The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction Research and Innovation The <strong>CISC</strong> is committed to supporting research and education programs at leading Canadian universities as part of its mandate to support the development of expertise, knowledge and innovation in steel design and construction. In the past year, the <strong>CISC</strong> has directly, or indirectly through our education foundation, funded various scholarships, supported student competitions in Architecture and Engineering and provided university grants totaling over $300,000. Scholarship Programs We are committed to providing funding for different engineering and architecture students who demonstrate a keen interest, commitment and high-academic qualifications to develop a research or studio project. In the past year, the <strong>CISC</strong> has directly, or indirectly through our education foundation, contributed over $100,000 to various scholarships and educational programs. Two such national programs include the G. J. Jackson Fellowships and the Architecture Scholarships. G. J. Jackson Fellowship This prestigious award is currently valued at $20,000 over a one year period and is presented annually to a structural engineering student who is in their first or second year of full-time graduate studies. The purpose of this fellowship is to attract the brightest engineering minds to the design of steel structures as practitioners, the education of future engineers as educators and the development of innovative steel solutions as researchers. The <strong>2011</strong>- 2012 recipient is Morteza Dehghani, a Ph.D. student at École Polytechnique Montréal studying “All-Steel Buckling Restrained Braces” under the supervision of Prof. Robert Tremblay. Architecture Scholarships To promote excellence in steel design, the <strong>CISC</strong> funds a scholarship program with a three year commitment of $3,000 per university per year for all eleven schools of Architecture in Canada. These funds are used for student projects and recognizing innovative use of steel in design. Many of the <strong>CISC</strong> regions also offer scholarships and co-op programs for students. 8 <strong>2011</strong>/12 Annual Report Graduate Engineer in Training The qualified candidate selected for this two-year employment at <strong>CISC</strong> receives training in state-of- the-art steel design and construction. AISC/ASCE National Student Steel Bridge Competition <strong>CISC</strong> is a proud sponsor of the national competition, which was held on May 20 - 21, <strong>2011</strong> at Texas A&M University. Of the 48 teams qualified for the national level competition, two teams came from Canada, Lakehead University and University of British Columbia. Congratulations to the Lakehead student team which placed first overall with top rankings in the categories of construction speed, lightness and efficiency. Architectural Student Design Competition This competition gives a unique opportunity to students enrolled in professional programs in Architecture. The competition provides incentive to explore the detailed design of exposed steel systems in the context of a new theme each year. The purpose of the competition is to enlighten and excite future architects about steel structure. An Award of Excellence valued at $3,000 and two Awards of Merit valued at $2,000 are given out annually. As an incentive to encourage school participation, the faculty advisors for the winning teams receive $1,500 and $1,000 respectively. The <strong>2011</strong> winning entry entitled “Amoveo” was created by Justin Lai and Charles Ye from the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Terri Meyer Boake and Mark Cichy. Educators Meeting The 2012 Educators Meeting was held on February 24-25 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada’s steel capital. This 2-day gathering of 6 Architectural Professors and 29 Engineering Professors who teach steel design and construction at Canadian universities has been held biennially since 1985. University Research Grants In the past year, the steel industry has provided over $100,000 in university grants to researchers at five leading Canadian universities. The principal researcher of the highest ranked proposal Carlos Ventura received the <strong>2011</strong> H.A. Krentz Research Award, with a gift of $5,000.
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction <strong>2011</strong>/12 Annual Report 9
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