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SUMMARY:ASM Ontario Networking and Speaker Night
DESCRIPTION:THIS WEDNESDAY: Networking Opportunity for MSE Students at a Discounted Student Price! \nCome learn about improving sustainability in the high temperature processing of abrasives and refractories with Washington Mills’ Furnace Processing Manager\, Grant Clare (B. Eng. Society in Materials Engineering 2010\, McMaster University). He will be drawing upon examples from his own work in managing plant processes. \nThis is a great opportunity to network with industry professionals in a variety of areas in Materials Engineering. Past U of T alumni have obtained job interviews and employment by networking at ASM events. \nHad trouble commuting to our previous events? For the first time\, we are hosting ASM Night in walking distance of a GO Station\, making it easy to attend as a U of T student! \nPlease register online for the Dinner & Talk Event by November 29\, 2022. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNovember Event Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImproving Sustainability in High \nTemperature Processing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nThere is a consistent disconnect between the current trajectory of CO2 emissions and what climate science largely agrees is required to limit the severest effects of climate change. The lack of change can make one feel despair. High temperature processes are energy intensive and can have a significant carbon footprint but can also play a substantial role in CO2 reduction. This talk aims to describe examples of current challenges in high temperature processes and CO2 reduction initiatives that have been implemented at Washington Mills.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGrant Clare is a Furnace Processing Manager at Washington Mills in Niagara Falls\, ON where he is responsible for the electric arc fusion of refractories and abrasives. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering and Society in Materials Engineering at McMaster University in 2010. He joined Washington Mills in 2014 and manages daily production\, material development and administration of an aluminium oxide recycling program.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 30\, 2022: Event Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNetworking & Appetizers: 6:30 p.m. \nDinner: 7:00 p.m.\, speaker to follow \nRegistration Fees: \nASM International Member: $40.00 \nNon-Member: $50.00 \nStudent: $30.00\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: \nHoliday Inn Oakville \n590 Argus Road\, Oakville\, ON L6J 3J3 \n(Right outside Oakville GO Station) \nTTC/GO Transit Directions from Wallberg Building \nNote: Give yourself an extra 10 minutes to navigate Union Station. \nFree parking available on site. (But avoid driving out of Toronto along the QEW if possible – you will get stuck in rush hour traffic. TTC & Go Transit are your best option from Toronto.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Registration
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/asm-ontario-networking-and-speaker-night/
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SUMMARY:GMCA Presents:  Establishing a Foothold
DESCRIPTION:Find out more about the event here: Establishing a Foothold – GMCA (gmcacanada.com)
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/gmca-presents-establishing-a-foothold/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221102T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221102T170000
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SUMMARY:Meet the new MSE Graduate Student Association (MSEGSA) executive team
DESCRIPTION:MSEGSA members from left to right: Rita Lyu\, Aashay Wanjari\, Terry Li\, Hongchen Wang and Peter Wei (Photo: Sherry Esfahani)\nThe MSE Graduate Student Association (MSEGSA) new executive team members of the 2022-2023 academic year were recently elected.  After two years of pandemic\, MSEGSA is excited to host in-person events and boost levels of student involvement while continuing to support  graduate students in their academic\, professional and personal journeys here at MSE. \nPresident: Terry Li \nVice President: Peter Wei \nTreasurer: Rita Lyu \nUTGSU Rep: Aashay Wanjari \nStudent Welfare Rep: Hongchen Wang (Undergoing vote-of-confidence)
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/meet-the-new-mse-graduate-student-association-msegsa-executive-team/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221028T120000
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SUMMARY:CARTE Presents: Active Learning for Optimizing RNA Based Vaccines and Therapeutics 
DESCRIPTION:Active Learning for Optimizing RNA Based Vaccines and Therapeutics\nCARTE Industry Speaker Seminar Series welcome Michael Bailey\, Computational Scientist at Sanofi Data and AI Center of Excellence in Toronto\, for the first in-person seminar of 2022-23 academic year. \nTopic: Active Learning for Optimizing RNA Based Vaccines and Therapeutics \nDate and Time: Friday October 28\, 2022 (12:00 – 1:00 PM EST) \nRegistration: To register\, please see here. Capacity is limited. Please register early to secure your spot. \nAbstract: RNA vaccines saved the world from COVID. But vaccines are just one of several potential uses for this breakthrough technology. As the world leading vaccine manufacturer and one of the largest pharma companies\, Sanofi has recently launched its RNA Center of Excellence to lead the way in the development and use of RNAs for vaccines and therapeutics. While promising\, the use of mRNA raises several new computational challenges. These involve issues related to representation and search in the exponential space of mRNA molecules\, the design and optimization of their lipid vehicles and the ability to predict human response from non-human models. I will discuss these challenges and will also present methods we developed to address these issues. Our methods use deep language models and graph neural networks for representation and couple them with active learning approaches for optimization. By developing an experimental-computational strategy we were able to obtain more accurate RNA and lipid combinations while still reducing the time and cost to optimize vaccines for new variants. \nSpeaker Bio: Michael Bailey is a Computational Scientist at Sanofi. With a background in Mathematics (doing a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto)\, he transitioned into Machine Learning later in his career\, looking to work on real-world problems. In his current role at the new Sanofi Data and AI Center of Excellence in Toronto\, he works on Machine Learning problems to support the discovery of new therapies. \nLocation: Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship\, 55 St George St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 0C9\, Room 380Registration: To register\, please see here. Capacity is limited. Please register early to secure your spot.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/carte-presents-active-learning-for-optimizing-rna-based-vaccines-and-therapeutics/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221027T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221027T190000
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SUMMARY:ILEAD Presents: Conversations Skills For Meeting New People
DESCRIPTION:Conversations Skills For Meeting New People – Tuesday\, October 27th | Register HERE: uoft.me/leadershiplabs \nIt’s easy to start a conversation\, but what do you say after getting past “hello\, how are you”? Join this interactive workshop to meet new people\, eat pizza\, and learn tips and techniques that you can use right away to start creating connections through conversation. All engineering students at any level of study and English-language proficiency are welcome! Research shows that building meaningful social connections is strongly correlated with our academic achievements\, mental wellbeing\, and professional success.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/ilead-presents-conversations-skills-for-meeting-new-people/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221021T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221021T213000
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SUMMARY:GMCA Networking Night
DESCRIPTION:Click here for more information \n 
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/gmca-networking-night/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221019T120000
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SUMMARY:LLE ChemEng Presents: Understanding Molecular Crystals from First Principles
