BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f5befed6632 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251215T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251215T110000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/masc-oral-examatomisti c-modelling-and-reaxff-parameter SUMMARY:MASc Oral Exam/Atomistic Modelling and ReaxFF Parameter Optimizatio n\nfor Ionic Liquid Electrolyte by Birgili Burga CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Atomistic Modelling and ReaxFF Parameter Optimization for Ionic Liquid\nElectrolyte DTSTAMP:20260502T090814Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f5befed71e2 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251210T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251210T140000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/masc-oral-examinfluenc e-cellulose-nanocrystals-and SUMMARY:MASc Oral Exam/Influence of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Surfactants on\nCatastrophic Phase Inversion and Stability of Emulsions by Daniel Kim CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Influence of Cellulose Nanocrystals and Surfactants on Catastro phic\nPhase Inversion and Stability of Emulsions DTSTAMP:20260502T090814Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f5befed7758 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251208T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251208T130000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/masc-oral-examrecovery -and-reuse-nanomaterials-radically LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 2022 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N 2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:MASc Oral Exam\\Recovery and Reuse of Nanomaterials from Radically\ nPolymerizable Thermoset Nanocomposites\; Towards A Circular Economy by\nZ ahra Rezaei CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The widespread adoption of thermoset nanocomposites has created \nsignificant end-of-life management challenges due to their permanent\ncr osslinked networks\, which resist conventional recycling methods and\ntrap valuable nanomaterials within non-degradable matrices. This work\npresent s a proof-of-concept study to assess a new approach for\nachieving a circu lar economy for thermoset nanocomposites\; recovering\nand reusing nanomat erials from thermoset nanocomposites through the\nincorporation of cleavab le comonomers into the polymer matrix\,\nenabling controlled matrix degrad ation and nanofiller recovery at\nend-of-life.\n\nCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) were selected as the nanofiller for this study\ndue to their widespread us e in nanocomposites and growing industrial\nsignificance\, and a styrene/d ivinylbenzene (DVB) thermoset matrix was\nchosen as a model matrix for its chemical compatibility with CNTs. To\nenable controlled degradation at en d-of-life and nanofiller recovery\,\ncomonomer additives that can install cleavable bonds into the\nmatrix’s polymer network were systematically e valuated. Several\ncandidates were investigated\, including cyclic ketene acetal (CKA)\n(specifically 2-methylene-1\,3-dioxepane\, MDO)\, which unde rwent\nhydrolysis too rapidly and an unwanted ring-retaining side reaction \nfor practical application\, and thionolactones (specifically\ndibenzo[c\ ,e]-oxepine-5(7H)-thione\, DOT and\n2-(isopropylthio)dibenzo[c\,e]oxepine- 5(7H)-thione\, 2SiPrDOT)\, which\nwas limited by the monomers’ solubilit y in the styrene/DVB system.\nThrough this careful screening process\, 2Si PrDOT was selected as the\nmost suitable option\, offering both chemical s tability during\nprocessing and sufficient solubility in the system. DTSTAMP:20260502T090814Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f5befed7f77 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251208T080000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251208T090000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/masc-final-exam-cellul ose-nanocrystal-coated-paraffin-wax LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre Room 5402 200 University Avenue West Wat erloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:MASc Final Exam\\ Cellulose Nanocrystal Coated Paraffin Wax Coating for\nFog and Dew Water Harvesting by Riyao Yan CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title: Cellulose Nanocrystal Coated Paraffin Wax Coating for\nFog and Dew Water Harvesting\n\nAbstract:\n\nFresh water scarcity is an urgent global issue. A sustainable and\nrenewable method is harvesting atmospheric water\, among which fog and\ndew water can be passively colle cted onto a surface. The efficiency of\nsuch collecting systems depends cr itically on the wetting and dynamic\nbehavior of water droplets on the sur face. Common approaches to modify\nsurface topography and hydrophobicity o ften relies on lithographic\,\nplasma\, or fluoropolymer-based methods tha t are costly\, complex\, and\nenvironmentally unsustainable. In contrast\, this work proposes a\nnovel\, simple\, and bottom-up approach for produci ng surface with\nfunctional coatings through cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) –stabilized\nPickering emulsions. DTSTAMP:20260502T090814Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f5befed8723 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231212T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231212T140000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/masc-oral-examapplicat ions-graphene-vanadium-redox-flow LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 200 University Ave West Room 4022 Waterloo ON N 2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:MASc Oral Exam|Applications of Graphene in Vanadium Redox Flow\nBat teries by Elizabeth Miller CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:In this thesis\, Nafion membranes were modified with single to\ nfew-layer heteroatom-doped graphene with the aim of reducing vanadium\ncr ossover and possibly improving reaction kinetics within a Vanadium\nRedox Flow Battery (VRFB). The former was successfully achieved\, while\nthe inv estigation of the latter demonstrated limitations in the\napplication of s ome established analysis techniques to systems such as\nVRFBs. Reduced gra phene oxide did appear to have a positive effect on\nthe reaction kinetics . DTSTAMP:20260502T090814Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f5befed8e69 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231208T110000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231208T120000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/masc-oral-exam-predict ing-adsorbent-performance-carbon SUMMARY:MASc Oral Exam| Predicting Adsorbent Performance for Carbon Capture \nusing Machine Learning Models by Terry Ming Yui So CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Carbon capture is a promising way to slow down climate change f rom\nanthropogenic sources. One of the carbon capture technologies that is \nbeing actively researched is adsorption. Given the increasing amount\nof literature that present novel ideas\, being able to predict this\ninforma tion based on adsorbent textural properties is desirable. In\nthis thesis\ , machine learning is used to construct a model to estimate\nadsorbent per formance. DTSTAMP:20260502T090814Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f5befed93d0 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220808T143000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220808T143000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/masc-oral-exam-improve d-slow-feature-analysis-process SUMMARY:MASc Oral Exam| Improved Slow Feature Analysis for Process Monitori ng CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend Hussein Saafan's MASc oral exam\, whe re\nhe will discuss his research into Improved Slow Feature Analysis\nf or Process Monitoring. DTSTAMP:20260502T090814Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f5befed9925 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220829T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220829T163000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/masc-oral-exam-explori ng-effects-long-carbamate-chain-amine SUMMARY:MASc Oral Exam|: Exploring the Effects of Long Carbamate Chain on\n Amine-Based Donor-Acceptor Polymers for Solar Cell and OFET\nApplications CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend Daniel Afzal's MASc oral exam\, where \nhe will discuss his research into Exploring the Effects of Long\nCarb amate Chain on Amine-Based Donor-Acceptor Polymers for Solar Cell\nand OFE T Applications. DTSTAMP:20260502T090814Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f5befed9e66 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211206T193000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211206T193000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/masc-oral-exam-integra tion-hydrogen-technology-large-scale LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/91918554201?pwd=WlhaYlZsVGFmK0RwcjV5QzYrVGc1Zz09 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:MASc Oral Exam | Integration of Hydrogen Technology into Large Scal e\nIndustrial Manufacturing in Ontario by Nicholas Preston CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:You are welcome to attend Nicholas Preston's MASc oral exam\ns upervised by Professor M. Fowler DTSTAMP:20260502T090814Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69f5befeda7f0 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211210T130000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211210T130000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/masc-oral-exam-strain- engineering-and-bioprocessing LOCATION:https://uwaterloo.webex.com/uwaterloo/j.php?MTID=m4137ebedf2e86f75 91ca26c9e4a05fc6 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:MASc Oral Exam | Strain engineering and bioprocessing strategies fo r\nbiobased production of porphobilinogen in Escherichia coli by Davinder\ nLall CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:You are welcome to attend Davinder Lall's MASc oral exam super vised\nby Professor P. Chou DTSTAMP:20260502T090814Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR