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Four New NSERC Strategic Grants

strategic grantThe Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering recently received 12 NSERC strategic grants with four of them being awarded to the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry.

The objective of NSERC's strategic grants program is to increase research and training in targeted areas that could strongly enhance Canada's economy, society and/or environment within the next ten years. The program is aimed particularily at funding early-stage, high-risk projects that might otherwise have trouble attracting the funds needed to carry out their research.

The four ChemE recipients are:

  • Grant Allen: Developing biofilm-based microalgal bioreactors for the efficient production of fuels, chemicals and clean water.
  • Cathy Chin: Catalytic conversion of methane from alternative feedstocks to higher value products.
  • Ramin Farnood: Developing novel electro-spun nano-fibre membrane absorption systems for water treatment.
  • Charles Jia: High performance, low-cost porous carbons from oil sands petroleum coke.

"These projects have the potential to bring great benefits to society in coming years, and we are extremely grateful to NSERC for championing this kind of work, and for its continued investment in U of T research," said Professor Vivek Goel, U of T's vice-president of research and innovation.

 

February 13, 2015

Volume 32, Issue 5

In this issue:

Departmental Offices
Announcement
Chem Eng Events

 
 

Departmental Office

 
 

Grad Office

PhD Reading Committee Meeting – J. Castrucci
Date of Meeting: Friday, February 13, 2015 in WB215 at 10:00 am
Committee: Chair: Prof. A. Ramchandran; Supervisor: Prof. T. Bender, Prof. Z-H. Lu; Other Member(s): Prof. C. M. Yip

PhD Reading Committee Meeting – S. Sorkhi
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in WB215 at 10:00 am
Committee: Chair: Prof. Y. Lawryshyn; Supervisor: Prof. J. C. Paradi; Other Member(s): Prof. R. H. Kwon

Graduate Awards
2015-2016 Ontario Scholarship (OGS)
Completed application must be submitted online by April 1, 2015 for both domestic and international students. Please refer to the 2015-16 OGS online application instructions while completing your application.

2015-2016 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST)
In order to be considered for QEII-GSST in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, applicants must submit an OGS application online by April 1. 2015.

2015-2016 Ontario Trillium Scholarship (OTS) nomination
Ontario Trillium Scholarships (Value/Duration: $40,000 renewable for total of 4 years) is available for nomination. Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry will be nominating TWO International applicants to SGS for 2015-2016. Faculty nomination deadline to graduate office: February 23, 2015.

2015-2016 C. David Naylor University Fellowship nomination
C. David Naylor University Fellowship (Value/Duration: $30,000 for one year) is available for nomination. Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry will be nominating ONE Domestic Applicant to SGS for 2015-2016. Faculty nomination deadline to graduate office: February 17, 2015.

Important Note
February 23, 2015: Final date to drop full-year and Winter session courses without academic penalty.


Research Office

Mitacs Globalink Awards
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award provides funding to support senior undergraduate, graduate, and PhD student research projects abroad. Mitacs is now pleased to offer student mobility opportunities between Canada and France:

The Mitacs Globalink Research Award – Inria
Inria Deadline: February 27, 2015 (5:00 pm PDT)
U of T Research Services Internal deadline: February 25, 2015
Inria offers graduate students at Canadian universities the opportunity to participate in 12– to 24–week research projects supervised by a recognized research member at Inria.

The Mitacs Globalink Research Award – Campus France
Campus France Deadline: March 13, 2015 (5:00 pm PDT)
U of T Research Services Internal deadline: March 11, 2015
Campus France is an exciting new competitive initiative that provides the opportunity for faculty members and senior undergraduate and graduate students at Canadian universities to participate in 12– to 24–week research projects supervised by a faculty member at a French university.

The Mitacs Globalink Research Award – Sorbonne Universités
Sorbonne Universités Deadline: March 13, 2015 (5:00 pm PDT)
U of T Research Services Internal deadline: March 11, 2015
Sorbonne Universités is an exciting new competitive initiative that provides the opportunity for M1, M2, and PhD students from Sorbonne Universités to participate in a 12– to 24–week research project supervised by a host professor at a university in Canada.

Engineering metabolism through dynamic control
Venayak, N.; Anesiadis, N.; Cluett, W.R.;  Mahadevan, R.
Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2015, 34 pp. 142-152

Microwave-assisted pyrolysis and activation of pulp mill sludge
Namazi, A.B.; Allen, D.G.; Jia, C.Q.
Biomass and Bioenergy 2015, 73 pp. 217-224

Structural and functional characterization of a ketosteroid transcriptional regulator of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Crowe, A.M., Stogios, P.J., Casabon, I., Evdokimova, E., Savchenko, A., Eltis, L.D.
Journal of Biological Chemistry 2015, 290 (2) pp. 872 - 882

The effect of weld chemistry on the oxidation of Alloy 82 dissimilar metal welds
Persaud, S.Y.; Ramamurthy, S.; Newman, R.C.
Corrosion Science 2015, 91 pp. 58 - 67

Role of the Streptococcus mutans CRISPR-Cas systems in immunity and cell physiology
Serbanescu, M.A;, Cordova, M.; Krastel, K.; Flick, R.; Beloglazova, N.; Latos, A.; Yakunin, A.F.; Senadheera, D.B.; Cvitkovitch, D.G.
Journal of Bacteriology 2015, 197 (4) pp. 749-761

Micropatterning strategies to engineer controlled cell and tissue architecture in vitro
D'Arcangelo, E.; McGuigan, A.P.
BioTechniques 2015, 58 (1) pp. 13-23

Charge Carrier Mobility of Siliconized Liquid Triarylamine Organic Semiconductors by Time-of-Flight Spectroscopy
Plint, T.G.; Kamino, B.A.; Bender, T.P.
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2015, 119 (4) pp. 1676-1682

 
 

Announcement

 
 

Acting Chair

Graeme Norval will serve as Acting Chair on February 12, 2015.

 
 

Chem Eng Events

Click here for the Chem Eng Calendar

 
   
 
   

March 4, 2015 - Emerging Leaders, Dr. Justin Notestein, Northwestern University, Understanding and implementing new oxide catalysts, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116

March 11, 2015 - Emerging Leaders, Dr. Nathalie Tufenkji, McGill University, Myth or Fact: Can Drinking Cranberry Juice Help Prevent Urinary Tract and Other Infections?, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116

March 18, 2015 - LLE, Dr. Alison Lewis, University of Cape Town, Rethinking Precipitation Processes: The Art of the State, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116

March 27, 2015 - 30th Annual Chemical Engineering Dinner, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Chestnut Street Residence, for tickets visit http://my.alumni.utoronto.ca/2015chemeng

March 25, 2015 - LLE, Dr. Ponisseril Somasundaran, Columbia University, Next Generation Sustainable Surface Active Agents, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116

April 1, 2015 - LLE, Dr. Yu-Ling Cheng, University of Toronto, Technologies for global development and global health, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116

May 30, 2015 - Spring Reunion Chemical Engineering Lunch & Tour, 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Wallberg Building

June 15, 2015 - Spring Convocation

 
 


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