August 9, 2010 Vol. 02 // No. 6
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Awards and Recognition // Research Activities // Graduate Studies // Job Opportunities // Student Affairs // Announcements // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links
Chair's Office
Launch Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Industrial Engineering Program
In 2010-11 we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Industrial Engineering program at UofT. On July 14th, a first committee meeting was held to discuss planning for the 50th. Prof. Mike Carter is chairing this committee.
Prof. Daniel Frances invited Prof. Morton Posner to give a first informal talk on August 3rd 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. Prof. Posner was one of the first staff members who joined the new department in 1967, from which he retired in 2001.
Other anniversary events will include seminars, an Industrial Engineering celebration and keynote address at the MIE Alumni Dinner (April 8, 2011) and an IE symposium.
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Awards & Recognition
The modeling work of the Centre for Research in Healthcare Engineering (Prof. Mike Carter), on forecasting the future demand for cardiac surgeons in Canada, was mentioned in this week’s Maclean’s magazine. Researcher Sonia Vanderby, who built the model in collaboration with the Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons, was interviewed.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, a major international journal in the field, and journal for the largest American society for chest and cardiac surgery, published the associated papers Cardiac Surgery Workforce: A Survey of Recent Graduates of Canadian Training Programs and Modeling the Cardiac Surgery Workforce in Canada preceded by an editorial by John Mayer.
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Research Activities
NSERC Engage Grant Awarded
Prof. Aimy Bazylak and co-applicant, Prof. Greg Scholes of the Department of Chemistry, were jointly awarded an NSERC Engage Grant ($25,000) for microfluidic investigation of cryptophytes growth.
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New – Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program
Over the past several months the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, have been working closely together to develop the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program.
The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program will award 70 postdoctoral fellowships each year distributed equally among the three agencies. Fellowships will be of two-year duration, valued at $70,000/year (taxable). Uniquely, the program requires that research institutions be closely involved in endorsing applicants and be committed to providing the research environment and professional development successful applicants require in order to become the research leaders of the future.
Two attachments: a description of the program, including eligibility requirements and institutional responsibilities; and an annex with a preview of the key application elements. This information will be useful in helping guide the applicant selection and endorsement process.
Any questions should be directed to Banting@researchnet-recherchenet.ca.
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Graduate Studies
Registration and Course Enrollment for Fall 2010
September 2010 session registration and course enrollment instruction is posted online. View here and here.
Course schedule is also available online. Please make sure to check this page regularly for updates and changes.
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Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
Antony Hilliard presents: Improving Interpretation in Industrial Energy Monitoring, Targeting and Reporting: A Case study of CWA Strategies Analysis
Date: Monday, August 9
Time: 2 PM
Location: MC331
Exam Committee: Prof. G.A. Jamieson (supervisor); Prof. D. Frances (exam chair); and Prof. B. Donmez.
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MASc Oral Exam
Chao Liu presents: Effect of Cyclic Hydraulic Pressure on Osteocytes
Date: Wednesday, August 11
Time: 2 PM
Location: MB101
Exam Committee: Prof. L. You (Exam Chair and Supervisor); Prof. C.A. Simmons; and Prof. A Wheeler.
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Doctoral Completion Award (DCA) for 2010/2011
MIE departmental deadline: Friday, September 10.
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Student Affairs
UofT Family Care Office – Orientation for Student Parents
Date: Thursday, September 9
Time: 12 to 1:30 PM
Register online
Lunch Provided
The Family Care Office invites incoming and current student parents to Orientation 2010. Please join us to learn about the services and resources available to student parents on campus, get advice from current students on how to adjust to the University, and start creating your support networks now by making new friends and meeting staff. All UofT students and post-doctoral fellows are welcome.
Join the Family Care Office on Facebook.
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APS501: Leadership and Leading in Groups and Organizations
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.
UNDERGRADUATE students (20 spaces):
• Apply now online
• Deadline is August 11.
• Our office will email you directly regarding your application results by August 20.
GRADUATE students (20 spaces):
• Apply beginning August 13 online
• Deadline is August 27.
• You must concurrently apply for this course through ROSI and await status confirmation. Our office will confirm your application results on ROSI and email you directly by September 3.
If you have any questions about this course or about the application process, please contact our office at lot.engineering@utoronto.ca or 416-978-3018.
Announcements
NI LabVIEW Training Course
Date: Thursday, August 26 and Friday, August 27
Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
Location: MC402
Register Online
The MIE department will be offering a free NI LabVIEW training course presented by Tomas Bernreiter, lab engineer and manager. This two-day introductory course was developed to introduce students and researchers to the basics of LabVIEW graphical programming/data acquisition and will prepare participants to do the following:
- Use LabVIEW to create applications or VI's
- Understand front panels, block diagrams, and icons
- Use common build-in LabVIEW functions
- Create, save, and utilize LabVIEW subroutines
- Create applications that use plug-in DAQmx data acquisition devices.
This course is offered free of charge to all MIE students, researchers, staff and faculty.
For more information, please contact Tomas Bernreiter.
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Job Opportunities
Faculty Positions – University of Michigan
Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
The University of Michigan invites applications and nominations for faculty positions beginning engineering, human factors and ergonomics, at the assistant/associate professor level and optimization at all levels. Applicants in research areas such as production systems, supply chain management, cognitive engineering, perceptual and cognitive systems modeling, applied probability, decision analysis, health care delivery systems, or financial engineering are encouraged to apply.
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Faculty Position – University of Western Ontario
Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Location: London, ON
Applications are invited for a probationary (tenure-track) appointment in the area of polymer composites. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering effective July 1, 2011 or as soon as possible thereafter. If qualifications and experience warrant a higher rank, consideration will be given to an appointment at the Associate Professor (probationary tenure track) rank.
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VacationStaff:
Sheila Baker, Purchasing Officer: August 17 - 20
Oscar del Rio, Senior Computer and Web Administrator: August 9
Jho Nazal, Graduate Program Assistant: August 9 - 20
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