U of T ENGINEERING

Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

Lectures at the Leading Edge

Lectures at the Leading Edge (LLE) is an annual lecture series hosted by the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto. LLE engages world-class researchers and thought leaders in Canada and around the world to spark conversations on the latest innovations in existing and emerging areas relevant to chemical engineering, applied chemistry and the engineering profession.

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

Multicomponent Adsorption and Membrane Separations to Enable New and More Efficient Biorefining Processes

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

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

We need a moral infrastructure:
“Calling in” the relationship between engineering education’s structural racism and its continuing trivialization of the climate crisis

Host: Prof. Greg Evans

DECEMBER 1, 2021 | 12 - 1 PM

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Columbia

Engineering human tissues for medical impact

Hosts: Profs Milica Radisic & Molly Shoichet

WINTER 2022

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

Desmond Moser

March 9, 2022 | 12 - 1 PM

Desmond Moser, Western University

Nano-scale Characterizations of Ancient Mars Minerals and Earth Copper: Stories of Corrosion and Resilience

Host: Prof. Jane Howe

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