![[University of Waterloo]](/images/logobars/goldbar.gif)
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Monday, November 14, 2005
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Editor: Chris Redmond credmond@uwaterloo.ca |
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"Kenton was admired by all of his classmates, fellow-students, staff
and faculty who knew him," says a brief statement from the faculty of
engineering and civil engineering department.
And a statement from the student Engineering Society said more about him: "Kenton was a very active member of the society, most known for his work as one of the EngSoc video directors. During the term Kenton could be found all around campus filming and taking footage. With the help of the other video directors Kenton would compile and produce a wrap up video to be shown at our end of term party." Among other activities, Carnegie hosted a radio program, "Strange Brew", on CKMS-FM.
Said EngSoc president Nick Lawler: "Although we are the largest engineering faculty in Canada, with students spread all over the world on co-op terms, we are still a close-knit community. Kenton's class of Geological Engineering students is our smallest class, with less then 20 students, and this loss will hit them hard. Already condolences are pouring in from recent Geological graduates and alumni." The dean's office noted that "counselling services are available for classmates who need assistance, and efforts are underway to establish a scholarship fund in honour of Kenton's memory."
The official obituary notes that "Memorial donations to the University of Waterloo Kenton Carnegie Memorial Fund would be appreciated by the family." Carnegie is survived by his parents, Kim and Lori Carnegie, as well as brother Calvin and sister Breanne.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed on Friday that Carnegie was the man who was apparently killed by wolves near a mining camp in Points North Landing, Saskatchewan, 500 miles (800 km) north of Saskatoon. He was at the remote site on his fall term co-op job.
The "Grand Mathematical Challenges of Medical Image Processing" workshop was sponsored by the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS), the Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research, and UW's Faculty of Mathematics and School of Computer Science. Its goals were to review the state-of the-art of mathematics in image processing and share mathematical insights regarding future research directions in medical imaging.
Workshop speakers gave presentations presentations on topics from the use of partial differential equations in medical image processing, to thoughts on the current state of medical imaging, and what works and what does not. These presentations will be available online by mid-November so that all can benefit.
Taking part were 65 individuals from universities, research institutes, companies and hospitals in North America and Europe. Jeff Orchard, the workshop director, sums up: "You're never sure what will happen in a setting like this, but the speakers ignited a lively interaction with and among the participants. Challenging as it was to put something like this together, the effort was more than rewarded by the intensity and quality of discussions."
"We were fortunate to obtain seed funding from the Fields Institute that made possible such a meeting of major importance to our work in medical image processing," said Ed Vrscay, a professor in applied mathematics at UW and a member of the organizing committee. "We were also very grateful to the internationally recognized scholars who accepted our invitations to participate. The relationships we established will affect our work and that of other participants for years to come."
One objective of the workshop was to jump-start new collaborations and set the stage for further interactions in coming years. "This is one way we can bring in new ideas to our researchers and disseminate their work to others," said Dominic Covvey, founding director of WIHIR, who helped set the vision for the workshop. "We have an incredible array of talent in medical image processing at Waterloo, and the success of this workshop demonstrates the effects we can have when we collaborate. I look forward to the next occurrence and even greater things."
Mohamed Kamel of electrical and computer engineering has a twelve-month sabbatical: "The leave will enable me to write a book on my current research in cooperative intelligent systems, and also to visit and work with research collaborators in Canada, Europe and Hong Kong. In Canada, I would like to spend some time at the University of Quebec in Montreal to work on establishing a new area of research on collaborative computing. In Europe I will be visiting the University of Porto, Portugal, where I will collaborate with members of the image processing group on medical imaging research. In Hong Kong I will be working with Prof. Zhang (at HK Poly U) on a book on advanced Pattern Recognition."
Kenneth Salem of computer science is also on leave for twelve months: "I plan to visit the Storage Systems Group at Hewlett Packard Laboratories, in Palo Alto, California. My visit will be an opportunity to extend my current research in the areas of database physical design and automatic configuration of database management system."
William R. Bobier of the school of optometry is on sabbatical for twelve months: "For the past 6.5 years I have served in the senior administration of the School of Optometry (3.5 years served as Associate Director and 3 years as Director). This sabbatical will be a release from teaching and service. I will be focussing on my research which will cover the following: vision screening of pre-school children, linkage between vision and literacy development in young children, and ocular focussing and alignment in children."
