MSE Graduate Seminar: The Mechanical and Failure Properties of Wired Glass

Date: Apr 8, 2021 Presenter: Marco Montoya (MASc candidate) Supervisors: Prof. D. Perovic, Prof. T. Coyle, Prof. J. Howe ABSTRACT: Wired glass is a common construction material consisting of conventional annealed glass with an embedded steel mesh, used in buildings as a fire safety glass. When the glass fractures under the thermal stresses caused by a fire, the […]

TSPN Talks Science Diplomacy

The Toronto Science Policy Network is hosting a Career Talk with Dr. Marga Gual Soler, Founder & Director of SciDipGLOBAL and a leader in science diplomacy. Dr. Gual Soler will discuss the basics of science diplomacy, how early career researchers can get involved and her experience as a professional at this interface. There will be […]

Skule Lunch & Learn presents Bridging Engineering & Entrepreneurship: Tackling Global Challenges in Sustainability & Health

Join us this April as Professor Frank Gu discusses taking global solutions for sustainability from the lab into business. Conducting research and training of highly skilled researchers have long been a central focus of universities. A roadmap to bring knowledge created in an academic lab to a practical application can be a convoluted and challenging process. In […]

SWE Speaks: Navigating the Evolving, Interdisciplinary Field of BioEngineering

When: Wed, April 14, 2021 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT How are biomedical engineering and biotechnology evolving? What are the keys to being able to build a successful career in a changing industry? Which techniques contribute to research and innovation in academia and industry? What other backgrounds and skills are shaping the future of […]

Graduate Seminar: Indicating local structure in many-body systems

Date: Apr 15, 2021 Presenter: John Camkiran (PhD candidate, 1st Seminar) Supervisors: Prof. G. Hibbard, Prof. F. Parsch ABSTRACT: A longstanding hypothesis is that local dynamics in many-body systems can be explained by local structure—that is, the relationship between a particle and its neighbourhood. Yet, despite the vast array of physical systems that take the form of many interacting […]

MSE Graduate Seminar: Development of a Next-generation Rechargeable Aluminum-ion Battery

Date: Apr 22, 2021 Presenter: Kok Long Ng (PhD candidate, 2nd Seminar) Supervisor: Prof. G. Azimi ABSTRACT: The ever-increasing demands for clean and sustainable energy storage solutions have driven researchers around the world to explore beyond lithium-based battery chemistries that utilize earth-abundant materials. To this end, aluminum (Al)-ion battery presents itself as a promising alternative as it can […]

MSE Graduate Seminar: The Application of Machine Learning to Multi-Sensor Based Ore Sorting

Title: The Application of Machine Learning to Multi-Sensor Based Ore Sorting Presenter: Matthew Goldbaum (MASc candidate) Supervisor: Prof. Erin Bobicki ABSTRACT: The mineral processing industry is currently facing major challenges such as high energy consumption in comminution and the exponential growth of produced tailings (waste) caused by decreasing ore grades and increasing global demand for metals. One technique to […]

MSE Graduate Seminar: Novel Cu-P-based Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Title: Novel Cu-P-based Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Presenter: Arthur Sloan (MASc candidate) Supervisor: Prof. Steven J. Thorpe ABSTRACT: With the decreasing cost of renewable energy (solar, wind), reducing the capital cost of electrolysers is key to future hydrogen generation.  Ongoing improvements in the performance of anion exchange membrane (AEM) water electrolysers have led to renewed interest in […]

ASM World Series Talks: Nuclear Fusion, Wall Loading and Materials: on the Difficult Life of a Material Close to a Thermonuclear Plasma

ASM World Series Talks with Dr. Greg De Temmerman When: on May 5th at 1 pm EDT Where: online – register at www.asmontario.org ASM Ontario Chapter is excited to bring you another interesting talk, and this time from France! Title: Nuclear Fusion, Wall Loading and Materials: on the Difficult Life of a Material Close to a Thermonuclear […]

Just The Facts Panel: Canada’s Green Energy Infrastructure Programs

he Toronto Science Policy Network is hosting a #JustTheFacts public panel focusing on Canada’s Green Energy Infrastructure Programs. In this panel we explore how funding programs within the Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) work, the involvement of stakeholder communities, and the relationship between industry and academic partners. How do projects get selected and what impact do […]