Lectures, seminars and workshops

Education in Engineering Lecture Co-hosted with the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education & Practice (ISTEP) Eric Kaler, Case Western Reserve University Host: Prof. Krishna Mahadevan I will describe the outcomes of a US National Academies (NA) study I chaired called “New Directions for Chemical Engineering.”  As described by the NA Press, it “details a vision […]

Mechanical Engineering Building 5 King's College Rd   Interested members of the U of T community who would like to attend the seminars can email Kendra Hunter at hunter@mie.utoronto.ca Professor Peter Glynn Stanford University (Thomas W. Ford Professor in the School of Engineering and Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering) Abstract TBD Biography Peter W. Glynn […]

Maciek Antoniewicz, University of Michigan Host: Prof. Chris Lawson Syntrophy, or cross-feeding, is the co-existence of two or more microbes whereby one feeds off the products of the other. Recently, we have developed an integrated multi-scale flux modeling approach that allows us, for the first time, to dissect interactions in microbial communities using 13C tracers. Specifically, to […]

In society, the growing demands placed on individuals are becoming increasingly more complex and challenging to handle. However, hands-on learning opportunities can help prepare students with the competencies required to devise effective solutions to real-world problems.In January 2022, the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto, in […]

Alex Lee Research Scientist, Air Quality Research Division Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Abstract: Atmospheric carbonaceous aerosols can have significant impacts on both air quality and climate. However, impacts of atmospheric brown carbon (BrC), the light absorbing fraction of organic aerosols (OAs) that can heat up the atmosphere, on global and regional climate are subject […]

Speaker: Prof. Marianne Touchie Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto Title: TBC Abstract: TBC Biography: Marianne Touchie is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and is jointly appointed in the Departments of Civil & Mineral Engineering, and Mechanical & Industrial Engineering. She completed […]