S.U.R.E. 2012

Summer Events

Frequently Asked Questions

• What if I don’t have 3.0 CGPA?
  As SURE is considered to be a scholarship/award, only students having a CGPA of 3.0 or higher will be considered.
• How do I know if I qualify for a professors’ research area?
  Seek out the professor and discuss your candidacy with him/her; you don’t know until you try.
• Is there a formal way to contact the professors?
  You can contact a professor by email to book an appointment or visit them during their office hours.
• Where do I submit my application form?
  The application must be completed online and printed. Printed application forms and your Official Transcript must be submitted directly to the professor. Deadline: February 6th, 2012
• What is length of program and how much work is involved per week?
  SURE starts in May and lasts 16 weeks and you can expect to work a full work week of approximately 35 hours.
• Do I get vacations/days off?
  You can make arrangements with your supervisor to take time off and make up the hours at another time. ie. Working an extra hour a day or coming in on a Saturday
• Can I decline the offer of award?
  You have until March 9th, 2012 to accept or decline the Offer of Award.
• Can I submit additional paperwork, ie CV?
  The only required documents are the printed application form and transcript. Note, however, that you may be required to submit other documents to the professor along with your application
• I graduate in April, am I still eligible?
  Yes, you can apply up to a year after graduation.
• How will I be notified that I have received a SURE?
  Emails will be sent out to students notifying them in the first week of March.
• Can graduate students apply?
  SURE is available to undergraduate students only.
• Are we taxed?
  This is a scholarship, therefore, you are not.
• How do I know how much my supervisor is paying me?
  This can be discussed directly with your supervisor.
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  What SURE Participants Said

  
  
  • "I learned about the life of a graduate student which is what I will remember from my summer and how to make a good choice of supervisor, a research domain, and how to organize it during a masters."
  • "The program was well run and very encouraging in terms of pursuing a graduate degree at McGill!"
  • "I enjoyed this experience very much, especially presenting our research. Everything was well organized, thank you for everything."
  • "It was a great program and I hope that future students will still have the opportunity to experience it! "
  • "It enriched my education at McGill unimaginably. "
  • "Sure was a great experience. I am considering it again next year to explore a different field of Mechanical Engineering "
  
  

  SURE Best Posters 2011

  
  

  1st Prize:
  Dady Coulibaly
  Tumor Detection in Glandular Breast Phantoms
  Electrical & Computer Engineering
  Supervisors:
  Mark Coates & Milica Popovich
  
  

  
  

  2ndPrize:
  Steven Payette
  Evolution of Fibre Placement For Out of Autoclave Processing
  
  Mechanical Engineering
  Supervisor:
  Pascal Hubert
  

  
  

  3rd Prize:
  Mohamed Najih
  A Portable Plasmonic Readout System
  
  Electrical & Computer Engineering
  Supervisor:
  Andrew Kirk
  

  
  

  ISEAD Prizes

  
  

  1st ISEAD Prize:
  Sarah McElman
  Hydrogen Production From Metal-Water Reactions
  
  Mechanical Engineering
  Supervisors:
  Jeff Bergthorson
  

  
  

  2nd ISEAD Prize:
  Christopher Marion
  Microwave Pre-Treatment of Ores
  Mining & Materials Engineering
  Supervisor:
  Kristan Waters
  

  
  

  Runner-Ups

  David Abraham
  Parallel Processing in High Performance Computational Electromagnetics
  Electrical & Computer Engineering
  Supervisor:
  Denis Giannacopoulos

  Thuvaragan Senthilanathan
  Drop3D computational optimization
  Mechanical Engineering
  Supervisor:
  Wagdi Habashi

  Jeremy Wong
  Optomizing the Pole Relocation Process
  Electrical & Computer Engineering
  Supervisor:
  Roni Khazaka

  
  

  Dave Cameron
  Quantative Analysis of Solar Technologies For Net Zero Design
  Architecture
  Supervisor:
  Avi Friedman

  Francois Hogan
  Designing Micro Wind Turbines For Portable Power Generation
  Department Mechanical Engineering
  Supervisor:
  Srikar Vegallatore

  
  
  
  

  What is S.U.R.E.

  
  
  The Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering offers summer research assistantships valued at a minimum of $5,625. Some of these research assistantships are funded through the Faculty of Engineering. The others are available through the NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA) program.
  
  

  SURE students work closely with a professor on one of their research projects for 16 weeks in the summer. The program provides exposure to the research experience as well as opportunities to learn more about the graduate school experience and about careers in research.

  The assistantships funded through the Faculty of Engineering are available to all eligible McGill undergraduate students irrespective of their citizenship or immigration status and to a limited number of students external to McGill, both Canadian and international.

  
  

  Summer Events

  Printing Instructions

  Research Poster Printing Instructions [.pdf]