. Some prefer tocompete in the man y on the air contests sponsored by amateur organizatio ns. Most amateurs at one timeor another are ra gchewers jus tenjo ying on-the-air conversationwith another ham in the next town oron the ot her side of the world. In facthams have developed the ir ownvocabulary and abbreviations toreduce language barriers . For example, a ham is an old man OM , ayo ung lad y operator is a .. y L. . CQis callingany sta tion. 73 means bestregards. etc. There are standard

StudentA vIsoryCouncil

The Student Advisory Council(S.A.C.) is a committee of t u d e n t sthat meets eve ry two weeks with thedepartment of Co-ordination to discuss problems relevant to co-opstudent . This committ ee has been inexistence for over ten year ' and helpsthe Department of Co-o rdinati on inmaking recommendation to problems from a stud ent point of view.Members of this council who are inEngineering include:Sandy Kemsley 28 SystemsDa ve Shortt 2B ChemicalGary Hart 2B MechanicalBrian Kopc 3B Civilick Perchthaler 4A MechanicalIf you have problems with Coordination-related problems andwould like them brought up atmeeting, contact any of the abovepersons or leave a message in the EngSoc office .This term we discussed thefollowing items:Salary Surveys

The conclusions are that salarysurveys are out of date when published and need to be standardized.Thi information is public information and may be requested by anystudent.Employer-Student ranking deals

The problem exists with employers attempting to lure students bysuggesting mutual I to I ranking.Students are warned that thisproblem exists and should beadvisedagainst this action. Students shouldbe careful and keep an open mindthroughout every interview until theend of the interviewing period. Adecision should be made at the end ofinterviews with respect to everyoption. Feedback on this problem toC


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As Canada s technological base continuesto expand, the demand for highly rained,innovative engineers and for top qualityengineering is everincreasing. This need hasbrought to light in recent years the realiztionthat the education of engineering studentsmust extend far beyond the universityclassroom. As a reflection of this need, cooperative engineering education in variousforms has been growing rapidly, involvingindustries and engineering schools acrossthe country.In line with this trend, the SandfordFleming Foundation was formed with theoverall goal of encouraging cO'operationbetween industry and universities in thetraining of engineering students. Theultimate intent of all of the Foundation'sactivities is to improve the quality of engineering in industry by promoting cooperativeeducation and by developing new mode s ofinteraction between industry and theeducational institution.Established in 1976 , the Foundation wasset up by a group of senior faculty membersand students of the Faculty of Engineering at-1 hP-Hnit lt>'Tsity of Waterloo, the first cooperative engineering school in Canada.With the success of the basic cooperativeprogram me firmly established, they saw thepotential benefits of enhancing this uniqueprogramme and thus the Foundation wascreated.Based in the City of Waterloo, Ontario,the first few years of operation of theFoundation were spent in organizing apattern of business transactions; in gainingsupport from industry, the community, thefaculty and engineering students; and ininitiating its prog ramme s at the University ofWaterloo . Since then, the Foundation hasbeen extending its ideas and resources to theother cooperative engineering schools inCanada, notably the University ofSherbrooke in Quebec and MemorialUniversity in Newfoundland.This Foundation's major studentorientedprogrammes consist of the extensive Stu dent Awards and Grants Programme, theIndustrial Visitors Programme, and theSandford Educational Press. As well, theFoundation has undertaken an exciting andunique project, the Sandford FlemingEngineerium.

Structureof the Foundation

The business of the Foundation is directedby a volunteer Board of Directors consistingof 15 members representing the engineeringstudents, the faculty, the industry that isinvolved in cO'operative work programmes,and the community at large.Representatives of these groups areelected each year by the members of theFoundation at the Annual General Meeting.The programmes of the Foundation are im plemented by committees composed ofDirectors and other enthusiastic members.

The standing committees include:ExecutiveFinancePublicityFund RaisingAwards and GrantsIndustrial Visitors Programme'The Foundation is also fortunate enoughto have an Advisory Council which meets

once per year to present advice to theDirectors on current business and problems.The membership of the Advisory Councilincludes representatives from variousbranches of the University of Waterloo, fromcompanies supporting co operative engineering education in Canada, and from thepublic sector. A committee has beenestablished to review this structure as thefoundation's activities evolve on a number ofcampuses.

