Invited seminar with Patrick Lee: Process-Structure-Property Relations of Polymer Composite Foams

Speaker: Patrick Lee, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto Hosted by Molly Shoichet via Zoom Seminar followed by Q&A from 3-4PM RSVP to attend the seminar Abstract Most new polymeric products contain two or more polymers and functional additives resulting in desired properties contributed from each component. Recently, our group is working […]

Materials Engineering Alumni Panel

This is event is open to MSE undergraduate applicants. Register: https://apply.adm.utoronto.ca/portal/eng-webinar?id=e3ef3021-2980-4818-9a5a-28e179e5a577

Optics & Photonics Alumni Event 2021

Are you curious about the career options available to graduates in optics and photonics? Do you want to learn how to translate your graduate degree into a career in your desired field? The SPIE & OSA U of T chapters invite you to attend our Optics + Photonics Alumni Event 2021, featuring graduates from optics and photonics related programs currently working in industry […]

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 […]