CDA-Gary Salmon Memorial Scholarship

The Canadian Dam Association (CDA) is offering a $5000 scholarship. to full-time post-graduate students in honour of the late Gary Salmon, P.Eng . Potential candidates should be attending a Canadian university or college in the academic year 2011/2012; and whose research program of study focuses on aspects related to dam safety and/ or the management of dams. The CDA would very much appreciate if you could distribute this notice to potential applicants at your institution.

Application form and details of required supporting documents are attached and can be viewed and printed from the CDA Website www.cda.ca. In addition to the application form, applicants are required to submit:
 A 500-word synopsis of the proposed research project
 Official course transcripts
 A statement from the program chairman/director endorsing the application.
 Two letters of references

Applications are due May 30, 2011. The completed application package is to be submitted electronically via Email; awards@cda.ca; or it could be submitted in hard copy to:
Canadian Dam Association
P.O. Box 2281
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
S6H 7W6
Attention: Chairman, Honours & Awards Committee

Applicants will be notified of the decision of the Scholarship Selection Panel by June 30, 2011.

Sincerely,
Sayed Ismail, Ph.D., FCSCE, P.Eng.
Chairman, Honours & Awards Committee
Tel: 506 453 1991 / 506 260 9417 (cell)

SAHC 2012: 8th International Conference (Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions)

Based on decision of International Advisory Committee, the 8th International Conference SAHC 2012 (Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions) will be held from 15th to 17th of October 2012 in Wrocław, Poland. The meeting place will be Centennial Hall Complex listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The SAHC Conference takes place every two years in a different place all over the world (e.g.: Rome, Barcelona, Guimarães, Padova, Bath, New Delhi, Shanghai) and is one of the most prestigious events, which brings together engineers, conservators, chemists, material producers, architects, designers, managers, scientists, and researchers presenting latest achievements in theory, analysis, conservation and doctrines in the area of historic constructions. Subject matter experts have already confirmed their participation in the Conference.

The Conference materials will be published in a book form in English. English will also be the Conference’s language. During the Conference, Polish and foreign groups will present innovative technologies related to the strengthening, conservation and renovations of buildings of architectural heritage.

We invite you to visit the Conference website: www.sahc2012.org

You are cordially invited to register!

prof. Jerzy Jasieńko – chairman


Daria Gliniak
Secretariat of Conference SAHC 2012
Association of Monument Conservators (SKZ)
Lower Silesian Branch
ul. Świdnicka 31
50-066 Wrocław, POLAND

e-mail: secretary@sahc2012.org
website: www.sahc2012.org

For information on the sponsors or exhibitors, please use the following contacts:
e-mail: sponsoring@sahc2012.org

Smart Grid & Renewable Energy

Smart Grid and Renewable Energy is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal, publishing original research, reports, reviews and commentaries on all areas about Smart Grid and Renewable Energy. And it has been indexed by several world class databases, such as The Library of Congress, Gale, EBSCO, ProQuest, CrossRef, Google Scholar, CSP and CAS, etc. For more information, please visit journal homepage: www.scirp.org/journal/sgre.

Smart Grid and Renewable Energy is published by Scientific Research Publishing (SRP: www.scirp.org) which was established in 2007 and currently has more than 100 journals. SRP specializes in the rapid publication of quality peer-reviewed journals across the broad spectrum of science, technology, life science and medicine.

Aims & Scope
* Bio-Energy Technologies, Process and Utilization
* Decision Making under Uncertainty in the Integration of Renewable Energy Systems
* Development of Smart Grid
* Geothermal and Tidal Wave Energy
* Hydropower Technologies and Applications
* Integrated Energy and Communications
* Information and Smart Meter Reading
* New Technologies and Design for Energy Efficiency
* New Technologies for Minimizing CO2 Generation
* Operations Research for Green Logistics
* Power System Analysis and Optimization
* Service Optimization for Renewable Energy supply
* Wind Power Generation and Utilization
* Concept and Structure Frame of Smart Grid
* Design of Sustainable Product-Service Business Models
* Environmental-Friendly Technologies for Power Generation
* Green Supply Chain for Renewable Energy
* MEMS&NEMS and Their Applications for Power Generation
* Photovoltaic for Solar Power Applications
* Power System Planning and Operation
* Solar Energy Utilization-Heat and Mass Transfer Technology Editorial Board Editors in Chief Prof.Victor SreeramUniversity of Western Australia, Australia Prof.Yuanzhang SunWuhan University, China Editorial Advisory Board Prof.C C ChanUniversity of Hong Kong, China Dr.Yusheng XueState Grid Electric Power Research Institute, China Prof.Ryuichi YokoyamaTokyo Metropolitan University, Japan Dr.Xiaoxin ZhouChinese Society of Electrical Engineering, China Editorial Board Prof.Gholam Hossein BordbarShiraz University, Iran Prof.Ho ChangNational Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan (China) Prof.Kalyanmoy DebIndian Institute of Technology, India Prof.Volkmar DierolfLehigh University, USA Dr. Daniel GarrainSpanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain Dr.Katerina IoakeimidiStanford University, USA Dr.Herbert IuThe University of Western Australia, Australia Dr.Ruomei LiChinese Society for Electrical Engineering, China Prof.Chunxiang LiShanghai University, China Dr.Kaipei LiuWuhan University, China Dr.Dylan Dah-Chuan LuUniversity of Sydney, Australia Prof.Bouzid MenaaFluorotronics, Inc., USA Dr.Yang ShiUniversity of Victoria, Australia Dr.Pierluigi SianoUniversity of Salerno, Italy Prof.Igor I. StrakovskyThe George Washington University, USA Prof.Huiming WeeChung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan (China) Prof.Daniele De WrachienState University of Milan, Italy Dr.Fuqian YangUniversity of Kentucky, USA Prof.Changhui YeChinese Academy of Sciences, China Prof.Weiping ZhangShanghai Jiao Tong University, China Dr.Wei ZhangUniversity of Minnesota, USA

Benefit of Open Access
For Authors: Gain increased visibility and ultimately a citation advantage.
For Readers: Keep abreast of the professional advancement free of charge.
For Institutions: Minimize the scientific investment on knowledge access.
For Academia: Share the knowledge faster and on a larger scale; Accelerate the development of a given field.
For Society: Minimize the cost and time of information exchange; Speed up the process of converting scientific results to productive force; Enable the public to benefit more rapidly from the advance of science and technology; Narrow the gap between the developed and developing countries.

Yours sincerely,

Tian Huang
Editorial Office
Smart Grid and Renewable Energy
sgre@scirp.org
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IV11 Program online

The IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, June 5-9, 2011 in Baden-Baden, Germany has attracted a huge number of submissions and has extracted a high quality program for a great symposium.

Please note that the registration has opened and grants a reduced early registration rate until *** April 30th ***.

To make the most of your IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium I would like to bring the following opportunities to your attention:

1) The program is now online and registration is open at www.mrt.kit.edu/iv2011 -> Registration Reduced rates for early registration are granted until April 30th.

2) Three Workshops are offered on Sunday, June 5, 9:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. that focus on hot topics of Intelligent Vehicles.
www.mrt.kit.edu/iv2011 -> Workshops

3) Vehicle Demonstration Day is Thursday, June 9. This event is dedicated to international IV attendees, officials, and invited media from press/radio/TV. Don't miss this unique chance to present your successful project or ADAS prototype. Options include presentation of demonstration vehicles in pavilions, and vehicle driving demonstrations on the test track.
See www.mrt.kit.edu/iv2011 -> Demonstration

4) IV11 is accompanied by an exhibition from June 5-8.
To present your company to the international IV community see www.mrt.kit.edu/iv2011 -> Exhibition

I am personally looking forward to a great symposium and to seeing you in June in Baden-Baden, Germany.

Christoph Stiller
General Chair
IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 2011 www.mrt.kit.edu/iv2011

WCEUP 2011: Workshop on Civil Engineering and Urban Planning

The International Workshop on Civil Engineering and Urban Planning(WCEUP 2011),will be held from July 26-28, 2011 in Hangzhou China. All accepted conference papers will be published by IEEE, included in IEEE eXplore, and then be indexed by EI Compendex. Some excellent papers will be selected and send to SCI Magazine or the other International Journals (free).At the same time, some student papers (10-20) will be awarded as best papers with certification. Please contact organizing committee for more detailed.

All papers on The 1st International Conference on Multimedia Technology (ICMT2010) had been indexed by EI Compendex, and seven excellent papers selected and send to SCI Magazine.

For more information, Please visit : http://www.wceup.org

Topics include but not limited to:
Civil Engineering
Architecture and Urban Planning
Environmental engineering
Transportation engineering
Submission Deadline: May. 31,2011
Paper Submission :PaperSubmission

Notes:
There are free printed proceedings for authors.
There is an free one-day tour in Hangzhou after the conference for all participants.

