Homecoming is about reconnecting with classmates and renewing relationships. It is also about remembering and celebrating the many ways in which we all have benefited from being part of the 平特五不中 community.
To relive the evening or get a sense of it if you were not able to attend, photos of the event are .
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Our decision to hold in-person activities at Homecoming this Fall has been welcomed by alumni and I look forward to seeing many of you at events this week. The Dean鈥檚 cocktail and the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture Breakfast, hosted by the School鈥檚 Director, Prof. David Theodore, have strong participation already, and our latest addition this year, the 平特五不中 Engine Open House, is also filling up. This is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with old friends and colleagues 鈥� I invite you to register if you haven鈥檛 already done so.
Helping students face real-world challenges is at the forefront of the Faculty of Engineering. Engineering Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity Advancement (E-IDEA) is one of the Faculty鈥檚 four key Innovation by Design initiatives and aims to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) inside and outside the classroom.
The 9th edition of the Symposium took place on September 13 with engaging guests, Henk Ovink and Marina Tabassum, speaking on the subject of Confronting Climate Change with Design for Resilience. The talks and discussions were moderated by Professor Nik Luka.
Welcome to the first edition of the online Dean's Report. We will provide you with updates throughout the school year to keep you informed of what's happening on campus as students participate in newly developed programs, internships, and other opportunities made possible by alumni support.
It's not often that the art world collides with the engineering world, but that's exactly what happened when Chloe Ryan and Celeste Nantel, both undergraduate students in the Mechanical Engineering Class of 2023, began brainstorming ideas while studying for midterms two years ago. During high school, Ryan painted canvases that took hours to complete, and it was hard to sell her artwork for prices that paid for her time. Nantel was a FIRST competitor at her high school, developing applications for robotics.
On August 23, Dean Jim Nicell welcomed almost 500 newly-admitted students to the Faculty of Engineering's Discover 平特五不中 orientation session. During his introductory speech, he highlighted the Faculty's goal to help our students develop both as unique persons and as professionals, and to help them connect their technical training to the changing needs of our larger community and society.
This year's Spring Convocation at 平特五不中 took place in person. For the first time since 2019, Faculty of Engineering students gathered under the tent set up on the University's lower downtown campus. In addition to the 2022 Convocation ceremony, special celebrations were held for the classes of Spring 2020, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021.
See below for links to the celebration videos and photos.
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Ice buildup on powerlines and electric towers brought the northern US and southern Canada to a standstill during the Great Ice Storm of 1998, leaving many in the cold and dark for days and even weeks. Whether it is on wind turbines, electric towers, drones, or airplane wings, dealing with ice buildup typically depends on techniques that are time consuming, costly and/or use a lot of energy, along with various chemicals. But, by looking to nature, 平特五不中 researchers believe that they have found a promising new way of dealing with the problem.
Ten students have been named 平特五不中鈥檚 recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships, Canada鈥檚 premier Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) scholarships.
Created by 平特五不中 alumnus Seymour Schulich, BSc鈥�61, MBA鈥�65, DLitt鈥�04, the Schulich Leader Scholarships are awarded to entrepreneurial-minded students who鈥檝e demonstrated academic excellence and display leadership, charisma and creativity.
平特五不中 undergraduates have a unique opportunity to expand their climate science literacy and acquire tools for taking action to reduce the impacts of the unfolding climate crisis.
Registration is now open to students in every program for FSCI 198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions, a new undergraduate course featuring a team of multi-disciplinary instructors who will present diverse perspectives on the scientific and social dimensions of climate change.
The department is offering a new core graduate course starting this winter (W2022). The course is titled "Advanced Materials in Chemical Engineering" (CHEE 688), and will be co-taught by Prof. No茅mie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne and Prof. Reghan Hill. The course will cover a range of fundamental and applied concepts related to materials engineering, with a focus on topics of interest in chemical engineering. These concepts will be applied to inorganic materials, nanostructured materials, soft matter and polymers, and biological materials.
We welcome our newest faculty member Dr. Samuel Huberman (Assistant Professor).
His research focuses on听theoretical and experimental techniques to push our fundamental understanding of energy transfer at small length and time scales.
Canada and Germany produce a combined 6.3 million tons of ammonia annually. Used primarily in the fertilizer, textile, and pharmaceutical industries, conventional ammonia production is energy-intensive and accounts for up to two per cent of primary energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Researchers at 平特五不中 and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), recently received a funding boost to undertake a collaborative project with the goal of producing renewable, 鈥済reen鈥� ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen by means of an innovative plasma-catalytic process.
Education that changes outcomes for whole communities鈥攖hat鈥檚 the aim of the project, Engineering Engagement in School Curricula: Multi-year Design-thinking Projects for Indigenous and Marginalized Youth, led by Professor and Chair of the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Richard Chromik, Faye Siluk, and Robert Pozeg of the Faculty of Engineering鈥檚 E-IDEA initiative (Engineering Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity Advancement), which today received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada鈥檚 (NSERC) PromoScience grants program.
