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[[Category:Lisgar]]
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|years=[[2001-02]], [[2002-03]], [[2003-04]], [[2004-05]], [[2005-06]], [[2006-07]], [[2007-08]], [[2008-09]], [[2009-10]], [[2010-11]], [[2011-12]], [[2012-13]]
|status=[[Current]] Admiral
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'''Dr. Jim Magwood''' is the current [[admiral]], or chief administrator of the [[OCESS]].

His unflappable dedication to the organisation and its members has earned him the eternal gratitude of [[Spacesim]].

His birthday is the 23rd of February.

==Advisor==

Dr. Magwood has been the teacher advisor since [[2001-02]], and has kept the [[OCESS]] on course through the worst period of its history, that is, the move back from the [[Media Centre]] to the Tech building, as well as the [[Double Cohort]], a move by the Ontario government that cost the [[OCESS]] most of its senior members. He was also Admiral when Spacesim moved rooms in [[2008-09]].

Dr. Magwood is quite devoted to Spacesim, and has in fact said "If I had to choose between actually going into space, walking on the moon, working at NASA or the CSA, or being part of this wonderful bunch of students, friends, and fellow explorers of space on earth, I would choose spacesim without a second's hesitation."

==Software==

When the writers and maintainers of the [[CMES]] software graduated, and issues arose, Dr. Magwood wrote the [[ORBIT]] suite of software in QBasic in order to allow the [[Mission]] to continue. He currently also maintains the software, and adds functionality periodically.

For [[Daedalus 2010]], Dr. Magwood adapted a submarine warfare game that he had written in university to serve as the interface to [[Laura]].

==Power Tools==
Dr. Magwood is the only one allowed to use power tools such as the circular saw and propane torch at [[worksession]]s, though others he designates may use the tools. The main exception are electric drills and soldering irons, which are commonly used by all members.

==Teaching==

Dr. Magwood teaches a <sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub> day at [[Lisgar]]. His usual subjects include Gr. 9 science and either Gr. 11 or Gr. 12 Chemistry. He taught the only AP Chemistry course offered at Lisgar in [[2006-07]] and that course has not been offered since. He has also taught Earth and Space sciences online, as it is not offered at Lisgar.

As of 2017/18, Dr. Magwood now teaches fully day ay Lisgar, which led to slight workload issues on the [[Silver Seas 2018]] mission.

==Websites==

*[http://www.lisgar.net/magwood/ lisgar.net/magwood/]
*[http://www.lisgar.net/magwood/space.htm lisgar.net/magwood/space.htm]
*[http://spacesim.org/ spacesim.org]
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