119th Convocation, June 14 2002

40 Pages·2002·1.8 MB·English

by  Carleton University

Frfiny June 14, 2002
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2002 Spring Convocation
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Convocation atCarleton University 2
Friday,June14, 10:00a.m.
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Honorary Degree RecipientJohn P. Morgridge 4
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Orderof Proceedings 5
DoctorofPhilosophyfromtheFacultyofEngineeringandDesign;
MasterofAppliedScience;MasterofEngineering;MasterofArchitecture;
BachelorofEngineering;BachelorofArchitecture;BachelorofArchitecturalStudies;
BachelorofIndustrialDesign
Friday,June14, 2:00p.m.
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Honorary Degree RecipientAlois A. Raffler 14
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Honorary Degree Recipient Richard M. Karp 15
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High School Teaching Award Recipient Guy Beaudoin 16
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Orderof Proceedings 17
DoctorofPhilosophyfromtheFacultyofScienceandtheSchoolofComputerScience;
MasterofScience;MasterofComputerScience;BachelorofScience (Honours)
andBachelorofScience;BachelorofMathematics (Honours) andBachelorofMathematics;
BachelorofComputerScience (Honours)
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MedallistsintheGraduatingClass 28
Convocation at Carleton University
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whichpublishesdiefactdiatdiestudenthasfulfilledalldierequirementsandcompleted
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The Presiding Officer ofConvocation is the Chancellor ofthe AlsoassistingatConvocation:
University, ArthurKroeger C.C., MA.. LL.D.
CarolCorkran
AccompanyinghimonthepodiumareGailHarmerMutton,B.A., ActingAssistantDean/Registrar
representingtheBoardofGovernors,andRichardJ.VanLoon,B.Sc,M.A., FacultyofGraduateStudiesandResearch
Ph.D.,PresidentandVice-Chancellor.
DonaldL. Russell,B.Eng,M.S., Ph.D., P.Eng.
AssistingtheChancellorare: AssociateProfessorofEngineering
ChongH.Chan,B.Sc,M.A.Sc, Ph.D., P.Eng. AssociateDean
ProfessorofEngineering FacultyofEngineeringandDesign
ClerkofSenate
andMarshalofConvocation LisaRalph
ActingAssistantDeanofStudentsandRegistrar,
BrianC. Mortimer, B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D. FacultyofScienceandSchoolofComputerScience
AssociateProfessorofMathematics
AssociateDeanoftheFacultyofScience JuneDrayton-Callendar,B.S.Sc,G.C.C.R.
andAssociateMarshalofConvocation ChristinaFarago
GlendyWong,B.A.
FredF.Afagh,B.Sc,M.Sc,Ph.D.,P.Eng. Registrar'sOffice,FacultyofGraduateStudiesandResearch
ProfessorofEngineering
andBeadleofConvocation HeatherLupton,B.Sc.
PaddyMark,B.A.
Y.AleksandraBennett,M.A,Ph.D. Mary Orser
AssociateProfessorofHistory RegistrarialServices,FacultyofScienceandSchoolofComputerScience
andBeadleofConvocation
AngelGarrett,B.Sc, B.A.
JohnBlenkinsop,B.Sc,M.Sc, Ph.D. Marlene Groves
AssociateProfessorofEarthSciences RegistrarialServices,FacultyofEngineeringandDesign
andBeadleofConvocation
DottyGuoti,B.A.
RobertC. Burk, B.Sc,M.Sc, Ph.D. MonikaSt.Jean
AssociateProfessorofChemistry RecordsandRegistrationServices
andBeadleofConvocation
PamelaMallon
PascaleChampagne,B.Sc,B.Eng,M.Eng, Ph.D. TrappZaluska
AssistantProfessorofEngineering OfficeofthePresident
andBeadleofConvocation
AllisterHain, B.A,M.A.
F.GeraldOakham,B.Sc,M.Sc,Ph.D. Nancijolicoeur
ProfessorofPhysics LinMoody, B.J, M.A.
andBeadleofConvocation RosemaryPatterson
MaryAnnePomainville
CathyPearen UniversityCommunications
DeputyClerkofSenateandCeremonialsOfficer
MargoThomas
SenateOffice
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Honorary Degree Recipient
John P. Morgridge
John P. Morgridge, B.B.A., M.B.A., Chairofthe Board, Cisco Systems
Inc.,willbeawardedthedegreeofDoctorofLaws,honoriscausa, at
the morning ceremony on Friday,June 14, "in recognition ofout-
standingcontributiontoentrepreneurialismandmanagementstrate-
giesinthehightechnologyindustry."
Order ofProceedings
Friday, June 14, 10:00 a.m.
ChancellorArthurKroeger,C.C., M.A.,LL.D.,presiding.
(TlxaudienceisrequestedtostandwhentheAcademicProcessionarrives,
toremainstandinguntil Canada hasbeensung, andattheconclusionoftheceremony
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toremainuntiltheAcademicProcessionhasleft.)
