Julie MacMillan 20119360 2014/2015 OGS Competition Name: Julie MacMillan ID #: 20119360 Email: Julie.macmillan@uwaterloo.ca Current Studies Faculty: Department: Program: Prog. Level: Status: Engineering Management Sciences MASc Master’s Full Time Immigration Status: Canadian Proposed Studies Faculty: Department: Program: Prog. Level: Status: Engineering Management Sciences MASc Master’s Full Time Expected Start Date of Award: Spring 2014 Page 1 of 6 Julie MacMillan 20119360 Research proposal/program statement  Maximum 1 page, single spaced, using Arial 12 pt font with 1 inch margins  Bibliography & citations page is not included in the page limit.  Waterloo expects applicants to write their own research/program statement independently, and that ideas and/or texts belonging to others are properly referenced.  Provide a detailed description of the research and or project during the period in which the award will be held. Be as specific as possible. Provide background information to position the proposed research/project within the context of the current knowledge in the field.  For applicants with a research background: o Be specific and state the objectives. o Outline the experimental or theoretical approach to be taken. o State the methods and procedures that will be used.  The proposal should be written in plain language, so that it is readable by someone with a background in the discipline but has no specified knowledge of the applicant’s particular field of research.  State the significance of the research or project in the particular field.  If a specific project has not been decided upon, the applicant must still provide a detailed description of a research or project statement that interests them. Be as specific as possible.  Do not refer to URL’s as the committees will not be able to look up the information. Page 2 of 6 Julie MacMillan 20119360 Bibliography  single spaced, using Arial 12 pt font with 1 inch margins Page 3 of 6 Julie MacMillan 20119360 Awards and prizes  Optional page, do not include if blank.  List a maximum of 10 competitive post-secondary scholarships, fellowships, prizes and other academic or professional awards that you have received and that you think would be the most pertinent to the adjudication of your application. o Scholarship or Award name / Source (institution, agency, or company) / Year Awarded/ Duration / Value  Examples of competitive scholarships include: awards from SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, OGS, QEII, Trillium and Vanier. Example Scholarship or Award Name Harry Potter Frist Place Prize for Flying Source Firebolt Inc. Page 4 of 6 Year Awarded 2005 Duration Value (months) 12 35,000 Julie MacMillan 20119360 Contributions (publications & presentations)  Master’s students - maximum of 1 page.  Doctoral students - maximum of 2 pages.  Identification of each contribution is required (i.e. journal article, conference, poster presentation, etc.) and whether it is refereed or not.  Applicants should not include their thesis, work term reports or any articles that are currently in progress or those on which they do not appear as an author.  Applicants should not include any articles that are currently in preparation or those in which they do not appear as an author.  List of scholarly contributions including: articles published, accepted or submitted (provide submission number) to refereed journals; other refereed contributions including: papers in refereed conference proceedings, posters, specialized publications and conference presentations and posters; contributions resulting from participation in industrial relevant Research and Development activities; patents and copyrights awarded such as software (include title and name of joint inventors).  Required Format: full authorship as it appears/will appear in the original publication, year, title, publication name, volume, page number(s), and chapters if applicable. For example:  Use the following format: o Full authorship as it appears/will appear in the original publication (with the applicant's name in bold); o Year; o Title; o Publication name and volume; o First and last page numbers; o Work connected to undergrad, maters, doctoral or relevant work experience. Example - Articles published or accepted in refereed journals MacMillan, J., Applicant, X.X., and Mussar, H. (2008) Chemical composition in potions in Harry Potter. Journal of Alchemy. 269: 1120-1124 (PhD work). Special Circumstances  The candidate may add a maximum of 100 words at the end of the Publications and presentations page starting a new page if needed, to describe any special considerations such as health problems, family responsibilities, disabilities, or other circumstances that have had an effect on their performance or productivity, including any delays in disseminating their research results or completing their degree. The weight to be given to any special circumstances will be determined by Waterloo's OGS ranking committees. Page 5 of 6 Julie MacMillan 20119360 Academic Assessment Report 2 Academic assessments (reference letters) are required for each OGS application   Examples of acceptable referees include the applicant’s current supervisor, industrial supervisor, or previous USRA supervisor Completed assessments can be emailed, mailed or faxed to the student’s graduate department coordinator 1. The applicant must complete the following sections on the academic assessment form: o Candidate Information  name and student ID number o Submission deadline  Applicant to indicate the deadline for the referee to return the form to the graduate department Coordinator. o Department Contact  Applicant to indicate the name, email, and mailing address of the graduate department coordinator.  The Referee will use this information when submitting their completed form 2. The referee must complete the following sections on the academic assessment form: o Academic/professional assessment o Referee information o Has an option to include a free form letter  Maximum 1 page, on letterhead, 12pt Arial font with 1 inch margins Page 6 of 6