Active Learning in Large Classes

Event Date: 
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
Event Location: 
LI 5014 C and OA 3041
Event Contact Name: 
Kathy Boczek
Event Contact E-mail: 

Workshop: Active Learning in Large Classes

Phd Electrical & Computer Engineering Defense Notice

Event Date: 
Friday, October 4, 2019 - 11:30am to 2:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
ATAC 2001
Event Contact Name: 
Femi Mirshekari
Event Contact E-mail: 

Presented by: Peter Luong

An Intelligent Monitoring System for Online Induction Motor Fault Diagnostics

Abstract

For more than a century, induction motors (IM) have been the powerhouse of industrial applications such as machine tools, manufacturing facilities, pumping stations, and in electric vehicles. In addition, IMs account for up to 45% of the annual global electricity consumption. Therefore it is a critical issue to improve IM operation efficiency and reliability. In applications, unexpected failures of IMs can result in extensive operational degradation, production loss, and increased costs. The classical preventive maintenance procedures involve periodic stoppages of IMs for inspection. If such procedures result in no faults found in the machine, as is common in practice, the unnecessary downtimes will increase operational costs significantly. This inefficiency can be addressed by real-time IM condition monitoring, which involves three general stages:
• Data acquisition: A process to collect data using appropriate sensors.
• Fault detection: A means to process collected data, extract representative fault features, and determine the condition of the motor components.
• Diagnostic classification: A means to automatically classify fault features to allow decision-making on whether or not the IM is healthy or damaged.
However, there are challenges with the above stages that are at present, barriers to the industrial adoption of condition monitoring, such as:
• Implementation limitations of traditional wired sensors in industrial plants.
• The restrictive memory and range capabilities of existing commercial wireless sensors.
• Challenges related to misleading representative fault signals and means to quantify the fault features.
• A means to adaptively classify the data without prior knowledge given to a fault classification system.
To address these challenges, the objective of this work is to develop a smart sensor-based IM fault diagnostic system targeted for real industrial applications. Specific projects pertaining to this objective include the following:
• Smart sensor-based wireless data acquisition systems: A smart sensor network including current and vibration sensors, which are compact, inexpensive, low power, and longer-range wireless transmission.
• Fault detection: A new method to more reliably extract the representative fault features, applicable under all IM loading conditions.
• Fault quantification: A new means to transform fault features into a monitoring fault index.
• Fault classification: An evolving classification system developed to track and identify groups of fault index information for automatic IM health condition monitoring.
Results show that: (1) the wireless smart sensors are able to effectively collect data from the induction motor, (2) the fault detection and quantification techniques are able to efficiently extract representative fault features, and (3) the online diagnostic classifier diagnoses the induction motor condition with an average accuracy of 99.41%.

Lakehead U MBB: 11th Annual Lobster Dinner

Event Date: 
Friday, October 11, 2019 - 6:00pm to 10:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Italian Cultural Centre
Event Contact Name: 
Ryan Thomson
Event Contact E-mail: 

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Please allow me this time to invite you, your family and any friends who may be interested to our 11th Annual Lobster Dinner. Our lobster dinner serves as our largest fundraising opportunity for the season and we would love to see you there.

We are hosting the dinner at the Italian Cultural Centre on Friday October 11th with a symposium at 6 pm. Guests will have a choice of lobster or chicken & pork.

The Annual Lobster Dinner is a fundraiser to support the Lakehead University Men's Basketball Team's activities, including travel, recruiting, supplementing the meal allowance on road trips, etc. 

Tickets and tables available now. Contact Coach Thomson: rthomso2@lakeheadu.ca.

The Annual Lobster Dinner is a fundraiser to support the Lakehead University Men's Basketball Team's activities, including travel, recruiting, supplementing the meal allowance on road trips, etc. 

Without such contributions, along with the support of the Back Court Club, the Team could not compete with the best in Canada as it has over the past seasons.

