Staff Meeting November 6, 2012 1 00 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2 00 SEB - PDF document

11/7/2012 Staff Meeting November 6, 2012 1 00 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 2 00 SEB 2099 November 6, 2012 1

11/7/2012 Today’s Agenda 1. Opening Remarks and Welcome 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes – April 27, 2012 4. Faculty Updates a. International Composites Research Centre (Jeff Wood) b. Fraunhofer Project Centre (Frank Henning/Tobias Potyra) b. Emergency Continuity Planning/Power Outage (C. MacDonald) c. Workplace Culture & Engagement Survey (C. MacDonald) d. United Way (C. MacDonald) e. Future of All Staff Meetings 5. Announcements/Reminders 6 Other Business 6. Other Business 7. Adjournment Staff Meeting Western is solving Canada’s manufacturing challenges International Composites Research Centre ICRC Staff ICRC Staff • Brigitte Kok Madsen Administrative Assistant • Josh Jahn Research Technician It’s a breakthrough partnership that will add innovation back to industry. W estern E ngineering alumni, V anja Ugressic and Louis Kaptur, are make London and Canada a leader in advanced composite starting their careers at a turning point in C anada’s economy. materials research and testing at a manufacturing scale for transportation, renewable energy, and construction industries. • Vanja Ugresic The race is on for new lighter, safer, and more durable materials for use in manufacturing. Western thanks its partners for their support and commitment: Fraunhofer Institute, City of London, FedDev Ontario and Western has partnered with the Fraunhofer Institute of the Provincial Government. This project centre, and this Chemical Technology in Germany to create North America’s partnership, will help Canadian industry stay on the leading first full-sized production facility for developing and testing edge of manufacturing. lightweight materials and advanced manufacturing processes. Research Engineer No wonder Vanja and Louis are smiling. Located at London’s Advanced Manufacturing Park, the Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research will help www.westernu.ca Staff Meeting 2

11/7/2012 Fraunhofer Project Center for Composites Research at Western University FPC@Western A joint venture between Western University (UWO), London (Ontario), Canada and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Munich, Germany with its Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT), Pfinztal, Germany In cooperation with Approach In an international market of composite materials, regional demands need to be fulfilled Process Part Material  Grades of raw  Processes are adapted  Part design varies in materials vary locally to regional materials the different markets  Requirements are  Requirements vary in and part design  Conversion of given by the regional the different markets  Shipping of molds is market technology needs to  Shipping of sample be developed budget and time  Shipping of processes materials is budget consuming and time consuming is not possible Fraunhofer Project Center for Composites Research at Western University In cooperation with 3

11/7/2012 Twin Regions Transatlantic Cooperation Joint Expertise for Local Demands Both entities being situated in the heart of automotive areas will jointly work on composite technologies adapted to the local demands of each region’s industry. The activities of both research entities will utilize and increase the expertise to accelerate composite innovations as lightweight solutions. In cooperation with Applied research with industry Bridging the gap in the knowledge chain  Realization of industrial processes R li ti f i d t i l collaboration  Application of developed innovative processes with  Optimization of existing processes and materials industry  Process and material development collaboration  Scientific research on intermediate level with  Transfer from basic research to industrial scale FPC@Western  Basic research on fiber matrix phenomena p collaboration collaboration  Simulation and Design with  Investigation of fundamental interests universities In cooperation with 4

11/7/2012 Collaboration with Western: International Composite Research Center (ICRC) ICRC FPC@Western F ndamental Fundamental Applied Research Research Education of PhD Training of Composite students students Materials and Technologies Educationg of Training of Master students Industry Network of Expertise on Academia and Academia and Composite Composite Science Technologies Industrial Clients In cooperation with Compression Moulding Technology Equipment @ FPC – Hydraulic Dieffenbacher press with a maximum clamping force of a maximum clamping force of 2500tons – Table size of 3m x 2m – Active parallelism control – Processing of LFT ‐ D, GMT, SMC, D ‐ SMC, HP RTM, Compression RTM – Processing features for In ‐ Mould Coating, Foaming – Heating and Cooling of mould by water and by oil In cooperation with 5

