Current students

Subscribe to Current students
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 11:30 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Seminar - "Advanced Graphene Materials for Energy Storage & Conversion" by Prof. Aiping Yu

Aiping Yu, PhD,  Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo
Abstract: Graphene is recognized as one of the nanomaterials that could revolutionize numerous industries over a wide range of sectors due to its distinctive properties, including large specific surface area, high electrical and thermal conductivity, good chemical stability, ultrahigh mobility, as well as great mechanical strength and Young’s modulus.
Monday, October 14, 2013

Prof. Flora Ng wins the 2013 Canadian Green Chemistry and Engineering Award

This national individual award, sponsored by GreenCentre Canada, is for an individual working in Canada who has made significant contributions to advance green chemistry and/or engineering, including the technical, human health and environmental benefits. From the award announcement:
"Flora T. T. Ng obtained her BSc at the University of Hong Kong , MSc and PhD from the University of British Columbia.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 11:30 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Seminar "New Frontiers in Thermal Characterization of Materials for Energy” by Daniel P. Sellan

Daniel P. Sellan, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
The University of Texas at Austin

My research is in the area of heat transfer science and engineering, an emerging field that seeks to develop an understanding of energy transport at an atomistic and carrier level [e.g., phonon (lattice vibration), photon, electron, and fluid particle]. I use a combination of atomistic calculations, statistical thermodynamics, traditional heat transfer analysis, and bulk and micro/nanoscale experiments to solve critical problems in energy research.

Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Park and Veva Reilly Distinguished Seminar, "Design, Characterization and Applications of Amphipathic Peptides for sRNA Delivery" by Dr. Mousa Jafari

Mousa Jafari, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
University of Waterloo
RNA interference is a post-transcriptional gene silencing process whereby short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) induce the sequence-specific degradation of complementary messenger RNA. Despite their promising therapeutic capabilities, siRNA-based strategies suffer from enzymatic degradation and poor cellular uptake. Several carrier-based approaches have been employed to enhance the stability and efficiency of siRNA delivery.
Friday, October 4, 2013 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Seminar, “Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed Applications in Polymerization and Clean Energy Processes” by Dr. Poupak Mehrani

Dr. Poupak Mehrani
Chemical and Biological Engineering Department
University of Ottawa
Fluidized beds including those of gas-phase are widely used in industry due to their excellent features including providing high degree of mixing, heat transfer, mass transfer, to just name a few. In this talk a brief summary of research presently carried out by my research team in the areas of polymerization and clean energy, where fluidized bed reactors are employed, will be presented.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 3:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Seminar: “Bioenergy and Availability” by Dr. Duu-Jong Lee (NTUST, Taiwan)


Abstract: The world is faced with energy challenges with depleting fossil fuel reserves. Although with successful exploitation of shale gas and shale oil, the long-term economic benefits on shale fuels use considering the environmental damage are unknown. Biomass is abundant worldwide and its derived energy is regarded renewable and cost-effective. Additionally, the use of bioenergy from biomass is claimed to be carbon neutral since the biomass has supreme capability to biofixation of CO2. However, the cost of biodiesel production from biomass is high.