Executive Committee Meeting The MIE executive committee had its first meeting on Friday July 10, 2009. Catherine Gagne, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Faculty, presented the new budget model, and Jean Zu reported the recent departmental changes and arrangements. The meeting will resume at 1:00pm on Monday, July 13th. |
New MIE E-Newsletter The web-based MIE Newsletter has now replaced the MIExpress. Eric Lin, a summer student working in Jean Zu's lab, was the main developer of the e-Newsletter design. The picture of the MIE building was taken by Alice McQarrie. Kate Brand, Oscar del Rio and Yu Sun also provided valuable help to the development of the newsletter. The work from all these people is greatly appreciated. |
Available Rooms for Events and Meetings BA8256 is a state-of-the-art conference rooms within the Faculty of Engineering. As part of the Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies (Director: Javad Mostaghimi), the room is shared among the Faculty, the Centre, and MIE, and is available for MIE use. Please send booking requests to Alice McQuarrie at reception@mie.utoronto.ca Other MIE rooms available for meetings and events are: MC331, MC310, MC123A, MB101, and RS207. |
Wash Your Hands Through the efforts of Joe Baptista, the department will install hand sanitizers in the following places: Main entrance of MC building Side entrance of MC building Common room, MC330 U/g common room, MB225 Faculty Lounge, MC317 Graduate studies office Undergraduate studies office Undergraduate students' receiving area; |
Departmental Signage Upgrade The department will be upgrading the office and lab signs in MC, RS, MB, and HA. The machine shop will no longer be engraving the signs. Instead they will be printed on high quality paper to be installed in a glass frame. The signs will have the same blue background with white lettering, but will allow us to change signs quickly while maintaining a high-quality appearance. |
Undergraduate Lab Manager Appointed To ensure that undergraduate labs run more effectively, Tom Bernreiter has been appointed the undergraduate lab manager, reporting to the Vice Chair, Professor Chandra. |
Appreciation Reception Photographs  To see all the pictures from the reception, please go to: http://picasaweb.google.com/utmie.news/MIEReceptionJune302009 |
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| .July 10, 2009. | Vol. 01 // No. 01 |
Canadian Science Policy Conference Better policies, better science The Canadian Science Policy Conference will take place October 28th-30th, 2009, in Toronto. This year’s keynote speaker will be Preston Manning, and the conference will feature 11 panels with over 50 speakers. The early-bird registration deadline is August 15th, 2009. For more information, please visit www.sciencepolicy.ca |
| MIE Professor Featured on CBC Prof. Mariano Consens was featured on the July 8th CBC News report, “Ron Charles reports: Computer virus copied thousands of Alberta health records.” Please see the full report at: http://www.cbc.ca/clips/mov/charles-virus090708.mov with a brief follow-up article at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2009/07/08/edmonton-computer-virus-health.html |
ASRM Award A team from the Advanced Micro and Nanosystems Lab (Z. Lu, X.Y. Liu, and Y. Sun) was awarded the 2009 First Prize for Technical Achievement in Video by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). The team will present at the ASRM annual meeting in October in Atlanta, Georgia. |
MASc Oral Exam Christine Chan will take her MASc Oral Exam, titled Development and Characterization of Polypyrrole Actuators and Conductive Composites. Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Time: 1:00 PM Location: Clarice Chalmers Conference Room (MC331) Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Building Exam Committee: Professor. H. Naguib (Exam Chair and Supervisor), Professor A. Guenther, and Professor K. Lian. |
Ph.D. Final Oral Exam Lidai Wang will take his Ph.D. Final Oral Exam on his research, titled Development of Automated Robotic Microassembly for Three-Dimensional Microsystems. Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Time: 10:00 AM Location: R. D. Venter Room (MB101), Mining Building, 170 College Street Exam Committee: Professor C. Rackoff (Exam Chair, Department of Computer Science), Professor W.L. Cleghorn (Supervisor), Professor J.W. Zu, Professor F. Ben Amara, and Professor R. Ben Mrad. Non-Voting Member: Professor J.K. Mills, Supervisor External Examiner: Professor John T.W. Yeow (University of Waterloo) |
AMIGAS Summer Retreat
