FALL 2022
Note: Lectures for the Fall & Winter terms will consist of a mix of in-person and virtual talks.
In-person lectures will be in WB116 and virtual* lectures will be held on Zoom.
Lectures are open to the public and free to attend. All lectures will be presented in Eastern Time (ET).
Should you have any questions or require accommodation to attend the lectures, please email Professor Jay Werber (jay.werber@utoronto.ca) or Sophia Lu (soph.lu@mail.utoronto.ca).
OCTOBER 5, 2022 | 12 - 1 PM *
Kelly Stevens, University of Washington
Engineering Human Organoids, Organs, and Societies
Host: Prof. Alison McGuigan
OCTOBER 12, 2022 | 12 - 1 PM
Michael Tam, University of Waterloo
Innovation in Sustainable Nanomaterials for Advanced Engineering Applications
Host: Prof. Ning Yan
OCTOBER 19, 2022 | 12 - 1 PM *
Leeor Kronik, Weizmann Institute of Science
Understanding Molecular Crystals from First Principles
Host: Prof. Tim Bender
NOVEMBER 16, 2022 | 12 - 1 PM
Co-hosted with the Institute for Water Innovation (IWI)
Arup SenGupta, Lehigh University
Host: Prof. Nikolai De Martini
DECEMBER 7, 2022 | 12 - 1 PM
Cliff Davidson, Syracuse University
The Interactions of Airborne Particles
with Surfaces
Host: Prof. Elodie Passeport
WINTER 2023
JANUARY 25, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM *
Tony Mikos, Rice University
Injectable and 3D-Printable Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering
Host: Prof. Molly Shoichet
FEBRUARY 1, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM *
Jennifer Wilcox, US Department of Energy
The Role of Carbon Capture in Meeting Net-Zero Carbon Goals
Host: Prof. Jay Werber
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM
Elizabeth Edwards, University of Toronto
Application of Genome-enabled Tools to Groundwater and Wastewater Samples. What Can We Learn?
Host: Prof. Ramin Farnood
FEBRUARY 15, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM
Josephine Hill, University of Calgary
Catalytic Gasification of Waste: Economic and Technical Feasibility
Host: Prof. Cathy Chin
MARCH 1, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM *
Andreas Lendlein, University of Potsdam
Multifunctional Polymer-based Materials for Medicine and Sustainable Products
Host: Prof. Frank Gu
MARCH 8, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM
Marianthi Ierapetritou, University of Delaware
Process Systems Engineering Approaches Towards Sustainable Solutions: Path to Circular Economy
Host: Prof. Krishna Mahadevan
March 22, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM
Harris Wang, Columbia University
Mapping and Engineering Microbiomes of the Mammalian Gut and in Soil Environments
Host: Prof. Chris Lawson
MARCH 31, 2023 | 11 AM - 12 PM
EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING LECTURE
Co-hosted with the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education & Practice (ISTEP)
Eric Kaler, Case Western Reserve University
New Directions for Chemical Engineering
Host: Prof. Krishna Mahadevan
APRIL 5, 2023 | 12 - 1 PM
Maciek Antoniewicz, University of Michigan
An Integrated Multi-scale Modeling Approach for 13C Metabolic Flux Analysis in Microbial Communities
Host: Prof. Chris Lawson