August 3, 2010 Vol. 02 // No. 5
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Research Activities // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Announcements // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links
Chair's Office
AMIGAS/Faculty Softball League!
The AMIGAS/Faculty softball team is half-way through what has been a great season so far. After four games, they have two wins, one tie and one loss. The team is made up of 12 grad students, two post-docs, four faculty (Profs. Aleman, Beck, Carter and Simmons) and one talented undergrad. To celebrate the mid-way point of the season, the team went to Molly Bloom's Irish Pub after their last game for some drinks and snacks.
Best of luck to the team in the second half of the season!
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The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) Photography Contest
The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is excited to announce a photography competition for the new Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE).
The CSE brings together researchers, educators and students from across the University, along with industrial and government partners to work towards a shared goal of improving the environment. The goal will be realized through policies, education and the development of clean energy technologies.
The department is looking to the UofT community to take a photograph that represents what the centre is about. The photograph will be used on the CSE website and printed material. The image must visually convey the concept of sustainable energy.
Cash prizes for the top three photos are:
•$250 top photo
•$150 runner-up photo
•$100 third-place photo
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Faculty of Arts and Science Mentorship Program Seeking Faculty Mentors
The Faculty of Arts and Science Mentorship Program is an enrichment program for top high school students across the city. Over 2,100 students over the past 12 years have been paired with professors working on research projects.
The program has proven to be rewarding for both students and mentors. Former mentorship program students say the program changed their lives with some now pursuing careers in medicine, nutritional science and medical biophysics.
If you are a faculty member who would be interested being a mentor for the program, please contact Britt Gullick. She can also put you in touch with a past/current mentor if you wish to speak with one.
Prof. Andreas Mandelis has also previously acted as a mentor in this program.
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Research Activities
CANCAM Call for Papers
The 23rd Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics (CANCAM) will be taking place between June 5-9, 2011 at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at UBC. The event is a biennial conference that is geared toward researchers in mechanical, electro-mechanical, civil, aerospace and manufacturing and applied mathematics.
CANCAM is looking for original short papers on a broad range of topics.
Seminars
Special ORIS Seminar: Reflections on the very Early Days of Industrial Engineering at UofT
Speaker: Professor Emeritus Morton J.M. Posner
Date: Tuesday, August 3 (Today)
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: MC 331
As we enter the 50th Anniversary of the program in Industrial Engineering, we have the pleasure of a visit from Prof. Morton Posner. He will deliver an informal talk about the early days of the program, the various contributions of the staff who formed the department at the time, and the current reflections of what can be learned from that experience. Professor Posner was one of the first staff members who joined the new department in 1967, from which he retired in 2001. He has an eminent research career, including numerous publications in journals such as Naval Research Logistics, Operations Research, Journal of Applied Probability and Advances in Applied Probability.
All students and faculty are welcome to attend.
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Interfacial Thermal Fluid Phenomena in Gas Shear-Driven Films and Rivulets
Speaker: Prof. Oleg A. Kabov, Head of Laboratory of Enhancement of Heat Transfer, Institute for Thermophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Date: Friday, August 6
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: MC 331
Graduate Studies
MIE Graduate Student Travel Grant
MIE 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 and December of 2010.
Applications are due by Tuesday, August 3 (Today).
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Doctoral Completion Award (DCA) for 2010/2011
The MIE departmental deadline for submissions is Friday, September 10.
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TA Applications for Fall 2010
The MIE Undergraduate Office is now accepting TA applications for the Fall 2010 semester. The applications must be completed online through the new MIE TA Application System. The system can be found here.
You have until Tuesday, August 24 at 4 PM to apply for these positions.
You can access the system through your UTORid. All returning students should already have a UTORid and be able to log into the system.
Student Affairs
Undergraduate Leadership Course Returns this Fall
The Leaders of Tomorrow Office will be offering APS501: Leadership and Leading in Groups and Organizations course again this fall.
APS501 will be led by a seasoned Canadian businessperson and Skule alumnus with decades of engineering leadership experience both nationally and internationally.
This highly interactive course covers topics ranging from self-leadership, to setting strategic direction, to implementing change in a business enterprise. Concepts presented will be useful for aspiring leaders of large, small, for-profit, and not-for-profit organizations. Students will learn the skills, character attributes, and behavioural capabilities to prepare them to lead effectively.
Beginning July 30, interested students must visit LOT’s website and complete an online registration form.
The deadline to submit your application is Wednesday, August 11. The LOT office will email you directly regarding your application results by August 20. Enrolment is limited to 20 undergraduate spaces. Students will be admitted to the course based on their experience in and commitment to leadership development.
If you have any further questions about this course or about the application process, please e-mail the office or call 416-978-3018.
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Announcements
Building a Blackboard Course: Getting Started
Blackboard, the University of Toronto’s learning management system, provides online access to course materials and a variety of tools to enhance teaching and learning activities. This two-hour, hands-on session has been developed for faculty, teaching assistants and course administrators who are new to Blackboard, and those with limited Blackboard experience.
Participants will learn how to set up and run a course in Blackboard. The session will cover the following: organizing and managing a Blackboard course, posting files, understanding the lifecycle of a UofT Blackboard course, managing enrolments, and sending announcements and emails through Blackboard. Participants will also be introduced to other key features in Blackboard, including the Content Collection, the Discussion Board and the Grade Center.
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Vacation
Faculty:
Prof. David James, August 2 – 6 (conference)
Prof. Jane Postma, July 26 – August 3
Staff:
Joe Baptista, Facilities Coordinator and Building Officer: July 28 – August 4
Gordon Boudreau, Machinist: July 12 – August 6
Jeff Sansome, Machinist: July 26, August 3
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