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Contents A Message For All Of My Engineering Friends From UAEC to WEC Farewell to Midterms – The Glow Party!

Peace and Quiet: A First-Year's Guide to Study Spaces Holiday Horoscopes!

Sugar, Spice and Engineering: Nice!

Holiday Crossword!

Memes Corner November/December Photo Highlights

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Publications Team Roanne Andaya Gurbani Baweja Joanna Bibangco Mohammad Abdullah Hashmi Abby Paul Aishwarya Venkitachalam 1

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A Message For All Of My Engineering Friends

by Mohammad Abdullah Hashmi

May your Excellence Prevail A poem for finals season It is our duty to decide from now itself our impact upon the world To change the world for the better.

If you are working, work better.

If you are caring, care better.

If you are being, be better.

Now is the time to induce a shift whose waves will echo, for it is Now we frolic in the springtime of our youth.

The fruit reaped with the sickle of hard work tastes better than any other.

Repel what seeks to undo you by believing in yourself and Remind yourself constantly of the amazing person you are.

May your excellence prevail.

I wish everybody the best for the upcoming final exams, and the challenges that you will face after they are done.

-Mohammad Abdullah Hashmi

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From UAEC to WEC To all the teams who participated in the University of Alberta Engineering Competition: thank you for making it a successful event! Winners of UAEC will be heading off to the Western Engineering Competition at the University of Manitoba, facing off against western Canadian engineering teams. UAEC is a great learning experience, and we have some reflections from students who participated in UAEC and WEC!

“We started off in the Junior Design Competition, back in second year, as a way of having fun on a Saturday while putting our in-class knowledge to use. Once we started getting better at design competitions - especially after MEC E 260 and 360 - we decided to step it up to Senior Design. Our approach has definitely changed over the past couple of years and it has definitely paid off this time! We're happy to be able to represent the U of A at WEC this year and excited for our chance at the Western Title!”

“I consider UAEC to be a competition that challenges students to solve problems and apply our engineering knowledge in ways we might not have before. We thoroughly enjoyed the friendly competition, the teamwork, and the thrill of the problem solving process. Joining UAEC gave us the chance to see the inventions of our fellow students while building our own creative solution, and we recommend that more people get involved so that a larger variety of student ideas are shared at future competitions. We look forward to competing at WEC in 2019!”

-Ashton Martin, Ryan Karlzen, Keaton Krichner & Jeffrey Sellweger, Winners of the UAEC 2018 Senior Design Competition

-Kyle Hennig, UAEC 2018 Programming Competition Winner along with team members Jacob Reckhard, Ryan Sukla, and Nayan Prakash

“Their attempt at organizing events for the students was admirable.”

-Natalie, attendee of WEC 2018 in rainy and cold Burnaby, British Columbia, Consulting Category “I learned a lot about report writing. Mainly that you should get it done sooner rather than later.”

-Aishwarya, Natalie’s team member

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Farewell to Midterms – The Glow Party!

by Gurbani Baweja

A little party never hurt anybody, and what could have been a more ideal time to party than just after midterms? To bid goodbye to the midterms and start the reading week right, the Engineering Students' Society (ESS) and the Interdisciplinary Science Students' Society (ISSS) hosted the Glow Party!

The party started at 9 p.m. and in no time the night turned into morning. The ambience of the party was as gala as it could be for a gigantic party. The set-up of the club was lightsome and shimmering, doing justice to the name of the party. The music was exhilarating such that no one could resist their feet dancing to it. The party night made everyone feel alive and distressed. It proved to be a much-needed break every student wanted. People at the party had the opportunity to make new friends in not just their own faculty, but other faculties too. The party was an amazing way to socialize, turning friends to family.

As it is rightly said, good times + crazy friends = amazing memories; the party was one of the most joyful eternal memories for fall 2018. And so, to relive the memories everyone is looking forward to dancing and shining again.

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Peace and Quiet: A First-Year's Guide to Study Spaces

By Roanne Andaya

Finals are coming up and as a first-year student, stress has never been higher.

Midterms had served as a terrible wakeup call, and as finals approach, I find myself scrambling to find the time and the place to study. Home is no longer an option as I tend to spend more time sleeping or eating rather than studying.

So at the end of reading week, I told myself that it was time for change—that now more than ever I needed to find somewhere quiet to study where I could be 100% (or as close to 100%) productive. So on the first day back, I set out to find my own study place.

want to really be productive then this library is for you.

2. Rutherford South Reading Room The Rutherford Reading Room Library, or more commonly known as the Harry Potter Room is my go-to study spot if I ever need to spend hours re-writing notes or to simply study. Although it is across campus from ETLC, and a bit of a walk from CCIS, the library offers a great silent spot if you need to get some work done. The room has plenty of tables and offers a "home-y" vibe with its large bookcases and art.

Finding a study space is no easy feat, especially with a large number of students opting to stay on campus to study. Maybe you've found a great study spot but it's gotten crowded, or maybe you're just searching for a quiet place to study in your free time. Nevertheless, after asking around and exploring a bit on my own, I've found five study places that are good for in-between classes, or for a long night of reading and reviewing.

3. Health Sciences Library Although the library is way past ECHA and in the Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, this library is amazing if you need a quiet place to sit down and get a lot of work done. Although it's mostly occupied by Med students, the threemezzanine library has both quiet spots and collaborative spaces which gives you plenty of space and room to find a spot and chug away at your work.

1. Coutts Library The second floor of the Education library offers a great silent study place with its many tables and its strict silent study zone. The Coutts Library offers a space where there are minimal distractions and whisper quiet zones where you can go through your notes with 100% productivity. There is usually low traffic in this area during peak hours; if you 5

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study, many students use this space to collaborate on the latest MasterEngineering question or to simply go over last lecture's notes.