Paul W.McDonald of health studies and gerontology has a year-long sabbatical: "I will address the following objectives while working locally and abroad: complete manuscripts for publication; develop a novel framework for understanding smoking cessation; develop new skills in data analyses, economic and genetic foundations of tobacco abuse; and learn about recent provincial, national and international developments in chronic disease prevention/public health."
Manoj Sachdev of electrical and computer engineering has a six-month leave: "I intend to intensify my research efforts in the broad area of microelectronics. In particular, I intend to complete two books I am currently writing. Moreover, I hope to reach out to several industries and seek their funding for my research."
UW's planned school of pharmacy has achieved another measure of recognition, says its director, Jake Thiessen. The school -- which will admit its first students in 2007 -- has been accepted into the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada, and Thiessen becomes a member of the Association of Deans and Directors of Pharmacy. He added that he had made a presentation about Waterloo's plans to this year's annual meeting of the Canadian Council for the Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs, "the first step" towards eventual accreditation of the Waterloo program.
| WHEN AND WHERE |
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Fields Institute symposium honouring new Fellows of the Royal
Society of Canada, including
David
Jackson and Edward Sudicky of
UW, 1 p.m. at the institute, 222 College Street, Toronto,
details
online.
Study in Germany presentation by visiting students from Technical University of Braunschweig and Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, 4:30 p.m., Davis Centre room 1304. 'Mental Health Services in Waterloo Region' presentation by speakers from Canadian Mental Health Association and Grand River Hospital, sponsored by UW Employee Assistance Program, Tuesday 12 noon, Davis Centre room 1302. Authors of two political books -- John Ibbitson, The Polite Revolution, and Maude Barlow, Too Close for Comfort, debate Canada's political future, Tuesday 7 p.m., Centre for International Governance Innovation, 57 Erb Street West, sponsored by UW bookstore, $2 at the door. Tony Yayo performs at Federation Hall Tuesday night, all-ages event, tickets $29.99 at Federation of Students office. 'Our Town' drama department production, by-invitation preview Tuesday 7 p.m.; general performances Wednesday-Saturday 8 p.m., tickets 888-4908. Geographic Information Systems Day with poster displays, keynote presentation and research discussion, Wednesday 12:00 to 3:30, Environmental Studies I courtyard, details online. Engineering Society drama production: "Beyond Therapy", "a farce that explores society's obsession with therapy", Wednesday 8 p.m. Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 2:00 and 7:00, Arts Lecture Hall room 116, tickets $6 at Student Life Centre turnkey desk. Private showing of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", organized by Graduate Student Association, Sunday 9 a.m., tickets $8 (children $6) at Graduate House bar. |
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Bob Gillham (right), who has been chair of the earth sciences
department more
than once in the past, has that job again, this time as "interim chair"
for an 11-month term that started October 1. He takes over from Mario
Coniglio, who moved this summer to become associate dean (undergraduate
studies) in the science faculty, and will steer the department while
a search for a longer-term chair is carried out.
There's a change in time for the PhD oral defence this Friday by Jie Lian of electrical and computer engineering, as the session will start at 9 a.m., not the previously announced 9:30. . . . Nancy O'Neil, well known across campus as coordinator of special events and programs in the Student Life Centre, has left "to move on to other things", and sent her adieux in a letter published in Friday's Imprint. . . . Offensive tackle Chris Best and cornerback Drew Haynes of the Warriors have been named to the Ontario University Athletics football all-star team for this year. . . .
UW's senate meets monthly, except in the summer and -- sometimes -- in December. The decision has been made that a December meeting won't be necessary this year, the university secretariat announced late last week. So the last meeting for 2005 will be the one scheduled for November 21 (next Monday) at 4:30. Agenda items at that time include the annual report on how many faculty members received tenure this year, and how many didn't, from the University Tenure and Promotion Advisory Committee. Also expected: the next round of discussion on the "academic calendar" and how many study days are set aside in February reading break and at the end of the winter term each year.
The Hildegard Marsden Nursery, on UW's north campus, holds a craft and toy sale each year as a fund-raiser (15 per cent of revenue goes to the centre). "We encourage all to come out an get an early start on their Christmas shopping," says Stacey Reid, supervisor at Marsden. The 2005 sale, the 13th annual, was to run Wednesday through Friday this week, but has been moved up a day, Reid announces. That means it'll be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9:00 to 5:00, in Davis Centre room 1301.
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