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In the News
 Lab Safety Project Wins Big
Safety first! It’s a common refrain in research labs around the world, yet accidents stubbornly continue to happen – sometimes with deadly consequences. That’s why fourth-year student Larissa Rodo (ChemE 1T3 + PEY) designed a new tool that helps academic researchers overcome the human tendency to underestimate risk.
With a focus on fostering safety-conscious work cultures, Rodo’s tool recently won second prize in the 2014 Minerva Canada James Ham Safe Design Engineering Student Awards contest – an award named after James Ham, a former electrical engineering chair, U of T Engineering dean and U of T president. Read more about Larissa's project.
Outstanding Energy Paper Winners
The Institute for Sustainable Energy has announced the winners of the 2013 Outstanding Paper Awards. ChemE PhD Student Peter Schnurr and Professor Grant Allen were among the recipients for their paper Algae biofilm growth and the potential to stimulate lipid accumulation through nutrient starvation, as was Professor Bradley Saville who was co-author for Ethanol or bioelectricity? Life cycle assessment of lignocellulosic bioenergy use in light-duty vehicles. Congratulations to all! Read about all of the winners here.
New Innovative Education Projects
Two project led by ChemE Professors were recently funded through the Engineering Instructional Innovation Program (EIIP) for next year. Greg Evans is developing a resource kit to help professors incorporate teamwork in the classroom, and Doug Reeve and his team at ILead will premiere a new collection of case studies on ethical issues. Read interviews and learn more about these intiatives.
LOL: Laugh Out Lam
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) disease is a rare pulmonary disease that primarily attacks women. Professor Molly Shoichet is working to understand this disease better and find treatments for it. Watch this recent Global News video to learn more.
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May 2, 2014
Volume 31, Issue 8
In this issue:
Departmental Offices
Announcements
Chem Eng Events
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Departmental Offices |
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Graduate Office
Ph.D. Qualifying Examination – R. Yan
Date of Meeting: Monday, May 5, 2014 in WB115 at 2 pm
Research Topic: CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL GH115 α-GLUCURONIDASES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR PREBIOTICS AND COATINGS
Committee: Chair: Prof. H. N. Tran; Supervisor: Prof. E. Master; Other Member(s): Prof. B. A. Saville, Prof. A. Yakunin
Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – L. Kobari
Date of Meeting: Monday, May 5, 2014 at 10 am
Committee: Chair: Prof. J. C. Paradi; Supervisor: Prof. Y. Lawryshyn, Prof. S. Jaimungal; Other Member(s): Prof. D. W. Reeve, Prof. M. Thomson
Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – S. N. Genin
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in WB 215 at 3 pm
Committee: Chair: Prof. B. A. Saville; Supervisor: Prof. D. G. Allen, Prof. S. Aitchison (Co-Supervisor); Other Member(s): Prof. D. Sinton (MIE)
Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – A. LaPlante
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in WB115 at 2 pm
Committee: Chair: Prof. Y. Lawryshyn; Supervisor: Prof. J. C. Paradi; Other Member(s): Prof. B. A. Saville
M.A.Sc. DEPARTMENTAL ORAL - J. Lam
Date of Meeting: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 in WB115 at 10 am
Thesis Title: POTASSIUM CATALYST MOBILITY AND ITS EFFECT ON CO-GASIFICATION KINETICS
Committee: Chair: Prof. C. Chin; Supervisor(s): Prof. C. A. Mims; Other Member(s): Prof. B. A. Saville
Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – J. E. Zuliani
Date of Meeting: Thursday, May 8, 2014 in WB115 at 1 pm
Committee: Chair: Prof. A. Chan; Supervisor: Prof. C. Q. Jia, Prof. D. W. Kirk; Other Member(s): Prof. K. Lian (MSE)
Ph.D. DEPARTMENTAL ORAL – P. Gawand
Date of Meeting: Thursday, May 8, 2014 in WB115 at 9 am
Thesis Title: METABOLIC ENGINEERING FOR SUBSTRATE CO-UTILIZATION
Committee: Chair: Prof. D. G. Allen; Supervisor(s): Prof. R. Mahadevan; Other Member(s): Prof. E. Master, Prof. B. A. Saville
Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – F. Luo
Date of Meeting: Friday, May 9, 2014 in WB115 at 10 am
Committee: Chair: Prof. R. Mahadevan; Supervisor: Prof. E. A. Edwards; Other Member(s): Prof. A. Yakunin
Graduate Awards
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
Open to Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident as well as International Scholars.
