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News for February 2007
Dear Colleagues
We would like to dedicate this news to our Colleagues, who obtained their Engineering and Professional Licenses, and who continue to work on the front line of the different Engineering fields of Research and Development in Canada.
From Bulgaria, Kuwait to Canada - Plamen Blagoev, P.Eng
The Council of the Association of Bulgarian Engineers in Canada is proud to announce and congratulate our Colleague Eng. Plamen Blagoev for successfully completing all requirements and obtaining a License from the Professional Engineers Ontario. Plamen Blagoev graduated with the highest marks from University of Architecture, Civil Engineering & Geodesy in Sofia, Bulgaria. Since then Eng. Plamen Blagoev has a rich and demanding career as a Project and Senior Project leader. His expertise leads him to various countries from Bulgaria to Kuwait, Moldova and now Canada. We are proud of his innovative work and salute the determination to achieve his professional recognition. The Bulgarian Engineers are highly knowledgeable professionals working with honesty, competence and integrity all over the world.
Eng. Tania Ilieva PhD, Fully licensed Professional Geologist, Practicing member of the Association of the Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
More than just naming rocks and digging up fossilized bones, Geologists tell us the story of the earth. Earthquakes, volcanoes and soil erosion affect all of us: even if the geological event occurs halfway around the world, we are all touched to a greater or lesser extent. Dr. Tania Ilieva sees in every event a challenge for new discovery.
With focused love for her profession Dr. Tania Ilieva participates in many projects and takes her expertise around the globe. We, Colleagues from ABEC, we are proud of her commitment and her diligent work. The Bulgarian Engineers are highly knowledgeable professionals working with honesty, competence and integrity all over the world.
С Инженерна Диплома от България в Алберта
18 март, 2006, брой 2, година II http://www.calgarybulgariansociety.com/?t1=newspaper , “ Bulgari” Issue 2
Вие сте дипломиран инженер с магистърска диплома от България и се интересувате от пълноценна професионална реализация в Алберта? Пътищата пред Вас са два. Надявам се тази кратка статия да Ви помогне да прецените кой от тях е по-добрият вариант за Вас.
1. Придобиване на статус “Професионален Инженер” (P.Eng.) в Алберта.
Този статут се регулира от Ассоциацията на Професионалните Инженери, Геолози И Геофизици на Алберта, APEGGA (www.apegga.com). За чуждестранни дипломирани инженери изискванията на тази регулираща организация са стриктни, но са напълно достижими, стига да подходите правилно към подготовката на Вашите документи. Най-съществената част от тази подготовка е преводът на дипломата Ви от България. Правилният превод на Вашата диплома на английски език започва с визита на wеб страниците на двата големи университета в провинцията, University of Alberta (www.ualberta.ca) или University of Calgary (www.ucalgary.ca). Потърсете в тях календарите им за “undergraduate studies”, например вижте http://www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/2005/index.htm. Прегледайте предметите, които се изучават по специалността, която Вие притежавате и сравнете имената на изучаваните предмети с тези, които сте изучавали в България. Една българска диплома преведена непрофесионално в България, в която предметът “Теоретични Основи на Електротехниката” е преведен като “Theoretical Basis of Electrotechnics” вместо правилното и съответстващото “Electric Circuits” само ще усложни Вашите шансове за професионална регистрация в APEGGA. Проблемът е, че лицензиращият борд на Асоцояцията няма да може да определи кои предмети от Вашата диплома съответстват на предмети от редовната програма на завършващите в Алберта студенти и като резултат ще Ви бъдат назначени многобройни приравнителни изпити, които може да се окажат непосилни дори и за амбициозни, добре организирани и способни хора като Вас. Обратно, ако предметите изучавани от Вас в България са преведени така, че да съответстват максимално на студентските програми на двата главни университета в Алберта, Вашите шансове бордът на APEGGA да определи минимален брой (1-2) приравнителни u1080 èзпита плюс абсолютно задължителният изпит по инженерно право и етика, се увеличават значително. Забележете, че оценките от изпитите в България са по шестобалната система, но всъщност са четири – среден (3), добър (4), много добър (5) и отличен (6). Те могат да се приведат в съответствие с добре познатите тук буkвени оценки D, C, B и А, като А съответства на 6, B на 5 И т.н. Не забравяйте, че вашето магистърско обучение в България съответства тук на комбинирано B.Sc./М.Sc. образование, а придобитата магистърска степен съотвества на добре известното и прието тук Master of Science (M.Sc.) и следва да се преведе по този начин. Подайте документи за регистрация в APEGGA едва след като сте превели и заверили дипломата си по този начин, в противен случай може да изпитате сериозно разочарование. Когато положите необходимите изпити, бордът на APEGGA ще Ви издаде разрешение да практикувате като “Member-in-Training” (MIT), а пълна P.Eng. регистрация ще получите след 4 години практика под ръководството на регистриран професионален инженер.
