A  decade  of  accomplishments  in  engineering  educa4on,  research  and  diversity  

A  new  era  in  engineering  educa-on  began  on  June  22,  2005  at  the  University  of  Calgary.  The  Schulich  School  of  Engineering  was  founded  through  a  $25-­‐million  dona-on  philanthropist  Seymour  Schulich  and  a  matching  contribu-on  of  $25  million  from  the  Government  of  Alberta,  forever  changing  the  future  of  engineering  in  Canada.  

“In  2005,  we  became  the  first  named  engineering  school  in  Canada  due  to  our  focus  on  engineering  educa-on,  research  innova-on  and  ambi-on,”  says  Chan  Wirasinghe,  founding  dean  of  the  Schulich  School  of  Engineering  and  professor  in  the  civil  engineering  department.  “It  was  an  opportunity  to  stand  up  and  raise  our  flag  as  one  of  the  top  engineering  schools  in  the  country."      

Over  the  past  10  years  as  the  Schulich  School,  we  have  successfully  aPracted  the  brightest  students  in  Canada,  groundbreaking  researchers  and  supported  a  diverse  engineering  community.  

The  Schulich  School’s  present  dean  Bill  Rosehart  envisions  an  even  brighter  future  built  on  our  founda-on  of  success.  “With  a  renewed  focus  on  our  suppor-ng  our  students,  on  fostering  diversity  and  on  research  that  makes  a  difference  we  look  forward  to  star-ng  our  next  decade  as  the  excep-onal  Schulich  School  of  Engineering.”  

Please  view  the  following  collec-on  of  photos  as  we  share  some  of  our  highlights  of  our  first  10  as  the  Schulich  School  of  Engineering.  

2005  -­‐  On  June  22,  the  University  of  Calgary’s  Faculty  of  Engineering  becomes  the  Schulich  School  of  Engineering  in  honour  of  philanthropist  Seymour  Schulich’s  giY  of  $25  million.      

2006  -­‐  AYer  12  and  half  years  as  Dean  (1994-­‐2006)  and  a  visionary  leader,  Chan  Wirasinghe  steps  down  from  the  helm  of  the  Schulich  School  of  Engineering.    

2006  -­‐  Elizabeth  Cannon  takes  over  as  Dean  of  the  Schulich  School  of  Engineering  on  July  1.  Four  years  later,  Elizabeth  Cannon  becomes  the  eighth  president  and  vice-­‐chancellor  of  the  University  of  Calgary.  

2007  -­‐  The  University  of  Calgary  Solar  Car  Team  was  the  top  Canadian  team  in  the  Panasonic  World  Solar  Challenge,  October  21-­‐28.  The  “Schulich  I”  finished  the  3,000-­‐kilometre  race  across  the  Australian  Outback  in  12th  place.    

2008  –  The  Schulich  student  team  from  the  iRadio  Lab,  lead  by  professor  Fadhel  Ghannouchi  (pictured  on  leY),  was  awarded  first  prize  at  the  second  annual  Smart  Radio  Challenge  in  Washington,  D.C.    

2009  -­‐  The  Schulich  School  of  Engineering  expands  Cybermentor  by  launching  a  web-­‐based  mentoring  program  that  matches  girls  11  to  18  years  of  age  with  female  scien-sts  and  engineers.    

2009  -­‐  Message  to  space.  On  September  23,  400  University  of  Calgary  students  holding  LED  lights  sent  this  communiqué  to  University  of  Calgary  alumnus  Dr.  Robert  Thirsk  on  the  Interna-onal  Space  Sta-on.    

2010  -­‐  The  In  Situ  Energy  Centre  opens  new  facility  that  enables  researchers  to  test  projects  aimed  at  more  cleanly  and  cost-­‐effec-vely  unlocking  energy  from  Alberta’s  vast  oilsands  resources.  Pedro  Pereira  Almao  explains  one  of  the  pieces  of  equipment  in  the  new  In  Situ  Energy  Centre  to  graduate  student  Vanessa  Rendon.  

2011  -­‐  Biomedical  engineering  researcher  Kris-na  Rinker  and  research  associate  Bob  Shepherd  with  a  flow  chamber  device  that  they  developed.  It  simulates  blood  flow  in  the  body  and  was  used  in  research  to  determine  the  role  of  protein  Smad2  in  heart  health.    

2012  -­‐  Alex  Ramirez-­‐Serrano  with  the  Evader,  which  was  featured  in  an  exhibit  of  unmanned  aerial  vehicles  at  the  Canada  Avia-on  and  Space  Museum  in  OPawa.  The  Evader  was  designed  to  have  the  ability  to  fly  into  complex  confined  areas  such  as  caves  and  collapsed  buildings.  

2013  -­‐  On  October  9,  the  province  announced  $142.5  million  in  funding  for  the  Schulich  Expansion  and  Renova-on  Project.  Scheduled  to  open  in  2016,  the  new  building  and  renova-on  will  create  more  space  for  teaching,  learning  and  research.  

2013  -­‐  On  October  21,  the  University  of  Calgary  announced  the  single  largest  corporate  dona-on  in  the  ins-tu-on’s  history.  Canadian  Natural  Resources  Limited  contributed  $7  million  to  the  Schulich  School  of  Engineering.  

2014  -­‐  Bill  Rosehart  appointed  dean  of  the  Schulich  School  of  Engineering,  effec-ve  April  1.    

2014  -­‐  Renowned  nanotechnology  researcher  Steven  Bryant  joins  the  Schulich  School  of  Engineering  as  the  new  Canada  Excellence  Research  Chair  (CERC)  for  Materials  Engineering  for  Unconven-onal  Oil  Reservoirs.  

2015  -­‐  University  of  Calgary  student  team  is  crowned  King  of  the  Hill  and  wins  first  place  overall  at  the  Great  Northern  Concrete  Toboggan  Race,  January  21-­‐25.  

2015  -­‐  Schulich  School  of  Engineering  students  built  homes  in  Tijuana,  Mexico  over  reading  break  in  February  with  the  interna-onal  Homes  for  Hope  program.  The  school  par-cipates  twice  a  year  with  30-­‐40  undergraduate  students  volunteering  their  -me.  

2015  -­‐  David  Wood  receives  APEGA  Summit  Environment  and  Sustainability  Award  for  his  advances  in  wind  turbine  design,  and  wind  and  solar  energy  research.  

2015  -­‐  The  Schulich  School  of  Engineering  welcomes  the  first  class  of  50  Energy  Engineering  students  on  May  13.