Best regards,
Contact Information
Ms. Li
The Organizing Committee of WCEUP 2011
wceup2011@163.com

Advisory Committee, Vice-Dean Undergraduate Studies (a) Announcement of Advisory Committee Membership (b) Call for Nominations

MEMORANDUM 2010/11-15

To: Faculty, Staff and Students, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

From: Cristina Amon

Date: April 26, 2011

Re: Advisory Committee, Vice-Dean Undergraduate Studies
(a) Announcement of Advisory Committee Membership
(b) Call for Nominations

Professor Grant Allen has been appointed Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, effective July 1, 2011, and therefore will end his term as Vice-Dean Undergraduate Studies on June 30, 2011. In accordance with the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators the following Advisory Committee has been established to recommend the selection of a Vice-Dean Undergraduate Studies:

Professor Cristina Amon, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering (Chair)
Mr. Freddy Chen, Undergraduate Student and Vice-President Academic, Engineering Society
Professor Brenda McCabe, Chair, Department of Civil Engineering
Ms. Barbara McCann, Registrar, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Professor Wai Tung Ng, Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies, The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Graeme Norval, Senior Lecturer and Associate Chair & Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Ms. Lisa Romkey, Senior Lecturer and Assistant Chair, Division of Engineering Science

The Committee welcomes nominations for the position of Vice-Dean Undergraduate Studies. Nominations, along with the justification for them, should be submitted to the attention of the Dean by email: dean@ecf.utoronto.ca by Friday, May 6, 2011.

Educational Technology Workshop

The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering’s Teaching Methods and Resources Committee invites you to the Faculty’s 1st Annual Educational Technology Workshop.

This workshop is FREE of charge to members of the U of T community interested in Educational technology.
Coffee/snacks and a light lunch will be provided and registered attendees will qualify to win a Dell Inspiron Duo Touch Screen Tablet PC.
http://www.dell.com/ca/p/inspiron-duo/pd

Designed for educators across the University of Toronto, this full-day event features some of the University's leaders in educational technology. Our goal is that you will leave this workshop with a better understanding of innovations in teaching technology, best practices and the University's technology initiatives. This free workshop is also a great opportunity to network with colleagues who share an interest in educational technology.

Details

Thursday, May 5 from 9 am to 3 pm
To review the full agenda and register online please visit: http://uoft.me/et11

We look forward to seeing you on May 5.
==
Kind Regards,
Harpreet
==
Harpreet Dhariwal| Instructional Technology Specialist
Faculty of Applied Science + Engineering | University of Toronto
Mailing Address: 35 St. George Street | Toronto | Ontario | M5S 1A4
harpreet.dhariwal@utoronto.ca | www.engineering.utoronto.ca
Tel 416.978.1234 | Fax 416.978-1866

2011 NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship: Timelines and Support

2011 NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship: Timelines and Support

Dear Researchers,

The 2011 NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship has been announced for the upcoming year. The NSERC’s E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowships honors the memory of Dr. Edgar William Richard Steacie, an outstanding chemist and research leader who made major contributions to the development of science in Canada during, and immediately following, World War II.
Dr. Steacie believed that young researchers are a great national asset and should be given every opportunity to develop their own ideas. He nurtured Canadian talent and drew many promising scientists to our country through his philosophy that:
• fundamental research is essential to the development of science;
• the individual is key to research, and individual ideas are ultimately responsible for important advances in science;
• there are no national boundaries in science; and
• complete freedom is required for creative work.
Each year NSERC awards up to six (6) Steacie Memorial Fellowships to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising university faculty who are earning a strong international reputation for original research.
Eligibility:

 Candidates should have obtained their doctorate WITHIN the last 12 years (i.e., 1999 or later) and hold a grant from NSERC. (Parental leave taken for child-bearing and rearing is not counted as part of the 12-year period; however, such periods MUST be identified in the letter from the nominator.)
 Candidates may not apply on their own behalf. They must be nominated by senior members of the Canadian science and engineering community, and nominations must be endorsed by the Vice President, Research of the candidate’s university.

For more information on the nomination process, please refer to: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Steacie-Steacie/Nomination-Nomination_eng.asp.

U of T Process:

Please note the NSERC E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship involves a three stage application process.

1. The first stage involves the nominator, who will write a letter that explains why the nominee deserves consideration for the Fellowship, with emphasis on contributions to and impact on, the field. The letter must also explain how this award could help the nominee in his or her career development and should include the nominator's contact information, including e-mail address.
2. The second stage involves the nominee providing the following information:
 a two-page summary of the research that would be pursued during tenure of the Fellowship
 A completed NSERC Personal Data Form (Form 100)
 copies of the nominee’s three most significant research contributions
 Names and addresses (mail and e-mail) of five to seven referees. The referees should be internationally recognized experts in the nominee's field.

3. The third stage involves the U of T adjudication process (see “UofT Adjudication
Process” below), where 6 nominations will be selected to be submitted to
NSERC. The Vice President, Research will then provide a letter endorsing the
nomination.

Critical Dates:

Friday, May 20, 2011: Internal Deadline
Nomination Package:
• An RIS Application Form, signed by your Chair and/or Dean (as your unit's policies determine) is required before your application can be approved by Research Services. Once signed, you can scan and e-mail your RIS form to m.folinas@utoronto.ca
• Letter from the nominator(s) (NOTE: Nominators can be an individual or a group. They MUST be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and be senior members of the Canadian science and engineering community. Nominators can nominate ONLY ONE candidate.)
• 2-page research summary
• Copies of the nominee’s three most significant research contributions
• NSERC Form 100 (NOTE: In Part 2, contributions need not be limited to those in the last 6 years and there is no maximum page limit.)
• A list of current teaching and administrative responsibilities

IMPORTANT: Nomination materials should be written for non-specialists as the internal Adjudication Committee and the NSERC Selection Committee are multi-disciplinary.

U of T Adjudication Process
An Adjudication Committee will select the top 6 nominees from the University. The following factors will be used in assessing the nominations:

• Candidate's stature in the scientific or engineering community, both national and international
• Importance and scope of the candidate's research and its impact on the field
• Candidate's specific accomplishments within his/her field
• Candidate's overall suitability for this award

All nominees will be informed of the results of the adjudication. The top six candidates will be given an opportunity to complete and make any revisions to their submissions.


Support Available:

Questions during the Competition Period:
• Your primary contacts at Research Services for the NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship is: Mike Folinas (m.folinas@utoronto.ca)
• Additional Information on the NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship can be found on our website or the NSERC website
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you have about this message, our internal deadlines, or the program itself.

Best regards,
Mike Folinas


Mike Folinas
Research Funding Manager
Natural Science and Engineering
Agency & Foundation Funding
Office of the Vice President, Research
University of Toronto
McMurrich Building - 3rd floor
12 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1S8
Tel. 416-978-7118 Fax. 416-971-2010
Website: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/

[PDADC-L] USW Job Evaluation Settlement

PDAD&C #75 , 2010 – 2011
HR #30, 2010 – 2011

April 29, 2011

To: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors & Chairs
Professional/Managerial Staff

From: Angela Hildyard
Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity

Re: USW Job Evaluation Settlement


As you are aware, the University and USW Local 1998 have now achieved final settlement on the implementation and maintenance of a new job evaluation system and classification process which provides for both Pay Equity, as required by the Pay Equity Act, and also for internal equity across all job classes. A copy of the Memorandum of Settlement is found at http://www.hrandequity.utoronto.ca/groups/union/usw.htm

The purpose of this communication is to provide you with more detailed information with respect to the settlement with USW and the implementation of the new job evaluation system. We were unable to do so earlier as it is our normal practice to refrain from commenting on the details of negotiated agreements prior to ratification. It is important that during the period between reaching a tentative agreement and the ratification vote the Union be able to communicate as they deem necessary in order to get the agreement ratified by the membership.

Background
Some of you may be asking why the University agreed to undertake a project of this magnitude. While we did have an existing job evaluation system that was compliant with the Pay Equity Act, it had not been amended since it was implemented in the 1980’s. When a new bargaining agent comes in, as USW did in 1998, they are entitled to challenge all aspects of how employees are classified and compensated. As a result, in 2000 the University and USW agreed to move forward with the negotiation of a new job evaluation system. We have been negotiating the details since this time. The current collective agreement requires that these negotiations be completed by December 31, 2010, which deadline was extended by mutual agreement.

The parties agreed to develop the “SES/U” system as the method for establishing and maintaining an open, consistent and fair job evaluation and classification process that would provide for both pay equity and internal equity. The SES/U system derives ratings for positions through a combination of established factors, weightings, and “Questionnaire Summary Documents” or “QSDs” which enable direct employee and manager input into the job evaluation process.

The scope of the job evaluation project that has been underway required the evaluation of all bargaining unit positions. To date the parties have reached agreement on approximately two-thirds of these positions, and have agreed on a framework to complete the rating of the remaining positions. The parties have also agreed on the creation of new job classes and the positions that comprise these job classes. The result is approximately 450 new job classes, organized into logical job families, which represents a significant reduction from the number of job classes in the current system.

