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Annoucements

Bill Dowkes announces 500 for 50k Challenge

Devoted alumnus Bill Dowkes (ChemE 6T2) recently confirmed that he will provide the Department with $50,000 for ChemE student scholarships if we can generate 500 monetary gifts from alumni, staff and faculty by December 31, 2016. Learn more.

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream - Laboratories in Chemical Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry - 1601754

The Department is looking to fill the above titled position. If you know anyone who might be interested and qualified, have them visit https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=1601754

MSE Distinguished Lecture Series on Fri, Nov 25

Chris Yip (ChemE, IBBME) will be presenting 3M: Mining the Microscopy Makerspace on Friday, November 25 from 4-5pm in SF1105.

CEGSA Movember Bowling

You're invited to strike up some fun with CEGSA at its annual Movember Bowling Night on Friday, November 25 for ONLY $5! Donations will be accepted during Fika and during the bowling bash. Anyone interested in bowling should send a reply email to cegsa.chemeng@utoronto.ca with their full name. Registration is only finalized once you’ve made the payment of $5, which will be accepted during next week's Fika Friday. So strike the date, spare the time for pizza at 4:30pm and bowling at 5:30pm next Friday, November 25. Participants will bowl on over to Bathurst Bowlerama and have a 'bowl' of a time! To sign up, visit http://doodle.com/poll/wqard9ab97k5fis8

ChemE PhD student finds breath of fresh air in the Netherlands

To learn more about air pollution in Canada, Kerolyn Shairsingh (ChemE PhD candidate) travelled to the Netherlands. Since early October she has been on exchange at Utrecht University, part of a three-way international research collaboration between the University of Toronto, Utrecht University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong that represents U of T’s first-ever tripartite research collaboration. Read full story.

CHE326 - Thermochemistry Laboratory Poster Sessions

Please join us in the Department's first ever CHE326 Poster Session. This year students will be given the opportunity to present their results in a poster format from one of the CHE326 laboratory experiments to professors, other faculty members and students. Sessions will be held on Tuesday, November 29 and Friday, December 2 (details listed below). The goal of these sessions is to provide students an opportunity to practice their presentation skills in an environment similar to what they would experience at a conference. Students will be judged on the design of their poster, as well as their presentation style/skills. Certificates will be awarded at the end of each session for the Best Poster. All are welcomed to attend either poster session. If you are interested in being a judge, please email jennifer.farmer@utoronto.ca at your earliest convenience.

Session 1 - Tuesday, November 29 from 10:30am-1pm
Session 2 - Friday, December 2 from 10:30am-12pm
Location - Wallberg building, second and third floor corridor in front of WB202/203 and WB302/303, respectively.

BridGE job opportunities

BridGE (GE-funded) team at CCRM is looking to fill many positions. If you are a industry career-minded graduate, consider the following:

To apply for any of these positions, visit www.ge.com/careers and apply via the job posting number.

REMINDER: Engaging alumni while travelling

The Faculty's Alumni Office would like to develop better opportunities for our alumni living abroad to connect with our professors. To achieve this, the Alumni Office would like to start tracking the travels of our professors to help setup potential alumni meetings. If you are a professor interested in meeting with alumni while travelling, please send your travel destintations (along with the duration of your stays) to jennifer.hsu@utoronto.ca.

November 18, 2016

Volume 33, Issue 40

In this issue:

Grad Office
Events

Grad Office

PhD Reading Committee Meeting – Jon Albert Obnamia

Date of Meeting: Tuesday, November 22
Start Time: 2pm
Location (Building and Room): WB115
Reading Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. E. A. Edwards; Supervisor: Prof. B. A. Saville; Co-Supervisor: Prof. H. MacLean; Other Member(s): Dr. G. Norval

PhD Qualifying Examination – Anastasia Korolj

Date of Meeting: Tuesday, November 22
Start Time: 11am
Location (Building and Room): TBD
Thesis Title: ENGINEERING THE FRACTAL PROPERTIES OF PODOCYTES
PhD Qualification Examination Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. A. Yakunin; Supervisor: Prof. M. Radisic; Other Member(s): Prof. Y-L. Cheng; Prof. P. Gilbert (IBBME)

PhD Qualifying Examination – Kimia Moozeh

Date of Meeting: Tuesday, November 22
Start Time: 2pm
Location (Building and Room): WB407
Thesis Title: RETOOLING ENGINEERING EDUCATION: AN INTEGRATED INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORK TO ENHANCE LEARNING IN UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORIES
PhD Qualification Examination Committee Membership
Committee: Chair: Prof. A. Chan; Supervisor: Prof. G. J. Evans; Other Member(s): Prof. W. R. Cluett; Prof. S. McCahan

Upcoming Awards & Scholarships

Events

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - LLE - Extreme Transitions of Flow Properties: Gas Hydrate Jamming and Discontinuous Shear Thickening, Jeffrey Morris, City College of New York, 12-1pm, WB116

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - LLE - Helping Nanomaterials Reach Their Colloidal Potential, Keith Johnston, University of Texas, 12-1pm, WB116

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