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ChemE Students Shine at CSChE Conference

Congratulations to undergraduate students Manyi Zhao, Odo Wong, Jieyu Wu and Yinan Xu! They were awarded prizes in the Robert G. Auld Technical Paper competition at this year's CSChE Conference in Niagara Falls, Ont. The students presented research done under the supervision of Prof. Cathy Chin. This year, our CSChE student chapter was able to send 41 ChemE students to the conference.

Happy Halloween!

Oct 31, 2014

Volume 31, Issue 31

In this issue:

Departmental Offices
Announcements
Chem Eng Events

Departmental Offices

Graduate Office

Ph.D. Reading Committee Meeting – M. A. Bryk
Date of Meeting: Monday, November 3, 2014 in WB215 at 10 am
Committee: Chair: Prof. D. W. Kirk; Supervisor: Prof. R. C. Newman; Other Member(s): Prof. E. J. Acosta

Upcoming Graduate Award Deadlines

Departmental Awards

*Students are also encouraged to check the Scholarships & Awards section of the SGS website.

Announcements

Student Seminar: Finance Your Eduction

The Chemical Engineering Leadership Working Group will host its annual Finance Your Education event on Thurs, Oct 30, 2014, 12PM - 1PM, BA1130. This session will be presented by Pierina Filiponne from the Scholarship and Financial Aid office and is an excellent opportunity to learn how to make yourself eligible for scholarships and bursaries, and to learn more about the importance of your On-line Engineering Portfolio.

This event is open to everyone. See you there!

Chem Club Dinner & Dance -- Staff and Faculty Tickets Now Available!

The Department is once again providing a number of tickets for staff and faculty (plus guest) to attend the annual Chem Club Dinner. If you would like to attend, please contact Christina Heidorn in WB218, 416 978 8770, christina.heidorn@utoronto.ca. Don't delay, tickets are limited!

Chem Club Dinner & Dance, Fri, Nov 21, 6PM - 11PM, DoubleTree Toronto Downtown Hotel, 108 Chestnut St.

2015 Administrative Staff Awards -- Call for Nominations

The Faculty is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Administrative Staff Awards. All administrative and technical staff are eligible for the Agnes Kaneko Citizenship Award; the Harpreet Dhariwal Emerging Leader Award; the Influential Leader Award; the Innovation Award; and the Quality of Student Experience Award. Anyone may nominate a candidate.

Please download the application package for details on each award. The deadline for receipt of nominations is Jan 30, 2015.

Questions can be addressed to Carolyn Farrell, Director, Awards and Honours, carolyn.farrell@utoronto.ca, 416 978 8666.

Chem Eng Events

Click here for the Chem Eng Calendar

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 18, 2014 - Fall Convocation, 10 am - 12 pm, Convocation Hall

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 - Irving O. Shoichet Distinguished Lecture, 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, Bucknell 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

January 28, 2015 - LLE, Dr. Linda Nazar, University of Waterloo, Unravelling the Complexities of Electrochemical Energy Storage at the Nanoscale, 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

February 11, 2015 - Emerging Leaders, Dr. Antoine Allanore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Electrochemical engineering for sustainable materials extraction: the promises and challenges of molten electrolytes, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116

March 4, 2015 - Emerging Leaders, Dr. Justin Notestein, Northwestern University, Understanding and implementing new oxide catalysts, 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 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

April 1, 2015 - LLE, Dr. Yu-Ling Cheng, University of Toronto, Technologies for global development and global health, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, WB116

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