Attahiru Alfa from the University of Manitoba will be presenting his seminar; Queuing theory and communication systems
The WIN Nano Graduate Student Seminar Series provides an opportunity for nanotechnology graduate students of WIN members to present and discuss their research, to help foster knowledge exchange and dialogue between researchers and across disciplines.
Shawn Whitehead, PhD Assistant Professor, Depts. Anatomy and Cell Biology; Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University
Jean-Francois Cordeau from HEC Montreal will be presenting his seminar; Stochastic production routing.
*Please note: Professor Cordeau's seminar will be held on Friday November 28th, at 2:30 p.m., as opposed to the regularly scheduled seminars on Mondays.
Join in marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the École Polytechnique de Montréal tragedy honouring the women who lost their lives and commemorating the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Dr. Althea Grundling, Agricultural Research Council, Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa, will deliver a seminar: South African Peatlands.
Not all wetlands in South Africa are peatlands. Peatlands are characterised by the unique ability to accumulate and store dead organic matter from wetland vegetation under almost permanent water saturated conditions and low oxygen content. Peat is, therefore, not only a resource for soil carbon but also fresh water.
The University of Waterloo will be hosting an official kickoff event on January 3rd, 2015. Teams will gather at the University of Waterloo's Engineering 5 building to watch the webcast, meet with other teams, and pick up their kit of parts.
All girls are invited to join WiE for a mentorship breakfast and hands-on activity from 9:00-10:00am.
Girls Club engages participants through activities designed to dispel stereotypes about engineers and scientists and inspire girls to pursue these studies in high school and post-secondary education.
For more information, please visit the ESQ website.
Dr. Thomas Harter, the Robert M. Hagan Endowed Chair for Water Management and Policy, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, will deliver a Water Institute Lecture: Future of Groundwater Management in California.
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ALISSA NORTH
University of Toronto