Application Opens: October 15, 2013
International Online Deadline: Friday, March 21, 2014
Domestic Online Deadline: Friday, May 9, 2014
Deadlines
Final date to enroll in May-June or May-August session courses: May 11, 2014
Research Office
Micro-structured surfaces for algal biofilm growth
Sathananthan, S; Genin, SN; Aitchison, JS; Allen, DG
Micro/Nana Materials, Devices, and Systems 2013, vol.8923 doi:10.1117/12.2033794
Toroidal structure and DNA cleavage by the CRISPR-associated [4Fe-4S] cluster containing Cas4 nuclease SSO0001 from Sulfolobus solfataricus
Lemak, S., Beloglazova, N., Nocek, B., Skarina, T., Flick, R., Brown, G., Popovic, A., Joachimiak, A., Savchenko, A., Yakunin, A.F.
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013, 135(46) pp. 17476-17487
Colloidal analogs of molecular chain stoppers
Klinkova, A., Therien-Aubin, H., Choueiri, R.M., Rubinstein, M., Kumacheva, E.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2013, 110(47) pp./18775-18779
Direct measurements of effect of counterion concentration on mechanical properties of cationic vesicles
Seth, M., Ramachandran, A., Leal, L.G.
Langmuir 2013, 29(46) pp.14057-14065
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Upcoming Lab Tours
The department will be hosting lab tours as part of two upcoming events -- Welcome to Engineering on May 25 and Spring Reunion on May 31. If you would like your lab to be featured, please contact Christina Heidorn, christina.heidorn@utoronto.ca, 416-978-8770.
2014 Summer Safety Training Schedule
Part I: In-Person training , Monday, May 5, 2014, 9:30 to 11:30 am, BA-1160 -- details on access to the on-line training portal will be provided during this session
Part II: On-line training -- to be completed prior to the in-person exam
Part III: In-Person Examination, Thursday, May 8, 2014, 10:00 to 10:30 am, WB-116
The training is compulsory for all summer students/personnel, including those in volunteer positions and on co-op placements.
ILead ChemE Summer Program
ILead ChemE Summer Program is a learning initiative program for students to learn about leadership through the process of self-discovery and team-building. If you have any students in your labs or offices who would be interested in joining us once a week, please feel free to have them attend the 1st session, Friday, May 9 or contact Cecilia in WB 218 for more details.
2014 Student Life Catalyst Awards - Call for Nominations
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry is now accepting nominations for the Student Life Catalyst Awards, sponsored by the Department's faculty and staff. These awards seek to annually recognize one undergraduate student and one graduate student prior to his or her convocation for their significant contributions to the life of the Department. Such contributions include undertaking formal leadership positions, initiating new programs or activities, providing significant support to existing activities and/or providing a positive example to which current and future students should aspire.
Nominations can be made by any member of the Chemical Engineering community - students, faculty, staff and alumni. To be eligible, the nominee must be eligible to graduate at spring convocation (spring or fall for graduate students). For more information on the awards and the nomination and selection process, visit the instructions page.
The application deadline is Friday May 23, 2014 at noon in the Chair's Office (WB221).
CEGSA Semi-Formal: Tickets Now On Sale!
Students, Staff and Faculty are cordially invited to attend CEGSA's 3rd Annual Semi-Formal on Friday, June 6, 2014. Come eat and dance the night away in the Music Room & Debate Room at the Hart House starting at 6 pm. Tickets are on sale in the Graduate Common Room during FIKA (2:30 - 3:30 pm, WB 247). The the first 25 tickets will be $55, after which the price goes up to $60. Don't delay as the number of tickets will be capped at 65! If you are unable to purchase your ticket during FIKA, please email cegsa.chemeng@utoronto.ca to coordinate another time.
Come celebrate the year and summer and enjoy a fabulous night with colleagues and friends!
Help Raise Money to Conquer Cancer
PhD Student Peter Schnurr is doing the Ride to Conquer Cancer, a 200km+ bike ride from
Toronto to Niagara Falls, to raise funds for cancer research on June 7-8. Help Peter raise $2,500
for this great cause. Participant Name: Peter Schnurr,
Team Name: University of Toronto Medicine
Spring Convocation is Coming - Save the Date!
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry will celebrate the convocation of our graduate and undergraduate students in the morning of Wednesday, June 18. A series of activities will be hosted on that day to mark this special occasion. Faculty and staff are invited to participate - details about gown rental coming soon, save the date!
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May 15 - 16, 2014 - 16th Regional CSChE Ontario-Quebec Biotechnology Meeting (OQBM). The abstract submission deadline has been extended to May 5.
May 19, 2014 - Victoria Day: The university will be closed.
May 25 - Welcome to Engineering
May 28 - June 1, 2014 - Spring Reunion: If you graduated in a year ending in 9 or 4, visit the U of T Spring Reunion website to plan your visit and register for events, including the ChemE Lunch and Tour on Saturday, May 31. We hope to see you there!
June 18, 2014 - Spring Convocation: 10 am - 12 pm, more details coming soon.
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