Student Seminar Day - December 8, 2011 The Winter term student seminar day will take place on Thursday, December 8, 2011 in Dupuis Hall, Room 215 beginning with a keynote address from the Department Head at 9:00am. Please click on the link to view the Agenda and Abstracts for the student presentations as well as the keynote speaker.
Seminar - Ye
Seminar - Zhibin Ye (Laurentian University, Sudbury) Dr. Zhibin Ye will be giving a seminar entitled "Designing novel polyethylenes of controlled complex chain architectures via Palladium-catalyzed ethylene polymerization". His talk will take place on December 1, 2011 at 9:30 am in Dupuis Hall, Room 215. Please click on the link to view our seminar series and to read Dr. Ye's abstract. The goal of our seminar series is to expand graduate student knowledge, expose students to areas of research with which they may not be familiar in their current degree programs, and to enhance the broader learning environment in the department for faculty and students alike. Fourth year ENCH and CHEE students are welcome to attend.
ENCH Orientation Night
Engineering Chemistry Discipline Orientation Night - Class of 2015 On Wednesday, January 25, 2012 there will be an orientation night for Engineering Chemistry in Chernoff Auditorium beginning at 7:00pm.
First Year students interested in careers as Engineering Chemists are welcome to join us at our orientation evening. We will show you what Engineering Chemistry is about (including our three fields of specialization; Biosciences, Environmental, Materials), and what types of professional lives Engineering Chemists pursue. You will have an opportunity to tour selected sites where our fourth year students conduct their research thesis projects. Upper year students and faculty from both the Chemistry Department and Chemical Engineering Department will be available to answer questions and for informal discussions.
Meet our faculty, staff, current and former students.
Refreshments will be served.
Oil & Gas 2012
Oil & Gas Speaker Series 2012 The Oil & Gas Speaker Series 2012 is a two-day event hilighting every facet of the Oil and Gas Industry from exploration through consumption. This is a chance to network with high profile speakers from a variety of companies, the majority of which are Queen's Alumni.
The event takes place January 27 and 28, 2012. Please click on the link for details and to register!
Seminar - Hickner
Seminar - Michael Hickner (Penn State University) Michael Hickner will be giving a seminar entitled "Ion-Conducting Polymers for Electrochemical Applications". His talk will take place on November 17, 2011 at 9:30 am in Dupuis Hall, Room 215. Please click on the link to view our seminar series and to read Dr. Hickner's abstract. The goal of our seminar series is to expand graduate student knowledge, expose students to areas of research with which they may not be familiar in their current degree programs, and to enhance the broader learning environment in the department for faculty and students alike. Fourth year ENCH and CHEE students are welcome to attend.
CHEE Orientation Night
Chemical Engineering Discipline Orientation Night - Class of 2015 On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, there will be an orientation night for Chemical Engineering in the Dupuis Hall Auditorium beginning at 7:00pm.
The Department of Chemical Engineering is recognized for its teaching excellence and strong links to industry. Join us during our orientation evening to find out about:
1. The Chemical Process Engineering and Biochemical Engineering Options (Biochemical/Biomedical Engineering or Environmental Biotechnology)
2. Award-winning program initiatives, such as TEAM (Technology, Engineering and Management Program)
3. Our outstanding computing and laboratory facilities
4. Exciting career opportunities in diverse areas such as:
a) Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering - Biotechnology
b) Environmental Engineering - Bioremediation
c) Process control and product quality improvement
d) Design and manufacture of advanced materials
e) Energy production and conservation
f) Pharmaceutical, food and agrochemical production
Meet our faculty, staff, current and former students, and tour our facilities.
Refreshments will be served.
Please click on the link to visit the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate home page. For more information, please contact the Department at 613-533-2765 or email the Undergraduate Program Assistant, Liann Joanette at liann.joanette@chee.queensu.ca
Seminar - Trabold
Seminar - Tom Trabold (Rochester Institute of Technology) Nov 3rd Tom Trabold from the Rochester Institute of Technology will be giving a seminar entitled "Diesel Reforming Effects on SOFC Durability". His talk will take place on November 3, 2011 at 9:30 am in Dupuis Hall, Room 215. Please click on the link to view our seminar series and to read Dr. Trabold's abstract. The goal of our seminar series is to expand graduate student knowledge, expose students to areas of research with which they may not be familiar in their current degree programs, and to enhance the broader learning environment in the department for faculty and students alike. Fourth year ENCH and CHEE students are welcome to attend.