Moving to the New Pay Structure
The parties established new pay bands and a new pay structure in accordance with the Pay Equity Act, using the current pay structure as a framework. The pay line was derived from the use of a methodology which compares male and female job classes in the bargaining unit, providing an opportunity to deal with both pay equity (ensuring female dominated job classes are paid appropriately in relation to male job class of similar value in accordance with the Pay Equity Act) and internal equity (ensuring compensation is equitable for all job classes) simultaneously.

Effective July 1, 2011 for those positions that have been rated, we have agreed to the following:
• incumbents whose salaries are below the new salary range - immediate movement to the minimum of the range, with step progression on salary adjustment date
• incumbents whose salaries are within the range – remain at current salary, with step progression on salary adjustment date
• incumbents whose salaries are above the range – will receive across-the-board increases, but no step increases, for as long as they continue to hold their current position (also known as “green circling”)

The migration of affected employees to the new pay structure will be administered centrally, and more information in this regard will be provided closer to the effective date.

Retroactivity
Although the process started in 2000, we were successful in limiting retroactive adjustments to July 1, 2007. Retroactive pay adjustments are limited to those employees whose salaries fall below the minimum of their new salary range. All adjustments will be paid as lump sum OTO amounts. Retroactive adjustments for those positions that have been rated will be paid on September 30, 2011.

Remaining Positions
In order to rate the remaining positions in the bargaining unit, employees and managers will need to complete a QSD starting June 1, 2011; more details on this process will be forthcoming. Once these positions have been rated, any necessary retroactive payments will be spread over two fiscal years, payable in May 2012 and May 2013. We anticipate that employees in these positions will migrate to the new pay structure effective May 2012.

Cost
Retroactive Costs: Funds had already been set aside, in accordance with the terms of the most recent collective agreement, to cover a portion of the retroactive costs. The remaining portion, to be paid over 3 years, will be funded as a cost shared by divisions through university-wide costs and the Provost’s contingency funds.

Base salary increases: These will be absorbed by divisions. The impact of the base salary increases varies by division. We have already begun meeting with divisional representatives to discuss the specific impacts and will continue this process over the coming weeks.

Ongoing Maintenance
The parties have agreed to a process for ongoing Job Evaluation. The process is not in effect until June 1 and we will communicate more about this prior to that date.

Where can I get more information?
Representatives from Human Resources and Labour Relations will be conducting information sessions beginning in the next two weeks with all Divisions/Faculties to provide further details on the new process and answer any questions you may have.

The dissemination of information related to the specific ratings of positions within your units will be handled through your Divisional HR office.

[PDADC-L] 2010/2011 Excellence through Innovation Awards Program

PDAD&C #74, 2010-2011
HR #29, 2010 - 2011

April 28, 2011

To: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors & Chairs
Professional/Managerial Staff
Divisional HR Offices

From: Angela Hildyard
Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity

Re: 2010/2011 Excellence through Innovation Awards Program


Once again we have the opportunity to recognize outstanding staff contributions through the Excellence through Innovation Awards program. The focus of the Excellence through Innovation Awards is to recognize the contributions of administrative staff in advancing the University’s strategic objectives, to encourage administrative innovation and to provide a platform for sharing best practices.

Professional/Managerial & Confidential staff may be recognized as members of a team or as individual contributors; unionized employees may be included in team nominations.

The 2011 Awards will recognize significant contributions towards one or more of the following strategic objectives:

1) Enrich the Student Experience
2) Support Outstanding Scholarship
3) Achieve Equity and Diversity in All of Our Activities
4) Improve the Employee Experience by Becoming an Employer of Choice
5) Create a World-Class Infrastructure Through Administrative Innovation

Complete details of the program along with the Committee Assessment Criteria, and examples of contributing behaviours towards the strategic objectives, are provided in the Program Details document at http://www.hrandequity.utoronto.ca/Assets/eti/details.pdf . Examples of last year awarding projects can be found at http://www.hrandequity.utoronto.ca/news/eti.htm#Project .

Managers may nominate individuals/teams for the award by completing and submitting an electronic copy of the Individual or Team Nomination form http://www.hrandequity.utoronto.ca/news/etia.htm to their Division Head and their Divisional HR Office by Monday June 27th.

All recipients of the award will be invited to attend a celebratory reception at the President’s house in September and will be recognized for their significant contribution.

We have outstanding, innovative staff at this University – let us make sure we recognize them appropriately!

[PDADC-L] Notice of Intention to Retire June 30, 2012

PDAD&C#73 , 2010-11

M E M O R A N D U M

To: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs
From: Edith Hillan, Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life
Date: April 28, 2011
Re: Notice of Intention to Retire June 30, 2012


I am writing to remind you that faculty members and librarians who wish to retire on June 30, 2012 must give notice of their intention by July 1, 2011. Now is the time to remind faculty members and librarians in your unit to start thinking about retirement options so they have enough time to gather sufficient information to make an informed decision.

Please note that, if a faculty member or librarian wishes to apply to take an earned research and study leave during a three-year phased retirement program, s/he must apply at the time of giving notice of intention to enter into phased retirement so that the leave can be considered and approved in the context of the planning process for the phased retirement.

For more information on retirement options, please contact the Academic HR Manager for your division or Suzan Abu Shakra at s.abushakra@utoronto.ca.

[PDADC-L] National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured on the Job

U of T observes National Day of Mourning

The university and Canadian flags at U of T will be lowered to half-mast on Thursday, April 28 to observe the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job.

The National Day of Mourning, officially recognized by the federal government in 1991, is held annually on April 28 in approximately 80 countries around the world and has been adopted by the AFL-CIO and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.

According to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, http://www.ccohs.ca/events/mourning/
in 2009, 939 workplace deaths were recorded in Canada down from 1,036 the previous year. Since 1993 an average of 889 employees have died from work-related incidents in Canada each year, averaging 2.57 deaths every day. Another 942,478 per year are injured or become ill.

From 1993 to 2009, 15,129 people lost their lives due to workplace incidents. The Canadian flag on Parliament Hill will fly at half-mast as well as those of businesses and other organizations across the country.
The University of Toronto will participate in this National Day of Mourning by lowering the flags in various locations across campus and through this act affirms its commitment to the promotion of health and safety for all members of the university community and to the provision of a safe and healthy work and study environment.

[PDADC-L] President's Teaching Award Recipients

PDAD&C#72, 2010-11

To: PDAD&C

From: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost

Date: April 27, 2011

Re: President's Teaching Award Recipients

I am pleased to announce that at its meeting on April 26 the Academic Board approved the appointment of the 2010-11 President's Teaching Award Recipients. They are as follows:

* Senior Lecturer Paul Gries, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science

* Professor Mark Kingwell, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts & Science

* Senior Lecturer June Larkin, Women and Gender Studies Institute, Faculty of Arts & Science

* Professor Michael Lettieri, Department of Italian Languages, University of Toronto Mississauga

* Professor Susan Lieff, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine

The President's Teaching Award recognizes sustained excellence in teaching, research on teaching, and the integration of teaching and research. Recipients of a President's Teaching Award are designated as a member of the Teaching Academy for a five-year period and receive an annual professional development allowance of $10,000 for five years.

The biographies of this year's recipients as well as more information about the President's Teaching Award are available at http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/Awards/presidentaward.htm.

In addition to congratulating this year's recipients, I would also like to thank the nominators for preparing the dossiers and the members of the Selection Committee for reviewing the nominations.

[PDADC-L] Extension of Prof Sandy Smith's appointment as Dean, Faculty of Forestry

Memo also attached in PDF format.

PDAD&C#71, 2010-11

To: Faculty, Staff and Students of the Faculty of Forestry
Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairs

From: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost

Date: April 26, 2011

Re: Extension of Prof Sandy Smith's appointment as Dean, Faculty of Forestry

Please be advised that the Academic Board has approved a one-year extension of the appointment of Professor Sandy M. Smith as Dean, effective July 1, 2011 until June 30, 2012.

Professor Smith's initial decanal term was for one year, in order for discussions to take place and the Faculty to come to a decision about its future direction. This process has taken longer than expected, although I understand that conversations are proceeding well.

Energy and Power Engineering: Call for Papers

We cordially invite you to submit a paper to Energy and Power Engineering .

Energy and Power Engineering is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal, publishing original research, reports, reviews and commentaries on all areas about electric power engineering. And it has been indexed by several world class databases, such as Gale, ProQuest, IndexCopernicus, EBSCO, CrossRef, CAS and Google Scholar, etc. For more information, please visit journal
homepage: www.scirp.org/journal/epe.

Energy and Power Engineering is published by Scientific Research Publishing (SRP: www.scirp.org) which was established in 2007 and currently has more than 100 journals. SRP specializes in the rapid publication of quality peer-reviewed journals across the broad spectrum of science, technology, life science and medicine.

