October 12, 2010 Vol. 02 // No. 15
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Awards and Recognition // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Job Opportunities // Vacation and Absences // Previous Newsletter & Links
Chair's Office
MIE Building Banner
On the night of October 5, the department banner was installed on the Mechanical Building. Joe Baptista worked into the night, overseeing the installation from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m. Thank you, Joe!
The banner was inspired by the contest winning design by Heyse Li (MIE 1T0 + PEY).
Designs were evaluated by the banner committee members comprised of Prof. Dionne Aleman, Prof. Goldie Nejat, Prof. Jean Zu, Jason Bazylak, Joe Baptista, Kate Brand, Raj Grainger, Shannon Osborne, and Anna Vanek. Thank you to the committee for their time and effort. Thanks also to Profs. Aimy Bazylak and Chi-Guhn Lee, who offered their input during the final design stages and Nina Haikara for coordinating final meetings between the committee and Engineering Strategic Communications.
Special thanks to the Shilpa Gantotti, manager of marketing & communications, and digital media & graphic design specialists, Raj Grainger and Luke Pauw of Engineering Strategic Communications, for all their hard work in finalizing the design.
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New Manager of Research Accounting
Elisabete Augusto has been appointed to the department as manager of Research Accounting & Purchasing. She joins MIE after 5 years working with the UofT Department of Astronomy as business manager in charge of the Large Optical Telescope Project (LOT/TMT). She has worked at UofT in various financial positions since 2002 and is a very experienced administrator. We are confident she will be a huge asset to our staffing complement.
Elisabete's first day will be Friday, October 15.
Welcome Elisabete!
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Chair is Away
Prof. Jean Zu is away this week on October 14 and 15. During her absence, Prof. Sanjeev Chandra is acting chair.
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Notice of an Electrical Shutdown
In order for the contractor to remove existing panels in Room 106 for demolition work to proceed, an electrical shutdown is scheduled for:
Mechanical Building on Wednesday October 13, from 5:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Occupants are advised to ensure that all equipment and/or experiments are protected during this shutdown period.
Contact Joe Baptista if you have any questions or concerns.
Awards & Recognition
David F. Poirier (IndE 8T1) Honoured with UofT Arbor Award
On September 20th, David Poirier (IndE 8T1) was recognized for his voluntary service to the department with an Arbor Award. President David Naylor (photo, left) and chancellor David Peterson (photo, right) presented the award.
The Arbor Awards were created by the University of Toronto in 1989 to recognize volunteers for outstanding personal service to the university. Since then, the university has annually acknowledged the alumni and friends whose loyalty, dedication and generosity has added substantially to the quality of the University of Toronto experience for students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Thank you, and congratulations, David!
Research Activities
Prof. Meguid Awarded Major Research Contracts by Defence Science Organisation of Singapore and National Priorities Research Program
Prof. Shaker Meguid has been awarded a contract worth $500,000 by Defence Science Organisation of Singapore to design a Novel attenuation system for very high G-Shock Tolerant PCBs.
Prof. Meguid, as the lead principal investigator, has also been awarded a major contract (over one million USD/US dollars) concerned with the Development of Nano-Tailored Multifunctional Self-Health Monitoring Structural Adhesive Bonds from the National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) from Qatar. Four Universities are involved in this work: UofT, York and Rutgers (USA).
Additionally, Prof. Meguid has been awarded a contract worth $150,000 by Defence Science Organisation of Singapore to carry out research on morphing wing using intelligent materials.
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Professor Nejat's ASBLab featured in The Bulletin
Prof. Goldie Nejat’s Autonomous Systems and Biomechatronics (ASB) Lab is a featured cover-story in the September 28th issue of The Bulletin for the University of Toronto.
Read More
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Prof. Park’s Network for Innovative Plastic Materials and Manufacturing Processes (NIPMMP) Conference
Above left: Prof. Park presenting at the UofT Faculty Club Above centre: HQP and Industry Partners at the Faculty Club. Above right: Sajjad Saeidlou from Sherbrooke University, discusses his poster with an industry partner. Sajjad was also a winner.
