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News and Annoucements
Michael Sefton Wins the 2016 Terumo Global Science Prize
University of Toronto engineering professor Michael Sefton (ChemE, IBBME) has been named the 2016 recipient of the Terumo Global Science Prize for his achievements in tissue engineering and novel biomaterials discovery. Read more.
CCRM Receives $20M in Funding
This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Michael May (9T1, PhD 9T8), President and CEO of the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM). During the visit, Prime Minister Trudeau announced $20 million in funding support for CCRM to scale-up engineering. To watch the CTV interview with Michael May discussing the impact of the funding, click here.
ChemE Grad Student Leads U of T Chess Team
Sowjanya Sowrirajan, a MEng student from our Department, had the opportunity to captain the U of T Chess Team in the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship in 2015. Last weekend, Sowrirajan got another chance to lead the U of T team in the 2016 Canadian University Chess Championship. Click here, to find out how she and her team placed.
Science and Leadership Program - Call for Applications
The Science and Leadership Program is seeking applications from outstanding academic scientists, engineers, and social scientists from U of T and other research-intensive Canadian universities for this “amazing and transformational” 2+ day workshop designed to give faculty members the tools they need to be better communicators and more effective leaders, both on and off campus. The workshop begins with a reception at 4pm on April 13, 2016 and ends with a group dinner on April 15. Click here for the application form and additional information. The deadline to apply has been extended to January 20, 2016. If you have questions, please send an email to SLPapply@utoronto.ca
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January 15, 2016
Volume 33, Issue 2
In this issue:
Grad Office
Research Publications
Events
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Grad Office |
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SGS PhD Final Oral Examination – Yun Xiao
Date: January 18, 2016
Title:
“Instructive Matrix for Tissue Engineering Applications”
Committee Members: Prof. E. A. Acosta; Prof. T. R. Hoare (External Appraiser); Prof. A. McGuigan; Prof. M. Radisic (Supervisor); Prof. M. Sefton
PhD Reading Committee Meeting – S. Srinivasan
Date of Meeting: January 19, 2016
Start Time: 9am
Location (Building and Room): WB407
Reading Committee Membership
Supervisor: Radhalrishnan Mahadevan; Co-Supervisor: William Cluett; Chair: Alexander Yakunin; Other Member: Steffen Klamt (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems)
PhD Reading Committee Meeting – K. Sampson
Date of Meeting: January 22, 2016
Start Time: 1pm
Location (Building and Room): WB215
Reading Committee Membership
Supervisor: Tim Bender; Chair: Christopher Yip; Other Member: Dwight Seferos (Chemistry)
SGS Sessional Dates
January 20:
Fall session grades available for viewing by students on Student Web Services (ROSI/ACORN)
January 22: 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 (4)
January 22: Final date for all students to request that their degrees be conferred in absentia in March
For other deadline dates visit: http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/currentstudents/Pages/Sessional-Dates.aspx
Awards & Scholarships – Winter Submission Deadlines
Visit http://www.chem-eng.utoronto.ca/graduate-studies/funding-fees/awards-scholarships/
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The Cloud Point of Alkyl Ethoxylates and Its Prediction with the Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Difference (HLD) Framework
Zarate-Muñoz, S., Troncoso, A.B., Acosta, E.
Langmuir 2015,
31 ( 44 ) pp. 12000 - 12008.
Two-dimensional slither swimming of sperm within a micrometre of a surface
Nosrati, R., Driouchi, A., Yip, C.M., Sinton, D.
Nature Communications 2015, 6 , art. no. 9703
Effect of feedstock moisture content on biomass boiler operation
Orang, N., Tran, H.
Tappi Journal 2015, 14 ( 10 ) pp. 629 - 637.
Investigating the mechanical response of soy-based polyurethane foams with glass fibers under compression at various rates
Obaid, N., Kortschot, M., Sain, M.
Cellular Polymers 2015, 34 ( 6 ) pp. 281 - 298.
Novel waveguide reactor design for enhancing algal biofilm growth
Genin, S.N., Aitchison, J.S., Allen, D.G.
Algal Research 2015, 12 pp. 529-538.
Formation of CH4 during K2CO3-Catalyzed Steam Gasification of Ash-Free Coal: Influence of Catalyst Loading, H2O/H2 Ratio, and Heating Protocol
Genin, S.N., Aitchison, J.S., Allen, D.G.
Algal Research 2015, 12 pp. 529 - 538.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - LLE, Aggregation-Induced Emission: Together We Shine!, Ben-Zhong Tang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 12:30-2pm, WB116
Thursday, February 18, 2016 to Saturday, February 20, 2016 - Graduate Research Days (GRD), Hart House and various locations.
Friday, February 19, 2016 - Industry Open House (IOH), various locations in Hart House.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - LLE, Research in an Industrial Catalysis World: A Lifelong Adventure, Stuart Soled, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., 12:30-2pm, WB116
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - LLE, Bioconversion of Methane by Aerobic Methanotrophic Bacteria, Mary Lidstrom, University of Washington, 12:30-2pm, WB116
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - LLE, 2015 AEESP Distinguished Lecturer, The Interplay Between Chemicals and Microbiomes; An Environmental Biotechnology Perspective, Nancy Love, University of Michigan, 12:30-2pm, WB116
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - LLE, Making the Environment Part of the Next Generation of Urban Water Infrastructure, David Sedlak, University of California, Berkeley, 12:30-2pm, WB116
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - LLE, Thermodynamics in Cryobiology: How Math Can Save Knees, Janet Elliott, University of Alberta, 12:30-2pm, WB116
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