Dr. Simpson is a registered professional geoscientist who will bring considerable experience and commitment to this position. He has long been engaged in international and development research, most recently in India on a project involving Water Resource Management and in Nigeria on a Gully Erosion project. Funding for both projects was provided by Canada's International Development Research Centre.

• Operating through Windsor International Dr. Simpson will work on matters relating to international development and international research. He will also continue to teach. Faculty members who have IDRET interests are invited to contact Dr. Simpson at franks@uwindsor.ca.

Building Our Campus

Residence Building Construction

Begins Early next Year

A new student residence building accommodating 348 students is currently in the design phase. The residence will have suite-style accommodation designed for two students per suite. Each suite will include private bedrooms, a small common area and a bathroom. Construction will commence in early 2002. The new residence will be built on Sunset Avenue across from the Anna and Charles Clark Residences. Total construction cost of the new student residence building is projected at $17.6 million. The houses currently on the university-owned property will be demolished in the next few months.

An information session on the new building projects for the campus was held on Tuesday, September 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Ambassador Auditorium. Visitors were to view the conceptual drawings of all the new buildings -- Multimedia Learning Centre, Dramatic Arts Facility, New Student Residence Building, and Classroom renovations .

Architect's concept for

Dramatic Art Facility

The new 30,000-square-foot, two-storey facility for Dramatic Art will be located on the west side of Essex Hall and attached to the north and west face of the existing Essex Hall Theatre. It will replace much of the space in the current Drama Building with new offices and teaching labs. A building committee has selected A.J. Diamond, Donald Schmitt architects (Toronto) and Michele Di Maio Architect (Windsor) to design the facility. The university expects to break ground on this project in late November or early December.

The Dramatic Art Facility is part of the campus development projects made possible in part by funding from the provincial Super Build program.

Celebration of Research and Scholarship Excellence

There was a marvellous turn-out recently, to the second annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship Excellence at Winclare Hall to honour 22 members of faculty, who have made outstanding contributions to their fields and to the university. President Ross Paul said an increase from $10 million to $17 million in research support in the last year is only one of the many reasons for celebrating. The following were honored.

David Fowle, Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) award winner,

Byron Rourke, winner of Innis-Gerin Medal for Social Sciences from the Royal Society of Canada,

Doug Haffner, Canada Research Chair,

Brian Fryer, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada,

Phil Graniero, CFI award winner,

Ron Frisch, Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre grant,

Hugh MacIsaac, contract with University of Michigan and Great Lakes Protection Fund,

Peter Sale, NSERC Collaborative Research Opportunity,

Steve Loeb, Canada Research Chair,

Barry Adam, two Health Canada research grants,

Dan Heath, Canada Research Chair,

Rob Letcher, CFI award winner,

Doug Stephan, NSERC/NOVA Industrial Research Chair in Polymerization Catalysis and Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund grant,

Alistair MacLeod, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for the novel, No Great Mischief

Peter Frise, spearheaded creation of Network of Centres of Excellence: AUTO21,

Maria Cioppa, NSERC University Faculty Award,

Adnan Ali, CFI award winner,

Siyaram Pandey, CFI award winner,

Roman Maev, research projects in physics,

Sirinart Ananvoranich, CFI award winner.

Mike Kral, SSHRC Strategic Grant in Society, Culture and the Health of Canadians II,

Jan Ciborowski, subcontract with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the Environmental Protection Agency.

TELEPHONE UPGRADES -- IT'S FOR YOU

A new Digital Phone System has now been installed. All offices on campus are being replaced with new phones.

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