 The AMIGAS Summer Retreat was held on a sunny July 4th at the Rockwood Conservation Area. Over 90 MIE grad students, post-docs, faculty, staff and family attended and took full advantage of Rockwoods’ activities, including hiking, swimming and boating. The Retreat also included the AMIGAS Olympics, consisting of five classic picnic games, such as the three-legged race and egg toss. Ribbons were awarded for the top three finishers of each game, and prizes were given to the top three competitors overall. In the end, Hadi Ghasemi narrowly edged Armin Eilaghi to win 1st place overall. Links to photos from the event can be found on the AMIGAS Facebook group website. Thanks to all who came out! |
New Equipment in Student Shop  The Department Machine Shop has purchased a new Vertical Milling Machine for the Student Shop. The new mill has automatic feed on the X-axis and an X-, Y- axis readout. The readout has functions for bolt hole circles and linear hole patterns, as well as many other useful functions for students. The mill is now fully operational, so come down to the student shop in MC78, and the staff will be happy to give a demonstration. |
Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Opportunity MIE Grad and Undergrad students are invited to participate in an upcoming Habitat for Humanity Build, over two available dates; July 20th and July 27th. MIE Professor Michael Gruninger will be attending on July 20th with members of the Leaders of Tomorrow Group. Please e-mail civ.eyesofhope@gmail.com to register; detailing for which date you want to sign up, your name, e-mail, phone number, program of study, and year. Participants are required to fundraise a minimum of $35 to cover the cost of construction materials. A free pizza lunch and a T-shirt are provided on the day of the build. No experience is necessary and you will help build a house for a deserving family! Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM |
Engineering Projects Wanted The Arts and Science Mentorship program links 140 all-star high school students from the GTA with University of Toronto professors from a variety of departments, involving them in faculty-led research projects of all kinds; a series of interactive lectures culminating in a project, independent work in a particular area, small group work, field work, or a combination. The possibilities are endless! Professors can choose to accept one student, a small group, or an unlimited number of qualified students. More information is available at: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/prospective/highschoolprograms/enrichment#1 MIE Professor Andreas Mandelis currently offers a project and the program would love to have additional engineering projects available. If any faculty members are interested in being a mentor for a highschool student, please contact Britt Gullick, [t: 416-978-8809, e: britt.gullick@utoronto.ca ] for more information. |
Formula SAE Goes to Germany  The University of Toronto Formula SAE Team, led by Team Captain Luke Osmokrovic, goes to Germany from August 5th to 9th for this year’s European Competition. The team will compete at the Hockenheim Racetrack, delivering design defense presentations and racing in a series of trials that will lead up to the final race day. Eighty other teams from across North America, Europe, the Far East and Australia, including most of the top ten, will stand off at what may be the most intense Formula SAE event to date. Besides their status as University of Toronto’s most successful international competitor, the team currently stands at 4thplace out of 500 teams in the world, and they intend to maintain their usual intensity on the track. The team would like to thank the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering for their continued support. Stay tuned for results from Germany! |
Eleanor Morris, Chair’s Assistant: July 2nd to 11th
Shannon Osborne, Liaison-External Relations: July 2nd, 3rd, 13th to 17th
Anna Vanek, Business Officer: July 6th to 10th
Gordon Boudreau, Machine Shop: July 9th and 10th
Ray Low, Computer Services: July 13th to 17th
Fred Gebeshuber, Machine Shop: July 13th to 24th
Alice McQuarrie, Operations Assistant: July 20th
Nicole Treston, Undergraduate Counsellor: July 22nd to July 31st
Kathryn Poole, Financial/Admin Assistant: July 24th and 27th
Shannon Osborne, Liaison-External Relations: July 2nd, 3rd, 13th to 17th
Anna Vanek, Business Officer: July 6th to 10th
Gordon Boudreau, Machine Shop: July 9th and 10th
Ray Low, Computer Services: July 13th to 17th
Fred Gebeshuber, Machine Shop: July 13th to 24th
Alice McQuarrie, Operations Assistant: July 20th
Nicole Treston, Undergraduate Counsellor: July 22nd to July 31st
Kathryn Poole, Financial/Admin Assistant: July 24th and 27th
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