Three Lakehead U Engineering Students Win Second National Award

(Thunder Bay - January 18, 2005) Three Lakehead University Electrical Engineering undergraduate students have once again been honoured by a national Engineering institution.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has awarded Andrew Roberts, Alex Nequest, and Marc Kennedy the 2005 IEEE Life Member Award for the best student paper in Western Canada. Their paper is entitled "Stabilization of an Inverted Pendulum on a Mobile Robot," and was written under the supervision of Lakehead University's Dr. Abdelhamid Tayebi.

The first award the students received was the IEEE-TELUS Innovation Award, which was given to the students at the national competition in Vancouver this past September.

"To have my students win two awards for their project demonstrates their innovation, industriousness, and creativity - I am very proud of them," Dr. Tayebi says. "Andrew, Alex, and Marc have put in many hours on this project, and I am glad to see their hard work recognized by the IEEE. These students have the potential to go far with their Engineering education."

The purpose of the IEEE Student Paper Competition is to offer student members the opportunity to exercise and improve both written and verbal communication skills. For each IEEE Council in Canada (Western, Central and Eastern), there are three awards: IEEE Life Member Award, for the best overall paper; Hackbusch Award, for the best paper by a team of University students (one or more); and the Palin Award for the best paper by a team of College students (one or more).

To speak with Dr. Tayebi or any of the students, please call Dr. Tayebi at 343-8597. For more information on the competition, visit www.ieee.org.