DESCRIPTION:Understanding Molecular Crystals from First Principles with Leeor Kronik from the Weizmann Institute of Science.The lecture will take place on Wednesday\, October 19 from 12-1PM (Eastern Time) on Zoom and will be recorded.ChemE community\, the talk link and passcode will be sent through email.External members are required to register at https://tinyurl.com/LLE19oct22 to receive the Zoom details. External registration closes at 9am on Monday\, October 17.Should you have any questions\, please email Jennifer Hsu at jennifer.hsu@utoronto.ca. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABSTRACT \nMolecular crystals are crystalline solids composed of molecules bound together by relatively weak intermolecular interactions\, typically consisting of van der Waals interactions and/or hydrogen bonds. These crystals play an important role in many areas of science and engineering\, ranging from biology and medicine to electronics and photovoltaics. Therefore\, much effort has been dedicated to understanding their structure and properties.Molecular crystals often feature significant collective effects\, i.e.\, phenomena that the individual units comprising the crystal do not exhibit\, but arise through their interaction. Such effects lie beyond the reach of textbook explanations. They therefore require a first principles approach\, which relies on nothing but the constituent atomic species and the laws of quantum mechanics.In this talk\, I will demonstrate how first principles calculations are used to explain and even predict collective effects in molecular crystals. Specifically\, I will focus on: (1) Unusual structure-function relations in biogenic molecular crystals; (2) Reactivity and stability trends in phthalocyanines (Pc) and subPc molecular crystals; (3) Surprising mechanical properties of amino-acid based bio-inspired molecular crystals; (4) Unexpected magnetic and spintronic behavior in metal-organic crystals. Throughout\, I will emphasize insights gained from a successful dialogue between theory and experiment\, as well as remaining theoretical challenges. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBIO \nLeeor Kronik holds the Katzman Professorial Chair and directs the Beck Center for Advanced and Intelligent Materials at the Weizmann Institute of Science\, Israel. He obtained his Ph.D. at Tel Aviv University and was a Rothschild and Fulbright post-doctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota. His research interests are in developing density functional theory\, with a current emphasis on advanced functionals for electron and optical spectroscopy; And in using density functional theory to understand and predict materials properties\, with a current emphasis on organic and hybrid organic–inorganic solids and structures. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society\, and has recently received the Excellence in Research Award of the Israel Vacuum Society (2018)\, the Kimmel Award for Innovative Investigation (2021)\, and the Outstanding Scientist Award of the Israel Chemical Society (2021).
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/lle-chemeng-presents-understanding-molecular-crystals-from-first-principles/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221013T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221013T130000
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SUMMARY:MSE GRADUATE SEMINAR ​​​​​​: Meet Prof. Anatole von Lilienfeld
DESCRIPTION:Ursula Franklin MSE GRADUATE SEMINAR ​​​​​​​\n\n\n\n\n\n— Every week on Thu\, 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)–\n\n\nMeet our newest faculty member in the second Impact Speaker Series event of 2022-2023 academic year. Professor Anatole von Lilienfeld will be giving a brief overview of his research background. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate/Time: Oct 13\, 2022 | 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) | Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiography: Anatole has been the inaugural Clark Chair in Advanced Materials at the Vector Institute and at University of Toronto since 2022. Prior to that he was a Full Professor for “Computational Materials Discovery” at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Vienna. From 2013-2020\, Anatole held Associate and Assistant Professorship positions at the University of Basel\, and the Free University of Brussels. Until 2013\, he worked as an Assistant Computational Scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory’s Leadership Computing Facility. In spring 2011\, he chaired the 3 months program\, “Navigating Chemical Compound Space for Materials and Bio Design” at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics at UCLA. From 2007 to 2010 Anatole was a Distinguished Harry S. Truman Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories. Anatole carried out postdoctoral research at the Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research (2007) and at New York University (2006). He received a PhD in computational chemistry from EPF Lausanne in 2005. He performed his diploma thesis work within an Erasmus exchange program at ETH Zürich and the University of Cambridge. He studied chemistry as an undergraduate at ETH Zürich\, the École de Chimie\, Polymères\, et Matériaux in Strasbourg\, and at the University of Leipzig.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/mse-graduate-seminar-meet-prof-anatole-von-lilienfeld/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221006T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221006T200000
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SUMMARY:NSBE Fall Industry Night
DESCRIPTION:More information about this event can be found here https://nsbe.sa.utoronto.ca/industry-panel-career-fair/ \n \n 
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/nsbe-fall-industry-night/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221005T120000
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SUMMARY:Lectures at the Leading Edge (ChemEng)
DESCRIPTION:Engineering Human Organoids\, Organs\, and Societies\, with Kelly Stevens\, from the University of Washington. \nThe lecture will take place on Wednesday\, October 5 from 12-1PM (Eastern Time) on Zoom and will be recorded. \nChemE community\, the talk link and passcode will be sent through email closer to the date. \nExternal members are required to register at tinyurl.com/LLE5oct22 to receive the Zoom details. External registration closes at 9am on Monday\, October 3. \nShould you have any questions\, please email Jennifer Hsu at jennifer.hsu@utoronto.ca.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABSTRACT \nAlthough much progress has been made in building engineered human tissues and organs over the past several decades\, replicating complex tissues remains an enormous challenge. To overcome this challenge\, our field first needs to create better three-dimensional spatial maps\, or “blueprints” of human tissues and organs. We also need to then understand how these spatial blueprints encode positional processes in tissues. During the lecture\, I will describe some of our work to develop multimodal “google maps” of human organs\, as well as both biological and technological means to build these organs. Finally\, I will speak to how we might together better built a more impactful profession by leveraging the power of all human intellect.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBIO\n\nDr. Kelly Stevens is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering\, and Laboratory Medicine & Pathology at the University of Washington. Dr. Stevens’ research team focuses on human organ design. Her team is developing molecular blueprints of human organs\, as well as new methods to build engineered organs\, as through 3D printing and synthetic morphogenesis. Dr. Stevens also works to disseminate the message that to develop advances that equitably improve the lives of all people\, our profession needs to include all people. Dr. Stevens has received numerous honors and awards as a result of her work\, including Elected Co-Chair of the National Academies of Science\, Engineering\, and Medicine New Voices Cohort\, AIMBE Fellow\, Allen Distinguished Investigator Award\, NIH New Innovator Award\, BMES CMBE Rising Star Award\, John Tietze Stem Cell Scientist Award\, Keck Foundation Award\, and Gree Scholar Award.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLectures at the Leading Edge (LLE) is an annual lecture series hosted by the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto. LLE engages world-class researchers and thought leaders in Canada and around the world to spark conversations on the latest innovations in existing and emerging areas relevant to chemical engineering\, applied chemistry and the engineering profession. This year’s theme is “Envisioning the Future of Chemical Engineering.”
