FALL 2021
Note: Fall Term lectures will take place online via Zoom in Eastern Time (ET). Lectures are open to the public and free to attend.
Should you have any questions or require accommodation to attend the lectures, please email Jen Hsu, Manager, External Relations, at jennifer.hsu@utoronto.ca.
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OCTOBER 20, 2021 | 12 - 1 PM
Sankar Nair, Georgia Institute for Technology
Host: Prof. Nikolai DeMartini
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OCTOBER 27, 2021 | 12 - 1 PM
James Collins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Synthetic Biology: Life Redesigned
Host: Prof. Krishna Mahadevan
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NOVEMBER 17, 2021 | 12 - 1 PM
EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING LECTURE
Co-hosted with the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education & Practice (ISTEP)
Alice Pawley, Purdue
Host: Prof. Greg Evans
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DECEMBER 1, 2021 | 12 - 1 PM
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Columbia
Engineering human tissues for medical impact
Hosts: Profs Milica Radisic & Molly Shoichet
WINTER 2022
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FEBRUARY 16, 2022 | 12 - 1 PM
Prineha Narang, Harvard University
At the Exciting Intersection of Quantum Chemistry and Non-equilibrium Dynamics
Host: Prof. Frank Gu
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MARCH 23, 2022 | 12 - 1 PM
Co-hosted with the Institute for Water Innovation (IWI)
Benny Freeman, University of Texas at Austin
Ion Solubility, Diffusivity, and Transport in Charged Polymer Membranes
Host: Prof. Jay Werber
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APRIL 6, 2022 | 12 - 1 PM
Anne Meyer, Technical University of Denmark
New Processes and Bioproducts via Enzyme Catalysis
Host: Prof. Emma Master
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APRIL 13, 2022 | 12 - 1 PM
Co-hosted with the Institute for Water Innovation (IWI)
Nathalie Tufenkji, McGill University
Nanoplastics in Our Environment: Small Particles with Big Challenges
Host: Prof. Jay Werber