ProcessionalMusic
JohnRobertCoghillJr.,B.Mus. (bagpipes)
GarryMatthews (snaredrum)
CraigMoffatt(bagpipes)
Canada*
(theaudienceisinvitedtosing)
WelcomebytheMasterofCeremonies
FeridunHamdullahpur,B.Eng.,M.Eng.,Ph.D.,P.Eng.
Vice-President (Research)
Conferringofthe
DegreeofDoctorofLaws,honoriscausa,upon
JohnRMorgridge,B.B.A., M.B.A.
(presentedbySamyMahmoud, B.Sc,M.Eng., Ph.D.,P.Eng.,
ProfessorofEngineering,andDeanoftheFacultyofEngineeringandDesign)
ConvocationAddress
JohnP.Morgridge
ConferringofDegreesbyExamination
Warrant
ChongH. Chan, B.Sc, M.A.Sc, Ph.D., P.Eng.
ClerkofSenate
AwardingofMedals
Recessional Music
Canada
Canada! Ourhomeandnative land!
Truepatriotlovein allthysoftscommand.
Withglowingheartsweseetheerise,
The TrueNorthstrongandfree!
Fromfarandwide, Canada,
Westandonguardforthee.
Godkeep ourlandgloriousandfree!
Canada, westandonguardforthee.
Canada, westandonguardforthee.
Recipients Doctor of Philosophy Master ofApplied Science
(presented by ProfessorA.G. Razaqpur, (presented by ProfessorA.G. Razaqpur,
ofDegrees Associate Dean oftheFaculty ofGraduate AssociateDean oftheFaculty ofGraduate
Studies andResearch) Studies andResearch)
DegreesconferredatSpringConvocation are Degreesconferred atSpringConvocation are
awardedbySenate in March and inJune. awarded bySenate in March and inJune.
Degrees awarded in March aredenoted by an Degrees awarded in March are denotedby an
asterisk (*). asterisk (*).
* Farid Alfawakhiri
* Sheldon Robert Clarke
B.Sc. (MoscowCivilEngineeringInstitute,
B.Eng. (Carleton)
Russia), M.A.Sc. (Ottawa)
Aerospace
CivilEngineering
FieldRepairofCompositePlatesUsingFibre
BehaviourofCold-Formed-Steel-Framed
MetalLaminates
WallsandFloorsinStandardFire
Thor Normand Alexandre Jodoin
Resistance Tests
Supervisors: Salinasand Mehaffey BA.Sc. (Ottawa)
J. J.
Aerospace
Mostafa Seleem Amin Abdel Zaher
DiagonalTensionBucklingandPost-Buckling
B.Sc,M.Sc. (MilitaryTechnicalCollege, Eg]pt) ofFibre-MetalLaminateBeams
CivilEngineering
AnIntegratedVibration-BasedStructural Glen Anthony Furtado
HealthMonitoringSystem B.Eng. (Lakehead)
Supervisors:J. HumarandY. Soucy Civil
VehicleStabilityonCombinedHorizontaland
* Joanne Kelly Pagani
VerticalAlignments
B.Eng. (Carleton)
Yuk Ming Lam
Civil Engineering
DevelopingaFrameworkforaNational B.Sc. (Manchester, U.K.), M.Phil. (HongKong.
StrategyforBaggageHandlingatAirports Clnna)
Supervisors:A.O. ElHalim andS. Easa Civil
AGC-Cone Penetrometerfor
* Ahmed Fahmy FaragTolba
GeoenvironmentalSiteCharacterization
B.Sc,M.Sc. (MilitaryTechnicalCollege. Egypt)
Civil Engineering * HasanTahir Qureshi
ResponseofFRP-Retrofitted Reinforced B.Sc. (UniversityofEngineeringandTechnology.
ConcretePanelstoBlastLoading Pakistan)
Supervisor:A.G. Razaqpur Civil
ArchivalandProcessingofStructural Health
Laszlo Hazy
MonitoringData
B.Sc. (PolytechnicInstituteofBucharest,
Babak Rostami
Romania),M.Eng. (Carleton)
Electrical Engineering B.Sc. (Baha7InstituteforHigherEducation.