Seminar - Lacik
Seminar - Igor Lacik (Polymer Institute, Bratislava) Igor Lacik from the Polymer Institute in Bratislava will be giving a seminar entitled "Polymers to help diabetes patients: immunoprotection of transplanted pancreatic islets and implantable glucose biosensor". His talk will take place on October 20, 2011 at 9:30 am in Dupuis Hall, Room 215. Please click on the link to view our seminar series and to read Dr. Lacik's abstract. The goal of our seminar series is to expand graduate student knowledge, expose students to areas of research with which they may not be familiar in their current degree programs, and to enhance the broader learning environment in the department for faculty and students alike. Fourth year ENCH and CHEE students are welcome to attend.
Seminar - Mueller
Seminar - Philipp Mueller - Dupont (DuET) October 6, 2011 Philipp Mueller from Dupont Engineering Research & Technology in Wilimington, Delaware will be giving a seminar entitled "Polymer Reaction Engineering Modeling in Industry". His talk will take place on Thursday, October 6th at 9:30am in Dupuis Hall, Room 215. Please click on the link to see our seminar series and to view Dr. Mueller's abstract. The goal of our Seminar Series is to expand graduate student knowledge, expose students to areas of research with which they may not be familiar in their current degree programs, and to enhance the broader learning environment in the department for faculty and students alike. Fourth year ENCH and CHEE students are welcome to attend.
Show & Tell
CHEE Show & Tell - Tuesday, Oct 4/11 Fourth year students are invited to attend the Chemical Engineering Department's Show & Tell Session, to be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 4:30pm in Dupuis Hall, Room 311.
Information about grad school and how to apply for NSERC and OGS scholarships will be discussed. Bring your questions!
Click on the link for information about NSERC & OGS applications.
Seminar - Nomura
Seminar - Christopher Nomura, SUNY-ESF September 22, 2011 Christopher Nomura from The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) will be giving a seminar entitled "Metabolic engineering for the production of biodegradable plastics". His talk will take place on Thursday, September 22nd at 9:30am in Dupuis Hall, Room 215. Please click on the link to see our seminar series and to view Dr. Nomura's. The goal of our Seminar Series is to expand graduate student knowledge, expose students to areas of research with which they may not be familiar in their current degree programs, and to enhance the broader learning environment in the department for faculty and students alike. Fourth year ENCH and CHEE students are welcome to attend.
Special Seminar-Nandakumar
SPECIAL SEMINAR - Prof. Nandakumar from Louisiana State University The Department of Chemical Engineering is proud to host a Special Research Seminar on Monday, June 6th at 2:30 pm in Dupuis Hall, Room 215. The speaker, Prof. K. Nandakumar from Louisiana State University, will present a seminar titled "Multiphase flow modeling: Challenges and opportunities".
Spring Convocation 2011
SPRING CONVOCATION & CHEE Reception Chemical Engineering and Engineering Chemistry undergraduate students will be convocating at 10:00 am on June 1, 2011. The department is proud to honour their accomplishment with a private reception to be held in Ban Righ Hall immediately following the ceremonies. For more information about the ceremony, please click on the link.
Congratulations to our graduates!!
CHEE Open House 2011
Spring Reunion 2011 - CHEE Open House The Department of Chemical Engineering will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, May 28th from 1:30 to 3:00 pm. We welcome alumni and friends to drop by Dupuis Hall for a visit Prof. Grandmaison and take a look at your class photo on the wall. For more information on Spring Reunion activities across the University, please click on the link.
Oil & Gas Speaker Series
Oil & Gas Speaker Series - Jan 28-30/2011 Jan 26, 2011:The Department of Chemical Engineering is pleased to host the third annual Oil & Gas Speaker Series. This series is open to students in Engineering, Geology, Commerce, Law and Arts & Science. Alumni working in industry travel from across Canada to share their experiences and network with our current student body. The organizing committee gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Shell, Encana, Imperial Oil, Suncor and Tenaris.
Please click on the link to learn more about this series and its sponsors.
Student Seminar Day-Dec9th
Fall Student Seminar Day - December 9th The Fall Student Seminar Day will take place on Thursday, December 9, 2010 in Dupuis Hall, Room 217 beginning at 9:00am. Graduate students enrolled in CHEE897 will be giving seminars based on their research. Master's students are expected to give one seminar during their two years while Doctoral students give two during their four year program. Abstracts will be posted soon so please visit the link to see details.