2. Аспирантура в Университетите на Алберта.
Вторият начин за професионална реализация на български инженери в Алберта е да завършите аспирантура (graduate studies) в някой от двата университета на нашата провинция. Това може да стане, ако (а) имате мотивацията отново да седнете на студентската скамейка; (б) притежавате способността да се нагодите към доста по- различната атмосфера на следване и изпити тук в сравнение с тези в България; (в) имате необходимата воля и семейна поддръжка да учите; (г) притежавате необходимият успех от следването си в България за да Ви приемат (вижте например http://www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/2005/what/fac/GS/faculty_regulations.htm); (д) имате достатъчно средства за да поддържате следването си и таксите за обучение; и (е) професор от съответната инженерна катедра (департмент) има желание да Ви вземе да работите като аспирант(ка) под негово (нейно) ръководство. Обикновено последните две условия се оказват трудно преодолими, но ако успехът от следването Ви в България е висок (над 5) и сте канадски гражданин (или Landed Immigrant), можете да апликирате за една от многото аспирантски стипендии '28 вижте например http://www.grad.ucalgary.ca/new/grad_601/grad_601_ebinder/sessions/Scholarship%20office.pdf). Във всеки случай, правилното превеждане на дипломата Ви от България е необходимо и при този вариант, но този път оценките в нея ще все вземат под внимание за приемането Ви като аспирант(ка). С високи оценки в българската диплома ще бъде по-лесно да убедите даден професор, че именно Вие сте работливият и интелигентен аспирант, който той/тя търси. Ако нямате професионален опит в Алберта и опит с писмения и говорим английски език, много вероятно е също така да се наложи да държите Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (http://www.ets.org). Така или иначе, отлично познаване на английски език ще Ви е необходимо, защото като аспрант ще се наложи да държите поне 5 (за М.Sc.) половин годишни курсове, както и да пишете проекти и/или дисертация. Продължителността на следването е от 2-3 години (за М.Sc. степен завършваща с дисертация, и за М.Eng. степен, завършваща с научен проект) до 3-5 години (за докторантура, Ph.D., завържваща с дисертация). В българското общество в Калгари има много регистрирани професионални инженери с дългогодишен опит. Най-правилно би било, като член на българското дружество в Калгари, да се обърнете към един от тях за подкрепа и съвет.
Проф. Д-р Инж. Мартин П. МИНЧЕВ Катедра по Електроинженерство, Университет Калгари
With Engineering Degree from Bulgaria to Alberta - CanadaPROFESSOR MARTIN P. MINTCHEV, Ph.D., P.Eng, Fellow AIMBEProfessor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary Adjunct Professor of Surgery, University of Alberta Director, Low-Frequency Instrumentation Laboratory, University of Calgary
MARTIN P. MINTCHEV, P.Eng. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary Office: Room A121A, Engineering Complex University of Calgary 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
Tel. (403) 220-5309, (403) 220-4872 (Secretary) Fax: (403) 282-6855. e-mail: mintchev@enel.ucalgary.ca
Credentials: 1987: B.Sc./MSc. (Hon) in Electronics from the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria (combined degree) 1994: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 1994: PDF in Experimental Surgery, Surgical-Medical Research Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 1998: Professional Engineer, APEGGA; 2002: Senior Member (IEEE).
Dr. Mintchev is a recipient of:
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Presents an overview of electrogastrography from methodological point of view, explains the quantitative information that can be extracted from EGG, and discuss clinical studies related to
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UofC Schulich School of Engineering
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Dr. M. MINTCHEV has extensive experience in biomedical engineering, signal processing and instrumentation. His research is in the area of low-frequency instrumentation, gastrointestinal motility and stimulation, biomedical and oilfield sensors, computer modeling of electrophysiological and physical phenomena, and design of microprocessor-based embedded systems for biomedical and oilfield applications. His work on validation and quantification of electrogastrograms (E.G.G.) has led to the first application of the E.G.G. technique in a clinical environment in Canada. Dr. Mintchev has been an invited speaker to many universities and forums in the U.S.A., Great Britain, Canada, Italy, The Netherlands, and Bulgaria.
Congratulations
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Tuesday January 23, 2007, 13:21
Portrait of Martin P. Mintchev. Faculty: Schulich School of Engineering. Department: Electrical and
Computer Engineering ...
The Council of the Association of Bulgarian Engineers in Canada is proud to congratulate our Colleague Prof. Dr. Martin P. Mintchev for his pioneering work and successful contribution to the field of biomedical instrumentation. The Bulgarian Engineers are highly knowledgeable professionals working with honesty, competence and integrity all over the world.
