November 1, 2010 Vol. 02 // No. 18
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Announcements // Job Opportunities // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links
Chair's Office
AMIGAS Hallowe'en Coffee Break
AMIGAS hosted a coffee break on October 28 in the Grad Lounge (MC330). In the spirit of Halloween, there was a costume contest with purchasing officer, Sheila Baker (top left) taking 1st place, Ori Barbut (centre) winning 2nd, and Dominik Wyss (right) placing 3rd.
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Engineering Fall Convocation
Date: Tuesday, November 9
Time: 1 - 3 PM
Location: Hart House, East Common Room
Further information and to register visit: alumni.utoronto.ca/fallconvo2010
Research Activities
Prof. Shaker Meguid will be away November 15 - 17 to attend the ASME-IMECE2010 meeting in Vancouver as a distinguished panelist and co-author to two presentations: Morphing Wing (with Dr. Aarash Sofla) and Multifunctional Nano-Tailored Composites (with Jake Wernik). His group is also contributing two posters (Jake Wernik and Ben Cornwell-Mott) relating to nanoengineering in the same event.
Prof. Meguid will also be away from November 17 - November 21 to participate in the International Conference on Computational Mechanics 2010 to be held in Zhangjiajie, China. He will be giving a plenary lecture titled Computational Contact Mechanics using Variational Inequalities: Trends and Prospects.
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Prof. Thomson's research noted in Macleans article
In October, a toxic waste spill in Hungary sent 750 million litres of red mud (a byproduct of turning bauxite to alumina) into the Danube River. Marcel Schlaf, a chemistry professor at the University of Guelph, realized it might contain the right mix of metals to catalyze chemical reactions and upgrade bio oil. Schlaf is working with Prof. Murray Thomson to see how the upgraded oil works as a fuel.
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Prof. Chandra interviewd by Inside Science News Service
In soon to be published research, Prof. Sanjeev Chandra and his team have revisited the techniques and software packages that forensic experts have developed over the years to reconstruct the origin of blood splatters. Prof. Chandra has worked with General Motors to develop better ways to spray paint its cars. "A lot of the physics is exactly the same for blood," he says.
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Seminars
MIE Seminar Series » Photothermoacoustic Imaging of Biological Tissues: Comparison of Time- and Frequency-Domain Measurements
Speaker: Prof. Andreas Mandelis, Canada Research Chair, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Date: Friday, November 12
Time: 2:10 PM
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Energy, Oil Sands and Sustainable Development
Speaker: Leo Piciacchia, Vice-President, Sustainable Development & HSE for Total E&P Canada
Date: Tuesday, November 2
Time: 5 PM (with reception to follow at 6:15)
Location: BA1180 (seminar); WB215 (reception)
Graduate Studies
Deadline » Course Drop
The final date to drop a full-year or September half-course without academic penalty is Wednesday, November 3.
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CIHR Scholarship for Masters Students
Submit an application electronically on ResearchNet before 9 AM on Friday, November 5.
Print the application and submit it with an official transcript to the MIE Graduate Office by Monday November 8.
Click here for more detailed information.
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TA positions for Winter 2011
TA applications must be completed online through the new MIE TA Application System. You have until Friday, November 19 at 4 PM to apply for these positions. For detailed information click here.
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PhD Qualifying Exam
Maliheh Aramon presents: Studies on Modifying Tactical Maintenance Decisions on an Operational Level
Date: Tuesday, November 2
Time: 3 PM
Location: BA8256
Exam committee: Prof. C. Beck (supervisor); Prof. A.K.S. Jardine (exam chair); and Prof. M. Fox.
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PhD Thesis Seminar
Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg presents: Using Operations Research Techniques to Address the Chemotherapy Outpatient Scheduling Problem
Date: Friday, November 5
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: RS207
Exam committee: Prof. M. Carter (exam chair and supervisor); Prof. C. Beck (supervisor); Prof. D. Frances; and Dr. M. Trudeau.
Student Affairs
Skule™ "Movember" 2010 » Support Prostate Cancer Canada
Before Movember After Movember 2009
For the month of November, the EngSoc's Community Outreach will be promoting Movember, a campaign where Skule's™ bravest gentlemen grow the best moustache they can during the month of November. All money raised with this campaign goes towards Prostate Cancer Canada for cancer research and the promotion of men's health issues.
Faculty Wanted
The Skule™ Team is seeking additional Faculty participation this year. Please see sign-up information below, or contact community@g.skule.ca.
Sign Up
If you would like to be one of these moustached crusaders (or if you are unable to grow a moustache, but would like to support these brave men), then go to ca.movember.com and register on the Skule™ Team. From there, you can send out emails to family and friends to sponsor you.
Donate
If you want to support the cause by donating, go to ca.movember.com and click donate. Select donate to a Team, and search for "Skule".
Goal
If Skule™ raises $15,000, Prof. Beno Benhabib has agreed to shave his latest moustache. Last year, he shaved his moustache for the first time (since his first-year in University), to support of this worthwhile cause.
Announcements
Departmental T-Shirts
Show-off your MIE pride!
New cyan t-shirts are available in all sizes (S, M, L, XL, and a limited number of XXL) for $5 in RS 212A (see Nina or Farrah).
Last term's navy t-shirt (also $5) is available in sizes S and XL only.
Job Opportunities
University of Toronto
Faculty position » The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
MIE currently invites applications for the Chalmers' Chair in Engineering Design. The successful appointment will be a tenure track or tenured academic position at the Associate Professor or Full Professor rank respectively, starting July 1, 2011. Duties will include research, undergraduate and graduate teaching and administrative responsibilities with particular emphasis on design initiatives.
How to apply
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Engineering Services Inc.
Engineering Services Inc. (ESI) is a leading robotics and automation technology company, specializing in the development of advanced robotics and automation products and custom robotics systems. ESI currently has the following opportunities available:
Click here for Control Design Engineer. Click here for Active Material Systems Engineer.
Qualified individuals may submit resumes to info@esit.com.
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The University of Western Ontario
Faculty position » Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering/Department of Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Applications are invited for a probationary (tenure-track) appointment in the area of medical mechatronics with specialization in biomechanics at the rank of Assistant Professor effective January 1, 2011 or as soon as possible thereafter. If qualifications and experience warrant a higher rank, consideration will be given to an appointment at the Associate Professor (probationary tenure track) rank.
How to apply
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University of Pittsburgh
Faculty positions » The Department of Industrial Engineering
One position is in emerging areas such as biomanufacturing, nanomanufacturing, and sustainable systems. The other position is broader; areas of interest include operations research, applied probability and statistics.
Review of applications will begin immediately; however, applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Please email a resume, copies of up to five research papers, research and teaching statements and a list of four references to:
Faculty Search Committee
facultysearch@ie.pitt.edu
VacationStaff:
Elisabete Augusto, Manager of Research Accounting & Purchasing: Tuesday, November 2
Sandra Chotilal, Research Accountant: November 1 - 12
Nina Haikara, External Relations Liaison: Friday, November 5
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