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:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aac05335b99d DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260922T103000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260922T113000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/seminar-speaker-profes sor-ingo-krossing LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre Room 1501 200 University Avenue West Wat erloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Seminar Speaker: Professor Ingo Krossing CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT: Ingo Krossing steers a synthetic inorganic / organome tallic\nchemistry group that bridges to computational\, physical\, materia ls and\nelectrochemistry. His core expertise starts with weakly coordinati ng\nanions (WCAs) and was extended over the years to basic and applied\nIO NIC SYSTEMS\, i.e. compounds and materials (systems) in which ions\ndeterm ine their properties. The IONIC SYSTEMS under investigation\nrange from ve ry basic reactive cation salts\,[1-5] to more applied\nsystems like electr olytes for batteries and battery materials. To\ninvestigate the electroche mical relations between such IONIC SYSTEMS\,\nsolvent independent unified redox and acidity scales – applicable to\nall phases – were developed. [6] DTSTAMP:20260917T152019Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aac05335d5ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260910T153000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260910T170000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/transition-student-led -open-ended-projects-our-senior LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 4022 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N 2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:The transition to student-led open-ended projects in our senior\nla boratory course and how to implement self-directed learning within\nthis c onstruct CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT:\n\nFor 30 years the undergraduate laboratory in the C hemical Engineering\ndepartment at Carnegie Mellon University has employed a variety of\npedagogies. In this talk we will explore our transition to student-led\nopen-ended projects in our senior laboratory course. Furtherm ore\, we\nwill focus on implementing self-directed learning within this\nc onstruct.  DTSTAMP:20260917T152019Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aac05335e943 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260903T153000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260903T163000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/seminar-speaker-profes sor-bruno-blais LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 4022 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N 2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Seminar Speaker: Professor Bruno Blais CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT \nThe simulation of flows using computational fluid dy namics (CFD) has\nadvanced considerably in recent decades and is now an es sential tool\nacross industries ranging from aerospace design to process\n engineering. Although CFD is relatively mature for single-phase flows\,\nm ultiphase flows (such as particle-laden flows) and multiphysics flows\n(su ch as those including microwaves or ultrasound) remain\nsignificantly more challenging to simulate\, in part due to their\nintrinsic multiscale natu re and conflicting numerical need.\n\nIn the recent years\, high-order met hods have gained considerable\nmomentum in aeronautics\, in part due to th eir significantly lower\ndispersion and dissipation\, but also for their h igher arithmetic\nintensity (FLOPS-to-byte ratio) which suits current hard ware\ncapabilities. However\, these methods remain seldomly used in\nchemi cal-engineering applications\, in part due to their multiphase and\nmultip hysics nature.\n\n  DTSTAMP:20260917T152019Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aac05335fb5b DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260824T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260824T150000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/seminar-speaker-prof-t ae-seok-moon LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 2024 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N 2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Seminar Speaker/ Prof. Tae Seok Moon CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT\n\nThe past decade has witnessed the tremendous power of systems and\nsynthetic biology in the creation of genetic parts\, devic es\, and\nsystems\, which helps understand complex biological systems.  H owever\,\nits potential for real-world applications has not been fully\nex ploited. One of its promising applications is the construction of\nprogram mable cells that integrate multiple environmental signals and\nimplement s ynthetic control over biological processes. My research\ninterests are foc used on developing microbes and microbiota that can\nprocess multiple inpu t signals and generate user-defined outputs.\nSpecifically\, I aim to buil d genetic programs to control various\nbacterial processes such as gene ex pression\, chemical reactions\, and\nevolution. I will present published a nd unpublished results of my\nselected research projects by discussing the potential and challenges\nof systems and synthetic biology to address glo bal problems\, including\nplastic and agricultural waste issues\, non-inva sive diagnostics and\ndisease treatment using smart probiotics and microbi ota engineering\,\nsustainable bioproduction\, and biocontainment of genet ically\nengineered microbes. DTSTAMP:20260917T152019Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aac053360f4e DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260828T160000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260828T170000 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 . DTSTAMP:20260917T152019Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aac0533622c5 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260723T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260723T160000 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. DTSTAMP:20260917T152019Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aac053363674 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T093000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T103000 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. DTSTAMP:20260917T152019Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aac053364c16 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260505T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260505T110000 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. DTSTAMP:20260917T152019Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aac0533661ac DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260501T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260501T110000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/distinguished-speaker- seminar-series LOCATION:E6 - Engineering 6 Room 4022 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N 2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Denitrification is a vital microbial process within the nitroge n\ncycle\, where nitrate (NO3⁻) is reduced to nitrogen gas (N2)\, thereb y\nalleviating nitrogen pollution in aquatic environments. Traditionally\, \norganic carbon sources have been recognized as the primary electron\ndon ors for denitrification. However\, recent research has underscored\nthe si gnificance of sulfur compounds as alternative electron donors\,\nespeciall y in settings where organic carbon is scarce. The current\nparadigm acknow ledges the coexistence of heterotrophic and autotrophic\ndenitrifiers in c ompleting the denitrification pathway.\nFacultative sulfur-driven denitrif ication represents an innovative\nbiological process that integrates sulfi de oxidation with\ndenitrification\, providing a dual solution for wastewa ter treatment.\nThis process leverages specific heterotrophic bacteria cap able of\noxidizing sulfide while concurrently reducing nitrates\, effectiv ely\neliminating both sulfide and nitrogen compounds from wastewater. The\ nfacultative nature of these bacteria enables them to adapt to\nfluctuatin g oxygen levels\, thereby enhancing the process's flexibility\nand efficie ncy. This presentation will delve into recent advancements\nin facultative sulfur-driven denitrification\, with a focus on its\napplication in engin eered systems such as wastewater treatment plants\nand bioreactors. By exp loring the mechanisms and benefits of this\nprocess\, we aim to highlight its potential for improving wastewater\nmanagement and contributing to sus tainable environmental practices. DTSTAMP:20260917T152019Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aac0533670bf DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260306T133000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260306T143000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engineering/events/graduate-seminar-optim ization-and-simulation-based LOCATION:E6 4022 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar| Optimization and simulation-based approaches to\n manage logistics of trucks and ships in large supply chains\, by Prof.\nCa rlos A. Mendez CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Chemical Engineering Department is hosting a special gradua te\nlecture on OPTIMIZATION AND SIMULATION-BASED APPROACHES TO MANAGE\nLOG ISTICS OF TRUCKS AND SHIPS IN LARGE SUPPLY CHAINS. DTSTAMP:20260917T152019Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR