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New school year right around the corner

Faculty/staff who plan to participate in orientation activities (intro session and lunch) on Wednesday, September 7, please don't forget to email jennifer.hsu@utoronto.ca

Faculty members, now is a good time to review your www.chem-eng.utoronto.ca profile pages. If you have any updates, please send them to jennifer.hsu@utoronto.ca before the end of the month.

From aspiring musician to research rockstar: Research2Reality interviews ChemE prof Greg Evans

Greg Evans is the Director of SOCAAR and a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto. Research2Reality asked him everything from what he is reading to what advice he would give to young researchers to give you a better understanding of what goes on outside the lab for one of the best minds in Canadian research. Read the full interview.

Molly Shoichet on turning research into clinical treatment

In a recent article published by the Toronto Star, Molly Shoichet talked about the long process of turning scientific breakthroughs into clinical treatment available to patients. “Studies like mine often produce a lot of hope, but also frustration that the ‘product’ is not available,” she says. “So why does it take so long for a study like mine to turn into a clinical treatment?” Read the full story to find out.

CEGSA Mediterranean Lunch on Thu, Aug 25

CEGSA will be hosting its Mediterranean Lunch on Thursday, August
25. The event will take place in the grad common room (WB247) starting at 12:30pm. Bring your appetite, and reusable plates and utensils to have a taste of authentic Mediterranean cuisine. The lunch is a charity event - suggested donation is $3+. All proceeds will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross.

August 19, 2016

Volume 33, Issue 27

In this issue:

Grad Office
Events

Grad Office

PhD Reading Committee Meeting - J. E. Zuliani

Date of Meeting: 2016/09/08
Start Time: 10:00 am Location (Building and Room): WB115
Reading Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. A. Chan; Supervisor: Prof. C. Q. Jia; Co-Supervisor: Prof. D. W. Kirk; Other Member(s): Prof. K. Lian (MSE)

PhD Reading Committee Meeting - N. Abbas Nejad Orang

Date of Meeting: 2016/08/29
Start Time: 9:00 am Location (Building and Room): WB215
Reading Committee Membership
Committee: Supervisor: Prof. H. N. Tran; Co-Supervisor: Prof. A. Jones; Chair: Prof. D. Reeve; Other Member: Prof. M. Bussmann (MIE), Prof. W. Cluett
Chair: Prof. W. Cluett; Supervisor: Prof. H. N. Tran; Co-Supervisor(s): Prof. A. Jones; Other Member(s): Prof. M. Bussmann (MIE)

PhD Reading Committee Meeting - X. Jin

Date of Meeting: 2016/08/29
Start Time: 14:00 Location (Building and Room): WB115
Reading Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. M. Bussmann; Supervisor: Prof. H. N. Tran; Other Member(s): Prof. A. Jones; Prof. S. Chandra (MIE)

MASc DEPARTMENTAL ORAL - Mugdha Walawalkar

Date of Meeting: 2016/08/25
Start Time: 10:00 am Location (Building and Room): WB 215
Thesis Title: EXTRACTION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REES) FROM PHOSPHOGYPSUM (INDUSTRIAL FERTILIZER BY-PRODUCT)
MASC DEPARTMENTAL ORAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Supervisor: Prof. G. Azimi; Chair: Prof. D. W. Kirk; Other Member: Prof. V. G. Papangelakis

* PhD and MASc Departmental Oral Exams are open to all graduate students

PhD Reading Committee Meeting - A. Ashraf Riahi

Date of Meeting: 2016/08/25
Start Time: 10:30 am Location (Building and Room): WB115
Reading Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. D. W. Kirk; Supervisor: Prof. R. Newman; Other Member(s): Prof. D. Perovic (Materials)

Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting - Jaclyn Obermeyer

Date of Meeting: 2016/08/24
Start Time: 9:00 am Location (Building and Room): CCBR 10th Floor Conference Room
Reading Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. M. V. Sefton; Supervisor: Prof. M. Shoichet; Other Member(s): Prof. C. Morshead

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