Aims & Scope
* Bio-Energy
* Conventional Energy Power Generation
* Energy Storage
* Petroleum Engineering
* Socio-Economic and Power System Management
* CO2
* and Emission Issues
* Energy Resources
* Organic and Inorganic Photovoltaics
* Power Electronic Engineering

Editorial Board
Editor in Chief
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American Water Works Association: Free Webcast - The Future of Water

What does the future hold for our most precious resource?

Register now to join us for this FREE one-hour webcast as author and water expert Steve Maxwell introduces his book, The Future of Water: A Startling Look Ahead.

The Future of Water provides an insider's look into the business side of water and sheds light for investors and utilities on the future cost and value of this precious resource.

Register here:
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Take advantage of this unique free opportunity to find out what may be in store for us as Maxwell describes how the actions of individuals, water utilities, industries, and even entire countries can positively alter the flow of water.

This webcast will help you:

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Assess the future cost and value of water, in the US and throughout the world, by formulating plans to manage this precious resource.

Extra Bonus - The first 20 orders placed for The Future of Water on May 3 by 5:00 p.m. MDT will receive an autographed copy.


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MMMse 2011: Summer International Symposium on Qualitative, Quantitative and Hybrid Models and Modeling Methodologies in Science and Engineering

We would like invite you to contribute to The Summer International Symposium on Qualitative, Quantitative and Hybrid Models and Modeling Methodologies in Science and Engineering: MMMse 2011 (www.2011conferences.org/jmmmse/about.asp), to be held in Orlando, FL USA, on July 19th - July 22nd, 2011.

The submission deadline for MMMse 2011 is *May 5th, 2011*.

Deadlines for the following collocated (same venue and time) events or tracks can be found at www.iiisconferences.info/deadlines.

* Academic Globalization: AG 2011 (2011conferences.org/agt)
* Peer Reviewing: ISPR 2011 (2011conferences.org/isprt)
* Collaborative Enterprises: CENT 2011 (2011conferences.org/centt)
* Computing and Communication: CCCT 2011 (2011conferences.org/ccctjt)
* Cybernetics and Information Technologies (2011conferences.org/citsat)

===Inter-disciplinary Communications===
With the purpose of fostering *Inter-disciplinary Communications* participants registered at any conference or symposia can attend sessions of any session of any of the collocated events. Registered participants will also receive a CD containing the proceedings of all collocated events, and will have a password to access any virtual session of the collocated events, so they can comment any paper presented at any of the collocated events.

==Virtual Participations and Sessions==
Submissions for Face-to-Face or for Virtual Participation are both accepted. Both kinds of submissions will have the same reviewing process and the accepted papers will be included in the same proceedings.

Pre-Conference and Post-conference Virtual sessions (via electronic forums) will be held for each session included in the conference program, so that sessions papers can be read before the conference, and authors presenting at the same session can interact during one week before and after the conference. Authors can also participate in peer-to-peer reviewing in virtual sessions.

===Two-Tier Reviewing===
Submissions will be reviewed in two-tier reviewing process: non-blind and double-blind reviewing.

===Best Papers===
A best paper will be selected for each session, and an award certificate will be delivered in the award ceremony to the respective author. The best 20% of the papers presented at the conference will also be published in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics (All papers to be presented at the conference will be included in the conference proceedings)

===Invited Sessions Organizers===
Registration fees will be waived for EFFECTIVE invited session organizers.

More details regarding the above issues can be found at iiisconferences.info/deadlines.

===Purpose====
To bring together modelers in science and engineering

1. to present qualitative, quantitative, or hybrid models and/or methods in Science and Engineering (authors are
encouraged to present models related to the topics of the collocated symposia and conferences), and/or

2. to share their reflections regarding modeling practice and methodologies, and/or

3. to participate in informal conversational sessions (beside the usual sessions where they would present their accepted papers) with the objective of identifying
a. synergic relationships among the different methodologies and ways of modeling in Science and Engineering;
b. common grounds of modeling in different disciplines, or with different methods, so the identified commonalities would support inter-disciplinary communicational processes among modelers, in the different areas and through different methods, in Science and Engineering;
c. similarities in different kinds of modeling which would support creative analogical thinking in this kind of thinking and practice.

Best regards,

MMMse 2011 Organizing Committee

Appointment of Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

MEMORANDUM 2010/11-12


To: Members of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

From: Cristina Amon, Dean

Date: April 15, 2011

Re: Appointment of Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor D. Grant Allen as Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2011.

Grant Allen joined the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry in 1987. He received his BASc and MASc degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto, and his PhD from the University of Waterloo. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1992 and to full Professor in 1998.

Grant is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), and Chemical Institute of Canada (FCIC). He has given over 40 invited talks, authored 78 referred journal publications, 7 book chapters and 14 refereed conference papers. He has successfully graduated 15 PhD and 30 MASc students. In 2007 he was recognized for his teaching excellence with the Chemical Engineering Teacher of the Year Award. He has a long record of service to the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE), and served as its President from 2008-2009, a year in which the CSChE was the host to the 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering.

Grant has a record of outstanding administrative service at the Department and Faculty level. He served as the Associate Director and Director of the Pulp and Paper Centre from 1988 – 2001 and 2001 – 2003, respectively. From 2003 – 2007 he was the Associate Chair (Graduate) of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, and since 2007 he has served as the Vice-Dean (Undergraduate) for the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.

Please join me in congratulating Grant on this appointment and wishing him all the best in this endeavour.

I extend my deep appreciation to the following members of the Advisory Committee in this search for their time and thoughtful input:

Professor Edgar Acosta, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Mr. Peter Angelo, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Tim Bender, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Yu-Ling Cheng, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Elizabeth Edwards, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Mr. Albert Hunyh, Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Bryan Karney, Associate Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Dr. Michael May, Alumnus, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Mr. Liam Mitchell, Administrative Staff, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Joe Paradi, Professor Emeritus, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Milica Radisic, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Professor Paul Santerre, Director, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Professor Berry Smith, Vice-Dean Students, School of Graduate Studies

I also take this opportunity to extend deepest gratitude and warm thanks on behalf of the Faculty to Professor Doug Reeve for his outstanding leadership of the Department over the last 10 years. Doug’s tireless efforts to ensure the collegial and effective management of the Department are commendable and very much appreciated by colleagues, students and alumni alike. His inspired vision for the Engineering Leaders of Tomorrow program, coupled with his determination to launch the program marks just one of the many lasting contributions Doug has made to the Department and to the Faculty.

[SGS] Administrative Appointments

To: Graduate Chairs/Directors, Coordinators, Administrators and SGS Staff
CC: Meric Gertler, Rick Halpern, Amy Mullin (Tri-Campus Deans)
From: Brian Corman, Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Education

Dear Colleagues:

Consistent with the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, and approved by the Provost and the Academic Board, I am pleased to announce the following appointments:

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

Professor Michelle Murphy
Acting Director, Women and Gender Studies Institute
July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012

Professor Rowan Sage
Acting Chair and Acting Graduate Chair,
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
July 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011


FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Professor D. Grant Allen
Chair and Graduate Chair,
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2016


I thank everyone for their willingness to serve the University in the furtherance of graduate education. I am sure that you will join me in congratulating them.

With my best wishes,
Brian

[PDADC-L] Holiday Reminder - April 25

This is a reminder that in addition to the holiday on Friday April 22nd, there is a Presidential holiday on Monday April 25th. More information regarding the holiday schedule can be found at:
http://www.hrandequity.utoronto.ca/news/memoranda/0910/32.htm

[PDADC-L] Extension of Professor Ulli Krull's Term as Vice-Principal, Research, U of T Mississauga

PDAD&C#70, 2010-11

MEMORANDUM

To: Faculty, Staff and Students, University of Toronto Mississauga
PDAD&C

From: Deep Saini, Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga

Date: April 15, 2011.

Re: Extension of Professor Ulli Krull's Term as Vice-Principal, Research, University of Toronto Mississauga

It is with great pleasure that I announce that the Agenda Committee of Academic Board has approved the extension of Professor Ulli Krull's term as Vice-Principal, Research, University of Toronto Mississauga for two years, beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2013.

Professor Krull is a Professor of Analytical Chemistry and holder of the AstraZeneca Chair in Biotechnology. He is recognized as one of the leading analytical chemists in Canada. He has served as Vice-Principal, Research at the University of Toronto Mississauga since January 1, 2003, and has previously served as Associate Dean of Sciences (1994-99) and Vice-Dean, Graduate (2006-08). Past awards/honours have included the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award at UTM, the University of Toronto Faculty Award, recognizing Ulli's excellence in research, teaching, and service and, most recently, the inaugural Outstanding Contributor Award from the School of Continuing Studies. Ulli has been an exemplary administrator, has displayed extraordinary leadership, and has promoted and greatly enhanced the research mission of this campus and the University of Toronto as a whole.

Please join me in congratulating Professor Krull on the extension of his appointment.

