In short, they are the most successful OEC/CEC quartet Laurentian has ever produced. I sat down with them to discuss these competitions, what they’ve learned over the years, and what suggestions they might have for future teams. Continue reading
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Design lessons from the Mars Climate Orbiter
Justin at IAFS 2017 in Toronto
Taylor Swift and co-author synergy
This article is an expanded version of a twitter “essay” I wrote a few months ago. If you are interested, you can find the original here: https://twitter.com/WBLievers/status/834396497793974272.
It began —as a great many things do— with Taylor Swift. I was scanning the references in an old paper when two names leapt off the page. Continue reading
Interview with the 2017 Laurentian University Mine Rescue (LUMR) club
A team from the Laurentian University Mine Rescue (LUMR) club recently won the 2017 Mine Emergency Response Development (MERD) competition hosted by the Colorado School of Mines in Denver. I sat down with Julien Lalande (team captain), Greg Moser (club president), and their staff adviser, Ethan Armit, to talk about the team’s history and recent successes. Continue reading