Friday, March 11, 2011

MIE Newsletter Vol. 02 // No. 33

March 7, 2011 Vol. 02 // No. 33
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Awards and Recognition // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links


Chair's Office
MIE Graduate Studies Open House 2011

The second annual MIE Graduate Studies Open House was held March 3 and 4. Lead by Prof. Markus Bussmann, the department hosted a number of exceptional students from across Canada, who applied to pursue graduate work at MIE.

MIE would like to thank all the graduate students who participated in welcoming these students to the department, among them: Pradyumna Challa, Dillon Fuerth, Hadi Ghasemi, James Hinebaugh, Joel Kuhn, Aydin Nabovati, Dan Sellan, Edwin Wang and Jingwen Wang. Students also received a special welcome from Dean Cristina Amon at Friday's luncheon.

Thank you to all the professors who took time to meet with prospective students and introduce them to the research possibilities within MIE.

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Vacation: Executive Assistant to the Chair

During the absence of Eleanor Morris this week until her return on Tuesday, March 15, please contact Nina Haikara (nina@mie.utoronto.ca) 416-978-4036 for any urgent matters, or meeting requests with Prof. Jean Zu.


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Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary Seminar Series, Presented by Canadian Tire

Carlos Menezes (IndE 9T3), Vice-President, Distribution & Operations Planning, Canadian Tire and Dan Chan (IndE 9T0), Vice-President, Logistics, Canadian Tire

Leveraging Technology to Create a Higher Performance Supply Chain

Date: Wednesday, March 9
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Michael E. Charles Council Chamber, GB202

Register online. Reception to follow at O'Grady's Tap & Grill (171 College Street).


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2011 MIE Alumni Dinner



Date: Friday, April 8
Time: 6 - 9:30 p.m. (reception & dinner)
Tickets:
• $80 each for alumni and guests
• $40 each for young alumni (2006 - 2010)
• This year, we honour the classes of 6T1 and 8T6. Honoured class members receive one complimentary ticket.
Location: Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle (Map)

Our keynote speaker will be Anne Sado (MIE 7T7), president of George Brown College. Click here to read more about Ms. Sado.

Faculty: please RSVP for you and a guest by contacting Shannon Osborne ( 416-978-5450).

Alumni can register online at alumni.utoronto.ca/MIEAlumniDinner.

Awards & Recognition
Prof. Andrew Goldenberg and Anne Sado (IndE 7T7) » Globe and Mail

On Thursday, February 24, Prof. Andrew Goldenberg, president, Engineering Services Inc. and Anne Sado (IndE 7T7), PEng, president, George Brown College were profiled in the Globe and Mail special information feature celebrating National Engineering Month: Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Economic drivers.

Canadians' understanding of the role engineers play, is expanding. Prof. Goldenberg and Ms. Sado respond to the question: "When I growup..."

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Prof. Andrew Goldenberg » The Engineering Newsletter

Professor, Researcher, Entrepreneur: U of T Engineering has been at the leading edge of entrepreneurship in Canada, with many of its professors turning their research innovation into commercialized products รข€“ under their very own company banners The Engineering Newsletter asked Prof. Andrew Goldenberg how he found success both in the lab and in the business world.

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Canada NewsWire

Dr. Seth Dworkin is postdoctoral fellow in Prof. Murray Thomson's group in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. Along with PhD candidate, Meghdad Saffaripour, Dworkin studies the combustion of biofuels, aiming to make them into clean-burning substitutes for current aviation fuels.

Compute Canada announced its allocations, which connect supercomputing resources to researchers.

Dr. Dworkin commented to Canada NewsWire: "The expertise and computational resources at SciNet are helping us tackle problems of combustion-generated emissions using simulations of unprecedented size and accuracy. We're learning more and more about the formation and nanostructure of atmospheric pollutants and are now able to apply that knowledge to the design of engines and alternative fuels."