 

SSHRC and OGS Scholarship Workshop

Event Date: 
Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
Event Location: 
Ryan Building 2024
Event Contact Name: 
Kevin Brooks
Event Contact E-mail: 

This workshop is intended for undergraduates considering graduate studies, and graduate students in Social Justice Studies and other SSH programs.

Please consider attending an informational session about graduate scholarship opportunities that have early December deadlines. A SSHRC or OGS scholarship can provide you with significant funding for next year. The session will also briefly touch on funding for doctoral students if pursuing a PhD is in your future.

10-11 am.
Thursday October 3rd
Ryan Building (RB) 2024

Laptops recommended, bring research ideas too.

If you are unable to attend but are interested in the topic, please contact

Kevin Brooks
Social Justice Advisor
Lakehead University
kbrooks2@lakeheadu.ca

Information Webinar: Augmented and Virtual Reality Sandbox Program Pilot

Event Date: 
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - 12:00pm to 12:45pm EDT
Event Location: 
online
Event Contact Name: 
Leslie Malcolm
Event Contact E-mail: 

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Join eCampusOntario in this webinar to learn about an Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) pilot program as part of their EdTech Sandbox initiative.

• see a demo of Creator AVR
• information webinar October 1 from 12-12:45 pm EST - register here
• view the full details about this opportunity

Questions can be sent to Emily Carlisle, Digital Program Lead (ecarlisle@ecampusontario.ca).

eCampusOntario, a not-for-profit corporation, is funded by the Government of Ontario to be a centre of excellence in online and technology-enabled learning for all publicly-funded colleges and universities in Ontario.

On Being a Good Visitor: A Workshop on "Land Acknowledgements" with Smokii Sumac

Event Date: 
Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
AT5036 and OA3041
Event Contact Name: 
Max Haiven
Event Contact E-mail: 

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The Lakehead English department, The Lakehead Indigenous Learning Department and RiVAL: the ReImagining Value Action Lab are pleased to present a free workshop:

On Being a Good Visitor: A Workshop on "Land Acknowledgements" with Smokii Sumac

Thursday, October 10, 2:30-4:30pm
Live at the Thunder Bay campus in ATAC room 5037
By videolink at the Orillia campus in room OA3041

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Note: Sumac will also be giving a poetry reading on the evening of October 9 at the Thunder Bay Public Library Brodie branch: https://www.facebook.com/events/406759256698416/
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Smokii Sumac, a semi-permanent visitor in Anishinaabe territories, from the Ktunaxa nation, will push you out of your comfort zone and onto the land in this critical look at the current trend of land acknowledgements in the academy and beyond. This workshop was born out of Smokii's frustration at being bombarded with "going-through-the-motions" or "check-box" territorial acknowledgements at nearly every event on campuses across what we currently call Canada. In the spirit of relationality, kinship, and decolonial love, Smokii pushes you past the point of "uncomfortable" and into a more generative state of honouring relationships. If you've ever felt worried about "doing it wrong," this workshop will help you move away from that place of fear and forward in your learning.

Smokii Sumac is a proud member of the Ktunaxa nation, and a PhD Candidate in Indigenous Studies at Trent University. He is also a poet, releasing his debut poetry collection you are enough: love poems for the end of the world in December 2018 with Kegedonce Press. Smokii is honoured to have performed across the country, including at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word (2017) and at the Queer Arts Festival (2018). As a two-spirit and transgender educator, Smokii has facilitated workshops for various organizations and groups, including as a knowledge holder at the Trent Elder’s Gathering (2018). Smokii currently shares his time between Nogojiwanong (Peterborough, Ontario) and Ithaca, NY where he lives with his family and their dog, Smudge.

Imagine Your Next Event At Lakehead University

Event Date: 
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
Bartley Conference Centre
Event Contact Name: 
Heleena Stephens
Event Contact E-mail: 

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Conference Services and Aramark are excited to invite you to our upcoming Openhouse & Menu Launch on Wednesday, October 9th. Please drop in between 4:00pm to 5:30pm in the Bartley Conference Centre to tour our space, sample the new menu & talk to our staff about your upcoming events.

