{"id":2320,"date":"2019-11-26T09:21:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T14:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/?p=2320"},"modified":"2021-08-04T16:58:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T20:58:36","slug":"second-and-third-place-for-s-p-a-c-e-students-in-mcgill-physics-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-chris.dawsoncollege.qc.ca\/news\/second-and-third-place-for-s-p-a-c-e-students-in-mcgill-physics-hackathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Second and third place for S.P.A.C.E. students in McGill Physics Hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dawson students participating in the S.P.A.C.E. (Sciences Participating with Arts and Culture in Education) student enrichment initiative presented their winning McGill Physics Hackathon projects at a Montreal Planetarium gala Nov. 18. Dawson teams placed 2nd and 3rd out of 42 teams that competed in the hackathon that took place at MILA November 2-3.<\/p>\n

The challenge over the course of a 25-hour period was to visualize any problem exploring \u201cthe beauty of scientific computing\u201d whose solution required the integration of physics and programming with artistic expression and communication.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe student engagement for this sort of open-ended exploration is inspiring!\u201d said proud teacher Joel Trudeau, who is also a member of McGill\u2019s organizing committee. \u201cTheir success is not a huge surprise though. Last year one of our teams placed third. Given the opportunity and a bit of mentorship, cegep students are so capable. Our students were competing with students from cegeps and universities all the way up to postgraduate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joel accompanied the Dawson College delegation of 10 students and six recent Dawson graduates. The 2nd place team (Enriched Science students Ben Cheung, Owen Rodgers, Yuliya Shpunarska, Maddy Walkington) presented a sound visualization apparatus they built at the venue.<\/p>\n

The third place team (Enriched Science students Angela Chen, Carlos Hidalgo Montesino, Rui Cong Su and alumnus Zachary Berkson-Korenberg) presented a simulation of heat transfer through double-pane glass.<\/p>\n

These ideas are examples of projects that students annually undertake through S.P.A.C.E. The detailed projects and outcomes will be published later.<\/p>\n\"Dawson\n

The S.P.A.C.E. team with mentors and organizers during the McGill Physics Hackathon at MILA. Credit: Raffles Zhu Photography<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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