[PDADC-L] USW Job Evaluation and Pay Equity

HR #29, 2010-11

April 14, 2011

To: PDAD&C
Professional/Managerial Staff

From: Angela Hildyard
Vice-President Human Resources and Equity

I am pleased to announce that the University and the Steelworkers have reached a tentative settlement in respect of Job Evaluation and Pay Equity; a matter that has been outstanding between the parties for a number of years.

This tentative agreement is subject to ratification by the Steelworkers bargaining unit. The vote is expected to be held at the end of this month.

Details regarding the agreement will be communicated to employees once the agreement is ratified.

Thank you for your support.

[PDADC-L] Staff Announcement - Campus and Facilities Planning

PDAD&C#69, 2010-11

TO: PDAD&C

FROM: Scott Mabury, Vice-Provost, Academic Operations

DATE: April 14, 2011

RE: Staff Announcement - Campus and Facilities Planning

With great reticence I write to announce that Elizabeth Sisam, Assistant Vice-President Campus and Facilities Planning, will take early retirement following 31 years of exemplary service.

The first project Elizabeth undertook, upon arrival in the summer of 1980, was to develop the university space standards that have since directed how the University has planned capital projects and effectively managed space utilization.

In 1990 she became Director of Campus and Facilities Planning and Assistant Vice-President in 2005. Elizabeth wrote the first comprehensive planning report for the building that later became the Earth Sciences Centre. This report was so successful in interfacing the academic plan and space standards that every new building or facility since built, and requiring governance approval, has this kind of detailed report. Elizabeth, during her leadership of the 1994 St. George Campus Master Plan, spear-headed the novel concept of seeking city-approval for campus-wide building envelopes, rather than the earlier onerous and time-consuming review of density for each building site.

"The buildings, landscapes, and overall design of the University's three campuses will evolve over centuries. While people - faculty, staff and students - will always be our greatest strength, these physical features stand among our greatest and most enduring assets. In recent decades, no one has made a larger positive impact on these real assets than Elizabeth Sisam," said U of T President David Naylor.

Elizabeth cares deeply about this university and has invested her considerable skills and passion into helping make it a great place to work, learn and discover. It has been an honour and privilege to work with Elizabeth and I will miss her steady hand and wise council.

Elizabeth will continue in her current position until July 15, 2011 after which we expect to benefit from her wisdom and insight through the occasional auspices of her independent professional practice. There will be an opportunity in the near future to celebrate her myriad accomplishments and to thank her for the outstanding service and university-wide impact of her good work.

[PDADC-L] USW General Membership Meeting - Reminder - May 12, 2011

HR #28, 2010-11

April 14, 2011

To: PDAD&C
Professional and Managerial Staff

From: Christina Sass-Kortsak
Assistant Vice-President, Human Resources

Re: USW General Membership Meeting - May 12, 2011

By email of March 10, 2010, members of PDAD&C and Professionals/Managers were advised of the dates and times of the three USW general membership meetings scheduled for 2011. The link to this information may be found at
http://www.hrandequity.utoronto.ca/news/memoranda/1011/HR_20.htm

This is a reminder that USW has scheduled a General Membership meeting for May 12, 2011 at 12 p.m. The meeting will be held on the St. George campus with video conferencing at UTSC and UTM.

The meeting location is as follows:

St. George
Bahen Centre, room 1130 (Auditorium)

UTM
South Building, room 3130 (Council Chambers)
(via video conference)

UTSC
Management Building, room MW229
(via video conference)

In accordance with the terms of the staff-appointed collective agreement between the United Steelworkers and the University of Toronto, "employees will be given time off (not to exceed two (2) hours), with no loss of regular straight time pay, up to three (3) times per year to attend General Membership Meetings of the Local Union".

We ask that those staff-appointed employees wishing to participate in the meeting who are represented by USW be permitted to leave at 11:45 a.m. in order to participate in the meeting.

Please note that in accordance with the terms of the collective agreement employees who will be attending the USW general meeting must notify their manager at least one week in advance of the meeting date. This meeting includes the employee's lunch period if it would normally occur at or about this time. Managers should expect their employees to be back to work by 2:15 p.m. or thereabouts.

There is no comparable clause in the non-appointed (casual) collective agreement. However, such employees may attend on their own time if they are not scheduled to work.

[PDADC-L] Federal Election 2011

HR #27, 2010-2011
PDAD&C #67, 2010-2011

April 12, 2011

To: PDAD&C
Professional/Managerial Staff

From: Christina Sass-Kortsak
Assistant Vice-President, Human Resources

Re: Federal Election 2011
_____________________________________________________________________________

Please ensure throughout your division that all employees whose normal work schedule would not allow them the three consecutive hours as outlined below are excused from work at an appropriate time in order to comply with the Canada Elections Act. In the forthcoming Federal Election on Monday, May 2, 2011, voting hours will run from 9:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. For the majority of employees whose normal work day ends at 5:00 p.m., no time off is required.

Under Section 132 of the Canada Elections Act:

“(1) Every employee who is an elector is entitled, during voting hours on polling day, to have three consecutive hours for the purpose of casting his or her vote and, if his or her hours of work do not allow for those three consecutive hours, his or her employer shall allow the time for voting that is necessary to provide those three consecutive hours.

(2) The time that the employer shall allow for voting under subsection (1) is at the convenience of the employer.”

Under Section 133, subsection (1) of the Act, “No employer may make a deduction from the pay of an employee, or impose a penalty, for the time that the employer shall allow for voting under subsection 132(1).”

UTFA meeting

Dear Chairs and Directors

In follow-up to our discussion today regarding UTFA representation and participation, I write to ask you to remind your faculty members that the UTFA AGM will be taking place on Wednesday, April 20 from 3:30-5:00 pm. Details are available at http://utfa.org/content/events#AGM%202011%20Events

I note in particular that there will be a vote on constitutional changes, sometime between 3:45 and 4:30. The most significant of these changes is a proposal for the establishment of term limits for members of the UTFA executive and the president. If the six year term limit passes, this will have the practical effect of not allowing the current president to run again in 2012 (he has one year left in a two year term, and it should be noted that he has announced that he will step down in 2012).

Furthermore, it will be interesting to hear the featured speaker, Martin Teplitsky. He has been the arbitrator for at least the past several rounds of salary and benefit negotiations. You may recall that he came under intense fire from the provincial government for awarding UTFA a non-zero ATB settlement in a period of time that the provincial government was trying to get public servants to settle for 0%. He also arbitrated some of the new areas of agreement concerning workload policy.

I would urge all Engineering faculty members to attend the AGM. UTFA represents the interests of all faculty and librarians on campus. I understand that some of the most research-intensive Faculties (Engineering, Science, Medicine, Law and Management) have been largely absent from discussions at either UTFA council or UTFA executive. This is an interesting period of time where UTFA and the administration have been interacting on many different issues that will affect all of us in the future. It is clear from the latest AGM newsletter which is posted both on the UTFA home page and the AGM page at http://www.utfa.org/content/agm-newsletters-agm-informationthat there are a large number of issues where UTFA would like to see change in the near future. These issues will impact us all and it is vitally important that faculty get involved in the debate to ensure that any proposed changes represent the views of all faculty members – not just those closely involved with UTFA Council and Executive.

Many thanks for your efforts to encourage engineering faculty to attend.

Cristina

Newsletter: http://www.utfa.org/content/agm-newsletters-agm-information

SSHRC deadlines: Aid to Research Workshops & Conferences; Scholarly Journals

Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences

http://sshrc.ca/site/apply-demande/program_descriptions-descriptions_de_programmes/conferences-colloques-eng.aspx

Support is available to workshops in Canada or abroad, or conferences held in Canada, to defray certain administrative and travel expenses. For workshops, up to $25,000 is available; for conferences the maximum amounts vary from $25,000 to $50,000 depending upon the number of participants. Separate conference and workshop application forms are available on the SSHRC site - it is essential that you use the appropriate form. Competitions are held twice a year, but unsuccessful applications cannot be resubmitted.

For further information and the application form, please see the program description on the SSHRC website.

Electronic submission (details on UTRS website at http://www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators/funding-sources/funding-opps/?showopp=440)

UTRS deadline: noon, April 29, 2011 SSHRC deadline: May 2, 2011
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Aid to Scholarly Journals
http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/scholarly_journals-revues_savantes-eng.aspx

Through this program, SSHRC contributes to the broad dissemination and impact of original research results in social science and humanities scholarship via Canadian scholarly journals. The program will also assist journals as they seek to take advantage of advances in communication technologies. Funds will be awarded to help defray the costs of publishing scholarly articles, to assist with distribution costs, and to support journal organizations in their transitions to digital media.

Value: Up to $30,000 per year over three years.

For further information and the application form, please see the program description on the SSHRC website.