Prof. Chul Park’s NIPMMP hosted a HQP (Highly Qualified Personnel) and Scientific Network Conference, September 24, at the UofT Faculty Club and Galbraith Building.
Forty-eight HQP students, professors and industry partners attended this event from universities and companies across the country. Highlights of the event were the HQP poster competitions representing seventeen projects. Theme leader presentations given by Profs. Basil Favis, Pierre Carreau, Musa Kamal, Mohini Sain and Chul Park.
Winners of the HQP poster competitions were Peter Jung, Reza Nofar, Nemat Hossieny, Rubyet Islam, and Kamal Adhikhary presenting group from University of Toronto; Genaro Gelves presenting group from University of Calgary; Sajjad Saeidlou presenting group from Université de Sherbrooke; Nima G. Mehr representing group from École Polytechnique de Montréal; Davoud M. Alizadeh, Shahrzad G. Mosanenzadeh, presenting group from University of Toronto.
Marilyn Law, strategic network manager, thanks the SNG support team (Lun Howe Mark, Mo Xu and Farrah Merali) for their assistance in making this conference successful.
Seminars
MIE Seminar Series » From Endothelial Cell Surface to the Design of a Futuristic Jet Ski Train
Distinguished Speaker: Sheldon Weinbaum, Distinguished Research Professor, Biomedical & Mechanical Engineering, The City College of New York
Date: Friday, October 15
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC102
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The Irving O. Shoichet Distinguished Lecture (ChemE)
Biomaterials & Biotechnology: From the Discovery of the First Angiogenesis Inhibitors to the Development of Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and the Foundation of Tissue Engineering
Speaker: Prof. Robert Langer, David H. Koch Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Wednesday, October 13
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: WB116 (Wallberg Building, 200 College St.)
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IBBME Distinguished Lecturer Series
Distinguished speaker: Dr. Mehmet Toner, Harvard Medical School
Date: Tuesday, October 19
Time: 4 - 5 PM
Location: Donnelly Centre Red Room
Reception to follow in CCBR white room. All welcome.
Abstract
Graduate Studies
AMIGAS Meeting
Date: Wednesday, October 13
Time: 12 - 1 PM
Location: MC331
AMIGAS will hold a general meeting on Wednesday to organize fall events and sign-up new members.
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Course Drop
Wednesday, November 3: final date to drop a full-year or September half-course without academic penalty.
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OGS
Tuesday, October 12: departmental deadline for 2011/12 Ontario Graduate Scholarships. Please view application instructions and FAQs.
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Master Tuition Fees Bursary
Friday, October 29: Masters tuition fees bursary for Fall 2010 semester. Detailed information is available online.
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CIHR Scholarship Application
Submit an application electronically on ResearchNet before 9 AM on Friday, November 5.
Print the application and submit with an official transcript to the MIE Graduate Office by Monday, November 8.
More Info
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Peter Jung presents: Injection Foam Molding of Open-Celled Porous Polymer Structure
Date: Tuesday, October 12
Time: 2 PM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. C.B. Park (exam chair and supervisor); Prof. H. Naguib; and Prof. S. Chandra.
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Abdolreza Krami presents: Effect of Flashing on Sprays of Splash-Plate Nozzles
Date: Friday, October 15
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: RS207
Exam committee: Prof. N. Ashgriz (exam chair and supervisor); Prof. H. Tran; and Prof. S. Chandra; and Prof. J. Wallace.
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Raymond Chu presents: Foaming of Open-Cell and Soft Thermoplastics and Elastomers
Date: Thursday, October 14
Time: 3 PM
Location: BA8256
Exam committee: Prof. C.B. Park (exam chair and supervisor); Prof. M. Bussmann; and Prof. H. Naguib.
