![[University of Waterloo]](/goldbar.gif)
| Yesterday |
Wednesday, August 4, 2004
|
Editor: Chris Redmond credmond@uwaterloo.ca |
A previous
Midnight Sun model pays a visit to the National Museum of Civilization
in Ottawa-Hull in August 2002.
![[Streamlined design of car and building]](/images/2004/0804midsun.gif)
The trip will cover approximately 19,000 kilometres over 40 days of driving and take the team through all 10 provinces and 25 states. Throughout the tour, the solar car will serve as an example of alternative energy application and energy conservation. The team will make daily stops in cities all over North America to reach out to thousands of people about the potentials for alternative fuels and solar energy.
The success of the Midnight Sun solar car is attributed to more than 100 volunteers from all faculties of UW. It is the largest student-run project at the university and has been in operation since 1989.
In July 2003, Midnight Sun VII placed third among 28 teams in the American Solar Challenge, and first among the Canadian teams. The team was also awarded the prestigious Technical Innovation Award for an innovative aerodynamic body. The American Solar Challenge stretched more than 3,700 km along historic Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles. It spanned a wide range of challenging terrain, from the urbanization of downtown Chicago to the bareness of the Mojave Desert and to the ruggedness of the Rocky Mountains.
Midnight Sun VII is a low, sleek, three-wheeled car, with solar cells covering much of the upper body. This car has followed an evolutionary design process with improvements in aerodynamics, electrical, and mechanical systems.
Says the Midnight Sun web site: "In a marathon 48 hour period of time Midnight Sun VII was completely re-assembled from its component pieces to a fully working solar car in preparation for our North American Tour. Midnight Sun VII has not been attending any events in the last couple of months as it has been completely taken apart for testing and part replacement. Even the frame was sent out for non-destructive testing to check for any fatigue cracks which many have developed in the welds of the aluminum tubes. The good news is that the car and frame have been given a clean bill of health and is just about ready for the tour.
"During this downtime several components (such as the seat and a number of electronic components) have been upgraded to newer models and will be used in the car for the tour. These new components are being tested prior to being incorporated into the designs of Midnight Sun VIII."
Daily updates and photographs of the tour will be provided on the team web site.
![[Munro]](http://www.cecs.uwaterloo.ca/about/images/photos/Tony_Munro.jpg)
Job opportunities throughout Asia, Europe and Latin America, as well as
in the United States, are included in the work term postings offered by
UW's co-op and career services department. But in many cases it's
the individual student who finds an overseas job through personal
efforts and networking, says Tony Munro (right), the CECS
coordinator who looks after overseas jobs.
An international work term, he says, broadens a student's understanding of the world and gives the opportunity to enrich language skills and cultural understanding. He calls overseas work "a great opportunity for growth, both professionally and personally". Increasing the number of students who go outside Canada for work, an academic exchange or other purposes has been a stated goal at UW for several years.
"You will take on an ambassador role, the face of the University of Waterloo, the face of Canada," Munro said at a meeting Thursday in the Tatham Centre for about 30 of those who will be going overseas for fall term jobs. For jobs in the US, procedures are different and so are the pre-departure meetings -- which are mandatory for both groups.
Because each student will be seen as representing the whole university, he said, CECS works to make sure that all students have the information and preparation they need before they go. From advice on finding suitable housing, to instructions to sign in at a Canadian embassy or consulate, CECS provides information both in briefings and on its web site.
Topics at a follow-up session this week will include safety, health,
cross-cultural awareness and risks and responsibilities of travel far
outside Canada.
| POSITIONS AVAILABLE |
|
On this week's list from the human resources department:
Longer descriptions are available on the HR web site. |
Today brings the funeral for Pierre Dubé, long-time faculty member in the department of French studies, who died on Saturday. The service will begin at 11 a.m. at Trinity United Church in downtown Kitchener.
The graduate studies office sends this announcement: "Effective August 3, 2004, graduate thesis binding operations will be managed by UW Graphics rather than the Graduate Studies Office. Students must make all revisions and corrections required by their examining committee and department before submitting their thesis to the Graduate Studies Office for review. The thesis must be reviewed by the GSO prior to submission by the student to UW Graphics for binding. Please consult the Graduate Thesis Regulations for complete information on paper and electronic submission, design and formatting requirements, and references to UW Graphics locations and binding prices."
"The mathematics undergraduate office is moving," writes Katie Kent from the fifth floor of the Math and Computer building. "We will be closed on Thursday, August 5, and Friday, August 6, for this move. The office will be open again starting Monday. Our new location will be MC 4022. Our phone numbers will remain the same, but may be temporarily out of service on Friday."
Word comes from the school of accountancy that a faculty member there, Morley Lemon, has received the L. S. Rosen Outstanding Educator Award, given by the Canadian Academic Accounting Association. "This is a national award," a colleague tells me, "made to one professor each year, and reflects the esteem with which he is held in academe for his several accounting and auditing texts, and for his contributions both to academic bodies in Canada and the US and to various professional bodies." Lemon has, the award citation adds, "brought his scholarship and educator skills to bear on groundbreaking work in the areas of audit risk and new audit methodologies. . . . He defines the old-fashioned sense of responsibility and service."
Wesley Reid, a lab instructor and hardware specialist in electrical and computer engineering since 1988, officially retired July 1. . . . Renison College has announced that this year's East Asian Festival will be held November 4 through 6. . . . Maria Herendy, who worked as a housekeeper in what's now Ron Eydt Village from 1981 to her retirement in 1991, died July 15. . . .
CAR