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ChemE Students Show Off Their Research at UnERD 2014
 Over 100 students from across the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering showcased their summer research at this year's Undergraduate Engineering Research Day (UnERD). This annual one-day symposium allows students to share their work through platform presentations or posters, and compete for honours. Congratulations to the ChemE students who took home many of the top prizes for presentation excellence:
Civil and Environment catagory
Podium Presentation Winner
Madhushan Perera (1T6), Chemical characterization of atmospheric oxidation products using thermal desorption and gas chromatography methods
Poster Presentation Winner
Cullen Adam (1T6), Atmospheric Chemistry of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds
Chemical category
Podium Presentation Winner
Yinan Xu (1T5), Aqueous Phase Hydrogenation of Furfural on Ruthenium Supported on Activated Carbon Catalysts
Podium Presentation Runner-up
Manyi Zhao (1T5), Sucrose Inversion Using a Heterogeneous Catalyst
Poster Presentation Winner
Eric Shum (1T6), The Solubility of Copper Chloride in the New Copper-Chlorine Thermochemical Cycle for Hydrogen Production
Poster Presentation Runner-up
Jiayi Wei (1T5), A Microfluidic Device to Produce Controlled Collisions between Vesicles
Read more and see pictures from the event.
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Aug 29, 2014
Volume 31, Issue 22
In this issue:
Departmental Offices
Announcements
Chem Eng Events
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Departmental Offices |
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Research Office
SDTC Funding Call for Applications is OPEN now
On behalf of the Government of Canada, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is looking for the next wave of innovative cleantech entrepreneurs. The SD Tech Fund™ and the SD Natural Gas Fund™ are open for applications from August 27 to October 15, 2014.
Through the SD Tech Fund™, SDTC supports technologies that address the challenges of Clean Air, Soil, Water and Climate Change, including technology solutions focused on these current technology priority areas:
- Responsible resource development
- Next generation transportation
- Resource and energy efficiency
- Clean energy
- Agriculture
- Northern and remote communities
For more information, please contact:
Application Process:
John Adams Vice President, Industry
SDTC
Tel: 613.234-6313 ext. 234
applications@sdtc.ca
Publications
A real options model to evaluate the effect of environmental policies on the oil sands rate of expansion
L. Kobari, S. Jaimungal, Y. Lawryshyn
Energy Economics, Volume 45, September 2014, Pages 155-165
Anaerobic digestion of pulp and paper mill wastewater and sludge
Meyer T, Edwards EA.
Water Res. 2014 Jul 24;65C:321-349. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.022. [Epub ahead of print] Review
The effect of light direction and suspended cell concentrations on algal biofilm growth rates
Schnurr PJ, Espie GS, Allen DG.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2014 Aug 23. [Epub ahead of print]
Effect of Activated Sludge Retention Time, Operating Temperature, and Influent Phosphorus Deficiency on Floc Physicochemical Characteristics and UV Disinfection
Yaldah Azimi, D. Grant Allen, Peter Seto and Ramin Farnood
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2014 Safety Training Schedule -- please note new location!
CHE 2222H - New Graduate Students, PDFs, Res.Assoc., Res.Assistants, Lab. Tech. and
Visiting Researchers
Tuesday, September 2, 2014, 9:10 am – 11:45 am, MC-102
Evaluation Examination – Thursday, September 18, 2014, 1-2pm, BA-1130
4th Year Undergraduate Students
Tuesday, September 2, 2014, 9:10 am – 11:45 am, MC-102
Evaluation Examination – Thursday, September 18, 2014, 1-1:30pm, BA-1130
Ontario University Fair (OUF) -- Looking for Volunteers
The External Relations Office is still looking for volunteers for this year's OUF, which will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. If you are interested in filling any of the shifts listed below, please contact Christina Heidorn at christina.heidorn@utoronto.ca or 416-978-8770.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Shift 1: 9:15 am – 12:00 pm
Shift 2: 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
Shift 3: 2:30 pm – 5:15 pm
Saturday September 20, 2014
Shift 1: 9:15 am –1:45 pm
Shift 2: 1:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Shift 1: 9:15 am – 1:45 pm
Shift 2: 1:15 pm – 5:15 pm
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August 29, 2014 - SOCAAR Seminar, Dr. Jay R. Turner, Air Quality in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: Impact Assessment of a Residential Heating Stove Replacement Program and Long-Term Prospects, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, WB407
September 1, 2014 - Labour Day: The university will be closed.
September 3, 2014 - ChemE Undergraduate Orientation
September 3, 2014 - SOCAAR Seminar, Dr. Yaacov Mamane, Source apportionment of fine and coarse atmospheric particles (examples from Tel- Aviv, Brindisi, and Florida), 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, WB130
September 4, 2014 - Classes Begin - Welcome Back to Skule!
October 29, 2014 - Emerging Leaders, Dr. Carlo Visconti, University of Milan, Intensification of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis through a novel structured packed-bed reactor, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116
November 5, 2014 - Emerging Leaders, Dr. Claudia Fischbach-Teschl, Cornell University, Cancer research from a tissue engineering and biomaterials perspective, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116
November 12, 2014 - Emerging Leaders, Dr. Abraham Duncan Stroock, Cornell University, Engineering perspectives on structure, thermodynamics, and transport in vascular plants, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116
November 26, 2014 - Emerging Leaders, Dr. Shaily Mahendra, UCLA, Biodegradation of Emerging Contaminants: Polyfluorinated Compounds and 1,4-Dioxane, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116
December 3, 2014 - LLE, Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi, UC Berkeley, Illuminating glycans, the dark matter of the cell surface, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116
January 7, 2015 - LLE, Dr. Margot Vigeant, Buckell University, Making Education Sticky: Approaches to the repair of undergraduates’ misconceptions about thermodynamics and heat transfer, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116
January 14, 2015 - LLE, Dr. Samir Mitragotri, UC Santa Barbara, Bio-inspired Strategies for Targeted Drug Delivery, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116
February 4, 2015 - LLE, Dr. John Brady, California Institute of Technology, Chemical Swimming and Active Matter, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116
March 11, 2015 - Emerging Leaders, Dr. Nathalie Tufenkji, McGill University, Myth or Fact: Can Drinking Cranberry Juice Help Prevent Urinary Tract and Other Infections?, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116
March 18, 2015 - LLE, Dr. Alison Emslie Lewis, University of Cape Town, Rethinking Precipitation Processes: The Art of the State, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116
March 25, 2015 - LLE, Dr. Ponisseril Somasundaran, Columbia University, Next Generation Sustainable Surface Active Agents, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116
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