Winners of the 2011 Internship Photo Contest

Winners of the Schulich School of Engineering's 2011 Internship Photo Contest announced

Creativity and an eye for the unusual. Every year the Schulich School of Engineering invites submissions of photographs taken by students during internshp or while travelling abroad.

This year’s judges were: Marjan Eggermont, Senior Instructor and Artist-in-Residence at the Schulich School of Engineering; Ewan Nicholson, Ewan Nicholson Photography Inc. and Member and Past President of the Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications; Peggy Simons, chemical engineer, former executive with Petro-Canada and former Associate Dean (Student Affairs) at the Schulich School of Engineering; and Jack Gray, director and other members of the staff of the Internship Office at the Schulich School of Engineering.

Congratulations to the 2011 winners.

Category: At Work on Internship

First Place Winner – Dominic Wong Toy Science Centre - A toy model of construction of the new Telus Spark science centre in Calgary. Second Place Winner – submitted by Sapna Sanders, photo by Mickey Whitzer Human and humanoid robot interaction - Standing with ARMAR III b, the fourth design in the ARMAR humanoid robot family – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.

Category: Check This Out

First Place Winner – photo by Mikkel St.Jean-Duncan DJ Stoneman takes the plunge off the Leap of Faith - On a late August afternoon, the light hits the falls just perfectly – Elk River, British Columbia.

Second Place Winner – submitted by Zachary Dunnewold, photo by Stephanie Pon The Top of Gran Canaria - A most amazing view of the island of Gran Canaria –  Canary Islands.

Category: Adventures Abroad

First Place Winner – photo by Brett Lavendar Vibrant City - Crossing a small bridge over a canal during a fall visit to Amsterdam.

Second Place Winner – photo by Fraser Kinnear Hiking for our lines - Fantastic snow after deciding to put our skis on our shoulders and go for a hike – Laax, Switzerland.

Category: Internship Video

Honourable mentions:

A Year Abroad by Jason Gaul A summary of my year on internship in Switzerland shot with three different cameras over fourteen months. YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOY2n0p9JzM

Internship 2011 by Fraser Kinnear While I was on internship in Switzerland I got a GoPro helmet camera and spent five months filming and editing video. YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnP-n7nw7UE

My Extreme Internship by Nicholas Zibin and Fraser Kinnear A year of skiing, cliff jumping, rock climbing and surfing. YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj8MWb6zEPY