February 14, 2011 Vol. 02 // No. 30
Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Awards and Recognition // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Job Opportunities // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links
Chair's Office
New Service Centre Opens!
A committee designed the layout in the winter term of 2010. Prof. James K. Mills and Prof. Andrew K.S. Jardine, kindly moved their labs to make the space available. The renovation began in September 2010, and was completed by the end of January 2011. Following the successful completion of the project, staff moved into the new space the week of February 7.
Facilities coordinator and building officer, Joe Baptista, was instrumental in the development and success of the project. His contribution and devotion is very much appreciated! Thank you Joe!
Only a few final touches remain in completing the space. MIE will host an Open House in March, to celebrate the opening of the centre.
The new centre consists of:
• Reception: MC106A
• Purchasing: MC106
• Communications/Special Projects: MC106B
• Facilities Coordinator and Building Officer: MC107
• Graduate Office: MC108
• Undergraduate Office: MC109
• Liaison - External Relations:110
• Photocopy room:111
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University Closure » Family Day
The University and the department will be closed for Family Day (Monday, February 21). The University and department will re-open on Tuesday.
The machine shop will close early on Friday, February 18 at 2 p.m. and department offices will close at 3 p.m.
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Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary Seminar Series, Presented by Canadian Tire
Tom Woods (IndE 7T5), Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer, CIBC
Financial Crisis of 2008
Date: Wednesday, February 16
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Michael E. Charles Council Chamber, GB202
Register online. Wine & cheese reception to follow in GB202.
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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 1
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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Faculty Day 2011: Reconnecting
Date: Friday, February 25, 2011
Time: 8:30 AM to 4 PM
Location: Bahen Centre, 40 St. George St.
Enjoy a hot breakfast and lunch while networking with colleagues; attend a keynote address on mastering influential communication; gain insight from department chairs, top researchers, and senior University administrators; learn more about your Faculty, your University, and each other.
There will be gift bags for everyone and a chance to win an iPad! Register online by Friday, February 18: www.facultyday.engineering.utoronto.ca
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Happy Valentine's Day! » Engineers Without Borders Fair Trade Rose Sale
EWB-UT is holding a fair trade rose sale today. Support EWB-UT!
Time: 9 AM - 4 PM
Location: Sandford Fleming Atrium
Cost: red roses (50cm long stem)
• Single - $5
• Half-Dozen - $28
• Dozen - $55
Each order will be individually wrapped with accompanying greenery and a small card about Fair Trade roses.
Awards & Recognition
MechE 1T1 students win at 2011 Ontario Engineering Competition
Azhar A., Wajahat S., Farrukh G., and Waqass B. at the 2011 Ontario Engineering Competition.
Congratulations to MechE 1T1 students Waqass Bhatti, Wajahat Sohail, Farrukh Ghouri and Azhar Ali Ahmed who received Third Place, in the category of Innovative Design, at the 2011 Ontario Engineering Competition, held February 4 - 6, at the University of Western Ontario. The students won for their project entitled Gemini Solar Tracker. The students previously took first place at the UTEK Engineering Kompetition in January.
The design is based on their thesis project, supervised by Prof. William L. Cleghorn and Prof. James K. Mills, and being completed through the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), Materials and Manufacturing Ontario, Connections Program.
The University of Toronto is sincerely grateful to Mr. Thomas F. Gehring, PEng, Gemini Group International Limited, for his exceptional support of sponsoring dozens of student projects in OCE Connections Program for more than 20 years.
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Alumnus Paul Eisen (IndE 8T6) and ECE professor develop new TeamChooser iPhone application
The TeamChooser application, developed by Prof. Jonathan Rose (ECE) and Industrial Engineering alumnus, now Toronto-based software designer, Paul Eisen (IndE 8T6), is designed to produce teams that are evenly matched. The user enters each player's name plus the numerical effectiveness of their ability, and the application calculates fair teams.
Read more
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Alumnus Shumin Zhai (PhD IndE 9T5) » Fellow of the Association of Computing Machinery
Alumnus Shumin Zhai (PhD IndE 9T5), formerly supervised by Prof. Paul Milgram, became a fellow of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and was elected to the CHI Academy (part of ACM). Both are prestigious recognitions within computer science.
Mr. Zhai is also editor-in-chief of ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction.
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MIE thanks Frank and Barbara Milligan
The Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering recently hosted a reception with Mr. Frank Milligan (MechE 4T8) and Barbara Milligan, whose donation funds 10 graduate fellowships in MIE and 10 graduate fellowships for the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME).
The 2010 recipients presented their research topics to the Milligan's, thanking them for their support and generosity.
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Research Activities
NSERC Funded Research
Prof. Shaker A. Meguid has been awarded an NSERC Engage Grant of $25,000, for the project entitled strategies to ensure the homogeneous dispersion of nanofillers in aircraft adhesives.
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Centre for Sustainable Energy Showcase
NEW 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.
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Conference Attendance
Prof. Shaker A. Meguid, Paul Galantai and Chris Boyle of the Mechanics and Aerospace Design Lab will participate in the Aerospace Technology Conference organized by Defence Science & Technology Agency, Singapore, from February 21 to February 25. They will also give progress presentations on current research contracts to Defence Science Organisation National Laboratories.
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Recent Advances in Fuel Cells » Workshop
Date: Thursday, February 22
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:45 PM
Location: Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 475 Yonge St.
Organized and Sponsored by MITACS Elevate, with contributions from Ryerson University and the University of Waterloo, the first workshop on the recent advances will be held on February 22. This workshop will provide the opportunity for researchers, scientists, engineers, policy makers, and students from academia, industry, and government to exchange their knowledge and share their experience. Prof. Olivera Kesler will be among the workshop speakers.
