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An overview of select technical capabilities and activities
Dalhousie University
Ronald Pelot, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor, Industrial Engineering Assistant Dean, Engineering Co-op
Associate Scientific Director, MEOPAR NCE
DALHOUSIE ENGINEERING
MEOPAR NCE ENGINEERING CO-OP
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Started as NS Tech in 1907, became TUNS in 1980, merged into Dal in 1997 Part of associated universities system that
allows students to start at Dal or any of 5 other universities and graduate with a B.Eng. Degree from Dal.
Students who do not start at Dal can do 2 years at one of the associated universities and transition seamlessly into third year at Dal
The Faculty of Engineering at Dalhousie
By the numbers 1783 B.Eng. Students 540 graduate students (125 Ph.D.) (60% research
based, 40% professional masters) 628 international students: 298 undergrad and 330 grad Five departments and 8 undergrad programs M.A.Sc., M.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees in all programs 98 faculty members 43 staff members $13,000,000 annual research funding
% B.Eng. students by region 2012
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An Outstanding Education
Practical Engineers with excellent problem solving skills
Strong Natural Sciences background Graduates in extremely high demand
because of our emphasis on real world problems
Preferred school for many major industrial companies, including GM, Shell, Teck, Vale, Fluor, Imperial, Goldcorp, Michelin
Faculty of Engineering Research
$12,000,000 projected for 2013-2014 Have worked with over 200 different companies and agencies
over the past three years, most of these are ongoing Numerous spinouts 7 externally funded research chairs Major contracts with
Boeing Pratt and Whitney Raytheon Ultra Marine Systems Nunavut Halifax Water Intel
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fiscal year (* denotes projected)
Research Dollars
Research Dollars
Ocean and Offshore Clean water: ballast water treatment Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Offshore Risk and Safety Marine Communications Underwater communications Advance materials including corrosion,
anti-corrosion coatings Ship traffic modelling
Quick Facts about IE@Dal
Class Size: Maximum of 45 Students
Faculty: 10 Full-time, 2 Part-time
Location: 5269 Morris Street
Year Established: 1965
5269 Morris Street (Morroy Building & Classroom Addition)
People Information
Technology
Industrial Engineers Design
Systems
Science Business
Industrial Engineers design, create and manage systems that integrate people, materials,
information and technology in productive ways
Industrial Engineers design…
Maintenance Systems for
Airlines
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Industrial Engineers design…
Distribution Systems for Online Retailers
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Industrial Engineers design…
Scheduling Systems for Hospitals
Industrial Engineers design…
Layouts and Control Systems for Factories
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Industrial Engineers design…
Individual
Workstations
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Industrial Engineers design…
Work & Workspaces
Ford Kentucky Truck Plant
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Industrial Engineers design…
Warehouses & Inventory Systems
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Industrial Engineers design…
Production Systems
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So, how do we
BUILD 1000s
of these?
Industrial Engineers design…
Global Supply Chains
IEs Design Systems for many sectors
Manufacturing
Transportation / Distribution
Health Care
Environmental
Municipal and Other Government
Utilities (Phone, electricity, gas)
Communications
Natural Resources (Forestry, Mines)
Some Recent IE Co-op Employers
Some Recent IE Co-op Employers
Ireland
Project in Industry Senior Design Project
In Final Year, student teams are partnered with a local “Client”
Students, acting as consultants, analyze and design solutions to the client’s problem
Jenna Cock, Julie Grant Class of 2007
Client: Canada Post
Some examples…
Irving Shipbuilding Ltd. Project in Industry 2003-4
Students redesigned the factory layout and developed a new system for production planning
Reduced time to produce product by nearly 40%
Subsea Oil Drilling Modules
Holly Gambin, Mark Chiasson
Class of 2004
Air Canada Jazz Project in Industry 2010-11
The students designed a virtually centralized inventory system for the rotable spare parts used in the Dash-8 aircrafts.