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We would like to bring to the attention of all Bulgarian Engineers that in the Toronto area you could find a number of places that offer AutoCAD courses. Without AutoCAD you won’t be able to express your technical ideas in this digitized/computer-programmed world of work and competition. The transition to computerized drafting is complete and already occurred throughout the world, so our goal is to facilitate as much as possible those of our Colleagues that will need to do some catching up. In my experience I have seen my Canadian, Finish, German, Bulgarian, and Chinese and so on Colleagues to study and get the abilities to do drafting with AutoCAD even in their fifties. The course in English will give you abilities to get the tools in the proper technical language. The upgrading of our knowledge is a constant part of our field we studied in the University and the field of work. And if somebody fell back in the gap of time, then that is not a matter to get disappointed about, this is only temporary setback. What are a couple of courses in the span of a lifetime? The Council of the Association of Bulgarian Engineers in Canada is going to facilitate as much as we can and to give the moral support to everyone. Bulgarian Engineers can look into a successful future only if the AutoCAD is in the fingers of every one of us. These are already the standards of the profession and we have to have them. AutoCAD - this world's most popular drafting/drawing software is capable of generating plans in any discipline. From Architecture to Mechanical Engineering to Aeronautics, this fully featured program is capable of displaying information with great complexity. AutoCAD 2D & 3D - Intended for those interested, or already in, a career in engineering or graphics and for various technicians/technologists, these courses will pave the way to sound knowledge, technical proficiency and expertise in developing technical design drawing. You will learn developing and managing 2D and 3D drawing, modifying and formatting 2D and 3D objects, dimensioning, viewing and plotting, and troubleshooting. Pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of computer fundamentals and familiarity with operating systems and MS Office.
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- News Northern lights research enters final frontierhttp://www.ucalgary.ca/news/january2007/northern-lights-NASA
Canadian scientists help new NASA satellite project gain a closer look at the aurora borealisAn international team of scientists — including physicists from the University of Calgary — will begin gathering the most detailed information yet about the ever-changing northern lights, as a multi-year research project enters its ultimate phase with the launch of five NASA satellites from Cape Canaveral next month. Researchers in the U of C’s Institute for Space Research will play a critical role in a five-satellite NASA mission called THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms) which is scheduled for launch at 6:07 pm (Eastern Time) on Feb. 15, just over a month from today. For their part in the program, the U of C’s THEMIS team is operating a network of Ground-Based Observatories (GBOs) across Northern Canada. The THEMIS satellites will probe dynamic processes of astrophysical interest in near-Earth space, while the GBOs will create mosaics of the night sky, capturing changes in the northern lights that are an essential part of the information needed to answer the questions that THEMIS is targeting. The ground and space-based THEMIS observations will enable scientists to pinpoint the cause of brilliant explosions of shimmering light known as “auroral substorms.” “This is a very exciting moment for us because we are expecting to greatly enhance our understanding of these space disturbances that are both beautiful and powerful,” said U of C physics Professor Dr. Eric Donovan, leader of the Canadian Space Agency-funded component of THEMIS. “The next few years are going to be very busy for us and our THEMIS colleagues at NASA and the University of California at Berkeley,” Donovan said. The U of C operates 16 GBOs located in communities across northern Canada (four more in Alaska are operated by Berkeley), which consist of automated all-sky cameras that use time lapse digital imaging and special optics to record auroras in the northern skies. The five satellites are on orbits designed so that they come together in conjunctions over central Canada every four days. During these conjunctions, the cameras will be used to determine the onset of auroral substorms, while instruments on the five satellites will provide measurements of changes in energetic particle populations and the magnetic field in space. The mission will last at least two years, during which time the GBOs will record more than 200 million photographs. Auroras are caused by the interaction of charged particles from the sun, also known as the solar wind, with the Earth’s magnetic field. Auroral substorms are the unpredictable bursts in auroral activity that take place when energy stored in the tail of the magnetic field is released and travel along magnetic lines to the polar regions where they cause spectacular displays of iridescent light. These storms are not fully understood and previous studies have not been able to determine where in the magnetosphere the energy of the solar wind transforms into explosive auroras. Auroral substorms have also been linked to disturbances of telecommunications systems on Earth and damage to satellites. The NASA-funded THEMIS mission is led by the Space Science Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley, while the Canadian component of the project is funded by the Canadian Space Agency. In Canada, THEMIS will ultimately involve scientists with from the Universities of Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and Calgary, Athabasca University, the Canadian Space Agency, and Natural Resources Canada. Most of the GBOs operate in small communities in the north including Whitehorse, Inuvik, Sanikiluak, and Gillam. The GBOs are run with the generous assistance of community volunteers who help monitor and maintain the equipment. “Our custodians do a great job of looking after the cameras and playing host to our project in their communities,” said THEMIS Canada deployment and site manager Mike Greffen. “They are a critical link in a large and important NASA-CSA mission.” For more information:
THEMIS project website: http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/themis University of Calgary’s THEMIS website: http://aurora.phys.ucalgary.ca/themis/ Canadian Space Agency’s THEMIS website: http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/sciences/themis.asp NASA website: www.nasa.gov -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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