MIE Newsletter Vol. 02 // No. 9

August 30, 2010 Vol. 02 // No. 9
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Job Opportunities // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links


Chair's Office


A Special Short-Course on Advanced Machining

Starting today, August 30, MIE is running a special hands-on workshop on advanced metal machining in our professional machine shop, MC78. Machinist Gordon Boudreau and machine shop manager, Ryan Mendell, are providing the instruction along with Prof. Tony Sinclair.

Sixteen MIE graduate and undergraduate students have enrolled in this 5-day program.

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Office Closure » Labour Day and Summer Hours End

The University and the department will be closed for Labour Day (Monday, September 6). The University and department will re-open on Tuesday, September 7.

The machine shop will close early on Friday, September 3 at 2 pm and department offices will close at 3 pm.

Summer hours conclude September 6. Offices will return to their regular scheduled hours (machine shop will close at 4:30 pm and offices at 5 pm).

Research Activities
The Airborne Wind Energy Conference 2010

Location: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Dates: Tuesday, September 28 & Wednesday, September 29
Register Online

The Airborne Wind Energy Conference will bring together energy entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, utilities, project developers, academic researchers, and federal institutions to discuss emerging technologies and challenges to commercialization. Discussions will cover a wide spectrum of issues including developments in airborne wind energy technology, public/private investments in renewable energy, advancements in resource analysis and regulatory issues.

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Seminars
Quantifying Flow and Reactive Transport in the Heterogeneous Subsurface Environment: From Pores to Porous Media and Facies to Aquifers

Speaker: Dr. Timothy Scheibe, staff scientist, Hydrology Technical Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
Date: Wednesday, September 7
Time: 12:30 - 2 PM
Location: WB116

Abstract

Graduate Studies
November 2010 Convocation Deadline for MASc and MEng Students

MASc and MEng students wishing to graduate in November 2010 must complete all degree requirements by Wednesday, September 29 (4 PM).

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MASc Oral Exam

Jessica Currie presents: Biomimetic Design Applied to the Redesign of a PEM Fuel Cell Flow Field
Date: Monday, August 30
Time: 10 AM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. J. Wallace (exam chair and co-supervisor); Prof. L.H. Shu (co-supervisor); Prof. A. Bazylak; and Prof. D. Kirk.


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MASc Oral Exam

Ji Ke presents: Supporting Biomimetic Design by Categorizing Search Results and Sense Disambiguation with Case Studies on Fuel Cell Water Management Designs
Date: Tuesday, August 31
Time: 10 AM
Location: MB101
Exam committee: Prof. J. Wallace (exam chair and co-supervisor); Prof. L.H. Shu (co-supervisor); Prof. W.L Cleghorn and Prof. M. Gruninger.


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MASc Oral Exam

Keith Fung presents: PEM Fuel Cell Redesign Using Biomimetic and TRIZ Design Methodologies
Date: Tuesday, August 31
Time: 2 PM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. J. Wallace (exam chair and co-supervisor); Prof. L.H. Shu (co-supervisor); Prof. L. You; and Prof. P.E. Sullivan.


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MASc Oral Exam

Sebastian Goodfellow presents: Active Flow Control Using Synthetic Jet Actuation
Date: Wednesday, September 1
Time: 10 AM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. Sullivan (exam chair and supervisor); Prof. R. Ben Mrad; and Prof. A. Ekmekci.


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MASc Oral Exam

Farbod Nassiri presents: New Approach in Characterizing Hyper-Elastic Materials in FEA of Accessory Drive Belts
Date: Wednesday, September 1
Time: 3 PM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. J.W. Zu (exam chair and supervisor); Prof. W.L Cleghorn; and Prof. H. Naguib.


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PhD Qualifying Exam

Rakesh Dhote presents: Shape Memory Alloys: Modeling Thermo-Mechanical Behavior and Control with Applications in Nanotechnology
Date: Wednesday, September 1
Time: 4 PM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. J.W. Zu (co-supervisor); Prof. R. Melnik (co-supervisor); Prof. H. Naguib (exam chair); and Prof. S. Meguid.


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PhD Thesis Seminar

Jonathan Lesage presents: Nondestructive Evaluation of Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe by Resonance Acoustic Spectroscopy
Date: Friday, September 3
Time: 10 AM
Location: MC310
Exam committee: Prof. A. Sinclair (supervisor and exam chair); Prof. W. Cleghorn; and Prof. J.W. Zu.


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PhD Qualifying Exam

Wei-Jiun Su presents: The influence of Thermal and Mechanical Loadings on Wrinkling of Membranes
Date: Friday, September 3
Time: 2 PM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. J.W. Zu (co-supervisor); Prof. A. Salehian (co-supervisor); Prof. W.L. Cleghorn; and Prof. F. Ben Amara (exam chair).




Job Opportunities
Tenure Track Position in Sustainable Energy » Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, UofT

Deadline: Wednesday, December 1

How to apply


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Faculty Position in Industrial and Systems Engineering » University of Minnesota

Deadline: Monday, November 15

How to apply

VacationStaff:

Tomas Bernreiter, Laboratory Engineer and Manager: August 30 - September 3

Nina Haikara, Liaison – External Relations: September 2

Eleanor Morris, Executive Assistant: September 1 - 3

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