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National Engineering Month (NEM) » Design the Future



National Engineering Month (NEM) is a Canada-wide, month-long celebration designed to raise the awareness of engineering and engineering technology and their contributions to our daily lives.

The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering has profiled some of the current research and developments within engineering at U of T. Among those profiled: Prof. Goldie Nejat and Prof. Yu Sun.

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Research Activities
Conference Attendance

Prof. Hani Naguib will be attending the SPIE Smart Materials and Structures Conference 2011 held in San Diego on March 6 to 10. He will be chairing three sessions and presenting two technical papers in the conference.


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2011 MIE Research Symposium » Call for Registration and Abstract Submission



Event date: Friday, May 13
Keynote speaker: Prof. J. George Shantikumar, Richard E. Dauch Chair in Manufacturing and Operations Management at Purdue University.

Deadline for abstracts (oral and poster presentation): Tuesday, March 15

This event is free, but registration is required to attend. To register and/or submit an abstract please click here. You can also contact symposium@mie.utoronto.ca.

Lean more about the event or visit: www.mie.utoronto.ca/research/symposium


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Centre for Sustainable Energy Showcase

Date: Thursday, April 14
Time: 1 - 6 PM
Location: McLeod Auditorium (Room 2158), 1 King's College Circle

The Centre for Sustainable Energy's showcase will include invited keynote speakers from industry, a panel discussion, and a poster session and reception. All are invited to participate. Those who would like to present a poster at the reception should email a brief abstract of less than 100 words to the Centre for Sustainable Energy.

Seminars
MIE Seminar Series » Aviation Technology for Clean Sky

Distinguished speaker: Nashed Youssef, Manager of Advanced Engineering, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Mississauga
Date: Friday, March 11
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC102


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Special Seminar » Bring 'Fresh Air' to Conventional: Research and Education in Engineering Design

Speaker: Prof. Charlie Wang, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: Monday, March 14
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC331

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Guest Seminar » Speaker: Prof. Kamran Behdinan

Speaker: Prof. Kamran Behdinan, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Ryerson University
Date: Thursday, March 17
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC331


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Special Seminar » Synopsis of Selected Recent Research in Composite Structures and Automotive Engineering

Speaker: Prof. Mohamad Qatu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University
Date: Friday, March 18
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC331

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Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) » Policy Series on Research & Innovation in Healthcare

Date: Friday, March 25
Time: 7:30 - 10 AM
Location: 89 Chestnut Street, 89 Chestnut Residence & Conference Centre (Dundas/University)
Registration for this event includes a hot breakfast buffet.

Engineering innovation has the potential to yield dramatic efficiencies and cost savings when it comes to delivering exceptional care to Ontarians. Join our panel of experts for an in-depth discussion on healthcare policy and the contributions engineers are making to this vital sector.

Speakers include Prof. Andrew Goldenberg, PEng, president and founder of Engineering Services Inc. (ESI) and Industrial Engineering alumnus, Tom Closson (IndE 7T1), PEng, president and CEO of Ontario Hospital Association.

Register

Graduate Studies
JDE 1000H Ethics in Graduate Research Seminar

Date: Wednesday, March 30
Time: 2 - 4 PM
Registration deadline: Friday, March 11

All MASc and Ph.D. students who have not attended this seminar are advised to register as soon as possible. Students will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. For detailed information on how to register for the seminar and the location of the seminar.

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SGS Conference Grant Application

All applications must be submitted electronically by students by Wednesday, March 16.

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MIE Graduate Student Travel Grants

The MIE Graduate Student Travel Grant Program is designed to support the conference-related expenses of MIE graduate students.

Up to 24 travel grants of $750 (max.) will be awarded each year, distributed over three application periods. The MIE graduate student travel grant program is by reimbursement only (an award will be withdrawn if an awardee does not attend the conference.)

Applications for travel between May 1 - August 31 are due by Friday, April 1.

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Summer Session Course Enrolment

Summer 2011 course enrollment starts on Monday, March 14.

Course schedule, classroom information and session codes: click here and here.


