Early Researcher Award 2009
Congratulations to Prof. Axel Guenther on winning the Early Researcher Award 2009 for "Microfluidic Strategies for the Assembly of Organized Materials".
Scientists can now shrink entire laboratories to portable, chip-based formats, and manipulate minute fluid volumes in complex microenvironments. Dr. Guenther's research team is taking advantage of the unique flow behaviour associated with such small fluid-filled spaces to create microfluidic material processors (MMPs). Similar to a central processing unit that forms the heart of todays personal computers and smartphones, MMPs are envisioned to become the Erlenmeyer flasks of the 21 century. They promise to eventually replace some of the tedious, empirical and decade-old procedures currently employed in the discovery and manufacturing colloidal nanomaterials. MMPs will further enable the bottom-up assembly of organized soft materials and may fuel breakthroughs in regenerative medicine.

M.A.Sc. Oral Exam
Philip James Geddis, will present Evaluation of Chemiluminescence as a Measurement Option of Industrial Flame Monitoring and Process Control
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Chalmers Conference Room (MC331), Mechanical Engineering Building
Exam Committee: Prof. M.J Thomson (Supervisor and Exam Chair), Prof. S. McCahan and Prof. H. Goodfellow

M.A.Sc. Oral Exam
Sanaz Sigaroudi, will present Incorporating Ratios in DEA - Application to Real Data
Date: Friday, Aug. 21, 2009
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Chalmers Conference Room (MC331), Mechanical Engineering Building
Exam Committee: Prof. J.C. Paradi (Supervisor and Exam Chair), Prof. Y. Lawryshyn, Prof. R. Kwon and Prof. B. Balcioglu

Welcome New and Returning Graduate Students
BBQ and Social
On Friday, September 11th, AMIGAS is having a BBQ and evening social to help get the new academic year off to a good start. These events are free for MIE grad students, faculty and staff. The BBQ will be in front of the Mechanical Engineering building at 12 pm, and the social will be at the Duke of York (39 Prince Arthur Ave) at 7:30 pm. Snacks will be served at the Duke, and new students get a free drink.

Graduate Student Orientation
Also on Sept. 11, AMIGAS is holding the following events as part of the new student orientation:

• A campus tour, starting at 11:45 am in front of Mechanical Engineering building
• A departmental welcome from Chair Professor Zu and other speakers at 1:15 pm in MB123
• A sexual harassment presentation, at 2:00 pm in MB128 (this is mandatory for new students who will be TAs in the upcoming year)
• TA training, at 2:20 pm in MB 128 (also mandatory for new TAs)

Click here for detailed information on these events.

Doctoral Thesis Completion Grant for 2009-2010
The Doctoral Thesis Completion Grant is awarded to domestic and international doctoral students who are registered full-time, paying full-time fees, and currently in their 5th or 6th year of study. Students can receive the grant in both their 5th and 6th year of study and need to apply each year.
Click here for information.

To enter 5th/6th year of Doctoral Studies in May 2009: Application deadline is Sept. 30th 2009
To enter 5th/6th year of Doctoral Studies in September 2009: Application deadline is Sept. 30th 2009
To enter 5th/6th year of Doctoral Studies in January 2010: Application deadline is Jan. 30th 2010
Please click here for details.

Registration 2009/2010
Deadline for registration and submission of Enrolment Forms to the MIE Graduate Office is Sept. 11th.
Click here for registration information.
Fall 2009 Graduate Course Schedule is coming soon. Please check the MIE Graduate website regularly for information.

November 2009 Convocation: M.A.Sc. and M.Eng. Students
M.A.Sc. and M.Eng. students planning to graduate in November 2009 must complete all degree requirements by Sept. 30, 2009. Please send your graduation request to Brenda Fung by Sept. 23, 2009. Click here for details.

November 2009 Convocation: Ph.D. Students
Ph.D. students planning to graduate in November 2009 must complete all degree requirements by October 2, 2009. Click here for details.

Volunteers Needed for 1st Year Student Tours
On Tuesday September 8th, engineering will host a series of tours to help 1st yr students learn about important services in engineering and at U of T. We are looking for faculty, staff and student volunteers to lead these tours. There will be 5 different tours routes each happening hourly from 10am- 4pm (6 tours). Each tour will be led by one staff/faculty member and one student.

Tours & Tour Stops

1. Health and Fitness: Health Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, the Athletic Centre, Hart House
2. Hooking Up @ Engineering: Engineering Computing Facilities, SF Computer Lab, Engineering and Computing Lab, Set up ECF e-mail accounts
3. How to Pass 1st Yr: First Year Office & Admissions, Engineering Communications Office, Math Aid, Engineering Career Centre
4. Where to Drink & Think: SF Atrium, Engineering Library, Restaurants on College, Megabytes, Multifaith Prayer Space, MedSci Café, University College JCR, Robarts (t-card office)
5. Places & Spaces @ U of T: Koffler Student Centre (Bookstore, Learning Skills Office), New College, Sidney Smith, University College, Munk Centre
   

Faculty, staff and student volunteers are needed for each tour. All tours will have a script written out, we will also have reps from each of the different offices come out to speak to the group at the various stops. As a tour guide, you will be responsible for leading the group on the tour, and providing commentary along the way. Tour guides do not need to have in-depth knowledge about everything on their tour, but SHOULD have an interest in the topic. (e.g., for the health and fitness tour, if you work out at Hart House or the AC, you would be a good tour guide; if you have recommended the math aid office, you would be a good guide for the 'How to Pass 1st Year' tour).

If you are interested in volunteering please e-mail Shannon Osborne by Wednesday September 2nd at shannon@mie.utoronto.ca Please indicate the following information in your reply:
tours you are interested in helping with; your availability (10:00am-1:00pm; 1:00pm-4:00pm; 10:00am-4:00pm); and alternative availability.