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/lectures-at-the-leading-edge-chemeng/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221004T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221004T190000
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SUMMARY:Troost ILEAD: Club Leaders Fireside Chat
DESCRIPTION:Club Leaders Fireside Chat – Tuesday October 4th | Register HERE: uoft.me/clubssuite \nJoin us for our first Fireside Chat for Club Leaders event of the year! We will be talking about membership recruitment and engaging new members. Join the ILead team\, fellow Skule™️ Club Leaders\, and Eng Soc’s VP Student Life\, Noah Guerin to talk about best practices and practical tips to engage with your new teammates. The panel chat will be followed by an opportunity to discuss\, network and troubleshoot with other Skule leaders in attendance and enjoy pizza dinner together!
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/troost-ilead-club-leaders-fireside-chat/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220929T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220929T120000
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SUMMARY:Ursula Franklin MSE GRADUATE SEMINAR ​​​​​: Multiscale mechanical properties of additively manufactured titanium alloys
DESCRIPTION:— Every week on Thu\, 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)\, Room MB128 \n\n\n\n\n\nDate/Time: Sep 29\, 2022 – 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)\n \nLocation: Lassonde Mining Building\, room MB128\n\n\n\nPresenter: Zhiying Liu (PhD candidate\, 2nd seminar)\nSupervisor: Prof. Y Zou\n \nTitle: Multiscale mechanical properties of additively manufactured titanium alloys\n \nAbstract: \n\n\n\nAdditive manufacturing (AM) is leading a new era in metal fabrication across multiple industries\, including the aerospace\, automotive\, and biomedical sectors. Titanium alloys are the leading additively manufactured metal components for the aerospace industry\, owing to many advantages offered by AM production. However\, most titanium alloys made by AM do not have satisfactory mechanical properties (low ductility and fatigue crack growth resistance) so that the number of AM titanium products used in industry remains limited. Titanium alloys generally consist of hexagonal-close-packed (HCP) α grains and body-centred-cubic phase (BCC) β grains. The mechanical performance of the bulk AM titanium parts largely depends on the deformation of the microscale α and β grains. In this seminar\, I will present the mechanical properties of AM titanium alloy (take Ti-6Al-2Zr-Mo-V alloy as an example) at both grain-scale and bulk-scale\, studied by novel high throughput nanoindentation mapping and in situ and ex situ macroscale mechanical testing\, respectively. I aim to explore the origins of unsatisfied mechanical properties and propose new strategies to enhance the mechanical properties and consequently extend the applications of the AM titanium alloys.  
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/ursula-franklin-mse-graduate-seminar-multiscale-mechanical-properties-of-additively-manufactured-titanium-alloys/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220524T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220524T163000
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SUMMARY:Distinguished Lecture Series by Prof. Nora El-Gohary – Data-Driven Analytics and AI for the Built Environment: Emerging Applications and Future Possibilities
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering’s\nDistinguished Lecture Series presents:\nData-Driven Analytics and AI for the Built Environment: Emerging Applications and Future Possibilities\nProf. Nora El-Gohary (CivE PhD oT8)\nAssociate Professor\, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\nFREE TO ATTEND – REGISTER ONLINE\n(an email with location information will be sent out prior to in-person event) \n \nAbstract \nData analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are bringing unprecedented opportunities to reshape the way we design\, construct\, and operate our buildings and infrastructure systems. On one hand\, advances in digital technologies\, sensing\, and robotics are enabling new opportunities for collecting and managing data about the physical infrastructure\, the people\, and the surrounding environment. On the other hand\, advances in data analytics and AI technologies – including natural language processing and generation\, computer vision\, and machine learning – offer a new wave of opportunities for turning data into actionable insights\, advancing automation\, and enabling autonomous operations. Dr. El-Gohary will discuss recent research efforts and directions that aim to advance the science and application of data analytics and AI for sustainable and value-adding buildings and infrastructure systems\, with focus on critical applications in deterioration prediction\, compliance analytics\, and behavioral energy efficiency. This includes advanced techniques in information modeling\, information extraction from unstructured data sources\, multi-source heterogenous data fusion\, and advanced machine learning. Dr. El-Gohary will also discuss future directions in collaborative and human-centric AI including open knowledge networks and “living data and AI labs”. \nBio \nNora El-Gohary is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. El-Gohary’s research focuses on data analytics and AI for the development and operation of sustainable buildings and infrastructure systems\, including information modeling\, information extraction\, data fusion\, machine learning\, and big data analytics. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)\, Illinois Department of Transportation\, Qatar Foundation\, and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada among other funding agencies. The outcomes of her research have been published in over 140 journal and conference publications. She has received several research awards including the NSERC’s Discovery Award in 2009\, the NSF’s CAREER Award in 2013\, the Center of Advanced Study Award in 2015\, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Award in 2018\, and the Institute for Sustainability\, Energy\, and Environment (iSEE) Award in 2019. Dr. El-Gohary currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Transportation Research Board’s Information Systems in Construction Management Subcommittee\, the Past Chair of the Executive Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)’s Computing Division\, and the Past Chair of the Executive Committee of the ASCE’s Construction Research Council. She also currently serves as Associate Editor for the ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/distinguished-lecture-series-by-prof-nora-el-gohary-data-driven-analytics-and-ai-for-the-built-environment-emerging-applications-and-future-possibilities/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220426T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220426T190000
