News and Announcements

Mary Lidstrom presents at NOON on Wed, Oct 5

Join us in WB116 from 12-1pm on Wednesday, October 5 for LLE's very first 2016-17 lecture. Mary Lidstrom from the University of Washington will be giving a talk entitled, Bioconversion of Methane by Anaerobic Methanotrophic Bacteria.

U of T researchers establish new consortium studying environmental impacts on public health

With more than 80 per cent of Canada’s population living in cities and globally more people move into urban locales, there is an urgent need to learn how to design and modify cities to improve – not degrade – public health. So University of Toronto researchers have established the Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE), made up of more than 80 environmental health experts in academia, government, NGOs and the private sector, who will work together on an urban health research program to improve understanding of how cities can evolve to optimize health. The consortium is led by Jeffrey Brook, a Principal Investigator at SOCAAR. Read full story.

Looking to get rid of old books?

The Department is collecting old chemical engineering books to ship over to the University of the West Indies. If you have books that you'd like to contribute, please let Paul (paul.jowlabar@utoronto.ca) know and he will make arrangements with you for pick-up. Below are details regarding the collection:

• Mostly used books, but new is ok too.
• All text books must be at the undergraduate level.
• Mostly chemical engineering books, but other related subjects welcome.
• Books are for library purposes only. They will not be sold and/or given to individuals.
• The Department will absorb the cost for shipping to port from Toronto to Trinidad.
• We expect written acknowledgement from the Dean once the books have been received.

New CEGSA co-chairs announced

Congratulations to Esmeralda Bukuroshi and Alexander Baker who have been elected our new CEGSA co-chairs. CEGSA is an integral part of our Department that provides social and professional opportunities for our graduate students, faculty and staff. Many thanks to our previous co-chairs Ezzat Jaroudi and Jon Obnamia for their exceptional work and leadership over the last year.

REMINDER: November Convocation

Registration for faculty and staff to participate in November's academic procession will run from October 11-24. The date and time for the ceremony is Monday, November 7 at 10am. If you are interested in participating in the procession, click here for more information. The Department will cover the cost of your regalia rental through expense reimbursement.

REMINDER: Hatchery Speaker Series: Why Toronto is the next Silicon Valley

On Tuesday, September 27, Richard Moran, a venture capitalist, business evangelist, author and president of Menlo College in Silicon Valley, will be giving a talk from 12-2pm in SF1105. His talk is entitled, Why Toronto is the Next Silicon Valley. If you are interested in attending, click here to register.

September 30, 2016

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