st udent c h a p te r n ews MCMASTER UNIVERSITY Rail and Transit in the GTA Guest Speaker Night On October 30, we hosted two guest speakers for a “Rail and Transit in the GTA” night. Our first speaker was Courtney Bernard, a substation electrician and upcoming electrical engineering technologist with the Toronto Transit Commission. He spoke about his experiences working on the electrical systems required for the TTC subway to operate. The second speaker was John Trickett, a McMaster alumnus and a Senior Project Officer at Metrolinx. He presented on various rail projects he has worked on, such as the rehabilitation of station platforms, design and construction of new rail tunnels, and the construction of the Union-Pearson Express. In addition, he outlined rail maintenance activities and equipment, and talked about the hazards of track wash-outs and flooding. We received a strong turnout of around 20 people, including first years and electrical engineering students, and provided pop, water, and pizza. Overall, the event was a success, as we reached a greater number of students than in previous years, and some great discussions about transit and rail were had.
Strong turnout for the Rail & Transit in the GTA Guest Speaker Night featuring Courtney Bernard of the TTC.
Participating in the Synchro Workshop run by the CITE Mohawk College Student Chapter.
WSP GUEST SPEAKER LECTURE As a part of WSP’s spotlight week at McMaster, a guest speaker event was held in our Introduction to Transportation Engineering course. Brett Sears, senior project manager, and JuYoung Kim, a transportation planner gave a presentation on the integration of complete streets into the four-step travel demand modelling process. They described general procedures and arising issues while incorporating their most recent projects into the lecture. JOINT SYNCHRO SESSION WITH MOHAWK COLLEGE Mohawk College hosted 2 two-hour synchro sessions which ITE McMaster members were invited to attend. The sessions were conducted led by Jack Ready, Mohawk’s previous ITE student chapter executive member. Starting with the basics of constructing a single intersection in the first session, by the end of the second session we were able to diagnosis intersections in a corridor which were suboptimal and optimize the corridor.
WSP Guest Speaker event with JuYoung Kim and Brett Sears 47 TRANSPORTATION TALK | WINTER 2019-2020