Electronic submission only (details on UTRS website at http://www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators/funding-sources/funding-opps/?showopp=441)

Please note that these deadlines reflect a recent extension allowed by SSHRC:

UTRS deadline: June 28, 2011 SSHRC deadline: June 30, 2011

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IMPORTANT! For both opportunities, please ensure your application is eligible before you apply:

Eligibility of subject matter

Please ensure that your research is eligible for consideration by SSHRC. SSHRC will reject proposals they deem not to fall within their mandate. Their guidelines on selecting an appropriate funding agency are at http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/background-renseignements/selecting_agency-choisir_organisme_subventionnaire-eng.aspx. This is particularly relevant for researchers working in fields related to health and psychology. If you are in any doubt about the eligibility of your work for consideration by SSHRC, please contact the appropriate SSHRC program officer.

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Please review the relevant information on the SSHRC and Research Services websites. Research Services will not be reviewing the content of your proposals; if you have questions about either program, please contact us as early as possible before the internal deadline dates.

Thank you,
Sarah

--
Sarah Scott
Research Funding Officer, Social Sciences and Humanities
Office of Research Services, University of Toronto
McMurrich Building, 3rd floor
12 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, ON M5S 1S8
T: 416-978-7324 F: 416-971-2010 E: sja.scott@utoronto.ca

TAC - Canadian Transportation Awards Program

REMINDER - RECOGNIZE THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY’S BEST PLAYERS!

Help us promote the Canadian Transportation Awards Program.

Administered by the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) with the support of Transport Canada, the program recognizes leadership, excellence and achievement in all modes and segments of the transport sector.

Nominations, which must be received by May 13, are solicited for the following four award categories in 2011: Transportation Person of the Year; Award of Excellence; Award of Achievement; and Award of Academic Merit. Get the message out to your staff, association members and other transportation stakeholders!

For more information on the program, including a downloadable poster, and to submit a nomination, visit TAC’s website.

Thank you for your assistance!

The TAC Team

Connaught Summer Institute in Nanofabrication

Dear colleagues,

Would you please distribute to faculty members, postdocs, graduate students and other interested members of your community?

Connaught Summer Institute in Nanofabrication University of Toronto – June 3-11, 2011

* Nanoimprint Lithography * Optical Lithography * Electron Beam Lithography * Quantum Dots and Solution Processing * Photonic Crystals and Photonic Nanowires * Nanoplasmonics *

The Connaught Summer Institute in Nanofabrication will bring together Canadian and international experts in a variety of areas related to nanofabrication techniques for the production of nano-devices for a wide range of technological and research applications. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from internationally-renowned academic and industry experts, gain hands-on experience with the nanofabrication facilities available in the ECTI open research facilities, and present a poster on their research.

Confirmed speakers to date include:
• Pierre Berini, University of Ottawa
• Steve Brueck, University of New Mexico Center for High Technology
Materials
• Stephen Chou, Princeton University
• Richard De La Rue, University of Glasgow
• Peter Grütter, McGill University

The cleanroom lab training sessions will offer broad-based knowledge and hands-on skills on several micro- and nanofabrication technologies that are applicable in a wide range of research and technological fields. Participants will have the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art tools. Short lectures and laboratory modules will cover:
• Cleanroom technologies and safety
• Optical- and electron-beam nanolithography
• Thin film deposition
• Plasma etching
• Micro- and nano-metrology

Registration will be available shortly, but for now you can add your name to the mailing list to receive updates about the summer institute: contact ecti@utoronto.ca.
Or go to http://www.ecti.utoronto.ca/events/coming.htm


Professor J. Stewart Aitchison
Vice Dean – Research, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Interim Director, Emerging Communications Technology Institute
University of Toronto

Invitation: Liberal Red or Conservative Blue. You choose.

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I believe in Canada, and I believe that among our greatest national assets is our robust liberal democracy. When I was in Ghana this past December, I heard time and again admiration for the opportunity and institutions that have been enabled by this democracy.

That’s why, during this election, I’m co-hosting events for candidates from each of the two political parties in Canada with a chance to form a government.

I’m inviting you to strengthen our democracy too – just choose red or blue!

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Liberal Red
Conversation and Cocktails with Hon. Bob Rae, Liberal Candidate in Toronto-Centre

Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011

Time: 6 – 8 pm

Location: Tory’s LLP, 79 Wellington Street West, Reception on 33rd Floor, Toronto

Tickets: $250 (or $150 for Victory Fund donors … www.victoryfund.ca)
Tax receipt of $200 (tax credit of up to 75% of this donation amount).

Why I wanted to host this candidate:
Mr. Rae is one of Canada’s distinguished statesmen, one of the highlights being his oversight of constitutional negotiations in Sri Lanka. He is well-versed in international issues, including development – this is something I’m passionate about, and I believe Canada’s role in the world should be prominent in this election.
http://bobrae.liberal.ca/

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Conservative Blue
An evening with Corneliu Chisu P.Eng., Conservative Candidate in Pickering-Scarborough East

With special guest speaker Senator Mike Duffy

Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Time: 6 – 8 pm

Location: National Club, 303 Bay Street, Toronto

Tickets: $250
Tax receipt of $200 (tax credit of up to 75% of this donation amount).

Why I wanted to host this candidate:
Mr. Chisu is represents the best of engineering – a capable professional, who serves his profession both in Canada and abroad. He is an ambassador for science, technology and engineering leadership among his peers in the profession (elected Vice President for Professional Engineers Ontario) and by promoting youth education. As a retired Major from the Canadian Forces, he has practical experience with Canada’s foreign policy. I strongly believe we need more engineers like Mr. Chisu in parliament and legislatures across Canada.
http://www.electchisu.ca/

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I’m really hoping to see you on either Thursday April 21, 2011 or Tuesday April 26, 2011 to support Canada’s democracy.

If you have any questions about this, feel free to get in touch directly with me or my assistant at genevievemacintyre@ewb.ca or 416-642-9133. There is limited availability for these events, so please let me know ASAP if you are able to make it – RSVP by next Monday April 18, 2011.

Best regards,
George

Note: I am hosting these events in a personal capacity -- they aren't being hosted or endorsed by Engineers Without Borders.

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George Roter
CEO and Co-Founder
Engineers Without Borders Canada

366 Adelaide St. W., Suite 601
Toronto, ON M5V 1R9

t. 416-642-9142
m. 416-670-2401

http://www.ewb.ca
http://www.playyourpart.ca
http://www.myewb.ca

skype: geroter

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Sustaining Research Excellence: Challenges and Opportunities - 2010 OVPR Report

Dear Colleagues

The Office of the VP Research (OVPR) published their 2010 annual report, available at http://www.research.utoronto.ca/uploads/AnnualReport-2010.pdf

The report highlights the current institutional research challenges and opportunities we face, as we strive to sustain and enhance research excellence and leadership for UofT. The report also outlines an action plan for how the three units within the central research administration (RSO, IPO and ROCO) will focus their efforts in partnership with the Faculty to maximize impact for PIs and the University.

The OVPR has also initiated a series of meetings which are currently underway with administrators and Chairs and Directors to look at how we can improve our operational partnership.

Sincerely
Cristina Amon
Dean

On-Line Survey by NSERC/RIM Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering

NSERC is conducting a survey of final year students in engineering and computer science programs to ask about their plans post-graduation as well as their perceptions of the workplace.

Survey should be able to be completed in about 10 minutes.

The link for the online survey is:
http://surveymonkey/career2011

TV Show Looking for Inventors

Do you have a unique invention? Have you found a genius solution to an everyday problem? If so, our TV show could help you develop and market it to the world!
In BACKYARD INVENTORS, one of the world’s leading inventors – DOUG HALL - will show you how to turn a great idea into a real product, ready to be pitched to big business.
Doug Hall is a first-season judge on ABC's American Inventor show and the founder of Eureka! Ranch. In this new TV series he will showcase the undiscovered talent, energy and raw passion of everyday inventors who have yet to unleash their ideas to the public.
In every episode of this new series, Doug will invite two inventors to his Eureka! Ranch, where they will get expert coaching from his team. And then the opportunity of a lifetime – a chance to pitch their idea to executives from a big corporation.
If you are from Ontario, Canada, and willing to take part in the pilot episode of this exciting new series, we want to hear from you!

At present we are searching for candidates who have an invention:

1) In working prototype stage – no sales;
2) That is unique and visually interesting – and can be tested by our host;
3) Which is for everyday use – something that every Canadian should own!
CONTACT US TODAY!

To be eligible to apply, you need to be willing and available for a full day of filming on May 19th or 20th. This shoot will either take place at your own home (where you work on your invention) or at another location – to be announced – within driving distance of your hometown.
Participants that are chosen by Doug to go to Eureka! Ranch must be willing to fly to the US for five days, leaving May 30th and returning June 4th. A valid passport is essential.

To submit applications or if you have any questions, please email:

casting@gorillamediainc.com

To be considered for the show, please attach:

1) A completed application form. Please download from www.gorillamediainc.com/inventors_apply_here.pdf

2) A digital image of your invention, workspace and of yourself!

*DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: APRIL 26TH*

We look forward to hearing about you – and your extraordinary backyard invention.

To learn more about host Doug Hall, please visit http://www.doughall.com/

Thanks and good luck!

Graduate Fellowships in Nanotechnology

2011 Competition for WIN Nanofellowships

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) has awarded 85 Nanofellowships since 2008. These prestigious fellowships are valued at $10,000 each and are awarded to new graduate applicants and current MSc and PhD students who intend to pursue research projects and cross-disciplinary collaboration in nanotechnology at WIN. Canadian and international applicants with outstanding academic qualifications and research potential are encouraged to apply. The fourth round competition for Nanofellowships is now open online and for information on WIN research expertise and opportunities, please visit: nano.uwaterloo.ca.

Regards,

Ariel Chan, PhD
Assistant Director, Research Programs
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
Office: (519) 888-4567, ext. 36801
Fax : (519) 746-7484
Email: ariel.chan@uwaterloo.ca
URL: www.nano.uwaterloo.ca

2011 Promise Signing Ceremony

Good Afternoon Everyone,

A Promise to Future Generations is a voluntary promise and an active choice made by those who believe they have a duty to protect the rights of future generations to enjoy this bountiful earth.

Our 3rd Annual Promise Signing Ceremony will take place on June 15th at about 1pm in the U of T Art Centre. If you would like to commit to the Promise along with the 2011 graduating class, please register at PTFG.org BEFORE FRIDAY APRIL 15th.

There is a $10 cost for the framed, personalized Promise. While this is optional for the first time in 2011 (you can participate in the ceremony and include your name on the register at no charge), we encourage you to purchase this reminder of your commitment and display it somewhere you will see everyday, like on your desk. An ongoing commitment to upholding the values of the Promise is essential to driving change in our society and protecting the rights of future generations!

Any questions or concerns, please let us know - promisetofuturegen@gmail.com

Remember, sign up at PTFG.org before Friday April 15th!

The Promise Committee, U of T

----------------Some additional information about this initiative----------------

A PROMISE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS

What is the Promise?

The Promise to Future Generations is a student-driven initiative that was started in 2009 by a group of civil engineering students. It was adapted from a document written by Jacques Cousteau in the 1970’s entitled “Bill of Rights for Future Generations”.
A Promise to Future Generations is a voluntary promise – an active choice made by those who believe they have a duty to protect the rights of future generations to enjoy this bountiful earth. Those who choose to commit to this promise will participate in a signing ceremony to declare the promise with like-minded peers and future colleagues.

Why do we need the Promise?

Today we face some amazing challenges: worldwide problems of climate change and diminishing supplies of inexpensive carbon-based energy. These problems not only threaten our ability, but the ability of future generations to meet their needs, to fulfill their dreams, and to determine their destinies. This generation needs to be at the forefront of solutions to these problems so we must stand up, speak up and lead.

Who can sign the Promise?

The Promise is geared towards students in the final year of their undergraduate studies. However, we encourage faculty, alumni and staff from the university to make this commitment as well and sign the Promise with the students. Everyone is welcome.

When is the signing ceremony?

The inaugural signing ceremony was held June 19, 2009 and over 80 students, professor, staff and alumni signing the Promise. As this initiative has gained momentum over the past two years, we hope to continue the tradition with a growing body of signatories at the 2011 Signing Ceremony and in the years to come.

Where is the Promise headed?

The Promise has been growing beyond the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, to the rest of the University and to industry. Our hope is to one day have everyone make this Promise and be one step closer to a world where we are honour-bound to respect the rights of future generations.

[PDADC-L] Secondment of Karel Swift as Assistant Provost Registrarial

PDADC#66, 2010-11

MEMORANDUM

To: PDAD&C
From: Jill Matus, Vice-Provost, Students
Date: April 7, 2011
Re: Secondment of Karel Swift as Assistant Provost Registrarial

I am pleased to announce that Karel Swift has accepted a special secondment until December 2011 to Simcoe Hall in the position of Assistant Provost Registrarial, effective Monday April 11. In this capacity she will assume a lead position in the NGSIS (Next Generation Student Information Services) project of replacing ROSI and will also advise on registrarial policy revisions. She will bring her considerable institutional experience and wisdom to these important projects. Richard Levin will continue as Acting University Registrar for this period.

[PDADC-L] New Alumni Website

The Division of University Advancement has launched a new website, which includes the first of a series of Alumni Video Portraits. Although this new site is primarily intended for our thousands of alumni worldwide, we think it will also be of real interest to our faculty, staff and students. Please take a minute to visit http://www.alumni.utoronto.ca

Angela Hildyard
Vice-President Human Resources and Equity

Cheryl Misak
Vice-President and Provost

[PDADC-L] Tri Council Policy Statement (TCPS2 - 2010) on Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

MEMORANDUM

To: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors, and Chairs

From: Professor Paul Young, Vice-President, Research

Date: March 24, 2011

Subject: Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2 2010)


On December 6, 2010, the second edition of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2 2010) was released by the federal granting agencies and now supersedes the first edition.

The Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS 1998) was developed by the three federal granting agencies (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC, collectively the Tri-Council) to be a single ethics guidance document for human participant research in Canada. The University of Toronto, as a recipient of funds from all three federal agencies, complies with its requirements in the review, oversight and conduct of research that involves human participants and/or personal information.

TCPS2 2010 represents a significant overhaul of TCPS, reorganizing the 1998 document for a better flow, clarifying and providing context on articles within, and expanding or adding chapters including ones on qualitative research, Aboriginal research and internet research. A Table of Concordance summarizing the substantial differences between TCPS 1998 and TCPS2 2010 is attached for your convenience.

The Office of Research Ethics (ORE) and Research Ethics Policy and Advisory Committee (REPAC) will be working with my office, Research Oversight and Compliance Office (ROCO), researchers and the University of Toronto Research Ethics Boards (REBs) to analyze TCPS2 2010 and revise the University’s policies, practices, and guidelines in line with the new requirements.

TCPS2 can be found at:
http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/resources-ressources/news-nouvelles/nr-cp/2010-12-07/

In the event you may have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Rachel Zand, Director Office of Research Ethics at rachel.zand@utoronto.ca.

MIE Newsletter Vol. 02 // No. 37

April 4, 2011 Vol. 02 // No. 37

Table of Contents: Chair's Office // Awards and Recognition // Research Activities // Seminars // Graduate Studies // Student Affairs // Job Opportunities // Announcements // Vacation // Previous Newsletter & Links


Chair's Office

AMIGAS Coffee Break

On Thursday, March 31 MIE graduate students met over coffee/tea and treats in the graduate lounge.

More Photos


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



Robert J. Howard (IndE 7T2), President & CEO, St. Michael's Hospital


Industrial Engineering in Healthcare...It's about time!

Date: Wednesday, April 6
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Michael E. Charles Council Chamber, GB202

Register online. Reception to follow in GB202.


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Women and Leadership: Lessons from the White House

Date: Thursday, April 7
Time: 4 - 6 p.m.
Location: Michael E. Charles Council Chamber, GB202
Register online



The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering is honoured to host Dr. Connie Mariano for a special invited talk. Dr. Mariano served nine years at the White House where she was physician to three sitting American Presidents.

Outlining her journey through education, science & medicine, military, government service, private practice and now, publishing, Dr. Mariano will offer ideas about empowerment, inspiration, courage, and wisdom. She speaks to finding your passion and purpose in life – especially in the fields of science and education.

The UofT Bookstore will be selling copies of Dr. Mariano's book The White House Doctor: My Patients were Presidents, A Memoir, and Dr. Mariano will be available to sign copies.

Learn more


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New Wireless Access in MC

A new UTORwin wireless Access-Point has been installed within the MC 1st floor hallway. The signal should provide adequate wireless access to all MIE offices in the area.

Learn more



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Services Centre Open House

The open house of the new services centre has been delayed until signage, furniture, and artwork are complete.


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Become Involved in U of T Governance – 2011 Call for Applicants

U of T Governance is providing a wonderful opportunity for well-qualified individuals in the University community to apply to serve as appointed (non-Governing Council) members on a Governing Council Board.

The deadline for applications is Friday, April 8.

Learn more


Awards & Recognition
Chirag Variawa (MSE 0T9, MIE PhD candidate) » U of T Governing Council



Chirag Variawa (MSE 0T9, MIE PhD candidate) has become the first graduate student governor from Engineering, winning his seat in the 2011-2012 Governing Council elections. As of July 1, Variawa will represent graduate students from across the University's Constituency II, which includes Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering (School of Graduate Studies Divisions III & IV).

It is of particular importance to Variawa that in recent years there has not been a graduate engineering student voice in policymaking U of T. Variawa requests that you contact him if there is an issue you feel should be brought to Governing Council.

Read more


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Prof. Carter » Hamilton Spectator

Prof. Michael Carter has been quoted three times in the past three weeks in the Hamilton Spectator concerning problems in with the Hamilton area ambulance service and the decision by Hamilton Health Sciences to convert the emergency department at the McMaster Hospital to a children's only ED as of April 4.

