New program launched.September 2004 marks the beginning of a new, one-of-a-kind masters program at Lakehead University Lakehead University, at Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada; founded 1946 as Lakehead Technical Institute. It achieved university status in 1965. Lakehead has faculties of arts and science, business, education, engineering, forestry, library and information studies, nursing, in Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships. . Lakehead will be launching a new masters program in environmental engineering that will surpass any other graduate programs of its kind currently available in Canada. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dr. Lionel Catalan, professor in the faculty of engineering and Lakehead's Canada Research Chair Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) are Canadian university research professorships created through the Canada Research Chairs Program. Program goals The program, established in 2000, is an integral part of a Government of Canada plan to drive Canadian research and development in Industrial Waste Management and Site Remediation, the program will be the first to offer extensive collaboration between departments in science and engineering. The program will integrate three engineering areas, chemical, civil and mechanical with geology, biology, forestry and chemistry. "Graduates of our program will have a wide breadth of knowledge and will be highly qualified to work in all areas of environmental engineering," Catalan says. |
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