This course will familiarize students with the skills needed to analyze
the social and political impact of engineering on society and the
environment. It is ideal for engineers seeking to complete the professional development requirements of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec. The instructor is Dr. Brandiff R. Caron from the Faculty's Centre for Engineering in Society.Date: Saturday, May 25, 2013. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Location: Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex, Room EV 3.309, 1515 Ste. Catherine St. W., Montreal
Charge: $300 (plus tax). A certificate is provided upon completion of the course.
Objectives
Areas covered include:
Analysis of the social and political implications of engineering practice.
Thinking through real-world case studies.
Effective social and ethical problem-solving methods.
Effective communication of social and ethical aspects of engineering.
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Course description: Engineering is about design under constraint. The engineer designs devices, components, subsystems, and systems and, to create a successful design, in the sense that it leads directly or indirectly to an improvement in our quality of life, must work within the constraints provided by technical, economic, business, political, social, and ethical issues. This course provides participants with both theoretical understanding and practical techniques for understanding and navigating these constantly shifting constraints.
Credit hours: 7.5
Instructor: Dr. Brandiff R. Caron is a lecturer in the Center for Engineering in Society at Concordia University. He holds a PhD in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Polytechnic and State University (Virginia Tech), an MA in Philosophy of Science from the Virginia Tech as well, and a BA in Philosophy from Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Caron's research focuses on the intersections between democracy theory and science and technology policy.
Andreas Athienitis, professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and director of the NSERC Smart Net-zero Energy Buildings Strategic Network (SNEBRN)
From left to right: 2nd place teams, Katherine Kokmanian Lisa D'Angelo, Matthew Brownridge, Sara Irene Imbriglio (Nozzles Up) and Alex De Melo, Stéphane Roux Aziz Sabirov (Royal Kelvins)
Suong Hoa, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, also the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Automated Composites Manufacturing, will be inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering. The ceremony takes place June 20 at the Delta Centre-Ville in Montreal. The Canadian Academy of Engineering bestows this honour on "distinguished engineers from all disciplines who have undertaken to serve the country and the profession in matters of broad concern." 
Marius Paraschivoiu has been awarded the C.N. Downing Award by the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineers (CSME) in recognition of his distinguished service to CSME over many years. The award ceremony will be held on June 3 in Saskatoon. Paraschivoiu is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering as well as the Concordia University Research Chair in Simulation of Clean Energy Production and Storage.
Fariborz Haghighat, Laleh Yerushalmi and student Omid Ashrafi from the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, have developed a new dynamic method to better predict the emission content of these gases. Their findings, published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, have implications not only for the pulp and paper industry, but also for any business wishing to reduce its carbon footprint. Concordia promoted the researchers' work in a March 5 news release. 
James Bambara, a PhD student in Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and biology student, Justin Moody-Corbett, who are seeking to launch a new company called VerAvenir, just clinched first place in the technological innovations category of the Concours québécois en entrepreneuriat (Quebec Entrepreneurship Competition). They have won $1,000 and the chance to go and compete at the regional level. Their achievement is testimony to their hard work and talent as well the growing strength of Concordia's District 3, a platform for entrepreneurship, where they were provided with advice, guidance and encouragement. 
It was a very strong finish for Concordia's student chapter of the Society Automotive Engineers (SAE) in the SAE Aero Design West Competition, held April 12-14 at Van Nuys in California. A total of 37 teams from all across the world competed. In the final round, Concordia's successful aircraft was loaded up to its maximum gross take-off weight of 34 pounds for its flight, and moved up an astonishing seven places in the ranks to clinch its place in the final top 10. Core team members: Andrey Belchev, Mohamad Baiazid, Scott Williams, Elias Clark, Susan Fahmy, Philippe Gilbot-Ducray, Sathiss Selliah.
Alexandra Meikleham, a first year civil engineering and management undergraduate student has won the 2013 Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship - Quebec Region. The Foundation offers five annual scholarships to Canadian women in engineering in either their first, second or third year of study. The scholarship is highly competitive and is judged by an esteemed panel of professional engineers. For the past eight years, Alexandra has volunteered as a math and biology tutor for junior high, high school, and first-year university students. She also directs students in main stage plays, choreographing and teaching dance sequences, and volunteers at a senior centre.
François Paquin (left) explains an experimental set-up for percutaneous heart valves, a project supervised by Lyes Kadem in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Students display their Easy Stand Transport Wheelchair: [left to right] Babar Chaudry, Erica Too, Tamara Gordon, Amy-Lee Gunter, and Juan Carlos Ramos Perfecto. Supervisor: Hoi Dick Ng, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Vishal Patel with the turbine component of the project, Design of an Aerostat High-Altitude Wind Power System (A-HAWP). Supervisor: Wahid Ghaly from Mechanical and Industrial Engineering