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Announcements

Shocking traffic pollution findings

A recent study, led by Prof. Greg Evans, determined that homes that line the side of Clark Dr. in Vancouver could see just as much or more traffic pollution than the neighbourhoods closest to North America’s busiest highway: the 401, just north of Toronto. The results are surprising: Clark has 10 times less traffic than the 401. Read more.

SAVE THE DATE: Iron Ring on Sat, Mar 2

Profs, this year's Iron Ring party will be held on Saturday, March 2 from 4-7pm at the Supermarket Restaurant and Bar (268 Augusta Ave.). All professors are welcome to attend. If you'd like to auction off a personal item that resonates with students, email jacob.foster@mail.utoronto.ca at your earliest convenience.

SAVE THE DATE: CEGSA Persian New Year Lunch on Tue, Mar 26

On Tuesday, March 26 CEGSA will be hosting its annual Persian New Year Lunch in the grad common room at noon. Mark your calendars!

SAVE THE DATE: Spring Convocation on Wed, Jun 19

Profs and staff, our Spring Convocation will be held in the morning of Wednesday, June 19. More details will be emailed to you in early May. In the meantime, please save the date in your calendars!

REMINDER: Special talk on Thu, Feb 21

Prof. Emily Moore, the new director of Troost ILead, will be giving a talk entitled, Bringing a Multidisciplinary Approach to Mine Water Treatment. The talk will take place on Thursday, February 21 in WB215 from 11am to 12pm.

REMINDER: Early-bird deadline approaching for water conference

U of T Engineering is a proud sponsor of the 9th International Young Water Professionals Conference, which builds on eight previous successful events around the world: UK, Netherlands, Singapore, USA, Australia, Hungary, Taiwan, and South Africa. The conference's multi-disciplinary program aims to empower and assist young professionals in their careers by providing them with excellent networking opportunities that will help them develop professionally and gain recognition for their contributions. Early-bird registration is now open and closes on Friday, March 1. Register now to save!

February 15, 2019

Volume 36, Issue 5

In this issue:

Grad Office
Chem Eng Events

Grad Office

Poster competition: abstract deadline approaching!

MASc/PhD students, the deadline to submit an abstract for the poster competition (part of the 3rd annual ChemE Exhibition) is on Friday, March 1. To submit, visit https://chem-eng.utoronto.ca/call-for-abstracts-2019/ at your earliest convenience.

ChemE Departmental Graduate Awards - now accepting applications

The Department is now accepting applications for various Graduate Awards. Applications are to be submitted to the Graduate Office (WB216a) or by email to grad.chemeng@utoronto.ca. Award information and application deadlines are available on the Departmental Graduate Awards page.

Upcoming SGS Sessional Dates

Chem Eng Events

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Thursday, February 21, 2019 - Special Talk: Emily Moore, Troost ILead, Bringing a Multidisciplinary Approach to Mine Water Treatment, WB215 from 11am to 12pm

Friday, February 22, 2019 - GRD: Great Hall, Hart House, full day

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - LLE: Ian Gilmore, National Physical Laboratory, UK, co-hosted with OCAAM, Metabolic imaging at the single-cell scale - recent advances and future challenges in mass spectrometry imaging, WB116 from 12-1pm

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - LLE: Alfred Spormann, Stanford, Microbial Electrosynthesis for a Carbon-neutral Energy and Chemicals Economy, WB116 from 12-1pm

Friday, March 29, 2019 - 3rd annual ChemE Exhibition & 34th ChemE Dinner: all events will take place at 89 Chestnut Street Residence, 4-9:30pm

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - LLE: Jennifer Case, Virginia Tech (Education Lecture and Seminar), co-hosted with ISTEP, Going beyond the fads and jargon: What does research tell us about teaching for high quality learning in science and engineering?, WB116 from 12-1pm

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