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LLE 2013-2014

It is now time to plan "Lectures at the Leading Edge" for the 2013-2014 academic year. Please send your nominations directly to cecilia.konney@utoronto.ca

The nomination package should include your reasoning for the nomination, a copy of the candidate's webpage or CV highlighting his/her research interests and a list of his/her recent or most significant publications. Please also indicate which Departmental cluster best aligns with the proposed lecturer.

Selection of speakers will be made by a committee comprising of the cluster leaders, CEGSA co-chairs, and Professors Tim Bender and Michael Sefton. Nominations are due by Friday, May 3, 2013.

Please note, by putting forth a nomination you are agreeing to host the lecturer. A list of hosting duties (for those not familiar with the duties) can be obtained by sending an email to cecilia.konney@utoronto.ca

Graduate students are encouraged to put forward nominations as well.

April 22, 2013

Volume 30, Issue 13

In this issue:

Department News
Notices
Chem Eng Events

Department News

Research Publications

Feeder-independent derivation of induced-pluripotent stem cells from peripheral blood endothelial progenitor cells
Chang, W.Y., Lavoie, J.R., Kwon, S.Y., Chen, Z., Manias, J.L., Behbahani, J., Ling, V., Kandel, R.A., Stewart, D.J., Stanford, W.L.
Stem Cell Research 2013, 10(2) pp. 195-202

Demonstration of Secondary Currents in the Pressure-Driven Flow of a Concentrated Suspension Through a Square Conduit
Zrehen, A., Ramachandran, A.
2013 Physical Review Letters, 110 (1), art. No.018306

PERT: A Method for Expression Deconvolution of Human Blood Samples from Varied Microenvironmental and Developmental Conditions
Qiao, W., Quon, G., Csaszar, E., Yu, M., Morris, Q., Zandstra, P.W.
PLos Computational Biology, 8(12), art. No. e1002838

Surface oxide reduction by hydrogen permeation through iron foil detected using a scanning Kelvin probe
Williams, G., McMurray, H.N., Newman, R.C. Electrochemistry Communications, 27 pp. 144-147

Grad Office

Ph.D. Qualifying Examination – A. LaPlante
Date of Meeting: Thursday, April 25, 2013 in WB115 at 2:00 pm
Research Topic: EVALUATION OF BANK BRANCH GROWTH POTENTIAL AND PRODUCT MIX EFFICIENCY USING AN INTEGRATION OF ROLLING WINDOW DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS AND BIG DATA TECHNOLOGIES
Committee: Chair: Prof. L. Diosady; Supervisor: Prof. J. C. Paradi; Other Member(s): Prof. Y. Lawryshyn, Prof. B. A. Saville

Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – P. K. Sheridan
Date of Meeting: Thursday, April 25, 2013 in WB215 at 10:00 am
Research Topic: A PEDAGOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF STUDENT TEAM-EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH TEAM-BASED PROJECTS IN ENGINEERING CLASSES
Committee: Chair: Prof. J. C. Paradi; Supervisor: Prof. D. Reeve, Prof. G. Evans; Other Member(s): Prof. S. Joordens, Prof. S. McCahan, Prof. T. Seifert

Ph.D. Qualifying Examination – S. Sorkhi
Date of Meeting: Friday, April 26, 2013 in WB215 at 3:30 pm
Research Topic: VALUATION OF INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS USING STOCHASTIC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Committee: Chair: Prof. B. A. Saville; Supervisor: Prof. J. C. Paradi; Other Member(s): Prof. R. Kwon, Prof. Y. Lawryshyn

Notices

Students Announce Department's Top TAs

This year, ChemE students have selected Ali Hussain Motagamwala (CHE221 Calculus and Numerical Methods) as the Best Teaching TA and Srinath Garg (CHE332 Reaction Kinetics) as the Department's Most Helpful TA. Previous winners include:

2011-2012
Best Teaching TA - Nicholas Senior (CHE341 - Engineering Materials)
Most Helpful TA - Douglass Duffy (CHE323 - Thermodynamics)

2010-2011
Best Teaching TA - Nikolaos Anesiadis (CHE322 - Process Dynamics and Control)
Most Helpful TA - Eugene Ma (CHE333 - Chemical Reaction Engineering)

TechKnowFile 2013 Conference

The TechKnowFile 2013 Conference will be taking place on Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10 at U of T's Downtown Campus. TechKnowFile is an annual grassroots conference for faculty and staff interested in IT developments and advances in higher education. The conference is free for faculty and staff. Registration closes tomorrow. Visit http://tkf.utoronto.ca/program to see if this year's program interests you.

To register, follow these steps:
Go to http://tkf.utoronto.ca
Create an ACCOUNT using the 'Create Account' tab
The registration code is: q3nkdui959 (this code is required)
Follow the instructions you receive via e-mail to proceed with your registration.

Green Gene Revolution

Green Gene Revolution is a one-day environmental genomics conference for students in Grades 10, 11 and 12. The conference will be held in WB116 from 10am to 2:15pm on Tuesday, May 7. For more information, click here.

Special Lecture on Tuesday, May 14

Professor Dwight Seferos from the Department of Chemistry will be giving a special lecture on Tuesday, May 14 in WB215 starting at 11am on New Materials for Solar Cells, Energy Storage and Catalysis.

CEGSA's Spring Formal: Friday, June 7

Save Friday, June 7 in your calendar for CEGSA's Spring Formal. This year's dinner/dance will be held at Hart House and will host a delicious buffet dinner and open bar. More details, including ticket price, will be available soon. All grad students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend the event.

2013 Safety Training Schedule

Part I: In-Person training presentation, Friday, May 03, 2013, 9:30 to 11:30 am, WB-116
Part II: On-line training (to be completed by the students prior to the in-person exam)
Part III: In-Person Examination, Wednesday, May 08, 2013, 10:00 to 10:30 am, WB-116

The training is compulsory for all other summer students/personnel, including those in volunteer positions and on co-op placements.

LOT | Chem Summer Program

LOT|Chem Summer Program is a learning initiative program for students to learn about leadership through the process of self-discovery and team-building. Currently we are looking for alumni who would be interested in sitting on a panel to discuss their leadership path to success. If you know of alumni who are available from 1:30 pm to 4:00pm on Friday, July 5, please contact Cecilia Konney at cecilia.konney@utoronto.ca

Frontiers in Biotechnology

On May 9, BioZone will host a 1-day research symposium titled "Frontiers in Biotechnology" to coincide with the visit of a large contingent of researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. This event is free; please register through http://www.biozone.utoronto.ca/content/research-symposium-frontiers-biotechnology

Chem Eng Events

Click here for the Chem Eng Calendar

June 1, 2013 - Spring Reunion: Undergrad Common Room, 11:30-12:30pm

June 7, 2013 - CEGSA's Spring Formal: Hart House, 6:00pm-midnight

June 19, 2013 - Spring Convocation Tour, Lunch and Ceremony: More details available soon, 10am - 4:30pm

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