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SUMMARY:Diversity Dialogue: Anti-Asian Racism Across History & Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:TUESDAY\, APRIL 26\, 20225:30 – 7:00 p.m. (ET) Online through Zoom – link to be provided upon registration. \n  \nAmy Go will share on the historical and current existence of anti-Asian racism within Canada\, and its intersections with larger systems of oppression and health inequities. All members of the University of Toronto community are welcome.  \n  \nAmy is the President of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice. CCNC-SJ educates\, engages\, and advocates for social justice and equity for all in Canada. CCNC-SJ has been at the forefront of the movement to combat anti-Asian racism since January 2020. Collaborating with partner organizations\, CCNC-SJ led the social media campaign to “Stop the Spread of Racism”\, launched the #FaceRace campaign\, developed anti-racism education tools for children and parents\, and coordinated advocacy efforts calling for government actions to address racism and its impact. \n  \nAmy is a social worker by training and has dedicated her professional career to serving immigrants and seniors\, promoting\, and advocating for culturally and linguistically appropriate care and health equity for racialized communities. For over three decades\, Amy has advocated for social justice and the rights of women and racialized communities through her leadership role in national\, provincial\, and local service and advocacy organizations. Amy was one of the leaders of the campaign that successfully obtained redress for the head tax and Chinese Exclusion Act. Amy is currently providing consulting services to facilitate organizational strategic development\, program planning\, development\, and review as well as anti-racism/anti-oppression organizational change. \n  \nREGISTER NOW \nKindly RSVP by Monday April 25\, 2022 | Registration link. You will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join prior to April 26\, 2022. For any questions or accessibility needs\, please contact the Office of Inclusion & Diversity\, Temerty Faculty of Medicine via medicine.oid@utoronto.ca.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/diversity-dialogue-anti-asian-racism-across-history-healthcare/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220426T130000
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SUMMARY:U OF T HUB Presents: BETTER CONVERSATIONS: HOW TO LISTEN SO THAT THEY WILL TALK
DESCRIPTION:AN OFFICE HOUR WEBINAR FROM THE U OF T HUB ON TEN THOUSAND COFFEES\n\n\n\nDo you replay past conversations that you have had? Are there some conversations that could have gone better? Or\, do you rehearse conversations that you will have in the future? \nIn this webinar\, offered as part of the U of T Hub on Ten Thousand Coffees networking platform\, we will hear from communication science expert Dr. Haesun Moon (PhD 2021 OISE) who will introduce a very simple and practical tool\, called the Dialogic Orientation Quadrant (DOQ)\, that can help you have better conversations at work and beyond. Open to all U of T alumni. \nAttend this webinar to: \n\nLearn how to have better everyday conversations at work and beyond.\nHear about the DOQ tool and how it is useful in guiding conversations.\nGain conversational strategies for both listening and responding.\n\nThe U of T Hub on Ten Thousand Coffees is a free\, online networking tool for the entire U of T community. More than 4\,500 alumni professionals\, and even more students\, use the free hub to give and get career advice anytime\, anywhere. \nOffice Hours are online career webinars offered as part of the U of T Hub. For alumni by alumni\, Office Hours deliver peer-to-peer learning based on professional best practices. Alumni volunteers also deliver Office Hour webinars tailored for students. \nTo hear more about the U of T Hub and other upcoming webinars\, sign up for the hub now.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/u-of-t-hub-presents-better-conversations-how-to-listen-so-that-they-will-talk/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220425T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220425T170000
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SUMMARY:MSE Graduate Seminar: Structure\, order\, and extracopularity
DESCRIPTION:Title: Structure\, order\, and extracopularity\n\n\n\nPresenter: John Camkiran\, (PhD candidate\, 2nd seminar)\nSupervisor: Prof. G. Hibbard\n \nAbstract: \n\n\nOrder is an aspect of a system’s structure that holds much insight. Despite the fact that many physical systems are well modeled as collections of interacting particles\, a general approach to quantifying the absolute degree of order immediately surrounding a particle has yet to be described. Thus motivated\, this seminar presents a quantity E that captures the amount of pairwise informational redundancy among the bonds formed by a particle. Particles with larger E have less diversity in bond angles and thus simpler neighborhoods. We demonstrate that E is\, in principle\, able to distinguish a wide range of structures and conjecture that it is maximized by the icosahedral geometry under the constraint of equal sphere packing. An algorithm for computing E is described and results from its application to the structural characterization of crystals and glasses are discussed. These findings are generally consistent with existing knowledge on the structure of such systems. We compare E to the Steinhardt order parameter Q6 and polyhedral template matching (PTM). We observe that E has resolution comparable to Q6 and robustness similar to PTM\, despite being much simpler than the former and far more informative than the latter.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/mse-graduate-seminar-structure-order-and-extracopularity/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220421T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220421T130000
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SUMMARY:MSE Graduate Seminar: Toward Printed Electrolyte-Gated Transistors for Flexible Electronics
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Guan Ying (Jane) Wang\, MASc. Candidate\nSupervisor: Prof. Keryn Lian\, Dr. Ta-Ya Chu (NRC)\n \nAbstract: \n\n\nElectrolyte-gated field effect transistors (EGFETs) have gathered much attention in the last few decades due to their key role in enabling potential printed\, low-cost\, low-power\, portable\, and flexible electronics in applications such as wearable sensors\, flexible solar cells\, and e-textiles. To further the portability and commercial viability of EGFET-based printed electronics\, this study explores the applications of polymer electrolytes in EGFET and their compatibility with inexpensive silver electrodes to replace expensive and process-intensive gold electrode contacts. Several additive manufacturing techniques such as inkjet and screen printing were used to fabricate electrodes in silver and gold for proof-of-concept testing. The electrochemical stability and capacitance characteristics were evaluated for a series of proton and neutral pH ion-conducting electrolytes. Among these aqueous based polymer electrolytes is lithium nitrate (LiNO3) salt in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) matrix. LiNO3/PVA is promising due to its wider electrochemical window on account of being a neutral pH ion-conducting electrolyte\, as well as its high ionic conductivity and specific capacitance which are necessary for efficient electric double layer gating in sub-1V EGFETs. Subsequently\, this study explores the transistor performance\, optimization\, and outlook of this electrolyte for silver electrode EGFETs.   \n\n 
