Chair's Office
February 6, 2012
Volume 3, Issue 29
In this issue:
Honours and Awards
Research Activities
Seminars
Graduate Studies
Student Affairs
Announcements
Job Opportunities
Vacation
Archives
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New U of T Voicemail System for St. George Campus
St. George campus is migrating to a new voicemail system (CallXpress) scheduled to change Saturday, February 11. All mailbox subscribers received a broadcast message about the new service on Monday January 23. Click here and here for more information.
MIE Newsletter
A reminder newsletter submissions are due by 12 noon on Thursdays (for Monday's issue). Content received after the deadline will be added to the next issue. Please send your submissions to newsletter@mie.utoronto.ca.
Save the Date! Celebrating Engineering Excellence Reception
Professor Cristina Amon, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, invites all faculty and staff to attend the 5th annual Celebrating Engineering Excellence Reception. Join us in celebrating another outstanding year for the Faculty, with honours, awards and major research grants.
Date: Wednesday, April 18
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: GB202
Rsvp by April 11 to Carolyn Farrell or call 416-978-8666.
University Closure » Family Day
The University and Department will be closed for Family Day (Monday, February 20). The machine shop will close early on Friday, February 17 at 2:00 p.m. and Department offices will close at 3:00 p.m.
Honours and Awards
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Professor Steinman Elected ASME Fellow Professor Steinman will receive his award at the Society's Summer Bioengineering Conference (SBC) June 20 to 23 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. He is the Technical Program Chair of SBC 2012. MASc Student Aaron Guan Wins First Place and $10K Scholarship at AUTO21 TestDRIVE
Two MIE Student Teams Win for "Innovative Design" at UTEK At the U of T Engineering Kompetitions (UTEK) held Saturday, January 21, team members Iaroslav Jemtchoujnikov, Waleed Ishaque, and Irshad Chady won First Place for their entry entitled "Automated Snow Removal System (ASRS)". Team members Chun Teng Kua, Fady Salib, John Nguyen, and Eu Jin Ooi received Second Place and the Proficiency Award for their entry entitled "Portable Medical Assistance Computer (PMAC)". The designs were developed for the MIE Capstone Design and are being completed through the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Connections Program, with supervision by Professors William L. Cleghorn and James K. Mills.The two teams will now enter their designs at the Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC) during February. Read more |
A new biodegradable material made from shrimp and crab shells that can replace petroleum-based plastics used in auto components helped MASc student Aaron Guan (supervisor: Hani Naguib) win the 
Research Activities
Business News Network » Centre for Research in Healthcare Engineering (CRHE)
Professor Michael Carter of the Centre for Research in Healthcare Engineering (CRHE) and CRHE director, Neil McEvoy, were recently on Business News Network (BNN) to discuss how engineering can be used to improve the healthcare system. To see the video clip, visit the BNN website.
Professor Meguid Joins "Acta Mechanica" Advisory Board
Professor Shaker A. Meguid has accepted an invitation to join the Advisory Board the journal "Acta Mechanica" (Springer) for a 3-year term (February 2012 – January 2015). Since 1965, "Acta Mechanica" has been a leading journal in theoretical and applied mechanics.
Professor Meguid » Invited Talks at Rutgers and CUNY
Professor Shaker A. Meguid will be giving an invited talk in the Aerospace Engineering Department at Rutgers University on Wednesday, February 15 entitled "Multifunctional Nanocomposites: Trends and Prospects". He will also give another invited talk in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the City College of New York (CUNY) on Thursday, February 16, 2012 entitled "Nano-Tailored Aerospace Composites for Self-Health Monitoring of Damage".
Professor Sinclair » Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB)
Professor Tony Sinclair will be at McMaster University in Hamilton, February 5-7. He is vice-chair of a Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) team evaluating the Mechatronics Engineering program.
CIHR Proof of Principle - Phase II (Winter 2012 Competition)
Deadline: February 7, 2012
Call for Proposals: CIHR Industry-Partnered Collaborative Research
Deadline: February 23, 2012
Canada Rising Stars in Global Health – Grand Challenges in Global Health Program
Deadline: March 23, 2012
NSERC 2012 Strategic Project Grants Competition
Deadline: April 1, 2012
IPO Funding Opportunity: FedDev Ontario ARC Initiative Extension
Deadline: May 7, 2012Seminars
MIE Distinguished Seminar Series » Designing Effective Human-Automation Teams
Speaker: Dr. Amy R. Pritchett, David S. Lewis Associate Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering and Joint Associate Professor, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Tech
Date: Friday, February 10
Time: 2:10 p.m.
