MIE Newsletter Vol. 02 // No. 16

October 18 , 2010 Vol. 02 // No. 16
Table of Contents: Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Announcements // Job Opportunities // Vacation and Absences // Previous Newsletter & Links


Research Activities
11th International Bone Fluid Flow Workshop at Hart House


Prof. Lidan You hosted the 11th International Bone Fluid Flow Workshop at Hart House on Oct. 13 & 14. Fifteen internationally known scientists gave distinguished talks. Thirty-one HQP students and professors attended this event from universities and companies across the world.


Prof. You presenting at Hart House.

Three postdocs won Young Investigator Awards: Hai Qing (University of Missouri-Kansas City), Ron Kwon (La Jolla Bioengineering Institute), and Chris Price (Univ. of Delaware); 7 students won student paper awards: Minyi Hu (Stony Brook Univ.), Jia Ning Zhang (UofT, Prof. You’s lab), Daniel Wu (City University of New York), Jason Li (UofT, Prof. You’s lab), William R. Thompson (Univ. of Delaware), Divya Sharma (City University of New York), Brandon Getsinger (Rowan Univ.); and 2 students won poster awards: Saja Al-Dujaili (UofT, Prof. You’s lab) and Monserratt Lopez (McGill University).


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Prof. Wallace (co-PI) and ChemE Prof. Greg Evans (PI) Awarded NSERC Strategic Grant



Prof. Jim Wallace (co-PI) and Prof. Greg Evans of the Department of Chemical Engineering (PI) are successful NSERC Strategic Grant recipients for their proposal entitled Investigation of How Emission Control Technologies Mitigate Health Impacts From Diesel Fuel Combustion.

Chemical Engineering Adjunct Prof. Jeff Brooks, Environment Canada is also a co-applicant. In addition, there are 4 collaborators: Jeremy Scott (Medicine), Chung-Wai Chow (Medicine), Shao-Meng Li (Environment Canada), and Ted Tadrous (Engine Control Systems Ltd).

Seminars
MIE Seminar Series » From Engineering to Finance: An Introduction to Intelligent Investing in Canada

Speaker: Som Seiff, President & CEO, Claymore Investments, Inc.
Date: Friday, October 22
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC102


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Engineering Entrepreneurship » Talk Entrepreneurial Clichés

Speaker: Alex Leyn, COO & VP Hardware Engineering, Avvasi
Date: Thursday, October 21
Time: 5 - 6 PM
Location: SF1105

Biography

Graduate Studies
MIE Departmental Scholarships

Deadline: Friday, October 22 at 4 PM. Please view detailed application instruction online.


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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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Course Drop

Wednesday, November 3: final date to drop a full-year or September half-course without academic penalty.

Student Affairs
EngSoc Student Issues » Women in Engineering Panel: Towards Balancing the Equation

Date: Thursday, October 21
Time: 6 - 8 PM
Location: SF1105 (Sanford Fleming, 10 King's College Road, Room 1105)

Open to all students, staff and alumni in the U of T community. Click here for more info.

Panel members include:
- Danielle Sandhu, UTSU VP Equity (panel facilitator)
- Prof. Vera Straka, associate professor, Department of Architectural Science Ryerson University
- Prof. Yu Ling Cheng, director of the Centre for Global Engineering, UofT
- Marina Freire-Gormaly, 4th Year Engineering Science student, University of Toronto

Questions? Contact: studentissues@skule.ca.

Announcements
Emerging Communications Technology Institute (ECTI) Open House

Date: Thursday, October 21
Time: 12 - 2:30 PM
Location: GB202

ECTI is the university’s central micro- and nanofabrication facility, and a leading research institute in the areas of nanotechnology, photonic materials and devices, micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (M/NEMS), biotechnology, microwave devices, integrated optics, and photovoltaic devices.

• Tours of our labs: Learn about the three cleanrooms operated by ECTI – Bahen Prototyping Cleanroom, Pratt Microfabrication Cleanroom, and the new Electron Beam Nanolithography Facility. Or take a tour of the Electromagnetics labs, including anechoic chamber.
• Short research talks by Prof. Aaron Wheeler of Chemistry (12:30) and Prof. Amr Helmy of the Photonics Group (1:00).
• Poster presentations by our graduate students and postdocs.
• Lunch and refreshments

More Info

Job Opportunities
The Georgia Institute of Technology

Faculty Positions » The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Faculty openings in the areas of Applied Probability, Optimization, Production Systems, Quantitative and Computational Finance (a joint program with the School of Mathematics and the College of Computing), Supply Chain Logistics and Health Care Systems are available.

How to apply


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BIS Consulting Inc.

Consultant (IndE)

Business Integration Solutions (BIS) is focused on systems integration in the areas of Distribution, Transportation, and Supply Chain, with major customers in both the U.S. and Canada. BIS is seeking Industrial Engineering graduates to join their organization.

Company profile and application information.

Vacation and AbsencesStaff:

Nina Haikara, External Relations Liaison: October 21 and 22

Raymond Low, Computing Services Manager: October 25 - November 1

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