Course enrollment instruction and supervisor's approval procedure are available online.


For courses that run from May to August:

Friday, May 13: Final date to add a course and to submit a supervisor's course approval to the Graduate Studies Office.
Friday, June 3: Final date to drop a course without academic penalty.

For two week intensive session courses:

Deadline to add a course is the start date of the course.
Deadline to drop a course is 3 days before the lecture end date.


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Scholarship Open House at Toronto Rehab » $20,000 Scholarship in Rehabilitation-related Research for Graduate Students with Disabilities

Date: Friday, March 18th
Time: 1:20 to 3:30 PM
Location: Toronto Rehab, 550 University Avenue, Toronto.
Convene in the lobby (near Timothy's) where the group will be accompanied to the Basement to CEAL, one of the new research labs.

Who should attend: People with disabilities interested in pursuing a career in rehab research, including graduate, undergraduate, high school, and international students; academic and career advisors; graduate studies and access office staff; and others.

RSVP to: Lois Ward, Research Services Manager. 416-597-3422 x 7600 or ward.lois@torontorehab.on.ca.

Refreshments will be served.

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PhD Thesis Seminar

Thomas Craig Metcalfe presents: Design and Fabrication of Functionally Graded Anodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Date: Monday, March 7
Time: 9 AM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. O. Kesler (supervisor and exam chair); Prof. J. Mostaghimi; Prof. T.W. Coyle; and Professor D. Kirk.


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PhD Qualifying Exam

Jue Wang presents: Stochastic Modeling and Decision-Making with Hemodynamic Monitoring in Intensive Care Units
Date: Monday, March 7
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. C-G Lee (supervisor); Prof. T. Chan (exam chair); and Prof. A. Slutsky.

Student Affairs
Iron Ring



Iron Ring marks a very exciting and proud day for our students. MIE students celebrated in the Sanford Fleming Atrium, following their respective ceremonies, on March 3.

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International Exchange Update

Prof. Shaker A. Meguid has recently hosted a delegation from Maizuro National College of Technology, Japan, on behalf of MIE. The delegation, led by Prof. Kouichi Kanayama who is VP and Dean of Academic Affairs, is interested in establishing student and staff exchange with MIE. An umbrella MOU is currently being signed by the Dean to facilitate that exchange. Maizuro National College of Technology is a 5-year program and its graduates are assimilated directly to Japanese industry.


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Skule Nite » The World Famous Engineering Musical Comedy Revue

Skule Nite celebrates 90 years of mayhem as the engineers continue to showcase their acting, singing, and dancing talents on stage at Hart House Theatre. Come relive some of the most exciting blasts from the past as we shake, rattle, and roll our way around the last few decades of history. You can, of course, expect the usual healthy dose of good old-fashioned engineering humour.

Get your tickets now! Only limited seating remains for all dates March 16 - 18!


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MIE Annual Coffee House

Date: Thursday, March 24
Time: 6 - 9 PM
Location: GB202


The MIE Coffee House is an opportunity for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering students to showcase their artistic side!

All MIE faculty members are welcome.

This event is open to students in Mechanical and Industrial engineering and is organized by the Mech Club, Indy Club and MIE Mentorship.



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Call for participants » Operations Research Challenge

Date: Saturday, March 19
Deadline to register: Monday, March 14 (8 a.m.)
Registration website

High school students are invited to participate in The first annual Operations Research Challenge: a one-day contest organized by Prof. Chris Beck's TIDEL group.

If you know a high school student who might be interested, please encourage him/her to visit the contest website.

If you have questions or comments, please e-mail ORChallenge@mie.utoronto.ca.

VacationStaff:

Sheila Baker, Purchasing Officer: March 15 & 16

Carla Baptista, Undergraduate Program Assistant: March 7 - 11

Brenda Fung, Graduate Program Administrator: March 1 - April 1

Raymond Low, Computing Services Manager: March 14 - 25

Eleanor Morris, Executive Assistant to the Chair: March 3 - 14

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