Walter Weiss, Eric Noel Class of 2011
Major Research Themes in the IE Dept
Maritime Risk and Safety (Pelot)
Maintenance and Scheduling (Diallo, Ghasemi, and Gunn)
Engineering Design and Methodology (Johnston)
Manufacturing, Warehousing, and Process Industry Design, Planning, and Operations (Gunn, MacDonald, Tajbakhsh and Venkatadri)
Health Service Systems Optimization (Blake and Vanberkel)
Forest Resource Optimization (Gunn, MacDonald)
Ergonomics (Das)
Decision Analysis (Barzilai)
ENGINEERING CO-OP
2014 CO-OP STUDENTS
• 398 Engineering co-op students
• 535 total work terms
• 46 international students (12%)
DALHOUSIE ENG. CO-OP
Co-op in 8 ENG. disciplines:
• Chemical • Civil • Electrical • Environmental • Industrial • Materials • Mechanical • Mineral Resources
2014: CO-OP LOCATIONS
NS 61% AB
14%
ON 10%
NB 5%
BC 5%
SK 2%
MN, NL, PE 3%
WHERE THEY WORK:
TOP 3 CO-OP PROVINCES
Nova Scotia • Construction, electronics, communications,
transportation, energy, sustainability / efficiency, research
Alberta • Energy, oil, gas, mining, construction
Ontario • Automotive, transportation, energy
BENEFITS OF CO-OP
For students:
• Apply academics to real work and vice-versa
• Try different career paths before graduation
• Enter the job market with experience
• Make connections • Earn competitive wages
BENEFITS OF CO-OP
For employers:
• Boost operations • Test young talent for
long-term recruitment • Gain new knowledge and
fresh perspectives • Develop leadership skills
among staff • Build brand on campus • Provide feedback on curricula
Our increased exploitation, coupled with the ocean’s declining health, has led to an increased scale and frequency of marine emergencies as well as fundamentally new marine hazards.
Canada is particularly vulnerable to the new emerging risk patterns with our vast coastline, our dispersed emergency response assets and our economic dependence on the oceans and coastal environment.
Established in 2012 as Network of Centres of Excellence, a federal government initiative
Headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia at Dalhousie University
28 research projects
52 researchers from 13 Canadian universities and 4 federal departments
MEOPAR will deliver knowledge, technology, and people to enable Canada’s communities and industry to enhance resilience and economic opportunity through an informed relationship with the changing marine environment.
We will inspire and enable Canadian leadership in marine environmental observation, prediction, and response
PREDICTION CORE
OBSERVATION CORE
TECHNIQUE | SHARED KNOWLEDGE | PEOPLE
RESEARCH PROGRAM: ORGANIZATION
Theme 1 Projects Hours - Seasons
Theme 2 Projects Seasons - Decades
New Projects via Open Calls
New PIs via Recruitment
Program
New Linkages via Partnership
Program
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
• NATURAL SCIENCES
• SOCIAL SCIENCES
• POLICY SCIENCES
• HEALTH RESEARCH
MULTIPURPOSE
• OBSERVATION
• PREDICTION
• RESPONSE
MULTISECTORAL
• PRIVATE SECTOR
• ACADEMIA
• GOVERNMENT
• NGOs
• COMMUNITIES
MEOPAR’S VISION: the three “M’s”
RECEPTORS
PRIVATE SECTOR
• INSURANCE INDUSTRY
• OIL & GAS INDUSTRY
• FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE
• TRANSPORTATION
GOVERNMENT
• ENVIRONMENT CANADA
• DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CANADA
• FISHERIES & OCEANS
• PROVINCIAL &
• MUNICIPAL
STAKEHOLDERS
• COASTAL COMMUNITIES
• NGOs
• FIRST NATIONS & INUIT
3 DISTINCT EXAMPLES
• OceanViewer • real-time ocean data and forecasts from a wide variety of sources,
including citizens • from waves, to bottom temperature, to surface chlorophyll, to
animal sightings…
• Automatic Identification System (exactEarth Ltd.) • Satellite monitoring of ships worldwide • Fishing safety, fisheries management, spills, noise, routing, MPA,
etc.
• CONCEPTS
• Canadian Operational Network of Coupled Environmental Prediction Systems
• Canadian-global atmosphere-ocean-ice assimilation and modelling system
www.meopar.ca 902-494-4384
