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M.A.Sc. Bypass Oral Examination – M. J. Montgomery
Date of Meeting: Friday, November 1, 2013 in RS412 at 11am
Research Topic: DESIGNING AN ELASTIC SCAFFOLD WITH SHAPE-MEMORY FOR FUNCTIONAL TISSUE DELIVERY
Committee: Chair: Prof. E. A. Edwards; Supervisor: Prof. M. Radisic; Other Member(s): Prof. P. Santerre, Prof. M. Sefton

Ph.D. Qualifying Examination – L. A. Puentes Jácome
Date of Meeting: Thursday, October 31, 2013 in WB115 at 9:30am
Research Topic: EXPLORING THE ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION OF HIGHLY CHLORINATED HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS BY ORGANOHALIDE-RESPIRING BACTERIAL CONSORTIA
Committee: Chair: Prof. Y-L. Cheng; Supervisor: Prof. E. A. Elizabeth;
Other Member(s): Prof. E. J. Acosta, Prof. B. Sleep

Deadlines
Please take note of the following:

• Monday, October 28: Final date to drop Fall session full or half courses without academic penalty
• Monday, October 28: SSHRC (open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents) online submission deadline
• Monday, November 4: Final date to drop 500 level courses without academic penalty
  

Research Office

Understanding the positive effects of low pH and limited aeration on selenate removal from water by elemental iron
Klas, S., Kirk, D.W.
Separation and Purification Technology, 116 pp. 222-229

Hyaluronic acid click hydrogels emulate the extracellular matrix
Owen, S.C., Fisher, S.A., Tam, R.Y., Nimmo, C.M., Shoichet, M.S.
Langmuir 2013, 29 (24) pp.7393-7400

Mass transport processes in the electro-oxidation of organic compounds for wastewater treatment 
Ni, Q., Kirk, D.W., Thorpe, S.J.
ECS Transactions 2012, 41917) pp. 27-33

Pit propagation in pure aluminum investigated via the 1D artificial pit technique: Growth regimes, surface morphology and implications for stability criteria 
Cook, A.B., Engelberg, D.L., Stevens, N.P.C., Laycock, N., White, S., Ghahari, M., Monir, M., Holroyd, N.J.H., Newman, R.C.
ECS Transactions 2012, 41(25) pp.121-132

Chem Eng Events

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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.

January 31, 2014 - ChemE Industry Open House: More information will be available soon.

January 31 - February 2, 2014 - GRW: Faculty registration will be available soon.

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.