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News & Announcements
Nicole Weckman joining ChemE in Jan 2023
Nicole Weckman (ISTEP, ChemE) has been appointed the Paul Cadario Chair in Global Engineering. Starting in Jan 2023, she will advance engineering solutions for vulnerable communities all over the world.
LLE with Kelly Stevens
On Wed, Oct 5 from 12-1PM, Kelly Stevens from the University of Washington will be giving our first LLE talk of the season titled, Engineering Human Organoids, Organs, and Societies.
Congratulations to Sourojeet Chakraborty
Sourojeet Chakraborty (ChemE PhD candidate) will be presenting his research on a new theory to successfully predict the design of emulsions with targeted shelf-lives at the upcoming 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting.
CEGSA Thanksgiving Lunch
On Thu Oct 6 from 12-2PM in the grad common room, CEGSA will be hosting its Thanksgiving Lunch (Thai flavoured). Sign up if you plan to attend. The cost is $5 without your own tupperware or canned food donation.
Protect your belongings
Thefts occur periodically in U of T buildings. Please ensure that rooms are locked following after-hour use and that personal belongings and attractive items and equipment are secured and stored out-of-sight as much as possible.

Faculty News
SAVE THE DATE: Hot Drink for Thought
ChemE's Teaching Effectiveness Committee will be hosting a new series called Hot Drink for Thought throughout the academic year. The first session will be held on Tue Oct 11 from 3-4PM (room TBD) and will review the content and delivery of lab courses with the objective to 1) share this information with everyone; and 2) identify professors whose courses could benefit from these labs.

Student News
UTCV recruiting new members
University of Toronto Chemical Vehicles (UTCV) is recruiting new members for the 2022-2023 academic year! The deadline to apply is midnight on Sat Oct 1. Don’t hesitate to reach out to contact.utcv@gmail.com for any questions. 

2022-23 CPSIF now accepting applications!
The 2022-23 Centralized Process for Student Initiative Funding (CPSIF) is now accepting applications. The deadline to apply is 12PM on Mon Oct 3.

OWWA Trivia Night
The Ontario Water Works Association (OWWA) U of T Student Chapter is inviting you to join its Water Trivia Night on Wed Oct 5 at 5:30PM. This is a good opportunity to test your water trivia knowledge and cooperate with other students and young professionals. Prizes will be offered to the winning team. There will also be food and a raffle.

New student advisory group
The Office of the Vice-Provost, Strategic Enrolment Management is looking for students to join its newly created Student Advisory Group to provide meaningful input on enrolment and registrar policies, processes, and initiatives. Applications will be accepted until Fri Oct 7.

1-on-1 meetings with the Chair
Meet with ChemE Chair Ramin Farnood 1-on-1 to share your student experience.

Seminars & Conferences
Fred Kan Distinguished Lecture
ISTEP is excited to recommence the Fred Kan Distinguished Lecture series with a talk by Jason Millar, Canada Research Chair in the Ethical Engineering of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. The hybrid event will take place on Mon Oct 3 starting at 6:30PM. Registration required.

EEDIAG's TIPS series
The Engineering Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Action Group (EEDIAG) is hosting its Towards Inclusion Practices Series (TIPS) on Mon Oct 3 (GB202 from 12-1:30PM, lunch provided) and Tue Oct 4 (virtually). Registration required.

Upcoming Events


October 5, 2022 - LLE: Engineering Human Organoids, Organs, and Societies (Kelly Stevens, University of Washington) | 12-1PM | Zoom

October 12, 2022 - LLE: Innovation in Sustainable Nanomaterials for Advanced Engineering Applications (Michael Tam, University of Waterloo) | 12-1PM | WB116

October 19, 2022 - LLE: Understanding Molecular Crystals from First Principles (Leeor Kronik, Weizmann Institute of Science) | 12-1PM | Zoom

November 2, 2022 - LLE: Mapping and Engineering Microbiomes of the Mammalian Gut and in Soil Environments (Harris Wang, Columbia University) | 12-1PM | WB116

November 16, 2022 - LLE: From Mitigating Climate Change to Enhancing Access to Safe Water: Unmet Global Challenges and Role of Chemical Engineering (Arup SenGupta, Lehigh University) | 12-1PM | WB116

November 30, 2022 - LLE: How Can Research in Solar Energy Harvesting and Electrified Chemical Synthesis Contribute to Defossilization? (Ted Sargent, U of T) | 12-1PM | Zoom

December 7, 2022 - LLE: The Interactions of Airborne Particles with Surfaces (Cliff Davidson, Syracuse University) | 12-1PM | WB116

January 25, 2023 - LLE: Injectable and 3D-Printable Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering (Tony Mikos, Rice University) | 12-1PM | Zoom

February 1, 2023 - LLE: The Role of Carbon Capture in Meeting Net-Zero Carbon Goals (Jennifer Wilcox, University of Pennsylvania) | 12-1PM | Zoom

February 8, 2023 - LLE: Application of Genome-enabled Tools to Groundwater and Wastewater Samples. What Can We Learn? (Elizabeth Edwards, U of T) | 12-1PM | WB116

February 15, 2023 - LLE: Catalytic Gasification of Waste: Economic and Technical Feasibility (Josephine Hill, University of Calgary) | 12-1PM | WB116

March 1, 2023 - LLE: Multifunctional Polymer-based Materials for Medicine and Sustainable Products (Andreas Lendlein, University of Potsdam) | 12-1PM | WB116

March 8, 2023 - LLE: Process Systems Engineering Approaches Towards Sustainable Solutions: Path to Circular Economy (Marianthi Ierapetritou, University of Delaware) | 12-1PM | WB116

March 15, 2023 - LLE: The Role and Contribution of Engineers in Addressing Global Nutrition Challenges – Experiences From the Field (Rizwan Yusufali, UNICEF) | 12-1PM | WB116

March 29, 2023 - LLE: Education in Engineering Lecture: New Directions for Chemical Engineering (Eric Kaler, Case Western Reserve University) | 12-1PM | WB116

April 5, 2023 - LLE: An Integrated Multi-scale Modeling Approach for 13C Metabolic Flux Analysis in Microbial Communities (Maciek Antoniewicz, University of Michigan) | 12-1PM | WB116

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