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News and Announcements
 Welcome Jack McGrath
This week Jack McGrath joined our student services team, as the Teaching Assistantship Administrator and Undergraduate Assistant. Pior to joining our Department, Jack worked at New College where he also completed his undergraduate degree. When you get a chance, feel free to stop by WB216 to help welcome Jack onboard.
Alumna Claire Kennedy elected chair of Governing Council
Claire Kennedy (ChemE 8T9) has been elected chair of the University of Toronto’s Governing Council, which oversees the academic, business and student affairs of the University. Her term as chair begins July 1, 2017. She succeeds the current chair, Shirley Hoy. Read full story.
One small step for man, one giant leap for these U of T Engineering students
U of T Engineering students, including ChemE fourth-year students Haroon Dawood, Stephanie Gaglione, Jason Martins and Madhusan Perera, recently completed a project that was out of this world, in more ways than one. With help from their supervisor Professor Cathy Chin, and advisors at NASA, the students came up with a way to make organic products like food, pharmaceuticals and fuel using elements of the Martian atmosphere. Read full story.
Grads to Watch: Meet 14 global engineering leaders
Stephanie Gaglione (ChemE 1T6+PEY) and Jason Martins (ChemE 1T6+PEY) were selected by the Faculty as two of 14 global engineering leaders to watch out for. Read full story.
Techno-economic Assessment Workshop
BioZone's NSERC Industrial Biocatalysis Network is hosting a workshop on techno-economic analysis running from Sunday, May 28 to Monday, May 29 on campus. For more info (including how to register), click here.
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From Fake News to Infectious Disease
How can we combat fake science? How can we bring cutting-edge technology to low-resource populations? How can we use the Internet for good? Discover the answers to these questions and more at this free event. The list of speakers includes our very own Prof. Molly Shoichet. The event will take place on Thursday, June 1 from 5-7pm at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in room 107. To register, click here.
Upcoming CEGSA events
Mark your calendar for the following CEGSA events (including one today):
- CEGSA Spring Formal (open to everyone) - Friday, June 2 at Hart House. The evening includes cocktails, buffet dinner, open bar and lots of dancing. Tickets are $50/person and can be purchased at http://tinyurl.com/cegsa2017 until Friday, May 26. There are still two faculty/staff tickets left (email jennifer.hsu@utoronto.ca if you'd like one of these tickets).
- Engineering grad Hart House Farm trip (open to grad students) - Friday, June 9 to Saturday, June 10, grad students are invited to join for a camping trip at Hart House Farm. To register visit https://tinyurl.com/gradcamp
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May 25, 2017
Volume 34, Issue 16
In this issue:
Grad Office
Departmental Events
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