Location: MC102
An Integrative Approach to Cardiovascular Biomechanics: The Ghent Experience
Speaker: Patrick Segers, PhD on behalf of IBiTech-bioMMeda, Ghent University, Belgium
Date: Monday, February 6
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: WB219
Graduate Studies
PhD Final Oral Exam
Pedram Sahba: "The Benefit of Capacity Pooling for Repairable Spare Parts"
Date: Tuesday, February 7
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: School of Graduate Studies, 63 St. George Street, Rm. 111
Exam committee: Professors B. Balcioglu (supervisor), C-G Lee, D. Banjevic and D. Frances
External examiner: Professor Hans Frenk, Sabanci University
Exam chair: Professor Robert Morris, Department of Chemistry
PhD Dept. Oral Exam
Tilak Dutta: "Reducing Low Back Loading in Caregivers"
Date: Wednesday, February 8
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Toronto Rehab Institute
Exam committee: Professors G. Fernie (supervisor and exam chair), M. Popovic, C. Simmons and K. McGilton
MASc Oral Exam
William Luff: "Reliability Models for Linear Assets"
Date: Thursday, February 9
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: MC123
Exam committee: Professors A.K.S. Jardine (supervisor), C-G Lee (exam chair) and D. Banjevic
Student Affairs
The Skule™ Engineering Competitions (SEC 2012)
The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering is proud to sponsor The Skule™ Engineering Competitions (SEC 2012) held on Saturday, January 28. The event included design, consulting, oral and technical poster competitions and was open to all students from Engineering. The day is organized by the University of Toronto student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME). More than 100 students took part with 7 design entries and 8 consulting entries. This event will be a milestone event, as the largest competition next to U of T Engineering Kompetitions (UTEK).
Mechanical Engineering Techniques Summer Program for Engineering Students
George Brown College and U of T are presenting a 14-week intensive summer internship program to develop hands-on technical skills. Learn welding, computer-aided machining, hydraulics, pneumatics, milling, lathe work, etc. Further background and application instructions are available at www.mie.utoronto.ca/summer, or contact Professor Tony Sinclair (sinclair@mie.utoronto.ca) or visit him in MC415.
Formula SAE Racing » February 2012 Newsletter
New Application Procedures for Undergraduate Student Club Funding Requests
New Institute for Multidisciplinary Design and Innovation (UT-IMDI)
Announcements
The Operations Research Challenge (TORCH) for High School Students
On Saturday, March 17, students from area high schools will participate in the 2nd annual Operations Research Challenge, a one-day contest organized by the TIDEL group (Professor Chris Beck). The contest's goal is to educate and interest students in operations research, a field of study that through the use of techniques from engineering, computer science and mathematics, aims to understand and solve complex decision-making problems. Teams of 3-4 students will test their abilities to make good decisions in a variety of situations.
The competition will be followed by a 30-minute "Introduction to Operations Research" lecture by Professor Timothy Chan, a discussion of the solutions and an awards ceremony. If you know a high school student who might be interested, please encourage him/her to check-out the contest's website. If you have questions contact ORChallenge@mie.utoronto.ca.
The event is supported by the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, AMIGAS and UTORG.
Date: Saturday, March 17
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Bahen Centre Lobby, 40 St. George Street
Job Opportunities
Design Engineer » University of Toronto, St. George Campus
Engineer (preferably mechanical, civil - wastewater) with hands-on experience in conceptual design and prototype construction using mechanical components. This half-year term contract position is part of a multi-centre effort funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Shantou University, College of Engineering, Guangdong Province, China
Open positions in Design and Manufacturing Engineering include both visiting and regular renewable term positions for national and international applicants.
Vacation |
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Feb. 6 & 7 |
Nina Haikara, Communications & Special Projects Coordinator Eleanor Morris, Executive Assistant to the Chair Joey Wong, Computer System Administrator |
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