Engineering Chemistry Orientation Night The Department of Chemical Engineering is offering an Engineering Chemistry Orientation night on Thursday, January 27, 2011 in Chernoff Auditorium, 7:00pm. If you are interested in learning more about ENCH please feel free to attend. For more information, click on the link!
CHEE Orientation Jan 19th
Chemical Engineering Orientation Night Chemical Engineering is offering an orientation night on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 in the Dupuis Hall Auditorium, 7:00pm. If you are interested in learning more about CHEE, please feel free to attend. For more information, click on the link!
Seminar - Leonardo Simon
Waterloo Professor Leonardo Simon to give Seminar Leonardo Simon from Waterloo University will be giving a seminar entitled "The Use of Renewable Materials in Automotive Manufacturing - A Story for Sustainable Innovation". His talk will take place on Thursday, November 11th at 9:30am in Dupuis Hall, Room 217. Please click on the link to see our seminar series and to view a bio and abstract for the speaker.
VP(R) Liss Seminar
VP (Research) Steven Liss to give Seminar Vice Principal (Research) Steven Liss will be giving a research seminar on the Properties of Flocs and Biofilms in Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) Systems. This seminar will take place on Thursday, October 14th at 9:30am in Dupuis Hall, Room 217.
Special Seminar - Dochain
SPECIAL Seminar - Dr. Denis Dochain We are pleased that Prof. Denis Dochain is visiting us from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and will be delivering a seminar on "Process Control vs. Thermodynamics: Power Shaping Control of Reaction Systems". This seminar will take place on Wednesday, May 26th in Dupuis Hall, Room 311. All are welcome to attend.
Special Seminar - Koeken
SPECIAL Seminar - Dr. Ard Koeken We are pleased to have Dr. Ard Koeken visit us from the Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science at Utrecht University in The Netherlands. Dr. Koeken will be giving a special seminar entitled "Hydroformylation in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide" on Thursday, May 27th at 10:30 in Dupuis Hall, room 217. All are welcome to attend. {Abstract & Bio will be posted at the link soon.}
CEEA Conference 2010
CEEA Conference to be held June 7-9, 2010 at Queen's I am pleased to announce that the inaugural Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) conference will be held at Queen’s University in Kingston on June 7 to 9, 2010. This conference is the culmination of a significant effort over the last few years to integrate CDEN and C2E2 towards the common goal of excellence and innovation in engineering education.
We welcome all engineering educators, not just from Faculties of Engineering and Applied Science, but also contributors from our Libraries, Teaching and Learning Centres, and Faculties of Arts and Science, Education, or Business, who are a part of the overall education of our engineering students.
Please visit the CEEA 2010 Website and click on the call for abstracts.
We hope you can join us!
David Strong
CEEA 2010 Conference Chair
CHEE897 Student Seminars
GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR DAY The Department of Chemical Engineering is proud to announce the Graduate Student Seminar Day on April 22, 2010. In order to fulfill their program requirements, graduate students present a seminar (two for Doctoral candidates) to their peers and Professors on the nature of their research for credit in CHEE897. (Students enrolled in the Collaborative Biomedical Engineering Program present their work in a similar manner for credit in CBME 802.) Twenty two abstracts were submitted on a wide variety of topics from polymers to coronary artery disease. Many students who are presenting their seminar will soon graduate from their program. Congratulations to all students for attaining this level in their respective programs!
Please click on the link to view the abstracts and agenda for this event.
Seminar - Hamdy Khalil
Department Seminar - Hamdy Khalil Hamdy Khalil from the Woodbridge Group in Mississauga will be giving a seminar to introduce the department to his Group. His talk will take place on Thursday, April 8th at 9:30am in Dupuis Hall, Room 217.
Seminar - Monder
Department Seminar - Dr. Misha Monder The Department of Chemical Engineering is pleased that its own post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Misha Monder, will be giving a seminar entitled "Sulfur poisoning of solid oxide fuel cell anodes: ab-initio adsorption thermodynamics of H2S and H2 on Ni(111)". This seminar will take place on Thursday, March 25th at 9:30am in Dupuis Hall, Room 217.
Shao-Horn Talk CANCELLED
Department Seminar - Dr. Shao-Horn CANCELLED Prof. Yang Shao-Horn's seminar, scheduled for March 25th, is cancelled. We are pleased that Dr. Misha Monder will be giving a seminar in her place. Dr. Monder's seminar, entitled "Sulfur poisoning of solid oxide fuel cell anodes: ab-initio adsorption thermodynamics of H2S and H2 on Ni(111)" will take place on March 25th at 9:30am in Dupuis Hall, Room 217.