EngineeriumThe Engineerium IS an exciting project ofthe Foundation, but financially separatedfrom the Student Awards and the IndustrialVisitors progra mmes. The possibility for aunique engineering building arose when theElectric Development Company Gen erating Station at Niagara Falls was closed

some 7 years ago.The station was built in the early years ofthis century by three Canadian financiers -William Mackenzie, Henry Pellatt andFrederic Nicholls. The architect was E. J.Lennox. It was the first major power projectto be funded by Canadians and embodiedseveral unique technical features. The generators were the largest in the world at thetime and were designed and built byCanadian General Electric Company.Water was drawn from the river at thestation site and dropped h r o ~ h 10 ft.diameter steel penstocks to turbines 140 ftbelow ground level. After passing throughthe turbines and delivering its energy, thewater was discharged behind the curtain ofthe Falls via a l mile long, 28 ft high tailracetunnel. Power from the turbines wastransmitted via shafts rotating at 250 rpmback up to the generators located at groundlevel. A total of 160,500 hors epower from theturbines was converted to 102 megawatts ofelectrical power by 11 generators .In late 1978 the Foundation receiveddonations totalling $40,000 from Ontari oHydro, The Niagara Parks Commission andWintario. This money was to enable theFoundation to study the feasibility of itssuggestion to establish a technical museumin a decommissioned generating stationstation at Niagara Falls.The various components to the overallfeasibility study were c:ompleted throughout

1979. These studies included assessments of:structural condition, geological factors,collection, programmes, audience potential,traffic impacts, parking requirements, andcapital availability. Th e majority of this workwas performed by various consultantsretained by the Foundation. The final reportwas scheduled for completion in Spring 1980and combines the findings of the sub sidiary studies to determine overall capitaland operating costs.The focus of the museum would be theengineering associated with power andenergy exploitation. The period from about1870 to the present would receive particularattention. Within this theme, a very broadrange of activities, exceeding the prograv>meof most museums, is planned - hence fnetitle Engineerium . The public displaywould include both historical and modernartifacts - large and small; operating andstatic. A variety of formal and informaleducational activities could also be con sidered along with both technical and socialresearch.The audience potential study provides oneof the highlights of the overall investigation,On the basis of on site interviews conductedand analyzed by marketing consultants,annual attendance is estimated in the rangeof 1 to 4 million people. This is a relativelyconservat ive figure since only thoseindicating they were extreme ly likely tovisit and half of those who wer e very likelyare counted. Unfortunately, it would be verydifficult to accommodate such a largenumber of people in the building. However,since it was also determined that attendancewill be relatively insensitive to admissionprice, adequate revenue for a selfsupportingoperation appears assured.

he Electric Development Compeny IJuilding et Niegara Fellsthe site or the possible EngineerlUm.

he Sandfordleming oundationSir Sandford FlemingPioneer Engineer

The Sandford Fleming Foundati on is sonamed to pay honour to one of Canada sgreatest engineers. Born in 1827, he was theinventor of the Standard Time Zone System,the designer of our first postage stamp, aswell as the chief engineer of the IntercolonialRailway, our first railway wholly designedand engineered by Canadians. He wasdeeply interested in education, as indicatedby his 35 years as Chancellor of Queen s University and his activities in the Royal Canadi anInstitute . (Seven decades after his death in1915, the Institute' s activities are still partiallyfinanced by endowment funds heestablished,) Sir Sandford Fleming's manyaccomplishments and work typified theblending of practice and theory which is atthe heart of co-operative engineeringeducation.

It is the hope of the Foundation that, in ourday, we can continue to develop through cooperative engineering education, acontinuous flow of educated, practicalengineers to enable Canada to maintain aleadership role in our changing world.

Dr. Roe congratulates Barb Campbell an award winner at the Sixth nnual EngineeringA wards Dinner on Thursday November 19th.At the University of Waterloo, theSandford Fleming Foundation works in cooperation with the Department of Co-ordin ation, the Engineering Faculty, and,especially the Engineering Society in theorganization of an Annual EngineeringAwards Dinner. Some of the SandfordFleming Awards are presented to theWaterloo recipientsat this dinner.

For more information about the Foundationor any of its programmes, please contact:The Sandford Fleming FoundationP.O. Box 816,Waterloo, Ontario N2J 4C2(519) 885-0910Registered Charitable Organizallon (#04622752115)

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