Announcements

Molly Shoichet named a Distinguished Woman in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) has been named a 2019 Distinguished Woman in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). The recipients were announced on Monday, February 11 to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Read more.

Made-in-Canada lab-grown meat one step closer with funding for ChemE researchers

A group of ChemE researchers, led by BioZone’s Peter Stogios, will soon attempt to develop a less-expensive way to grow lab-made meat after securing a grant from an American non-profit aiming to boost advances in cultured protein. Read more.

2019 IDERD Conference

Registration for U of T’s 2019 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD) Conference, hosted at Hart House, is now open. IDERD is observed annually on March 21 (which lands on a Thursday this year). The United Nations proclaimed this day in 1966 to honour the 69 lives lost at a peaceful demonstration against the apartheid “pass laws” in Sharpeville, South Africa, in 1960. Click here to register and learn more.

Western Michigan University faculty positions

The Chemical and Paper Engineering Department at Western Michigan University is inviting applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor and another tenure-track position at the rank of Associate or Assistant Professor with a start date of Thursday, August 15. Review of applications will begin Tuesday, April 2 and will continue until the positions are filled. Click here for application details.

CSA Group Academic Challenge

Please encourage your students to participate in the CSA Group Academic Challenge to share their forward-looking ideas and competitive proposals about industry practices and issues that are influenced by standards. Finalists get to attend the CSA Group Annual Conference to present their projects to members of industry. Teams need to be have a project supervisor so if you know of a great group of students who you’d like to work with on this competition, please approach them. The deadline to submit intent to participate is Monday, April 1. The submission deadline is Wednesday, May 1. More information can be found here.

Special talk on Thu, Mar 7

On Thursday, March 7 from 5-6pm in SFB1105, Harpaul Sambhi, an angel investor, will be giving a talk entitled, Lessons of Bootstrapping Your Tech Start-Up to Millions. His talk is part of ECE’s Engineering Entrepreneurship Series. If you’d like to attend the informal dinner after the talk in SFB560, please rsvp here. You do not need to rsvp if you plan to just attend the talk.

Water conference early-bird registration closes on Fri, Mar 1!

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 22, 2019

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