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/mse-graduate-seminar-toward-printed-electrolyte-gated-transistors-for-flexible-electronics/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220421T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220421T120000
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SUMMARY:2022 Reach Symposium online event 'Resilient Together: Pathways for Sustainable Development'
DESCRIPTION:2022 Reach Symposium \nApril 21-22\, 2022\, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET \nAn online event  \n  \nRegister to attend the 2022 Reach Symposium online event ‘Resilient Together: Pathways for Sustainable Development’ on April 21 and 22\, 2022 from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM ET. \n  \nTo overcome current social and economic shocks\, exhibit vigilance in the face of future disruption\, and ensure the hardest-to-reach are not left behind\, we must be resilient. The 2022 Reach Symposium will centre on resilience and navigating global shocks to advance the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. \n  \nFeatured speakers include U of T President Meric Gertler\, Mayor of Freetown\, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer\, President and CEO\, Weeneebayko Area Health Authority\, Lynne Innes\, CEO\, Shared Values Initiative Hong Kong\, Virginia Wilson and many more! View the full line-up of speakers here. \n  \nRegister Now! \n\n 
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/2022-reach-symposium-online-event-resilient-together-pathways-for-sustainable-development/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220413T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220413T130000
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SUMMARY:LLE with Nathalie Tufenkji | Nanoplastics in Our Environment: Small Particles with Big Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Nanoplastics in Our Environment: Small Particles with Big Challenges\, with Nathalie Tufenkji\, from McGill University. Co-hosted with the Institute for Water Innovation (IWI)\, the lecture will take place on Wednesday\, April 13th from 12-1PM (Eastern Time) on Zoom and will be recorded. External members are required to register at tinyurl.com/LLEapr13 to receive the link and passcode. Please do not share this information with people outside of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering unless they have registered for the lecture. External registration closes at 9am on Monday\, April 11th.Should you have any questions\, please email Delicia Ansalem (Communications Officer & External Relations Liaison) at delicia.ansalem@utoronto.ca.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABSTRACT \nThe degradation of bulk plastics in the environment leads to the release of microplastics that can contaminate water supplies\, agricultural fields\, and foods we consume. Weathering of a single microplastic particle can yield up to billions of nanoplastics and nanoplastic pollution is expected to be ubiquitous in the environment. Nanoplastics are potentially more hazardous than microplastics because they can cross biological membranes; yet\, there is little data on the occurrence\, fate and impacts of nanoplastics. A key challenge in understanding the environmental burden of nanoplastics is the detection of such small\, carbon-based particles in complex natural matrices such as soils. \nEnvironmental nanoplastics are often thought of as an extension of microplastics with a distinction based on an arbitrary size cut-off\, typically 100 nm or 1000 nm. In our view\, in terms of environmental implications and analytical challenges\, a size cut-off distinction provides little guidance. While a consensus on the precise definition of “nanoplastic” has yet to be reached\, we advocate for a characteristic-based distinction between nanoplastics and microplastics. Based on existing literature and analytical methods\, we present a set of characteristics\, distinct from microplastics and other contaminants\, that define environmental nanoplastics. \nThis lecture will present an overview of our work aimed at overcoming challenges to better understand the fate and impacts of nanoplastics in terrestrial and aquatic environments. I will discuss new approaches for detection of nanoplastics in complex matrices and recent advances in our understanding of the toxicity of nanoplastics.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBIO\nNathalie Tufenkji is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at McGill University where she holds the Tier I Canada Research Chair in Biocolloids and Surfaces. She works in the area of particle-surface interactions with applications in protection of water resources\, plastic pollution as well as the discovery of natural antimicrobials. Professor Tufenkji was awarded the Killam Research Fellowship\, the Engineers Canada Award for the Support of Women in the Engineering Profession\, the Chemical Institute of Canada Environment Award\, an Early Career Research Excellence Award by the Faculty of Engineering at McGill University\, the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in Science and Technology\, and the Hatch Innovation Award of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers. She was elected to the College of New Scholars\, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada in 2016 and the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 2020. Beyond her research and teaching roles\, Professor Tufenkji also serves as Associate Director of the Brace Center for Water Resources Management at McGill and has co-chaired several major international conferences. She has also served on the editorial advisory boards of the journals Environmental Science and Technology\, npj Clean Water\, Water Research\, Colloids and Surfaces B\, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science\, and Environmental Science: Nano.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/lle-with-nathalie-tufenkji-nanoplastics-in-our-environment-small-particles-with-big-challenges/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220413T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220413T130000
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SUMMARY:UofT Engineering Lunch & Learn Presents: An Experimentalist's View on Trusting AI and Its BFF (Data)
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Professor Jason Hattrick-SimpersWednesday\, April 13th\, 202212:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ETCost: Free12:00 – Virtual event opens12:05 – Lunch & Learn presentation begins\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor questions or more information\, please contact: events@engineering.utoronto.ca or 416-624-1955\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Jason Hattrick-Simpers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) is now a part of the standard physical scientist’s tool kit\, and it is regularly used to discover exciting new materials and processes. But AI’s are famously fickle\, susceptible to data set bias and imbalance\, subject to information leakage during training\, and reliant on its human to evaluate its performance.Join us on April 13th as Professor Jason Hattrick-Simpers discusses best practices for the implementation of AI techniques in the field of materials science\, the challenges and successes of his research\, and why he believes that robots can help us learn to better trust AI