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PhD Qualifying Exam
Shahrzad Ghaffari Mosanenzadeh presents: Development and Characterization of Multi-Functional Polymeric Open Cell Foams
Date: Friday, October 15
Time: 10 AM
Location: MB101
Exam committee: Prof. H. Naguib (co-supervisor); Prof. P.E. Sullivan (exam Chair); Prof. C.B. Park (co-supervisor); and Prof. J.K. Spelt.
Student Affairs
Formula SAE » Team Update
Formula SAE Team 2010 in Germany.
This past August the University of Toronto Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) racing team participated at the Formula Student Germany (FSG) competition held in Hockenheimring, Germany.
FSG is among the strongest FSAE competitions in the world. The UofT team ranked 11th in the design category and student driver Mark Prelich pushed the vehicle to its limits, finishing in 5th place in the skidpad test. UofT FSAE plans to compete again in Germany next year.
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On September 18, the team hosted their 9th Annual Shootout at the Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario. Norris McDonald of the Toronto Star covered the event.
Read the Wheels.ca article about Shootout. Click to view more photos and results.
UofT FSAE also appeared as an exhibitor at Canadian Manufacturing Week October 5 - 7 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
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UTFIRST Mentors » Experience the Joy of UTFIRST!
The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering will be continuing its mentorship program this year to help high schools in the Greater Toronto Area participate in this year's FIRST Robotics competition. This highly successful annual event has been running for 19 years, and over 100,000 high school students have participated from across North America. In this competition, teams of high school students, sponsored and assisted by local companies and volunteers, design, assemble, and test a robot capable of performing a specified task in competition with other teams. Skills in mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering are developed.
The Faculty is looking for undergraduate and graduate mentors to help high-school students in this year's build season. Over the past three years the program has worked with 13 schools and had over 70 mentors; however, this year we are looking to expand the program and help more high schools. We are looking for a commitment of a couple of hours per week in January and February. Please note that you do NOT need to have a robotics background to help.
If you are interested in joining the UTFIRST Mentorship program please email patricia@mie.utoronto.ca for more information, or sign up on our website.
For those who have experienced the excitement of FIRST in high school: continue the thrill in university, and for those who have not, come discover the energy of FIRST.
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Networking » How to Build Relationships that Count
LOT:MIE Event
On Wednesday, October 6, the MIE Leaders of Tomorrow program welcomed motivational guest speaker Colleen Clarke.
Coleen is a workplace coach with over 18 years of career counseling and over 10 years of workplace coaching. She demonstrated to the group the basics of networking: how to make networking a daily part of your life, how to overcome barriers and fears that prevent you from networking effectively, and most importantly, how to build relationships that count.
Thank you to the undergraduate and graduate students, as well as alumni, who participated in this event. Special thanks to MIE:LOT advisor Prof. Michael Gruninger and Estelle Oliva, leadership education specialist for Leaders of Tomorrow, for their support.
Job Opportunities
Auburn University
Tenure-track Faculty Position » Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Applications are invited for one tenure-track faculty position beginning August 16, 2011. Preference will be given to candidates at the Assistant Professor level who can teach graduate level probability and statistics and related courses, but exceptional candidates at all levels and specialties will be considered. An earned doctoral degree in industrial engineering or a closely aligned field is required.
How to apply
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University of British Columbia
Tenure-track Assistant Professor » Department of Mechanical Engineering
UBC seeks an outstanding individual for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the broad area of Applied Thermodynamics (including but not limited to, engines, fuel cells, other renewable energy systems, and green buildings). The start date will be July 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter.
How to apply
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Northwestern University
Assistant Chair » Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
This is a renewable appointment at the lecturer/senior lecturer level for someone who is interested in undergraduate teaching and advising.
How to apply
Vacation and AbsencesStaff:
Joe Baptista, Facilities Coordinator and Building Officer: October 12 - 15
Jeff Sansome, Machinist: October 8 - 15
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