Cash Bar | Door Prize

To RSVP, please let us know on eventbrite: https://confservopenhouse2019.eventbrite.ca or contact Jessica at conference.services@lakeheadu.ca

Student Accessibility Services Assistive Technology Open House!

Event Date: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 11:00am to 1:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
Chancellor Patterson Library and Education Library
Event Contact Name: 
Amber Saville
Event Contact E-mail: 

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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY OPEN HOUSE!

Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 11am-1pm, Chancellor Paterson Library (Main Floor) AND Wednesday, October 9, 2019 11am-1pm, Education Library (Bora Laskin Building)

Learn about how assistive software and devices can help you with your academic studies. Try some apps that will help you with notetaking, organization, studying and mindfulness.

DROP BY TO ENJOY A SNACK AND LEARN ABOUT ASSISTIVE SOFTWARE AND DEVICES!

Federal Election Poll Centre on Campus

Event Date: 
Saturday, October 5, 2019 - 12:00am EDT
Sunday, October 6, 2019 - 12:00am EDT
Monday, October 7, 2019 - 12:00am EDT
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 12:00am EDT
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 12:00am EDT
Event Location: 
Faculty Lounge
Event Contact Name: 
Hilary Macdougall
Event Contact E-mail: 

All students, staff and faculty are encouraged to vote at Lakehead University for the upcoming Federal Election. There will be a Poll Centre in the Faculty Lounge from Saturday October 5 to Wednesday October 9. The hours are below:

Saturday October 5 10am to 6pm
Sunday October 6 12pm to 4pm
Monday October 7, Tuesday October 8 and Wednesday October 9 10am to 10:30pm

Please note that ballots for the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding will not be available so please know the correct spelling of the candidate of your choice.

Proper ID is mandatory please bring either a Drivers License or another piece issued by a Canadian Government with your photo, name and current address. If this is not possible you may bring two pieces of ID with both having your name and one having a proper address.

If you have any questions please email hmmacdou@lakeheadu.ca

On Being a Good Visitor: A Workshop on "Land Acknowledgements" with Smokii Sumac

Event Date: 
Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
AT5036 and OA3041
Event Contact Name: 
Max Haiven
Event Contact E-mail: 

The Department of English, the Indigenous Learning Department and RiVAL: the ReImagining Value Action Lab are pleased to present a free workshop: On Being a Good Visitor: A Workshop on "Land Acknowledgements" with Smokii Sumac. 

Smokii Sumac, a semi-permanent visitor in Anishinaabe territories, from the Ktunaxa nation, will push you out of your comfort zone and onto the land in this critical look at the current trend of land acknowledgements in the academy and beyond. This workshop was born out of Smokii's frustration at being bombarded with "going-through-the-motions" or "check-box" territorial acknowledgements at nearly every event on campuses across what we currently call Canada. In the spirit of relationality, kinship, and decolonial love, Smokii pushes you past the point of "uncomfortable" and into a more generative state of honouring relationships. If you've ever felt worried about "doing it wrong," this workshop will help you move away from that place of fear and forward in your learning. 

Smokii Sumac is a proud member of the Ktunaxa nation, and a PhD Candidate in Indigenous Studies at Trent University. He is also a poet, releasing his debut poetry collection you are enough: love poems for the end of the world in December 2018 with Kegedonce Press. Smokii is honoured to have performed across the country, including at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word (2017) and at the Queer Arts Festival (2018). As a two-spirit and transgender educator, Smokii has facilitated workshops for various organizations and groups, including as a knowledge holder at the Trent Elder’s Gathering (2018). Smokii currently shares his time between Nogojiwanong (Peterborough, Ontario) and Ithaca, NY where he lives with his family and their dog, Smudge.

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Note: Sumac will also be giving a poetry reading on the evening of October 9 at the Thunder Bay Public Library Brodie branch: https://www.facebook.com/events/406759256698416/

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