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/uoft-engineering-lunch-learn-presents-an-experimentalists-view-on-trusting-ai-and-its-bff-data/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220407T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220407T123000
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SUMMARY:MSE Graduate Seminar: Hybrid Models for Steelmaking and Casting Applications
DESCRIPTION:Title: Hybrid Models for Steelmaking and Casting Applications\n\n\n\n\nPresenter: Ruibin Wang  (PhD candidate\, 2nd seminar)\nSupervisor: Prof.  K. Chattopadhyay\n \nAbstract: \n\n\n\nSteel production involves a series of processes that convert iron and steel scrap into end products for industrial application. Over the past decade\, steelmaking industry has faced continuous economic and environmental challenges. As a result\, for fulfilling the steel product quality requirement and ensuring maximized process efficiency\, strict monitoring for the Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) and continuous casting processes is needed. \n\nExist control models for the BOF process are mostly developed based on thermodynamic principles or by deploying advanced sensors. In the present study\, a novel hybrid method for endpoint temperature\, carbon\, and phosphorus based on heat and mass balance coupled with data-driven technique is proposed. Three types of static models were established\, firstly\,  theoretical framework based on user specified inputs were formulated based on mass and energy balance; secondly\, artificial neural networks (ANN) were developed for end-points predictions; finally\, the proposed hybrid model was established based upon exchanging outputs among theoretical models and ANNs. The application of the hybrid model can successfully improve the prediction accuracy of theoretical framework and generalization of machine learning models.\n\nDuring the continuous casting process\, the clogging of submerged entry nozzle (SEN) is a critical issue that adversely affects final product quality and process productivity. In order to impose effective monitoring and control over the continuous casting process\, a quantitative index was formulated to quantify the magnitude of SEN clogging and erosion for ultra-low carbon\, low carbon\, medium carbon\, and calcium treated grades. Three critical index values are defined to represent the clogging event\, erosion event\, and critical casting condition. Long short-term memory network was established based on the quantitative index in the past four minutes to predict that in the future 48 seconds. The models can identify most of the critical casting conditions and erosion incidents for all steel grades. In the production setting\, operators can take corresponding actions when critical conditions are predicted in order to prevent the possible occurrence of clogging.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/mse-graduate-seminar-hybrid-models-for-steelmaking-and-casting-applications/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220331T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220331T130000
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SUMMARY:MSE GRADUATE SEMINAR​​​​​​​:  Treatment of Ultramafic Nickel Tailings
DESCRIPTION: Ursula Franklin MSE GRADUATE SEMINAR ​​​​​​​\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n— Every week on Thu\, 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) —\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTitle: Treatment of Ultramafic Nickel Tailings\n\nPresenter: Zhirong Chen (MASc candidate)\nSupervisor: Prof.  E. Bobicki\n \nAbstract: \n\n\n\nLow-grade ultramafic nickel ores contain a high percentage of serpentine which\, while having deleterious effects on processing\, makes these ores a desirable feedstock for mineral carbonation. By conducting microwave pre-treatment\, serpentine is shown to be converted to olivine\, which increases the carbon uptake when compared to directly carbonating the untreated ultramafic nickel ore tailings. The effect of microwave pre-treatment and mineral carbonation of ultramafic nickel ore and the resultant impact on settling and filtration are explored. Results show by pre-treating the nickel ore for 15 min using microwave the settling and filtration rate of the ore slurry has been improved; also\, the turbidity of the filtrate and moisture content of the filter cake has decreased. However\, results also indicate that mineral carbonation hinders settling even though it improves the filtration rate.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/mse-graduate-seminar-treatment-of-ultramafic-nickel-tailings/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220325T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220325T130000
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SUMMARY:CARTE Industry Speaker Seminar Series: Lumos ML: Unilever’s AI-driven Decision Support Systems
DESCRIPTION:CARTE Industry Speaker Seminar Series:Lumos ML: Unilever’s AI-driven Decision Support Systems\nSpeakers:Gary Bogdani\, Head\, Collective Intelligence@UnileverJing Guo\, Forecasting Data Science Product Manager@UnileverDr. John Armitage @Larus TechnologiesModerator:Professor Chi-Guhn Lee\, Professor of Industrial Engineering\, University of Toronto. \nDate: March 25\, 2022Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pmRegister through this link.Abstract: In this talk\, we will be sharing about Unilever’s AI-driven decision support systems (DSSs) for trade investment optimization — Lumos ML. Trade investment optimization is crucial for driving profitability across Unilever’s vast portfolio with more than 1500+ products selling across major ecommerce and retail chains. Lumos ML turns vast amount of raw data into actionable trade investment recommendations that are easy to understand and act upon by business users. In this talk\, we will be providing an overview on the trade-optimization challenges\, the ML & multi-objective optimization methodologies\, building trust with the business\, and the DSSs for the use case of trade investment optimization within Unilever Canada.Speakers Bio \n\nGary Bogdani – Head\, Collective Intelligence\, Unilever – Gary has a Bsc in Chemical and Industrial Engineering from University of Tirana Albania\, with numerous certifications and licenses in the space of software engineering and architecture from reputable organizations such as Microsoft\, Sun Microsystems\, Oracle\, MIT Sloan School of Management\, Queens U Smith School of Business etc. Gary is a member of both University of Toronto’s SOSCIP and IMDA board of advisors. He has more than 20 years technology and business experience\, 17 of them spent in various progressive positions at Unilever Canada and Unilever North America. Gary leads the ULC Collective Intelligence team with an expanded enterprise data\, capabilities and AI/ML agenda. As a leader in developing AI/ML strategy