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ChemE student gains research experience with Summer Research Fellowship

Olga Misic (ChemE 1T9) just entered her second year at U of T Engineering, but she already has four months of graduate-level experience under her belt. Misic is one of eight undergraduate students awarded the inaugural First-Year Summer Research Fellowships, enabling them to pursue their passion for intellectual exploration in labs across the Faculty. Read full story.

CEGSA Wine & Cheese

CEGSA's annual Wine & Cheese event will be held on Friday, September 16 at 5pm in GB202. A variety of wines, cheeses, crackers, bread, pop, fruit,
veggies and more will be served!

Medicure Inc. is recruiting

Are you interested in becoming a Medical Science Liaison? Medicure Inc. is currently hiring PhDs in science-related fields to join their growing team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs). This seminar on, “Medical Affairs” will cover both general information on the MSL profession and specific details on how to apply for the position.

  • Date: Thursday, September 15
  • Time: 6-8pm
  • Location: Macleod Auditorium , Medical Sciences Building
  • Speaker: Nastaran Abbarin, PhD, Medical Science Liaison at Medicure Inc.

Pizza and pop will be provided! Limited number of seats are available and registration is required. To register and learn more about the seminar, visit: http://www.lscds.org/events/event-details/careers-in-medical-affairs/

REMINDER: 2016 Safety Training schedule

CHE 2222H - New graduate students/new PDFs/new Research Associates/new Research Assistants/new Lab Techs and new Visiting Researchers

  • Evaluation Examination - Monday, September 19, 1-2pm, WB116

Fourth-year undergraduate students

  • Evaluation Examination - Monday, September 19, 1-1:30pm, WB116
 

September 9, 2016

Volume 33, Issue 30

In this issue:

Grad Office
Events

 
 

Grad Office

 
 

PhD Reading Committee Meeting – Fan Lin

Date of Meeting: Monday, September 12
Start Time: 2pm
Location (Building and Room): WB115
Reading Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. C. A. Mims; Supervisor: Prof. Y-H. (Cathy) Chin; Other Member(s): Prof. B. A. Saville

PhD Departmental Oral Examination – Silvia E. Zarate Munoz

Date of Meeting: Tuesday, September 13
Start Time: 9am
Location (Building and Room): WB215
Thesis Title: THE HYDROPHILIC-LIPOPHILIC DIFFERENCE (HLD) FRAMEWORK FOR COMPLEX FLUIDS WITH POLYDISPERSE NONIONIC SURFACTANTS
PhD Departmental Oral Examination Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. Y-L. Cheng; Supervisor: Prof. E. J. Acosta; Other Member(s): Prof. P. Lee (Pharmacy), Prof. S. Wu (Pharmacy)

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

Upcoming Awards & Scholarships

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC)
Deadline: Friday, September 16 at 4pm

National Science and Engineering Research (NSERC) Doctoral Awards
Deadline: Friday, September 16 at 4pm

SGS Sessional Dates

Wednesday, September 14: Summer session grades released for viewing by students on Student Web Service (ROSI/ACORN)

 
 

Events

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - LLE - Bioconversion of Methane by Anaerobic Methanotrophic Bacteria, Mary Lidstrom, University of Washington, 12-1pm, WB116

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - Irving O. Shoichet Distinguished Lecture - Regenerative Engineering: Convergence in Action, Cato Laurencin, University of Conneticut, 12-1pm, WB116

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - LLE - Extreme Transitions of Flow Properties: Gas Hydrate Jamming and Discontinuous Shear Thickening, Jeffrey Morris, City College of New York, 12-1pm, WB116

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - LLE - Helping Nanomaterials Reach Their Colloidal Potential, Keith Johnston, University of Texas, 12-1pm, WB116

 
 


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