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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/seminar-speakerprofess
 or-charles-xu
LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 2024 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N
 2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Seminar Speaker/Professor Charles Xu
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Biomass plays a key role in capturing and storing solar energy 
 on\nEarth. It is estimated that up to 8\,500 exjoules (×10¹⁸ joules) o
 f\nsolar energy are captured and stored globally each year through\nbiomas
 s\, which is about 10-15 times the current global energy\nconsumption (580
  exajoules). This presentation provides an overview of\nthe availability o
 f biomass and organic solid waste resources\nglobally\, as well as in Chin
 ese mainland and Hong Kong\, and introduces\nhydrothermal technologies and
  their applications in the transformation\nof biomass and organic solid wa
 ste. During these transformations\,\nwater is used as a reaction medium\, 
 solvent\, reactant\, or catalyst.\nHydrothermal technology is especially s
 uitable for the resource\nutilization of high-moisture biomass and biowast
 e (such as food waste\,\nsewage sludge\, manure slurry\, microalgae\, etc.
 )\, as it eliminates the\ncostly dehydration/drying process (which is esse
 ntial for other\nthermochemical processes like combustion\, pyrolysis\, an
 d\ngasification). This presentation summarizes Professor Xu's team's past\
 nresearch achievements in various hydrothermal technology development\,\ni
 ncluding methanol aqueous phase reforming (APR) for hydrogen\nproduction\,
  biomass hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) to produce\nwater-charcoal\, hyd
 rothermal liquefaction of biomass waste (HTL) to\nproduce biocrude oil\, a
 nd supercritical water gasification (SCWG) of\naqueous biomass (sugars) to
  produce green hydrogen. Professor Xu will\nalso share his experience in s
 caling HTL technology to 6 kg/h and 100\nkg/h\, as well as ongoing commerc
 ialization efforts\, including building\npilot units with a daily throughp
 ut of 10 tons and demonstration units\nwith a daily throughput of 100 tons
 .
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260831T123000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/phd-comprehensivemicro
 fluidic-assisted-engineering
LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 4022 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N
 2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:PhD Comprehensive/Microfluidic - Assisted Engineering of Structured
 \nLiquid-State Soft Materials and Hierarchical Cryogel Architectures by\nY
 asamin Noorafkan
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Microfluidic - Assisted Engineering of Structured Liquid-State 
 Soft\nMaterials and Hierarchical Cryogel Architectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260722T130000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/phd-comprehensiveeffec
 ts-metal-ion-exposure-cell-behaviour
LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre Room 4402 200 University Avenue West Wat
 erloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:PhD Comprehensive/Effects of Metal Ion Exposure on Cell Behaviour b
 y\nXiaolin Kangg
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Effects of Metal Ion Exposure on Cell Behaviour
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/seminar-speaker-madeli
 ne-leahy-building-global-partnerships
LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 4022 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N
 2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Seminar Speaker: Madeline Leahy/ Building Global Partnerships for\n
 Circular Economy Innovation
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n\nThis seminar will introduce CirkArena\, and the rol
 e of global research\nengagement in advancing circular economy innovation.