for Unilever Gary has engaged with several Canadian partners in building Unilever’s data science program and talent pipeline. \nJing Guo – Forecasting Data Science Product Manager\, Unilever- Jing holds an Msc in Industrial Engineering from University of Toronto with several years of experience in building ml driven solutions. As part of CI team at Unilever Jing is leading the data science work for both demand forecasting and pricing workstreams. During 2020 Jing was actively engaged in a global team of Unilever data scientists that formulated and applied forecasting model improvements in 10 major Unilever markets (countries)\, to reflect Covid related effects. \n  \nDr. John Armitage\, Larus Technologies received his Ph.D. degree in Physics Optoelectronics from the University of Cambridge (UK) in 2019. He brings over eight years of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) practical experience. He has published 4 journal papers\, 1 patent. Dr. Armitage brings a wealth of technical expertise accumulated over 10 years of post-secondary education in the field of information fusion\, AI/ML and predictive analytics.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/carte-industry-speaker-seminar-series-lumos-ml-unilevers-ai-driven-decision-support-systems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220324T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220324T130000
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SUMMARY:MSE Graduate Seminar: Electrical Transport in Mixed-dimensional Semiconductor van der Waals Heterostructures
DESCRIPTION: Ursula Franklin MSE GRADUATE SEMINAR ​​​​​​​\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n— Every week on Thu\, 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) —\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTitle: Electrical Transport in Mixed-dimensional Semiconductor van der Waals Heterostructures\n\nPresenter: Sarry Al-Turk (PhD candidate\, 2nd seminar)\nSupervisor: Prof.  H. Ruda\n \nAbstract: \n\n\n\nThe isolation of graphene in 2004 inspired efforts to identify and isolate other 2D materials. Over the past decade\, many of these materials have begun to see their integration into van de Waals (vdW) heterostructures\, as any passivated surface free of dangling bonds will interact with another through vdW forces. However\, since this isn’t limited to interplanar interactions\, mixed-dimensional vdW heterostructures have begun to emerge in which 2D monolayers are combined with 0D\, 1D and 3D structures. \n\n1D/2D heterostructures in which both materials are semiconductors are of particular interest due to constrained carrier transport and weak screening effect in nanowires as well as strong quantization in 2D materials. In this seminar\, results on such a 1D/2D vdW heterostructure are presented. Cadmium selenide (CdSe) nanowires were synthesized through vapour phase deposition\, after which molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2) flakes were isolated through mechanical exfoliation. The electrical properties of both materials were investigated through the fabrication of field-effect transistors via lithographic techniques. Finally\, in addition to creating the CdSe/MoSe2 heterostructure\, a computational model was created to better understand the system.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/mse-graduate-seminar-electrical-transport-in-mixed-dimensional-semiconductor-van-der-waals-heterostructures/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220318T180000
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SUMMARY:MSE Annual Buckyball 2022
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nHello hello MSEs! \nWe’ve got an incoming Buckyball Announcement! MSE Club’s annual dinner dance is set for March 18th from 6:00PM-1:00AM at Eglinton Grand\, near Eglinton Station. With a theme of Mask-Querade\, tickets include a 3-course meal\, an open bar (with both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks)\, and a great time! \nTicket sales have now begun\, and will be open until February 25th! Tickets are $80 per person\, and the link to the ticket purchase form as well as the table seating form can be accessed through this email\, our Instagram bio\, on Discord\, and on the MSE website\, all of which are linked below. \nTicket Purchase Form: https://forms.gle/k34G2jzi2RyBnkCW9 \nWebsite: https://mse.skule.ca \nRefunds are 100% guaranteed if the event is cancelled due to COVID-19. Stay tuned for more details and updates. We hope to see you all there! 🎭💃🏻🕺🏼 \nAs always\, feel free to ask questions by emailing mse@g.skule.ca\, shooting us a DM on Instagram\, or asking in our Questions channels on Discord. \nHappy Mask-Querading\, \nMSE Club
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/mse-annual-buckyball-2022/
LOCATION:Eglinton Grand
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220311T120000
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Plastics vs Sustainable Systems | Seminar by Prof. Michael Shaver
DESCRIPTION:Seminar Information:  \n\nTitle: Sustainable Plastics vs Sustainable Systems \n\n\nPresented by: Prof. Michael Shaver \n\n\nWhen: Friday\, March 11th\, at 12pm EST on Zoom \n\n\n  \n\n\nDescription: This talk will explore the complex nature of our plastic environment\, the interdependency of plastics on our goals for lowering our carbon footprint and increasing our expected lifespan\, while also showcasing our own work on how polymer chemistry has the opportunity to shape a new sustainable future by developing interdisciplinary solutions that work for all actors. \n\n\n  \n\nRegistration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_452zHbOfT4WslgeqPKDzxg
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/sustainable-plastics-vs-sustainable-systems-seminar-by-prof-michael-shaver/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220310T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220310T130000
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CREATED:20220307T161658Z
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SUMMARY:Ursula Franklin MSE GRADUATE SEMINAR ​​​​​​: Computational Design of New Materials for use in Solid State Batteries
DESCRIPTION:Title: Computational Design of New Materials for use in Solid State Batteries\n\nPresenter: Jacob Rempel (MASc candidate)\nSupervisor: Prof.  C. V. Singh\n \nAbstract:\nSolid state electrolyte batteries provide a noticeable advantage over conventional liquid batteries due to their improved safety. In particular\, lithium ion solid state batteries have shown exceptional strides in recent years as their cycling performance and electrical capacities have started to approach those of conventional counterparts. In the discovery of these new compounds\, Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Ab-Initio Molecular Dynamics (AIMD) are useful tools as they remove the need for a physical laboratory\, thus saving time and resources. In addition to this\, it has been shown recently that dopants can be used to increase the ionic conductivity of many compounds and this has opened a large field of potential study in doped solid-state electrolytes. \nThis study takes this computational approach to determine the electronic properties for a variety of compounds\, including the Li6PS5X argyrodite series and the Li3SBF4 anti-perovskite series using DFT and AIMD. These compounds have previously been shown to have exceptional long term cycling as well as high discharge capacities. Additionally\, they have been experimentally determined to have relatively high ionic conductivities\, in the range of mS/cm at room temperature\, which has been shown to be linked to improved battery performance. Following this\, this study explores the benefits of varying dopants in these compounds and the role they may play in increasing the ionic conductivity of these compounds. \n\n 
