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CEGSA's annual Wine and Cheese will be held today from 5-7pm in GB202 (Galbraith Building). It's an excellent opportunity to mingle with students, faculty, and staff over soft drinks, wine, cheese and crackers!

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We hope to see you there!

September 20, 2013

Volume 30, Issue 31

In this issue:

Research Office
Grad Office
Chem Eng Events

Research Office

Impact of cellulase production on environmental and financial metrics for lignocellulosic ethanol
Hong, Y., Nizami, A.-S., Pour Bafrani, M., Saville, B.A., Maclean, H.L.
Biofuels 2013, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 7(3) pp.303-313

Mechanism, kinetics and thermodynamics of adsorption of aqueous chromic ion on HNO3 Treated mesoporous activated carbon
Tong, S., Mao, L., Wan, L., Fan, M., Jia, C.Q.
29th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, PCC 2012

Analysis of grinding of pelletized wood waste with the Szego Mill
Gravelsins, R.J., Trass, O.
Powder Technology, 245 pp. 189-198

Carboxymethyl cellulose binding to mineral substrates: Characterization by atomic force microscopy-based Force spectroscopy and quartz-crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring
Pensini, E., Yip, C.M., O'Carroll, D., Sleep, B.E.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2013, 402 pp. 58-67

Grad Office

Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – J. Dang
Date of Meeting: Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in WB215 at 1 pm
Committee: Chair: Prof. C. M. Yip; Supervisor: Prof. T. Bender; Other Member(s): Prof. D. Seferos

M.A.Sc. DEPARTMENTAL ORAL - S. Lemak
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 in WB115 at 2:00 pm
Thesis Title: STRUCTURAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CRISPR-ASSOCIATED Cas4 NUCLEASES FROM A PROKARYOTIC DEFENSE SYSTEM
Committee: Chair: Prof. E. A. Edwards; Supervisor(s): Prof. A. Yakunin; Other Member(s): Prof. A. Savchenko

Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – B. Zhang
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 in RS407 at 3 pm
Committee: Chair: Prof. A. McGuigan; Supervisor: Prof. M. Radisic; Other Member(s): Prof. C. Simmons

Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – R. J. Hum
Date of Meeting: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 in WB115 at 9:45 am
Committee: Chair: Prof. D. Reeve; Supervisor: Prof. Y-L. Cheng, Prof. A. McGahan (Rotman); Other Member(s): Prof. P. Jha

M.Eng. DEPARTMENTAL ORAL - H. Javaheri
Date of Meeting: Thursday, September 26, 2013 in WB215 at 3 pm
Thesis Title: PAINT PROPERTIES AND DEFECTS
Committee: Chair: Prof. E. J. Acosta; Supervisor(s): Prof. S. Chandra (MIE); Other Member(s): Prof. J. Mostaghimi (MIE)

Ph.D. Qualifying Examination – E. J. T. McGee
Date of Meeting: Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 in WB115 at 10 am
Research Topic: MICROENCAPSULATION-BASED TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM FOR
MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION OF FOODSTUFFS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Committee: Chair: Prof. E. J. Acosta; Supervisor: Prof. L. L. Diosady; Other Member(s): Prof. Y-L. Cheng, Prof. V. Rao

M.A.Sc. DEPARTMENTAL ORAL - P. Young
Date of Meeting: Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 in MB119 at 9:30 am
Thesis Title: ON THE VALIDITY OF UV REACTOR ADDITIVITY
Committee: Chair: Prof. R. R. Farnood; Supervisor(s): Prof. Y. Lawryshyn; Other Member(s): Prof. D. W. Kirk

***Wednesday, September 25: Summer session grades available for viewing by students on the Student Web Service (ROSI)***

Chem Eng Events

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September 25, 2013 - LLE: Sam Marcuson, Vale Canada Limited, Innovation, Leadership and Sustainability in the Resource Industry, 12:30-2pm, WB116.

October 16, 2013 - Emerging Leaders: Jose Moran-Mirabal, McMaster University, The Study of Cellulose Structure and Cellulase-cellulose Interactions Through High-resolution Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, 12:30–2pm, WB116.

November 6, 2013 - Emerging Leaders: Javid Rzayev, University of Buffalo, Nanostructured Materials from Molecular Bottlebrushes, 12:30–2pm, WB116.

November 20, 2013 - LLE: Michael E. Mackay, University of Delaware, Solar Energy and Plastics - Do These Two Words Belong Together, 12:30-2pm, WB116.

November 27, 2013 - LLE: David Julian McClements, University of Massachusetts, Structured Colloidal Delivery Systems for Encapsulation and Delivery of Bioactive Components, 12:30-2pm, WB116.

January 8, 2014 - LLE: Jillian Buriak, University of Alberta, Opening the Black Box of Nanostructure Syntheses - Steps to Understanding Chemistry on the Nanoscale, 12:30-2pm, WB116.

January 15, 2014 - LLE: Suzanne Kresta, University of Alberta, Innovation, Reliability, or Both? Education for Engineers as Entrepreneurs and Leaders, 12:30-2pm, WB116.

January 22, 2014 - Emerging Leaders: Suljo Linic, Conversion of Solar into Chemical Energy on Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures, 12:30–2pm, WB116.

February 5, 2014 - Emerging Leaders: Eduardo Asselin, University of British Columbia, title of talk pending, 12:30–2pm, WB116.

March 19, 2014 - Emerging Leaders: Todd Squires, University of California, title of talk pending, 12:30–2pm, WB116.

March 26, 2014 - LLE: Norman J. Wagner, University of Delaware, Shear Thickening Fluids and their Applications as Field-responsive Protective Materials, 12:30-2pm, WB116.

March 28, 2014 - 29th Annual Chemical Engineering Dinner: Full details will be provided closer to the date, 6-9:30pm, 89 Chestnut Street Residence.

April 2, 2014 - LLE: Pamela Silver, Harvard Medical School, Building with Biology for Health and Sustainability, 12:30-2pm, WB116.

April 9, 2014 - Emerging Leaders: Chris Cappa, University of California, Berkeley, The Influence of Chemical Mixing and Morphology on the Heterogeneous Oxidation of Organic Particles, 12:30–2pm, WB116.

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