  Drawing on MMV\nand CirkArena’s work in circular economy\, waste valori
 zation\,\nsustainable materials and advanced production systems\, Madeline
  Leahy\nwill discuss how international partnerships among researchers\,\nu
 niversities\, research organizations\, and industry can help translate\nid
 eas into collaborative projects with practical impact.  The seminar\nwill
  highlight strategies for building trusted partnerships\, expanding\nresea
 rch networks and connecting technical innovation wit global\nsustainabilit
 y goals.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/phd-comprehensivesurfa
 ce-engineered-delignified-porous-wood
LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 2022 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N
 2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:PhD Comprehensive/Surface Engineered Delignified Porous Wood as a\n
 Tunable Platform for Wastewater Treatment by Mebrat Kidist Worku
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Thesis Proposal Title: Surface Engineered Delignified Porous Wo
 od as a\nTunable Platform  for Wastewater Treatment
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/phd-comprehensivetopog
 raphy-functionalized-biomaterials
LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 2022 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N
 2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:PhD Comprehensive/Topography-Functionalized Biomaterials for Tissue
 \nEngineering by Daichen Liu
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Thesis Proposal Title: Topography-Functionalized Biomaterials f
 or\nTissue Engineering
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/phd-comprehensivebiomi
 metic-hydrogels-design-strategies-and
LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 2022 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N
 2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:PhD Comprehensive/Biomimetic Hydrogels: Design Strategies and\nTran
 sformative Applications in Biomedicine by Maggie Wong
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Biomimetic Hydrogels: Design Strategies and Transformative\nApp
 lications in Biomedicine
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/seminar-speaker-profes
 sor-lawrence-yoon-suk-lee
LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 4022 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N
 2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Seminar Speaker: Professor Lawrence Yoon Suk Lee
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT \nDriven by the growing need for clean and sustainable
  energy sources\, a\nnumber of carbon-neutral energy conversion technologi
 es have been\nextensively explored over recent years\, which include photo
 - and\nelectrocatalytic water-splitting systems\, fuel cells\, and metal i
 on\nbatteries. In particular\, water electrolysis\, consisting of hydrogen
 \nevolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER)\, is\nconsi
 dered a promising and efficient way to produce a clean energy\ncarrier\, h
 ydrogen\, to meet such energy demands. Green hydrogen\nproduced by renewab
 le-energy-powered water electrolysis could help\nresolve the energy crisis
  and cut our carbon footprint at the same\ntime.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/che-win-joint-seminar
LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre Room 1501 200 University Avenue West Wat
 erloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:CHE-WIN Joint Seminar
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT: Dehumidification accounts for a substantial fraction 
 of\nenergy use and associated emissions in air‑conditioning systems\,\nr
 epresenting roughly 53% of energy‑related air conditioning\nemissions on
  a global average. Vapor-selective membranes\, which\npreferentially trans
 port water molecules while blocking the transport\nof other gases\, have e
 merged as a promising alternative technology for\nthe heating\, ventilatio
 n\, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry\, even\nbeing ranked as a top alt
 ernative technology by the US Department of\nEnergy. Over the past 20 year
 s\, the field has seen a significant\namount of research interest in the d
 evelopment of high-performance\nmembrane materials and synthesis procedure
 s. However\, translation of\nthese materials advances into practical HVAC 
 systems has largely\nrelied on idealized thermodynamic system models\, wit
 h a notable lack\nin experimental demonstration. As a result\, a disconnec
 t persists\nbetween membrane material development\, component-level limita
 tions\,\nand realistic system and process design. This seminar presents ou
 r\nongoing work aimed at bridging this gap by explicitly linking real\nmem
 brane properties to component sizing\, operating constraints\, and\nsystem
 ‑level efficiency. The broader goal of this research is to\nestablish a 
 holistic framework that integrates materials\, components\,\nand system de
 sign to clarify tradeoffs\, define benchmark performance\ntargets\, and gu
 ide future research and development towards the broader\nadoption of high-
 efficiency\, membrane-based HVAC technologies.
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/lecture-series
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre Room 1302 200 Unive
 rsity Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Lecture Series
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Porous media form the backbone of electrochemical energy storag
 e and\nconversion technologies\, governing transport\, reaction access\, a
 nd\noverall efficiency in redox flow batteries\, electrolyzers\, and fuel\
 ncells. Despite their central role\, most porous electrodes and\ntransport
  layers have changed little over decades\, relying on\nrandomized architec
 tures that constrain performance\, durability\, and\ncost. Dr. van der Hei
 jden’s research group reimagines porous media\nas engineered components\
 , structures that can be deliberately designed\nrather than inherited. By 
 integrating pore‑scale modeling\, operando\nimaging\, computational opti
 mization\, and advanced manufacturing\, the\ngroup uncovers fundamental st
 ructure–performance relationships and\ndevelops new architectures that r
 educe transport losses. This talk\nhighlights how tailored porous microstr
 uctures can enable more\nefficient\, robust\, and scalable electrochemical
  devices.
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