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In the News

ChemE Prof Elected Fellow of EIC

Professor Christopher Yip (ChemE, IBBME) has been elected Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), on the basis of his "exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada." The EIC is a federation of Canadian engineering societies that sponsors education standards, recognizes individual engineers and records engineering history. Read more.

ChemE Chair Wins LeSueur Memorial Award

Professor and Chair Grant Allen is this year's recipient of the LeSueur Memorial Award, an honour presented by The Chemical Institute of Canada that recognizes the technical excellence in either a university/research institute or industrial setting in Canada. Read more.

Two ChemE Profs Receive CFI Funding

Forty-four (44) U of T projects have been awarded a total of $12.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for infrastructure that will advance research in everything from water treatment to cancer. Two of these projects are being led by faculty members from our department. Assitant Professor Arthur Chan's funding will be applied to "Laboratory for Atmospheric Organics," and Associate Professor Yuri Lawryshyn's funding will be direct towards "Pilot scale water flow loop for testing water treatment systems and the validation of models." To view the full list of 44 U of T projects being funded by CFI, click here.

January 10, 2014

Volume 31, Issue 1

In this issue:

Grad Office
Announcements
Chem Eng Events

Grad Office

Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – N. Zimmerman

Date of Meeting: Monday, January 13 in WB115 at 2 pm
Committee: Chair: Prof. C. Chin; Supervisor: Prof. G. J. Evans, Prof. J. S. Wallace; Other Member(s): Prof. J. Brook

M.A.Sc. DEPARTMENTAL ORAL - X. Cao

Date of Meeting: Friday, January 17 in WB215 at 9 am
Thesis Title: ADVANCING BIOACCUMULATION MODELING AND WATER SAMPLING OF IONOGENIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS
Committee: Chair: Prof. C. Q. Jia; Supervisor(s): Prof. F. Wania; Other Member(s): Prof. A. Chan

M.A.Sc. Bypass Oral Examination – T. Plint

Date of Meeting: Thursday, January 16 in WB215 at 2 pm
Research Topic: ENGINEERING THE CHARGE CARRIER MOBILITY OF ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS AND ANALYSIS OF ITS STRUCTURE - PROPERTY RELATIONSHIP
Committee: Chair: Prof. C. Mims; Supervisor: Prof. T. Bender; Other Member(s): Prof. D. Sepheros, Prof. C. Yip

M.A.Sc. Bypass Oral Examination – S. G. Borkar

Date of Meeting: Thursday, January 16 in BA2197 at 10 am
Research Topic: MEASUREMENT OF FORCE-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP IN VESICLES
Committee: Chair: Prof. M. Radisic; Supervisor: Prof. A. Ramchandran; Other Member(s): Prof. E. J. Acosta, Prof. C. M. Yip

Important Dates for January 2014

Wednesday, January 15: Fall session grades available for viewing by students on the Student Web Service (ROSI)
Sunday, January 19: Final date to add Winter session courses
Friday, January 24: Final date for receipt of degree recommendations and submission of any required theses for March or June graduation for master's students without fees being charged for the Winter session

Graduate Awards

2014-2015 Mackenzie King Scholarships (Open and Travelling)
Open to students at all levels of graduate study
Application Deadline: 4pm on Monday, February 3
Submit complete applications to: SGS Graduate Awards Office
(SGS Building, 63 St. George Street, 3rd floor)

2014-2015 W. Garfield Weston Doctoral Fellowship
Open to 3rd and 4th year doctoral students who are Canadian Citizens
Application Deadline: Monday, February 3
Submit Complete Application to: Chem Eng Grad Office, WB212
Award Details

2014 Pursuit Award
Open to PhD students who will defend by September 2014, or Post-Doctoral trainees/recent University of Toronto alumni (within a year of defending their PhD)
Application Deadline: 5pm on Saturday, February 1
Submit complete applications by email (one pdf document) to brievents@hollandbloorview.ca

Ontario Trillium Scholarships (OTS) Program
International scholars who have a complete admission application for the Chem Eng PhD program by January 17 will automatically be considered for this award.

Connaught International Scholarships for Doctoral Students (Connaught)
International scholars who have a complete admission application for the Chem Eng PhD program by January 17 will automatically be considered for this award.

