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News & Announcements
 New Canada Research Chair
Professor Arun Ramchandran is the new Canada Research Chair in Engineered Soft Materials and Interfaces (Tier 2). Read full story.
 Interfaces 2017 now online
Interfaces 2017 focused on sustainability is now online. Check out some of the great research being done by our faculty, students and alumni.
WB windows upgraded
All windows in the Wallberg Building (WB) have been udpated. A big thank you for your patience and cooperation during the process. Click here to view a time-lapse video, which showcases the transformation.
Mass hiring at Bantrel!
Bantrel will be hiring 165 PEng and engineering graduates over the next two months for the two-year construction of a new nuclear plant in Waynesboro, Georgia. These are STAFF positions, so after the completion of the Waynesboro site, Bantrel will be looking to bring their people back for permanent relocation at various sites throughout Ontario including Toronto. Prior experience in nuclear isn't necessary! For more information including how to apply, click here.
BioZone Research Symposium on Fri, Nov 10
BioZone is hosting its semi-annual BioZone Research Symposium on Friday, November 10 from 1-5pm in UC179. All are welcome to join! For more info about this free event or to register, click here.
CEGSA events
Don't miss out on the following upcoming events:
- Wednesday, November 15: Innovation and Partnership Office Event, hosted by U of T's Graduate Engineering Council of Students (GECoS). Learn how to commercialize your research. The event runs from 12-1:30pm in the RBC Innovation Hub located on the 1st floor of the Banting Building (100 College Street).
- Friday, November 24: Movember Bowling at Bathurst Bowlerama. Festivities begin in the grad common room (WB247) at 5:30pm. Pizza will be served. $7/person (includes pizza, shoes and of course bowling). A portion of the funds will be donated to the Movember Foundation. Register during Fika Friday.
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November 09, 2017
Volume 34, Issue 38
In this issue:
Reminders
Grad Office
Chem Eng Events
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Reminders |
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Ultracentrifige for sale
BioZone
has
a
barely
used ultracentrifuge
for
sale.
The
model
is
a Thermo
Scientific Sorvall
WX80
Ultracentrifuge
with
T647.5
Rotor. For specifications, click here. If you are interested in purchasing the unit, please contact Sean Caffrey at sean.caffrey@utoronto.ca
Global Speaker Series on Tue, Nov 21
Edward Botchwey from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University will be giving a special talk entitled, Harnessing inflammation pathways and membrane lipidomics for stem cell biomanufacturing and regenerative engineering. The talk will take place on Tuesday, November 21 from 12-1pm in the Red Room of CCBR located at 160 College Street. For more info, click here. The event will also be live streamed here.
Attend the CNA2018 for free!
Looking for that internship or first job in nuclear? Then you need to attend CNA2018...absolutely free! Apply to be one of 100 students to receive an all expenses paid trip to Ottawa to attend CNA2018. Visit cna.ca/conference for full details and fill out the application under the 'Student Registration' tab today! All applications must be received by Thursday, November 30 to be considered.
Job opportunity with MOECC
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) is looking to hire a Senior Organic Chemistry Research Scientist. The successful candidate will have a PhD level degree in Chemistry. For more details including how to apply, click here.
Post-Doctoral Opportunity starting January 2018: Condition Monitoring of Lubricating Oils in Diesel Engines
The Nanomechanics Research Group at Carleton University in Ottawa is seeking to hire a Post-Doctoral Fellow for a term of up to 2 years starting January 2018. The successful candidate will work on a project to model the degradation of lubricants in bearing and engine lubrication environments. Click here for more information, including how to apply.
PhD opportunity - apply asap
If you’re thinking of doing a PhD, there’s an opportunity starting in January or May 2018. The successful PhD candidate would help investigate the amounts and factors related to the release of microfibers and contaminants from clothing, and would be co-supervised by Miriam Diamond and Chelsea Rochman from U of T, as well as Lisa Jautunen and Amila de Silva from Environment and Climate Change Canada. Funding is available for four years. For more information, including how to apply, click here.
Chem Club's Research Repository
Chem Club would like to invite professors to join its Research Repository to make student research a bit more accessible to ChemE undergrads. Professors can forward their details to michael.fediw@mail.utoronto.ca.
Call for International Climate Protection Fellowship
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grants up to 20 fellowships to prospective leaders from non-European transition or developing countries, who are active in any of the following areas: scientific, engineering-based, legal, economic, health-related or social aspects of climate change. The young climate experts will go to Germany for a year to work alongside a host of their own choosing on a research-related project. For detailed information and all application requirements, click here. The deadline for applications is Thursday, March 1, 2018. If you have any questions regarding the International Climate Protection Fellowship Programme or would like individual guidance, please email info@avh.de
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PhD Reading Committee Meeting – A. Bashiri
Date of Meeting: Wednesday, November 15
Start Time: 11:10am
Location (Building and Room): WB134
Reading Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. J. C. Paradi ; Supervisor: Prof. Y. Lawryshyn; Other Member(s): Prof. R. Kwon (MIE)
PhD Reading Committee Meeting – J. Caguiat
Date of Meeting: Friday, November 17
Start Time: 9am
Location (Building and Room): WB115
Reading Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. C. M. Yip; Supervisor: Prof. C. Q. Jia; Co-Supervisor: Prof. D. W. Kirk; Other Member(s): Prof. M. Sain
PhD Reading Committee Meeting – Miles Montgomery
Date of Meeting: Friday, November 17
Start Time: 10am
Location (Building and Room): RS412
Reading Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. M. V. Sefton; Supervisors: Prof. M. Radisic; Other Member(s): Prof. P. Santerre (IBBME/Dentistry)
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Wednesday, November 22 - LLE - William Sampson, University of Manchester, Optimising Structure-Property Dependencies of Stochastic Materials by Probabilistic Modelling, starts at 12pm, WB116
Wednesday, December 6 - LLE - Julia Kornfield, California Institute of Technology, Megasupramolecules, starts at 12pm, WB116
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - LLE - Philip Jessop, Queen's University, Co2-Switchable Materials, starts at 12pm, WB116
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 - LLE - Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan, CleanTech Meets FinTech: A Data-Driven e-Ship Disruption in Environmental Engineering, starts at 12pm, WB116
Friday, February 23, 2018 - ChemE Graduate Research Day (ChemE GRD) - Details coming soon
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - LLE - Sanjay Sarma, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rethinking Education for the 21st Century, starts at 12pm, WB116
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 - 2017 AEESP Distinguished Lecture/LLE - Pedro Alvarez, Rice University, Proliferation and Control of Multidrug-Resistant "Superbugs" in Sewage Treatment Plants, starts at 12pm, WB116
Friday, March 23, 2018 - 2nd annual Chemical Engineering Exhibition and 33rd Chemical Engineering Dinner - Details coming soon
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - LLE - Kristala Jones Prather, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Metabolite Valves: Dynamic Control of Metabolic Flux for Pathway Engineering, starts at 12pm, WB116
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