• St. Joe's preparing for more sick patients April 4
• City on track for worst ambulance shortage ever
• Mac making big changes Monday



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Prof. Goldenberg » CBC Radio, Spark

For an upcoming episode of CBC Radio program, Spark, host Nora Young interviewed Prof. Andrew Goldenberg. She asked Prof. Goldenberg to shed some light on why researchers are interested in replicating the human form. You can hear the full, uncut interview (available for download) on the CBC Spark website.


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Prof. Guenther » Nature technology feature

A technology feature in the journal Nature highlights a microfluidic chip for the investigation of small blood vessels that was developed by Prof. Axel Guenther in collaboration with Prof. Steffen-Sebastian Bolz (Department of Physiology). The technology is currently being commercialized by Quorum Technologies (Guelph, ON).

Read more

Research Activities
Conference Attendance

Prof. Andreas Mandelis will be visiting the College of Optics & Photonics affiliated with the University of Central Florida on April 7 & 8, to present an invited lecture entitled Novel Biomedical Photoacoustic and Thermophotonic Imagers and Biosensors: State of the science and technology.



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Connaught Summer Institute in Nanofabrication

Dates: Friday, June 3 - Saturday, June 11
Location: University of Toronto

The Connaught Summer Institute in Nanofabrication will bring together Canadian and international experts in a variety of areas related to nanofabrication techniques for the production of nano-devices for a wide range of technological and research applications. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from internationally-renowned academic and industry experts, gain hands-on experience with the nanofabrication facilities available in the ECTI open research facilities, and present a poster on their research.

Learn more


Seminars
MIE Seminar Series » Osteoarthritis and Fat: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Distinguished speaker: Farshid Guilak, Laszlo Ormandy Professor & Director, Orthopaedic Bioengineering Laboratory, Surgery, Duke University, Durham
Date: Friday, April 8
Time: 2:10 p.m.
Location: MC102


Graduate Studies
Summer Session Course Enrolment

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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PhD Thesis Seminar

Bardia Bina presents: Design of a Digital Wide-Angle Zoom Lens for Telemanipulation Applications
Date: Tuesday, April 5
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Location: RS207
Exam committee: Prof. P. Milgram (supervisor); Dr. J. Hollands (exam chair); and Prof. P. Kim.


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MASc Oral Exam

Jason Li presents: Nanowire FET Biosensors for in Vitro Protein Quantification
Date: Thursday, April 7
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: BA8227
Exam committee: Prof. Y. Sun (co-supervisor and exam chair); Prof. L. You (co-supervisor); Prof. C. Simmons; and Prof. F. Ben Amara.



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PhD Final Oral Exam

Sharareh Taghipour presents: Reliability and Maintenance of Medical Devices
Date: Monday, April 11
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: School of Graduate Studies, 63 St. George Street, Rm. 301
Exam committee: Prof. C. Yip (exam chair, IBBME); Prof. A. Jardine (co-supervisor); Dr. D. Banjevic (co-supervisor); Prof. T. Chau; Prof. D. Aleman; and Professor T. Chan.
External examiner: Prof. David Coit (State University of New Jersey, Rutgers).


Student Affairs
Third Year Design Competition

Date: Tuesday, April 5
Time: 2 - 5 p.m.
Location: Sanford Flemming (SF) Atrium

Third year undergraduate mechanical students will be showcasing their final design projects (MIE341) in a competition on Tuesday, April 5. Their goal is to design a crash test dummy, an assembly line for the dummy, and a test car. They will be competing against each other in one-on-one battles.



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2011 HFIG Industry Panel

MIE is proud sponsor of the 2011 Human Factors Interest Group (HFIG) industry panel held on Wednesday, March 23. The panelists provided a very interesting and engaging experience for the students who attended the session in RS R211. A dinner followed in MC 311 with the panel members: Dr. Ming Hou (DRDC); Deborah Chen (UHN); Harumi Takeshita (CIBC); and Mehdi Ravandi (ViewOh).

Undergraduate students expressed an interest not only in HFIG as a group, but also in continuing their education both through undergraduate thesis topics and even graduate degrees with U of T professors or internships with our panelists.


Job Opportunities
Faculty Positions » University at Buffalo

Candidates are sought with research expertise in Information Systems, Information Fusion, Operations Research, High Performance Computing, or Human Factors, applied to one or more of the following areas: Energy Systems Modeling and Analysis, Smart Grid, Healthcare Systems, Cyber Security, and Homeland Security. Candidates are expected to establish a strong, externally funded and recognized research program and to teach at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

How to apply




Announcements
North America Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers (NACSAE)

Haifeng Liu (PhD MechE 0T0) who was supervised by Prof. Jim Wallace, has been working with GM Powertrain in Michigan. He is currently a supervisor/manager for a group of 15 sr. engineers in GM Powertrain and globally 30 engineers support GM Global business in Mr. Liu's area.

Recently, a new Chinese Association (North America Chinese Society of Automotive Engineers) has been formed. There is no membership fee and the group plans to provide networking opportunities.

Learn more



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Society of Tribology and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Newsletter

Click here to read the April issue of STLE.


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University of Toronto Team » Weekend to End Women's Cancers

Rotman MBA student Jennifer Rosart is organizing at University of Toronto team that will participate in the Weekend to End Women's Cancers.

Please contact Jennifer for more information or to sign-up for the team.


VacationStaff:

Tomas Bernreiter, Laboratory Engineer and Manager: April 4 - 8

Sandra Chotilal, Research Accountant: March 28 - April 12

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CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY (CSA): Flights for the Advancement of Science & Technology (FAST)

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CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY (CSA): Flights for the Advancement of Science & Technology (FAST)

SPONSOR DEADLINE: FRIDAY May 13, 2011 (5:00 pm EDT)
FIRM INTERNAL DEADLINE: FRIDAY, May 6, 2011

OBJECTIVES
 Aims at providing grants for activities requiring access to space and sub-orbital flights or ground-based facilities or field sites on Earth in order to develop highly qualified personnel (HQP) while conducting science investigations or performing technology demonstrations, simulations, or validations;
 Foster the continuing development of a critical mass of researchers and HQP by providing a training ground for both the current and next generation of scientists and engineers; and
 Support the development of science and technology relevant to CSA's priorities through the use of research platforms including stratospheric balloons, aircraft, sounding rockets, nanosatellites, cubesats, ground-based facilities and field sites.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR INTERNAL REVIEW & SIGNATURE

Please submit the following to Research Services by the internal deadline on May 6th:
 Completed and signed RIS form
 A completed typed original application form signed by the Applicant (NOTE: The Department Chair and/or Vice Dean-Research does not have to sign the application form itself. See below.)
 A copy of the document(s) confirming the legal name of the Applicant (see below)
 A copy of the application (identical to the signed paper copy) on a standard electronic media (USB flash drive, CD or DVD);
 Curriculum vitae for the Principal Investigator (4 pages maximum) and all Co-Investigators and Collaborators (2 pages maximum each) listed in the proposal. NSERC Form 100s should be submitted.
 Signed letters from other funding contributors confirming their contributions (if applicable)
 Declaration on Confidentiality, Access to Information and Privacy Act form to be signed by the Duly Authorized Representative (see below)
 Completed Environment Assessment Checklist by the applicant to be signed by the Duly Authorized Representative (see below)
 IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
a. This program allows overhead (administrative) costs. The UofT overhead rate is 20% (of total direct costs). Please include this in the proposed budget.
b. The Duly Authorized Representative is Drew Gyorke, Director, Agency & Foundation Funding, Research Services.
c. The legal name of the University is "The Governing Council of the University of Toronto".

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Program Description & Criteria for Eligibility: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/ao/2011_fast.asp
Application Requirements: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/ao/2011_fast.asp#s4
Selection Process: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/ao/2011_fast.asp#s5

CSA CONTACT PERSON:
Martin Lebeuf
Head (internal assignment)
Research & Training Infrastructure Programs
Canadian Space Agency
6767 Route de l'Aéroport
Saint-Hubert, QC, J3Y 8Y9
Phone: 450-926-6766
E-mail: martin.lebeuf@asc-csa.gc.ca

RESEARCH SERVICES CONTACT PERSON:
Mike Folinas
Research Funding Manager
E-mail: m.folinas@utoronto.ca; Tel. 416-978-7118

Mike Folinas
Research Funding Manager
Natural Science and Engineering
Agency & Foundation Funding
Office of the Vice President, Research
University of Toronto
McMurrich Building - 3rd floor
12 Queen's Park Crescent West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1S8
Tel. 416-978-7118 Fax. 416-971-2010
Website: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/
Empathy and the earthquake: Sociologist Scott Schieman explores the emotional response to tragic events at http://www.research.utoronto.ca/behind_the_headlines/empathy-and-the-earthquake/

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