Announcements

Faculty Candidate Seminar

Dr. Ghazaleh Nazari from Hatch will be giving a talk on Enhancing the Kinetics of Pyrite Catalyzed Leaching of Chalcopyrite on Monday, January 13 from 11am to 12pm in WB215. Coffee will be served.

LLE Education-Related Talk

Next week's LLE Speaker Suzanne Kresta will be giving a special education-related talk (entitled The Power of a Great Example) on Tuesday, January 14 from 11:30am to 1pm. A light lunch will be served. If you wish to attend, please rsvp today to will.cluett@utoronto.ca

Engineering Entrepreneurship Series

The first talk for ECE's Engineering Entrepreneurship Series will be taking place on Tuesday, January 21 from 5-6pm in SF1105. Larry Tricinci (CIV 8T8) will be giving a talk entitled Establishing an Electrical Utility Company in the GTA. The talk is followed by a free, informal dinner with the speaker. To rsvp, email gillian.philipupillai@utoronto.ca

What is Graditude

Graditude is a way for students to leave their mark at Skule. It is a gift to the future generations of Skule students who will benefit from your contributions. Graditude is also a demonstration of thankfulness.

As part of the ChemE Graditude campaign this year, our students will be hosting a faculty/staff talent night and are requesting submissions from you to perform your hidden talents. Please consider participating in their event to be scheduled for mid-February.

If you're athletic, our students will also be running a student vs. faculty/staff dodgeball match and are looking for participants. The game will take place on Friday, January 17 from 6-8pm at Hart House. This is a drop-in event (no need to rsvp).

Please send questions regarding the two events to larissa.rodo@mail.utoronto.ca

ILead ChemE Annual Alumni Breakfast

The ILead ChemE Annual Alumni Breakfast will take place on Thursday, January 16 from 8-9am in GB202. This event is a chance for current students, faculty and alumni to mix and mingle, as well as catch-up on events and happenings within the department. Space is limited, so register early!

Graduate Research Weekend Registration

To assist in planning, professors interested in participating in Graduate Research Weekend (Jan 31-Feb 2, 2014), should register online at their earliest convenience. NOTE: The department needs more research groups to participate in GRW's poster session, as this is the same poster session for our first Industry Open House!

CEGSA's Raptors Event

CEGSA will be hosting a group event for Raptors basketball game on Thursday, February 27. The game starts at 7pm at the Air Canada Centre. Tickets are $10. You can pay prior to or on the day of the game. The group will be departing from GB247 (Grad Common Room) at 6pm on the day of the event. If you are interested in attending, email fanghui.dong@mail.utoronto.ca

Chem Eng Events

Click here for the Chem Eng Calendar

January 15, 2014 - LLE: Suzanne Kresta, University of Alberta, Innovation, Reliability, or Both? Education for Engineers as Entrepreneurs and Leaders, 12:30-2pm, WB116.

January 22, 2014 - Emerging Leaders: Suljo Linic, Conversion of Solar into Chemical Energy on Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures, 12:30–2pm, WB116.

January 31, 2014 - ChemE Industry Open House: Faculty registration available online.

January 31 - February 2, 2014 - GRW: Faculty registration available online.

February 5, 2014 - Emerging Leaders: Eduardo Asselin, University of British Columbia, title of talk pending, 12:30–2pm, WB116.

March 19, 2014 - Emerging Leaders: Todd Squires, University of California, title of talk pending, 12:30–2pm, WB116.

March 26, 2014 - LLE: Norman J. Wagner, University of Delaware, Shear Thickening Fluids and their Applications as Field-responsive Protective Materials, 12:30-2pm, WB116.

March 28, 2014 - 29th Annual Chemical Engineering Dinner: Full details will be provided closer to the date, 6-9:30pm, 89 Chestnut Street Residence.

April 2, 2014 - LLE: Pamela Silver, Harvard Medical School, Building with Biology for Health and Sustainability, 12:30-2pm, WB116.

April 9, 2014 - Emerging Leaders: Chris Cappa, University of California, Berkeley, The Influence of Chemical Mixing and Morphology on the Heterogeneous Oxidation of Organic Particles, 12:30–2pm, WB116.

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