So whether you want to utilize these spaces or not, I hope you find the time and space to study. I wish you all the luck on your finals. And before winter break approaches, I'd like to wish you all happy holidays and a wonderful break!

4. Chemistry Second Floor If you have time in-between classes and want to get some extra studying done, then you can look towards the Chemistry building's second floor. It's a change of view from Cameron's numerous study places, but it's a bit less stuffy. And if you don't mind the noise of students shuffling in and out of their chemistry labs, then this spot is great for you. Situated with cubicles, this spot is great for hour-long study sessions, or can be used for a short read through of your notes as you prepare for your next lecture.

5. D-ICE Eighth Floor D-ICE is no stranger to engineering students, so it's no wonder that the eighth floor is a staple when it comes to group or collaborative study.

Surrounded by windows, the eighth floor offers a great connection to nature through a view of Edmonton's skyline.

Although it isn't the best place for silent

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Holiday Horoscopes!

By Abby Paul

Which Holiday Movie Should You Watch Based on Your Zodiac Sign?

Aries Born March 21- April 19

Taurus Born April 20 – May 20

Gemini Born May 21 – June 20

Cancer

Home Alone

A Christmas Carol

Frosty the Snowman

Who would win: meticulous planning and perseverance in the face of adversity or one bratty eight-yearold?

With a subtle change in music, this movie about three ghosts haunting a lonely old man could be downright scary.

Sure, climate change may be the most significant threat our world has ever seen, but how will Frosty see if we phase out coal?

Tom Hanks AND a train?! What more could you want in a movie.

Born June 21 – July 22

The Polar Express

Leo

The Santa Clause

In which Tim Allen makes Santa fall off a roof and must replace him in this classic movie for children.

Miracle on 34th Street

For when you wanted to re-watch Suits but everyone else wanted to watch a holiday movie.

Born July 23 – August 22

Virgo Born August 23 – September 22

Libra Born September 23 – October 22

This movie brings the fantasy and wonder of the holiday season to modern-day New York, starting with Buddy the Elf’s miraculous metabolism.

Elf

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Scorpio Born October 23 – November 21

Sagittarius Born November 22 – December 21

Capricorn Born December 22 – January 19

Aquarius Born January 20 – February 18

Pisces Born February 19 – March 20

A Charlie Brown Christmas The Grinch Who Stole Christmas Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Die Hard

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Maybe Lucy had it right when she wished for real estate as a present…

You know you’re getting older when you really start to sympathize with the Grinch’s point of view.

If you haven’t spent every holiday season wondering how exactly Rudolf’s nose glows, are you really in engineering?

Calculate the maximum speed of Clark W. Griswold Jr. on a saucer sled before and after he hits the shed. Assume a uniform coating of non-caloric siliconbased kitchen lubricant.

Because nothing says “holiday spirit” like Bruce Willis taking down some terrorists.

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Sugar, Spice and Engineering: Nice!

By Aishwarya Venkitachalam

The holiday season is home to some of the best programming on the Food Network.

Christmas Cookie Challenge, Holiday Baking Championship, and the list goes on! Think you have what it takes? Well, upon close inspection of the art of baking, it may not be that different from our engineering profession‌

Vacuum forming is a technique by which a polymer is heated to a forming temperature (essentially until it becomes flexible and expands) and is put over a mold for shaping.

This heating can be done in an industrial oven. A vacuum box sucks all of the air out, forcing the polymer to assume the shape of the mold, and it cools in this position. The mold is then separated from the formed sheet.

One of the coolest cakes on this planet in my opinion, is the mirror cake. Glaze is poured over a cake base for a glossy, smooth finish. So pretty! Look familiar? Cakes are pretty much molds for a glaze coating! But cakes are also made inside molds. And they are made in ovens. What a double-whammy.

Sanding the mold takes a considerable amount of time for the vacuum forming process.

If there are any imperfections, often the suction pressure of the vacuum is so high that even the smallest dents or scratches can be transferred directly onto the polymer. This doesn’t bode well if the vacuum forming process is used to form windshields or helmet visors.

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Cue the next contestant for this juxtaposition: fondant. It’s icing in a sheet, that you can knead. That already sounds pretty weird if you ask me. A “crumb coat” is when some whipped icing is used on the cake base to make it smooth and free of crumbs. Fondant is like a polymer, and it will pick up whatever is underneath, so the mold must again be trimmed down to perfection. Fondant smoothers are wide spatulas that help distribute the fondant evenly. Usually once a polymer material is on the mold, the polymer can be smoothed down with something resembling, you guessed it, a fondant smoother.

Some other uses for vacuum forming include interior trims for automotive and aeronautical applications, enclosures and covers for electronic components, props and costumes in the film industry, furniture panels and inserts. Some cool baking projects related to engineering include gingerbread houses, spun sugar decorations, dowels in tall cakes (concrete rebars anyone?) and souffles. Vacuum formed polymer molds are also used in the chocolate industry, and it can’t get more meta than that. This holiday season, broaden your engineering knowledge by watching the Food Network!

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Holiday Crossword!

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November/December Photo Highlights

Photos by Bronwyn Neufeld, Ethan Agena, and Ethan Chua. University of Alberta Engineering Competition 2018.

Photos by Caroline Huang. Take a Break.

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Photos by EJ Agena and Thu Truong. ESS Volunteers’ Night.

Photos by Joanna Bibangco. GEER Store Toques & Scarves Sale

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Photos by Gwyneth Liske and Thu Truong. Glow Party 2018.

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