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Thursday, July 7, 2016 3:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Seminar - “Biomimetic Membranes Based on Aquaporin Z for Water Purification”, TONG Yen Wah, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore

ABSTRACT:  The regulation of intracellular water activity is a necessary characteristic of many physiological functions in all living organisms. The high water transport rate across cell membranes is due to a type of water channel protein, aquaporin. The unique selectivity, high water transport capability, and low activation energy of aquaporins have garnered strong scientific interests with many studies concentrating on the fabrication of biomimetic membranes based on the reconstitution of aquaporins into self-assembled amphiphilic lipid or polymer bilayers.

Thursday, June 30, 2016 3:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Seminar - “Multifunctional Materials for Electronics and Photonics”, Federico Rosei, UNESCO Chair in Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Saving and Storage, Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, INRS, Varennes (QC), Canada

ABSTRACT: The bottom–up approach is considered a potential alternative for low cost manufacturing of nanostructured materials [1]. It is based on the concept of self–assembly of nanostructures on a substrate, and is emerging as an alternative paradigm for traditional top down fabrication used in the semiconductor industry. We demonstrate various strategies to control nanostructure assembly (both organic and inorganic) at the nanoscale.

Thursday, July 14, 2016 3:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Seminar - “pH-Controlled Complex Formation in Charged Polymer Systems” by Kenneth R. Shull, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL USA

ABSTRACT:  Complexes formed in systems containing both positive and negative charges are of fundamental importance in a variety of materials applications.  A common method for producing polyelectrolyte complex films is to sequentially deposit oppositely charged polymers, an effective but tedious process that is not readily scalable.  A focus on this talk is on the deposition of relatively thick films directly onto conducting surfaces, using electrochemical processes to modulate the local pH.  The process is carried out on a quartz crystal microbalance, which in addition to

Thursday, June 23, 2016 3:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Seminar - “Inferring Transportation CO2 From Wearable Sensors” by Erik Wilhelm, Assistant Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design

ABSTRACT:  The Singapore University of Technology and Design facilitated an ambitious large-scale science experiment in September and November 2015 which saw over 43,000 students carrying sensors designed to measure temperature, humidity, pressure, light, noise, IR temperature, motion, among other physical parameters in a project supported by the National Research Foundation and carried out with partners from the Ministry of Education and the Singapore Science Center. Prof. Erik Wilhelm, Prof.

David Simakov
Monday, July 6, 2015

Introducing Professor David Simakov

The department of Chemical Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of David Simakov to our faculty. In his new role as assistant professor, he will teach reaction engineering and transport phenomena and continue his research in sustainable reaction engineering. David is a respected researcher, with publications in several leading journals, including Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Catalysis Science & Technology and Applied Catalysis. In addition to his role in Chemical Engineering, David will be actively engaged with the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) and the Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology.