MIE Newsletter No. 47

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June 14, 2010 Vol. 01 // No. 47

Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Awards and Recognition // Research Activities // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Announcements // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links

* Chair's Office

Dean Cristina Amon Re-Appointed


The Academic Board is happy to announce the re-appointment of Cristina Amon (MIE) as Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.

Professor Cheryl Misak, vice-president and provost, praised her exceptional leadership, noting, "Professor Amon has been a champion of communication, co-operation, transparency, and increased diversity within the Faculty. She has enhanced the high standards of its academic programs, strengthened its finances and increased both the faculty and its individual members' profiles, both within the University of Toronto community and internationally."

Professor Amon joined the University of Toronto in 2006 as the 13th Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. She commences her second term on July 1, 2011.
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MIE Wins Bid to Host CSME Congress 2014!



MIE is thrilled to announce that it recently won the bid to host the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) congress in 2014. The conference facilitates networking and looks at research results and new technologies among universities, R&D laboratories, government agencies and industry.

Jean Zu recently returned from this year's conference in Victoria, BC, where she presented the successful bid.
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G20 Summit: Restricted Access » June 24 & 25 Department Closure
Faculty and staff who are required to visit the department during the University's scheduled June 24 & 25 closure, are advised to immediately check their T-card access to the following common areas in advance of the planned shutdown:
MC123
MC310
MC331
MC317
MC215
RS207
Support staff will not be available June 24 & 25. Please ensure your T-card is working.
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Summer Hours
Starting July 1st until Labour Day, UofT’s summer hours reduce the work day by 30 minutes. Office and machine shop summer hours will be posted outside each area shortly.
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MIE Convocation Reception



The department is hosting a class luncheon prior to the convocation ceremony for MIE graduates and their guests. All undergraduate, MEng, MASc, and PhD students who are graduating are invited to attend, as well as faculty and staff.

Date: Wednesday, June 16
Time: 11:30 - 1 PM
Location: Mechanical Building (MC), main entrance (outdoors), 5 King's College Rd.

If you wish to attend, RSVP (acceptances only) to alumni@mie.utoronto.ca by Monday, June 14. Please include in your message the number of guests and any dietary considerations.

If you or a guest has an accommodation need due to a disability please contact as per above and we will work with you to make appropriate arrangements.

Awards & Recognition

Professors Javad Mostaghimi and Sanjeev Chandra Awarded 2009 Brockhouse Canada Prize



The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) presented its most prestigious awards recognizing Canada's top researchers in science and engineering on Tuesday, June 1.
The ceremony, held on Parliament Hill, was attended by the winners and their families along with Members of Parliament and guests from Canada's science and engineering community. The winners of the 2009 Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering are Dr. Sanjeev Chandra, Dr. Thomas Coyle, Dr. Javad Mostaghimi and Dr. Valerian Pershin of the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies (CACT) at the University of Toronto.
The Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering recognizes outstanding Canadian teams of researchers from different disciplines who came together to engage in research drawing on their combined knowledge and skills, and produced a record of excellent achievements in the natural sciences and engineering in the last six years.
The Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies (CACT) was established in 1998 as a multidisciplinary laboratory to improve the fundamental understanding of thermal spray technology. CACT is led by Drs. Javad Mostaghimi and Sanjeev Chandra of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Dr. Tom Coyle of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Dr. V. A. Pershin.
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Prof. Donmez takes home Dr. Charles H. Miller Award


Congratulations to Prof. Birsen Donmez who was awarded the Dr. Charles H. Miller Award at the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference last week. Her paper, entitled "Effects of age and cognitive workload on lane choice and lane changing behaviour" was a collaborative effort between UofT, Université Laval and MIT.
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Research Activities

Prof. Makis awarded MITACS Accelerate Award



Congratulations to Prof. Viliam Makis who was recently awarded the MITACS Accelerate internship award for his proposed project entitled, Development of Condition Monitoring and Fault Detection Schemes applied to a Planetary Gearbox for Condition Based Maintenance.
Prof. Makis will receive $45,000 for the period of April 2010 until March 2011.
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MIE Research
The research of MIE's Prof. Murray Thomson, alongside PhD candidate Meghdad Saffaripour and Post-doctoral fellow Seth Dworkinis, has been receiving some recent media attention.
Both CMW and The Green Car Congress have picked up on the results of their most recent project.
The group is currently studying the effect of using bio-jetfuels in place of conventional fuel. Using the SciNet supercomputer, the researchers have computed a detailed structure of a jet-fuel flame, the largest computation of its kind performed in the field to date, making it now possible to identify fuel mixtures which reduce soot formation while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Conference Attendance
Prof. Aimy Bazylak and graduate students Zachary Fishman, James Hinebaugh, and Jingwen Wang will be away June 14 - 16. They will be attending and presenting papers at the 8th ASME Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, and Technology Conference in Brooklyn, New York.
Graduate Studies

AMIGAS World Cup Kick-Off Party



On Friday, June 11, AMIGAS hosted a World Cup kick-off party for students, staff and faculty in the MC330. Departmental soccer fans piled in to enjoy breakfast snacks and to watch the tournament's opening match of South Africa versus Mexico.
Matches will continue to be broadcasted in the room on channel 210, CBC-T (Toronto). Join your friends and colleagues and cheer on your favourite team!
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Deadline » Ontario Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (OGSST) applications
The deadline for all OGSST applications is Monday June 14, 2010 (today).
For detailed application instructions, click here. For academic requirements information, click here.

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MIE Co-Ed Softball Team
AMIGAS is looking for members of the MIE department to join its co-ed intramural softball team in the U of T summer recreational league. No experience is necessary and having your own glove is recommended but not required. The cost for the season will be approximately $30 for 8 games, with the final cost depending on the number of people on the team. Games are from 5 - 6:30 PM on Front Campus on the following days:

Tuesday, June 29
Monday, July 5
Wednesday, July 21
Monday, July 26
Wednesday, August 4
Tuesday, August 10
Tuesday, August 17
Tuesday, August 24

Please contact Mike Marr if you are interested in joining the team.

Student Affairs

FSAE team takes 3rd prize at SAE Ontario Students' Night
Congratulations to MIE's Formula SAE Racing team who won third prize at the 2010 SAE Central Ontario Students’ Night. The event, which was held on May 27, 2010 at the Bahen Centre, recognizes the achievements of Ontario university teams that competed in the this year’s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International Series.
The team is now preparing to compete in the FSG10 competition in Hockenheim, Germany on August 4, 2010.
Announcements

MIE 9T0 Celebrate their 20th Class Reunion!



On June 10, the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering invited 9T0 class members to reconnect 20 years later, at a special reception at Hart House.
Special thanks to 9T0 class leader Kin Chan (IE) for encouraging so many alum to attend!


Vacation
Staff:
Tomas Bernreiter, Laboratory Engineer and Manager: June 18
Geoffrey Chow, Manager, Research Accounting: June 7 - 15
Ray Low, Computing Services Manager: June 14 - 18
Joey Wong, Computer System Administrator: June 21 - 23
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