October 4, 2010 Vol. 02 // No. 14
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Computing Services // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links
Chair's Office
Office Closure » Thanksgiving Monday
The University and the department will be closed for Thanksgiving (Monday, October 11). The University and department will re-open on Tuesday, October 12.
The machine shop will close early on Friday, October 8 at 2 pm and department offices will close at 3 pm.
Research Activities
The Microfluidics Foundry
Photo (left to right): Omar Khan (Process Technology Committee [PTC]); Lian Leng (PTC); Chi-Hang Kwan; Jing Wang; Albert Lam; and Chris Moraes (PTC)
The Toronto Microfluidics Foundry recently hosted their annual graduate student-run Small Talks event where Foundry users gave short talks on fabrication techniques and tips. We congratulate the top three winners for best talk:
Jing Wang » 1st place
Chi-Hang Kwan » 2nd place
Albert Lam » 3rd place
Dr. Thomas Ewart generously donated the prizes to our winners and we graciously thank him for his participation.
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LaTeX Tutorial
Date: Thursday, October 7
Time: 3 - 5 PM
Location: MC310
This tutorial will teach you how to use LaTeX, the standard typesetting package for mathematical and scientific research. LaTeX will make your equations look sleek and sophisticated, and it will take only seconds to write them; your figures and tables numbered transparently; your bibliography perfectly ordered and formatted without any effort on your part. LaTeX lets you focus on writing about your work, rather than wasting your time by requiring you to focus on correcting formatting glitches and navigating through endless toolbars. Don't write another research paper without attending this tutorial!
More Info
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Innovations and Partnerships Office
For the Project Information Form (IPO) tracking sheet, a link is now available on the MIE website administrative forms page, to the Innovations and Partnerships Office.
www.mie.utoronto.ca/services/forms
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The Heart and Stroke foundation Postdoctoral Awards
HSFC Research Scholarship
Focus on Stroke Research Scholarship
Jump Start Resuscitation Research Scholarship
For more information please visit their website.
New Postdoctoral Award web page for UofT. This site lists Dissertation Awards and Research Awards for Postdoctoral Fellows.
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Post Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF) 2011-12
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT), is pleased to announce the launch of the Post Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF), tenable in the 2011-2012 academic year. As part of the Government of Canada Awards (GCA), the Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program (CCSP) and the Canada-Mexico Awards (CMA), the Government of Canada offers one-year post-doctoral research fellowships tenable at recognized public Canadian universities and affiliated research institutes.
Based on reciprocal agreements between Canada and Foreign governments, the PDRF will award approximately 40 to 60 fellowships to selected candidates from twelve countries. Fellowships are valued at $36,500 CDN (taxable). These fellowships will provide research opportunities to promising recent doctoral graduates in the natural sciences and engineering, social sciences and humanities.
The attached program description including eligibility requirements and application information can be found on the Government of Canada’s International Scholarships website at www.scholarships.gc.ca.
For review:
Flyer
Guidelines
Directives
Administered by the Canadian Bureau for International Education (scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca).
Seminars
MIE Seminar Series » Vibration of Complex Aerospace and Automotive Structures: Research Milestones and Challenges
Distinguished Speaker: Christophe Pierre, Dean of Engineering, McGill University
Date: Friday, October 8
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC102
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The Challenges Ahead for the Semiconductor Industry
Speaker: John Daane, chairman, president and CEO, Altera Corporation
Date: Wednesday, October 6
Time: 2 PM
Location: BA1170
Abstract
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Dorm Room to Ontario's Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Speaker: John Carbrey, president of Intrafinity
Date: Thursday, October 7
Time: 5 PM
Location: SF1105
Bio
Graduate Studies
OGS
Tuesday, October 12: departmental deadline for 2011/12 Ontario Graduate Scholarships. Please view application instructions and FAQs.
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Course Add/Drop
Wednesday, October 6: Final date to add a September session or full-year course on ROSI, and to submit a supervisor's course approval to the Graduate Studies Office.
Wednesday, November 3: final date to drop a full-year or September half-course without academic penalty.
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PhD Qualifying Exam
Janet Sung presents: Non-periodic Inspection Intervals for Condition-Based Maintenance
Date: Tuesday, October 5
Time: 10 AM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. A.K.S. Jardine (supervisor); Prof. T. Chan (exam chair); Prof. Balcioglu; and Dr. D. Banjevic.
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Corey Kiassat presents: Influence of Human-Related Factors on Reliability and Maintenance Optimization
Date: Tuesday, October 5
Time: 2 PM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. A.K.S. Jardine (supervisor and exam chair); Prof. M. Chignell; and Prof. A. Armstrong.
Student Affairs
Ontario Universities Fair
MIE External Relations Office wishes to thank Jason Bazylak, Prof. Hani Naguib, Prof. Axel Guenther, Prof. Michael Gruninger and Prof. Jean Zu for volunteering their time at the Ontario Universities Fair (September 24 - 26).
Held annually the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering hosts a booth to meet with prospective engineering students. Undergraduate students Joshua Belzile (IE), David Clease (MEC), Marwan Dajani (IE), Becky Gan (IE), Florencia Herrera (IE), Julie Hommik (MEC), Nefeli Kotopoulis (IE) and Caroline O'Shaughnessy (MEC) also volunteered at this first recruitment event of the academic year.
Thank you!
Computing Services
Student Computer Labs
Reminder: MIE student computer labs RS303 and HA411 have the ability to display the instructor's screen on student's workstations. Instructions for the use of the software can be found on the MIE Computing Services web page.
VacationStaff:
Joe Baptista, Facilities Coordinator and Building Officer: October 12 - 15 (jury duty)
Nina Haikara, External Relations Liaison: Friday, October 8
Teresa Lai-Ho, Manager, Operational Accounting: September 13 - October 8
Jeff Sansome, Machinist: October 8 - 15
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