Engineering Newsletter – August 2017

• Kate Whitfield, P.Eng., MCIP, RPP is a professional engineer that is building livable cities across Canada, with a focus on making walkable, bikeable, livable communities. Her work is a blend of planning, policy, and changing behaviours.

• Jennifer Sidey is a mechanical engineer and Joshua Kutryk has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. They are the most recent Canadians to become astronauts.

• BondicEVO™ Liquid Plastic Welder - This portable plastic welding tool is practically an instant 3D printer. It works by using UV light that moves the liquid letting the individual monomer compounds instantly attract with one another, creating hard plastic-polymer before you know it.

  

• mXers Audio - With its modular design, these earbuds provide lots of customization, without compromising sound and quality. Wired or wireless, with the specific McX connectors, these earbuds can modify and adapt to the user needs.

• Sonnet - It transforms your smartphone on a long-range walkie-talkie that can send text messages, voice recordings, images, and GPS locations when cellular coverage, satellite, or internet access aren't available.

Here are the news links to every Canadian Association. If there is anything beyond the normal stuff (elections, new appointments), I'll try to list them below. During certain parts of the year (e.g. Summer, X-Mas), the news tends to slow down.

1. APEGA News - Multi-Year Legislative Review Reaches Government Phase.
2. APEGBC News - APEGBC updated its guidelines for legislated dam safety reviews.
3. APEGNB News
4. APEGS News
5. APEY News
6. ASET News
7. EGM News -  Canada's next Governor General will be an electrical engineering grad.
8. Engineers Nova Scotia News
9. Engineers PEI News
10. NAPEG News
11. OACETT News
12. PEGNL News
13. PEO News

Career tip of the month - 5 tips for setting realistic project expectations.

Here are a few jobs that caught my eye across Canada. Most were posted within the last week.

1. Senior Engineer, Compliance - Alberta Electric System Operator, Calgary, AB
2. Crane & Rigging Engineer - Domson Engineering & Inspection Ltd., Brampton, ON
3. Engineer | Building Sciences and Building Materials Testing - GHD, Ottawa, ON
4. System Integration Test Engineer - Schneider Electric, Burnaby, BC

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1. The unexpected benefit of celebrating failure - Astro Teller talks about his team's projects like balloon-powered Internet and flying wind turbines. Find how he runs an organization where people feel satisfied working on risky projects and with audacious ideas.
2. The future of flying robots - Vijay Kumar and his team created autonomous flying robots that copy honeybees. Swarms of robots give crucial information to farmers, helping to improve yields and make water management more efficient.

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"Failure is central to engineering. Every single calculation that an engineer makes is a failure calculation. Successful engineering is all about understanding how things break or fail."

-- Henry Petroski