Special Events

ChemE adjunct prof receives honorary degree

Born into a fifth-generation salt producing family in India, M.G. Venkatesh Mannar is a chemical engineer and food technologist who has spent close to four decades working in developing countries around the world to help put an end to malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency. On Wednesday, June 8, U of T recognized his contributions during Spring Convocation with a Doctor of Science, honoris causa. Read full story.

Last day to register for IWI's Inaugural Industry-Academic Workshop

The Institute for Water Innovation (IWI) invites you to participate on Friday, June 17 in its inaugural Industry – Academic Workshop on Addressing Water Challenges in the Natural Resource Industries. The full-day event will be held in Alumni Hall of Victoria College located at 91 Charles Street West. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER! For more information or to register, visit http://www.chem-eng.utoronto.ca/iwi_workshop/ or contact Mandeep Rayat at mandeep.rayat@utoronto.ca

Reminder: BioZone Mass Spectrometry Facility Open House

BioZone and the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering are pleased to invite you to an Open House on Wednesday, June 29 from 9am-1pm in WB219. The event will showcase the services available at the BioZone Mass Spectrometry Facility. The Mass Spectrometry Facility operates at the University of Toronto in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry and offers proteomics, metabolomics, and small molecule analysis, as well as method development services and expert advice on these techniques. For more info about the event or to register, click here.

Special lecture on Wed, Jun 29

As part of BioZone Mass Spectrometry Facility Open House, Dr. Ian Lewis, an Assistant Professor and Alberta Innovates—Health Solutions (AIHS) Translational Health Chair in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary, will be giving a special talk entitled, Decoding metabolic evolution by high-resolution mass spectrometry. The talk will take place on Wednesday, June 29 in WB219 from 9-9:45am. To attend, click here to register.

June 10, 2016

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