Iran)
Performance ofthe Multicarrier Direct
SequenceSpreadSpectrum Uplinkinthe Civil
PresenceofFrequencyandTiming InelasticMomentRedistributionin
Multi-Girder Prestressed Concrete Simply
SynchronizationErrors
SupportedBridges
Supervisor: M. El-Tanany
Ryan R MacDonald Ashraf E. RamzyZaghloul
B.Sc. (St. FrancisXavier). M.Eng. (Carleton) B.Sc. (Alexandria.Egypt)
Electrical Engineering Civil
ComponentsforaLow-CostIntegrated BehaviourandStrengthofCFRP Reinforced
Silicon Optical Receiver FlatPlate InteriorColumnConnections
Supervisors: B. Syrett andG. Tarr SubjectedtoShearandUnbalancedMoments
Mo Zhang
B.Sc. (BeijhigPolytechnic. China)
Civil
System IdentificationAnalysisofthe
DynamicMonitoringDataofthe
ConfederationBridge
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* Imran Ahmad *YouxiongZhao * Shahrokh Saadati Saisan
B.Sc. (IWtersityofEngineeringandTechnology\ B.Sc. (Peking, Clnna), M.Sc. (Instituteof B.Sc. (Baha'ilnstituteforHigherEducation,Iran)
Pakistan) ModernPhysics, China) Civil
Electrical• Electrical * RonyAmaya
PerformanceEnhancementTechniquesfor VLSI Implementationofa2/3Viterbi B.Eng. (Carleton)
CORBA-BasedSystemswithLimited DecoderandNoise Effects in Digital ICs
Electrical
Heterogeneity * Lorie Cummings TheReductionofContactResistancein
Michel Beshara B.A. (McGill), B.Eng. (Carleton) AlGaN/GaN HeterostructureFieldEffect
B.Eng. (Carleton) Environmental Transistors
Electrical BiodegradationofBTEXUnderElectron * Tao Chen
DesignConsiderationsforHighSpeedClock AcceptorandNutrientLimitingConditions B.Sc,M.Eng. (Xidian, China)
and Data RecoveryCircuits * Cory Jason Hamelin Electrical
* K. Mark Cannon B.Eng. (Carleton) * Imad Hasan
B.Math. (Waterloo) Materials B.Sc. (Basrah. Iraq), M.Sc. Ph.D. (Moscow
Electrical DesignofLightweightPrimaryMirrorsfor State. Russia)
ModelingNonuniform Interconnects Optical ImagingDevices
Electrical
Christopher Andrew DeVries * Mark Ermenc LowTemperatureSF /0:ECRPlasma
t
BA.Sc. (Waterloo) B.Eng. (Carleton) EtchingforPolysiliconGates
Electrical Mechanical * Khalid H. Siddiqui
CMOSHighQ-enhancedFilters DesignandManufactureofanExperimental B.Eng. (NEDUniversityofEngineeringand
forRadio Receivers SystemfortheAnalysisofSplashingand Technology.Pakistan)
Jing Qu FreezingPhenomena Electrical
B.Eng. (BeijingInformationTechnicalInstitute, Gang Liu Time/PerformanceBudgetingforSoftware
Clnna) B.Eng.,M.Eng. (Harbin. China) Designs
Electrical Mechanical * George Soccar
AComponent-basedApproachtoProvideIN InvestigationofDuctile FractureUnder
B.Sc. (Alexandria.Egypt)
Type ofServiceson IP Network TensileHigh RateLoading
Electrical
William Sitch * Stephen Keir Roberts RegressionTestSelection Basedon
B.Eng. (Carleton) B.Eng. (Carleton) UML Models
Electrical Mechanical Hong Sun
Mitigatingthe EffectsofCavity Resonance in EffectsofFluid Propertiesonthe B.Eng. (SouthEast. China)
CeramicMillimetre-Wave Packages AerodynamicPerformanceof
Electrical
* Van Morning Sreng TurbomachineryforSemi-ClosedCycleGas Investigatingthe UseofAnalysisContracts
B.Eng. (Carleton) TurbineEnginesUsing0,/CO,Combustion to Improve theTestabilityofObject
Electrical OrientedCode
CoverageEnhancementThroughTwo-hop Master of Engineering * Hossam Medhat Abu Ramadan
RelayinginCellularRadioSystems (presented by ProfessorA.G. Razaqpur, B.Eng. (ArabAcademyforScienceand
YanjieWang Associate Dean oftheFaculty ofGraduate TechnologyandMaritimeTransport. Egypt
B.Eng. (SichuanUnion. China) Mechanical
Studies andResearch)
Electrical * Robin G. F Steed
Tunable,Linear,Gm-CFilters DegreesconferredatSpringConvocationare B.Eng. (Carleton)
awardedbySenatein March and inJune.
* DongyangZhang Mechanical
Degrees awarded in March aredenoted by an
B.Eng. (Chongqing. China)
asterisk (*). Faizel Zulfikar Lakhani
Electrical B.Eng. (McMaster). M.BA. (Ottawa)
TheDeploymentofFeatures in TelecommunicationsTechnology
InternetTelephony * Normand Chevalier Management
* Lei Zhang BA.Sc. (Ottawa) * Bing Xu
B.Eng. (ShanghaiInstituteofMechanical Civil B.Eng. (BeijingUniversityofPostsand
Engineering. China)
* Yosr 0. Ismail Telecommunications. China
Electrical B.Eng. (ArabAcademyforScienceand TelecommunicationsTechnology
EfficientNumericalThermalSimulation TechnologyandMaritimeTransport. Egypt) Management
UsingaQuad-Tree Mesh
Civil
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