11/7/2012 Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC) Equipment @ FPC – Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC) (SMC) – Direct Sheet Moulding Compound (D ‐ SMC) – Sheet width from 400mm to 800mm – Completely housed processing line for reduced emissions and controlled emissions and controlled processing temperature – Maximum throughput 500kg/h In cooperation with Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Equipment @ FPC – LFT ‐ D processing line, 2 extruder technology (Dieffenbacher technology (Dieffenbacher process) – Compounding twin screw extruder with 60mm diameter, mixing twin screw extruder with 75mm diameter – Oven for pre ‐ heating of local continuous reinforcement continuous reinforcement structures (Tailored LFT technology) or GMT In cooperation with 6

11/7/2012 Where to find us Location Adva anced Ave (Pvt) FPC@We FPC@West ster ern 2520 Advanced Ave 2520 Advanced Ave (Pvt) (Pvt) London London, ON, , ON, N6M-0E1 N6M-0E1 Canada Canada Phone: Phone: 519-661- 519-661-21 2111 11 ext ext 86435 86435 Hwy 401 (East) to Toronto Exit 194 Veterans Hwy 401 (West) Memorial Pkwy to Windsor London Airport In coperation with Emergency Continuity Planning General Recommendations 1. Emergency Operations Control Group (EOCG) for Engineering be created; this team will be the primary responders in any emergency situation in progress 2. A “ command hub ” be developed for all faculty, students, and staff to receive incident updates: Location: DILLON ATRIUM, CMLP Back ‐ up Location: ALUMNI HALL 3. An email distribution list reach a broader group of people i.e., engallnotices@uwo.ca includes all faculty, staff, graduate students, post docs, visitors, student staff and emeritus ** does not include undergraduate students Staff Meeting 7

11/7/2012 Emergency Continuity Planning General Recommendations 4. Fire Warden team have broader responsibilities (i.e., not just activated during a fire alarm, but to assist with just activated during a fire alarm, but to assist with building evacuation in any incident) in progress • Fire Warden team reports to Mike Gaylard during an emergency • Walkie talkies will be distributed to some fire wardens to improve communications Staff Meeting Emergency Continuity Planning General Recommendations 5. First response should NOT be to send staff home; all staff should report to work and/or the command hub for the should report to work and/or the “command hub” for the start of their regular shifts, unless a communication from the Dean’s Office is issued stating otherwise. • Dean/Director of Admin – authority to send employees home and cancel Faculty events • Associate Dean (Academic) – authority to cancel undergraduate classes • Department Chairs – authority to cancel graduate classes and p y g department ‐ level events • Class cancellations policies must be followed (as per the WE ‐ AODA plan) Staff Meeting 8

11/7/2012 Emergency Continuity Planning General Recommendations 6. Once decision is made to send staff home for the remainder of the day, it is expected that a skeleton staff crew remain (as long as deemed safe; if not safe, an off ‐ crew remain (as long as deemed safe; if not safe, an off site location will be used). • Members of the EOCG • Necessary technical staff and ITG team • Deans, Chairs, Directors, Associate Directors, Administrative Officers, Communications staff 7. Dean’s back up (for decisions made in #5) – Associate Dean (Research & Graduate) 8. Director of Administration back up (for decisions made in #5)– Associate Director (External Services) & Coordinator, Faculty & Staff Relations Staff Meeting Emergency Continuity Planning Other Recommendations All in progress... • emergency lighting improvements emergency lighting improvements • flashlights purchased and available • critical research areas identified to determine needs (emergency power for freezers, experiments, etc) • emergency screens maintain power (Visex and/or EK3) • better communication practices with IPB, UWO Police, and Western’s EOCG team are being investigated/evaluated • review underway to identify priority IT services that need to remain operational Staff Meeting 9

11/7/2012 Survey Context • Significant senior leadership change: President Provost VP External VP Research President, Provost, VP External, VP Research and Vice Provost International, several new Deans, Chairs, and Administrative Leaders • Changing government priorities • Challenging strategic directions Challenging strategic directions 10