July 19, 2010 Vol. 02 // No. 3
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Announcements // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links
Chair's Office
Three Professors awarded Tenure
Congratulations to MIE's Prof. Gruninger (left) Prof. Kesler (centre) and Prof. Simmons (right) who were recently granted tenure.
As of July 1, 2010 they were promoted to Associate Professors.
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Professors on Research Leave
The following professors are on Research Leave in the Academic Year 2010-2011:
Baris Balcioglu: July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
Chris Beck: July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
Beno Benhabib: January 1 - June 30, 2011
Mariano Consens: July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
Greg Jamieson: July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
Roy Kwon: July 1 - December 31, 2010
Li Shu: July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
Tony Sinclair: July 1 - December 31, 2010
Pierre Sullivan: July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
Yu Sun: January 1 - June 30, 2011
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MIE's Geoffrey Chow passes CMA Exam
Congratulations to the department's own Geoffrey Chow who recently passed the CMA (Certified Management Accountants) Entrance Examination.
MIE Staff gathered in the main office last Friday to surprise Geoff with a cake to congratulate him for the great accomplishment.
Geoffrey, who is the Manager of Research Accounting of MIE, just completed the CMA Accelerated Program. He is now in the CMA Strategic Leadership Program where he will follow a series of programs and exams before he is awarded his CMA.
Research Activities
Artery-on-a-Chip goes commericial
Quorum Technologies has negotiated with the University of Toronto an exclusive license to commercialize the Artery-on-a-Chip (AoC) technology that was developed by Prof. Guenther's team and collaborators at the Department of Physiology (Prof. Bolz).
The AoC technology consists of a microfluidic platform on which fragile blood vessels can be fixed, allowing the factors that promote and sustain cardiovascular diseases to be studied. The scalable AoC technology is expected to promote routine screens of drug candidates on viable arteries and thereby speed up the drug development process
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MIE Exchange with the University of Tokyo
On May 30, 2010, 14 students and professors from three engineering departments at the University of Toronto participated in an exchange with the University of Tokyo. These included Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE), Material Science and Engineering (MSE), and Chemical Engineering (CHEM) departments. Professors Shaker Meguid, Hani Naguib and Yu Sun and students Jacob Wernik, Reza Rizvi, Brandon Chen, Sanaz Esfarjani and David Schacter were the MIE representatives.
Over the span of five days, students gave presentations on their selected nanospace topics with a number of guest lectures by professors from both universities. The UofT delegates also met with Professors at the University of Tokyo with whom they share common research interest in addition to a series of lab tours.
Overall, the exchange was a great success where new partnerships between UofT and the University of Tokyo were established.
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US Department of Energy (DOE) Research Opportunity
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced last week that $30 million in funding from the Recovery Act and FY 2010 budget appropriations will be made available to qualified small businesses to support the commercialization of promising new technologies.
Small companies previously awarded Phase II grants through DOE's Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) or the Small Business Technology Transfer program (STTR) are eligible. Projects that include developed technologies with a strong potential for commercialization and impact on U.S. manufacturing and job creation are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants may receive up to $3 million over three years to research, develop, and deploy new technologies.
Applications are currently being accepted for the following technology areas of interest:
Biomass Technologies, Buildings Technologies, Fuel Cell Technologies, Geothermal Technologies, High Temperature Tools and Sensors, Industrial Technologies, Solar Technologies - Lowering the Cost of Photovoltaics through Innovative Augmentation, Vehicle Technologies, Wind Technologies.
Seminars
Engineering Education Briefing Session
Interested in learning about the newest effective methods in engineering teaching?
The Teaching Methods and Resources Committee is hosting a briefing session on Engineering Education, led by Professors Lisa Romkey and Susan McCahan. The session will explore the newest methods and information coming out of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and the newly formed Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA). Some of the interesting research results coming out of these organizations will be presented in addition to a discussion on engineering education collaboration and research within our own Faculty.
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: GB 202
Please RSVP to Lisa Romkey
Graduate Studies
MASc Oral Exam
Mohammad Mahdi Fazel Zarandi presents: Using Decomposition to Solve Facility Location/Fleet Management Problem
Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: MC331
Exam Committee: Prof. C. Beck (Exam Chair and Supervisor); Prof. O. Berman; and Prof. T. Chan.
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PhD Qualifying Exam
Michael Marr presents: Fabrication of a Graded Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrolyte by Suspension Plasma Spraying
Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: MC331
Exam Committee: Professor O. Kesler (supervisor); Professor T. Coyle; and Professor Aimy Bazylak (Exam Chair).
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MIE Graduate Student Travel Grant
The MIE department is accepting applications to the MIE Grad Student Travel Grant Application Program that will award up to eight grants of $750 to enable conference travel between September to December of 2010.
Applications are due by Tuesday, August 3, 2010.
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Doctoral Completion Award (DCA) for 2010/2011
The MIE departmental deadline for applications is September 10, 2010.
Student Affairs
Undergraduate Research Day Deadline
A reminder to encourage summer students to submit an abstract to the Undergraduate Engineering Research Day by Monday, July 19 at midnight.
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LOT Meat and Greet Summer BBQ
On Wednesday July 14, the Leaders of Tomorrow (LoT) MIE undergraduate working group hosted their largest event yet - the "Meat and Greet" summer BBQ.
Over 120 faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students enjoyed tasty burgers and snacks while mingling in front of the Mechanical Building. It was a great opportunity for students to meet their professors, TAs, and classmates in a casual setting and discuss future LoT events.
For more photos, click here.
Announcements
NSERC announcement regarding expenses
NSERC has recently changed some of their rules with regard to expenses.
Click here to view the announcement.
Vacation
Faculty:
Prof. Mike Carter, July 19 – 23 (conference); July 26 – 30
Prof. Craig Simmons, July 12 – 20
Staff:
Joe Baptista, Facilities Coordinator and Building Officer: July 19
Tomas Bernreiter, Laboratory Engineer and Manager: July 23
Gordon Boudreau, Machinist: July 12 – Aug 6
Oscar del Rio, Senior Computer and Web Admininistrator: July 19 – July 30
Brenda Fung, Graduate Program Administrator: July 12 - July 20
Nina Haikara, Liaison – External Relations: July 8 – July 27
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