Learn more
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Professional Grant Development Workshop
Master the techniques of writing superior and winning proposals.
Course: Proposal Writing I
Dates: Wednesday, February 23 to Friday, February 25
Location: Ryerson University
Sponsored by: The Grant Training Center
Workshop fee: $595.00 USD
This intensive three-day grant proposal workshop is geared for:
1) those who wish to strengthen their grant writing skills
2) beginners who wish to acquire and master the techniques of preparing, writing and winning proposals from various funding agencies.
Learn more
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ORION Awards
Are you working on an innovative project that makes use of collaborative technologies and/or advanced networks like ORION and CANARIE? Apply for an ORION Award.
Submission deadline: Friday, February 25. The Awards will be presented on Monday, April 18 in Toronto.
Learn more
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Artery-on-a-Chip Workshop » Redefining pressure myography
Date: Tuesday, March 8
Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
Location: Bahen Centre
Quorum Technologies, together with the Toronto Microfluidics Foundry, are holding a workshop where technology developed by MFL and licensed, will be showcased. Prof. Axel Guenther and graduate students will speak, in addition to special guest speakers.
Attendance is free of charge. Please reserve by contacting Dr. Bohdan Soltys bohdan@quorumtechnologies.com.
Learn more
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Optimization Days 2011
Date: Monday, May 2 to Wednesday, May 4
Location: HEC Montréal
Optimization Days is an annual conference organized alternately by the Groupe d'Études et de Recherche en Analyse des Décisions (GERAD) and the Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT).
The conference aims to survey theories, numerical methods, and applications of optimization. It provides researchers from around the world the opportunity to exchange and to collaborate.
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Seminars
Institute for Optical Sciences » Stoicheff Lecture: Core Sunlighting – Using Modern Materials to Improve Interior Lighting While Saving Electrical Energy
Speaker: Prof. Lorne Whitehead, Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia
Date: Monday, February 14
Time: 3 - 4 PM
Location: BA1160
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Special Seminar » Sustainable Energy through Scalable Photosynthetic Biofuel Production and Carbon Transport
Speaker: Dr. David Sinton, Canada Research Chair and Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria
Date: Thursday, February 17
Time: 3:10 PM
Location: MC331
Abstract
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MIE Seminar Series » Microengineered Systems for High-Throughput Chemistry and Biology
Distinguished speaker: Andrew de Mello, Professor, Chemistry, Imperial College London & London Centre for Nanotechnology
Date: Friday, February 18
Time: 2:10 PM
Location: MC102
Graduate Studies
Drop Deadline
Last day to drop winter session courses without academic penalty: Friday, February 25.
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Master's Tuition Bursary
Deadline: Friday, February 25.
For detailed application information click here.
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PhD Qualifying Exam
Derek McColl presents: Human State Detection and Classification during Socially Assistive Human-Robot Interactions
Date: Tuesday, February 15
Time: 3 PM
Location: MC331
Exam committee: Prof. G. Nejat (supervisor); Prof. M. Gruninger (exam chair); and Prof. J.W. Zu.
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PhD Department Oral Exam
Naresh Varma Datla presents: Characterization of Fatigue Behavior in Hygrothermally Degraded Toughened Adhesives
Date: Friday, February 18
Time: 1:10 PM
Location: MB101
Exam committee: Prof. J.K. Spelt (co-supervisor and exam chair); Prof. M. Papini (co-supervisor); Prof. C.A. Steeves; and Prof. F. Ben Amara.
Student Affairs
TIDEL group hosts Operations Research Challenge
Date: Saturday, March 19
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.
The contest's goal is to educate and interest students in operations research, a field of study that, through the use of techniques from engineering, computer science and mathematics, aims to understand and solve complex decision-making problems.
This year, teams of 4 students will test their abilities to make good decisions in a variety of situations. For example, they will have to choose the best lineup for the Toronto Maple Leafs and see if they can maximize a company's profit. The competition will be followed by a 30-minute "Introduction to Operations Research" lecture by Prof. Timothy Chan, a discussion of the solutions and an awards ceremony.
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.
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Call for Judges: The Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF)
Date: Tuesday, May 17 (training session on Monday, May 16)
Time: 7:30 AM - 5 PM
Location: Seneca College, Newnham campus
The CWSF is the premier science fair held in Canada. It takes place annually and has been in about 40 towns and cities over the years. CWSF is looking for judges from a wide range of backgrounds - academics, graduate students, post docs, engineers practicing in industry, government scientists and those in private industry. Pharmacists, nurses, physicians, veterinarians, teachers, technicians with significant practical experience etc.
All enquiries about judging should be addressed to Dr. Jeff Hoyle at jeff.hoyle@youthscience.ca.
Learn more
Job Opportunities
Quantitative Analyst Waterfront International
Waterfront International is a Toronto-based financial consulting firm, specializing in developing computer based statistical trading strategies. Waterfront's selective hiring process considers only highly talented individuals with a history of exceptional professional and academic achievement, and solid real-world experience. Candidate will have a PhD or Masters in physics, statistics, mathematics or operations research.
How to apply
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Faculty positions » University of Michigan-Shanghai and Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (JI)
The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (JI) is an elite academic research and education institution in Shanghai based on the US research university model. Faculty are hired from a worldwide search, although most come from the US. The language used is English.
The University is seeking excellent faculty in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering and related disciplines, who wish to come teach in China.
How to apply
VacationStaff:
Oscar del Rio, Senior Computer and Web Administrator: February 14 - March 4
Nina Haikara, Communications & Special Projects Coordinator: Friday, February 18
Anna Vanek, Director of Administration and Finance: Tuesday, February 15 (morning) and Wednesday, February 23
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