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ChemE Alumnus Wins Journalism Award

Tyler Irving (MASc 1T0) was recently recognized with the inaugural Award of Journalism Excellence in Engineering - a new addition to the Engineers Canada Awards, which honour the contributions of Canadian engineers to their profession, their community and to the safety and well-being of Canadians. Read more.

  

June 11, 2013

Volume 30, Issue 19

In this issue:

Departmental News
Announcements
Chem Eng Events

  
 

Departmental News

  
 

Grad Office

Ph.D. Qualifying Examination – T. Wood
Date of Meeting: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in WB115 at 10:00 am
Research Topic: INVESTIGATION OF NANOMATERIAL FOR THE PHOTOCATALYTIC CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE
Committee: Chair: Prof. J. C. Paradi; Supervisor: Prof. C. Mims, Prof. G. Ozin; Other Member(s): Prof. C. Chin, Prof. T. Bender

Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – F. S. Panthapulakkal
Date of Meeting: Friday, June 14, 2013 in 1016B Faculty of Forestry at 11:00 am
Research Topic: MICROWAVE ASSISTED EXTRACT OF XYLAN
Committee: Chair: Prof. D. W. Kirk; Supervisor: Prof. M. Sain; Other Member(s): Prof. D. N. Roy (Forestry)

Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – M. Foumani Alhaeri
Date of Meeting: Friday, June 14, 2013 in WB215 at 2:00 pm
Research Topic: ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION OF GLUCOOLIGOSACCHARIDE OXIDASES FOR SITE-SPECIFIC ACTIVATION OF CELLULOSE AND HEMICELLULOSESUBSTRATES
Committee: Chair: Prof. B. Saville; Supervisor: Prof. E. Master; Other Member(s): Prof. N. Yan

Special FIKA Friday: Grad Info Session
On Friday, June 21 from 2:30-3:30pm in the Graduate Common Room (WB247) the Grad Office will be hosting an important info session related to grad studies.

Research Office

Mitacs - 2014 Globalink Faculty Application
This is a fully-funded opportunity to engage an exceptional, international student in a 4-year undergraduate or 5-year dual degree program for an approximate 12-week research internship in the summer of 2014.

  • Students are carefully chosen for excellence and matched to your research needs
  • All students are from a top-tier university in Brazil, China, India, or Mexico
  • All travel, accommodation, living expenses, logistics are covered by Mitacs
  • Globalink students who wish to return for graduate studies may be eligible for a substantial stipend (only available at participating universities)
  • Application deadline: July 31, 2013

For more info, please click here or contact your local Mitacs Rep. For the faculty application form, please click here.
 
 

Announcements

  
 

Want to Hire a Summer Student?

If you would like to hire a summer student, your proposal must be submitted to the Career Centre by Friday, June 21. Information about how to submit a job proposal is available online through the Career Centre.

Book Launch

The Program on Water Issues at the Munk School of Global Affairs, invites you to attend a book launch and presentation by authors Ralph Pentland and Chris Wood for their new book Down the Drain: How We are Failing to Protect Our Water Resources. The event will take place on Thursday, June 6 from 11am to 1pm at the Observatory Site located 315 Bloor Street West. Space is limited. To register, click here. For more info, click here.

Special Conference

Are you interested to learn about Canada's groundwater? If yes, attend Underground Intelligence - a special conference being on Tuesday, June 25 from 8:30am to 4:30pm in the Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility at the Munk School of Global Affairs (1 Devonshire Place). Space is limited. To register, click here. To view full details, click here.

U of T Administrative Staff Awards

Once again we have the opportunity to recognize U of T’s outstanding staff contributions. Complete details of the program, including nomination forms, are available here on the ‘Awards & Recognition’ section of the Human Resources & Equity site. Nominations are due on Thursday, July 11, 2013.

  
 

Chem Eng Events

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June 19, 2013 - Spring Convocation Tour, Lunch and Ceremony: 10am - 11am lab tours; 11am - 1pm lunch; 2:30pm - 4:30pm convocation

June 21, 2013 - Fika Friday: Grad Info Session: Graduate Common Room (WB247), 2:30 - 4:30pm
 
 


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