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/ursula-franklin-mse-graduate-seminar-computational-design-of-new-materials-for-use-in-solid-state-batteries/
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SUMMARY:CARTE Industry Speaker Seminar Series: Oil and Water or Vinaigrette? The Forklift Industry and Data Science
DESCRIPTION:CARTE Industry Speaker Seminar Series: Oil and Water or Vinaigrette? The Forklift Industry and Data Science\nSpeaker:Jeff Schmidt\, Data Scientist – Advanced Research and Development Services@The Raymond CorporationModerator:Professor Ningyuan Chen\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Management\, University of Toronto Mississauga\, cross-appointed at the Rotman School of Management\, University of Toronto. \nDate: March 10\, 2022Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pmRegister through this link.Abstract: Social media and high tech companies have attracted the majority of the data science talent pushing innovation and research by leveraging their data rich environments. This has created some interesting challenges for other industries from securing talent to filling large knowledge gaps due to the speed of innovation. Through my experience at a forklift manufacturer I hope to provide a window into off-trend data science. Some of the topics of discussion are the challenges a data scientist will likely encounter in this and related industries and the skills that one will likely need to acquire to be successful\, a case study of a data driven lease prediction using XGBoost and forklift service data to more accurately capture ownership costs associated with Raymond forklifts\, and a discussion of opportunities in anomaly detection/performance monitoring using high resolution time-series data and component level failure prediction. The manufacturing industry is hungry for talented data scientists\, though the role is a bit different from its high-tech counterparts. Hopefully the talk will help prepare future data scientists and provide insight into research areas that could drive innovation in manufacturing and similar industries.Speaker Bio \n\nJeff Schmidt is a Data Scientist for the Advanced Research Department for The Raymond Corporation since 2015. Jeff received his BS in Computer Science in 2006\, his MS in Systems Science in 2012\, and is currently a PhD candidate in Systems Science all at Binghamton University. At Raymond Jeff has worked on real-time data pipelines\, productionized ML models\, cloud deployment architecture\, job-shop scheduling optimization\, and other research related projects. Research interests include biologically plausible neural networks\, sensory substitution\, and an unshakable interest in cryptocurrency.
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/carte-industry-speaker-seminar-series-oil-and-water-or-vinaigrette-the-forklift-industry-and-data-science/
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SUMMARY:LLE: Nano-scale Characterizations of Ancient Mars Minerals and Earth Copper: Stories of Corrosion and Resilience (Desmond Moser\, Western)
DESCRIPTION:External members are required to register to receive the link and passcode. Registration closes at 9am on March 7: tinyurl.com/mar9LLE \nDesmond Moser\, Western\nHost: Prof. Jane Howe \nThe characterization of long-lived minerals\, including natural metal deposits of copper\, and their corrosion behaviours is an area of shared interest among geo- and materials scientists. This is particularly true in regard to transdisciplinary efforts to improve the design of multi-barrier Deep Geological Repositories for spent nuclear fuel. Examples of our application of micro- and nano-characterization techniques (e.g. EBSD\, SIMS\, Atom Probe Tomography) will be presented for a range of geomaterials including > 4 billion-year-old weakly-radioactive minerals in Martian meteorites and 1 billion-year-old copper from Earth. \n_____________________________________ \nProfessor Desmond Moser has spent most of his career unraveling the evolution of ancient planetary crusts using weakly radioactive and highly resilient microminerals. Increasingly his group is directing their expertise to help understand all aspects of the long-lived natural materials important to designing multi-barrier Deep Geological Repositories for spent nuclear fuel. \nProf. Moser conducts solid Earth and planetary science research using Western’s nationally unique Zircon and Accessory Phase Laboratory (ZAPLab). Micromineral crystal growth and deformation analysis (e.g. CL\, EBSD) is integrated with field mapping\, microchemical (EDS\, WDS)\, petrologic and mass spectrometry measurements (radiogenic and stable isotopes) at Western and partner institutes. His active projects investigate meteorites\, crustal cross-sections\, kimberlite xenoliths\, sedimentary basins and impact structures in the Americas\, Africa and Europe. His ZAPLab team is advancing our knowledge of the timing and nature of processes that form and modify planetary crusts and ore deposits while advancing the growing sub-discipline of accessory mineral science. \nView the complete 2021-22 LLE schedule
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/lle-nano-scale-characterizations-of-ancient-mars-minerals-and-earth-copper-stories-of-corrosion-and-resilience-desmond-moser-western/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220303T120000
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SUMMARY:MSE Graduate Seminar: Atomic Structure of Thin films in the Cesium-Lead-Bromine System
DESCRIPTION:Title: Atomic Structure of Thin films in the Cesium-Lead-Bromine System\n\nPresenter: Shivani Varshney (PhD candidate\, 2nd seminar)\nSupervisor: Prof.  J. Nogami\n \n\nAbstract: \n\n\nCesium lead bromide (CsPbBr3) perovskite nanocrystals have a promising future in the field of optoelectronics. Their potential applications are primarily in improving the efficiency of solar cells and light emitting diodes (LEDs). The growing interest in perovskites motivated us to study the growth of the two binary constituents\, Cesium bromide (CsBr) and Lead bromide (PbBr2) on a metallic substrate\, as well as the results of co-deposition to produce the perovskite. In this study\, ultra-thin films have been grown using thermal evaporation\, studied using low energy electron diffraction (LEED)\, scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) and density functional theory (DFT). The observation of many different phases shows the challenge in producing high quality films in this system. \n\n 
URL:https://mse.utoronto.ca/event/mse-graduate-seminar-atomic-structure-of-thin-films-in-the-cesium-lead-bromine-system/
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