Seminar Yang Shao-Horn
Departmental Seminar Series - Yang Shao-Horn Yang Shao-Horn from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts will be giving a talk on "O2 Electrocatalysis for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage". This talk will take place on Thursday, March 25th at 9:30am in Dupuis Hall, Room 217.
Seminar - Michael Grady
Department Seminar Series - Michael Grady Michael Grady from Dupont in Wilmington, Delaware, will be giving a talk on "Biofuels and Bioprocessing at Dupont". This talk will take place on Thursday, March 11th at 9:30 am in Dupuis Hall, Room 217.
Seminar - Wayne Reed
Department Seminar Series - Wayne Reed Wayne Reed from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, will be giving a talk on "Recent Advances in Online Monitoring of Polymerization Reactions". This talk will take place on Thursday, February 25th at 9:30am in Dupuis Hall, Room 217.
Seminar - Hugo de Lasa
Department Seminar Series - Hugo de Lasa Hugo de Lasa from the University of Western Ontario will give a talk on "Photocatalytic Reaction Engineering". This talk will take place on Thursday, February 11th at 9:30am in Dupuis Hall room 217.
Oil & Gas Jan 29-31, 2010
Oil & Gas Speaker Series: January 29, 30 & 31, 2010 Chemical Engineering will host their annual Oil & Gas Speaker Series on January 29, 30 & 31, 2010. This event is designed to give students an opportunity to meet and network with people from Industry. Information about registration can be found by following the link.
ENCH Orientation Jan.28/10
Engineering Chemistry Orientation Come discover the three fields of specialization of an Engineering Chemist: Biosciences, Environmental and Materials Science.
Click on the link for more information.
CHEE Orientation Jan.26/10
Chemical Engineering Orientation Night Have you ever wondered about Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering or Process Systems Engineering? Would you like to know what jobs are available in these areas?
Click on the link for more information.
Seminar by Milan Maric
Department Seminar Series - Milan Maric Jan 14, 2010:Professor Milan Maric from McGill University in Montreal will be giving a seminar on Thursday, January 28th in Dupuis Hall, Room 217. Please click on the link to view our full seminar series and to access the link to the abstract for Professor Maric's seminar.
Seminar - Michael Mackey
Michael Mackey Seminar Dec 21, 2009:The Department of Chemical Engineering's Seminar Series will kick off the Winter term with Michael Mackey from McGill University, whose talk is entitled "Bacterial Operon Dynamics: Insight for Mathematical Modelling". This talk will take place on Thursday, January 14th, 9:30am in Dupuis Hall room 217.
CHEE Dept Seminar
U. Alberta's Sirish Shah to give CHEE Seminar **SPECIAL SEMINAR** CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR SERIES
WHO: Sirish Shah, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
TITLE: "The new role of digital automation systems in process monitoring: Sensor-fusion and signal processing for plant health management"
WHEN: Monday, December 14, 2009, 1:30pm to 2:30pm
WHERE: Dupuis Hall, Room 215
**REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED**
NOTE: Although attendance is not mandatory for graduate students registered in CHEE897, their attendance is strongly encouraged.
CHEE Seminar Series
CHEE Seminar Series Nov 25, 2009:Nathalie Tufenkji from McGill University will be giving a seminar entitled "Bonding with Bugs: Bioadhesion in Environmental and Biomedical Processes" on Thursday, November 26th. Please click on the link to read more.
Farewell to Dr. Thamae
Farewell to Dr. Thamae The Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association invites you to pay a fond farewell to Dr. Thimothy Thamae, who will be leaving Canada for his home country of Lesotho at the end of this month. Please stop by the Grad Club at 2pm on Monday, November 30th and show Thimothy how much he will be missed.
RMC Speaker in CHEE
Kevin Jaansalu from RMC to give Seminar Nov 12, 2009:Kevin Jaansalu from RMC will be giving a seminar in Dupuis Hall, Thursday November 12 at 10:30am in room 217.
Please visit http://www.chemeng.queensu.ca/news/DepartmentSeminarSeries.php for more information about our Department Seminar Series.
CSChE
CJChE Meeting in CHEE on Friday, Oct.23, 2009 Professor Joao B. P. Soares, University of Waterloo and new Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (CJChE) and Roland Andersson, Executive Director of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) will be available on:
October 23, 2009 in Dupuis Hall, Room 312 at: 09:30 am.
The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) in conjunction with John Wiley & Sons Inc. are aiming to increase the Canadian and international content, and overall promotion of the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (CJChE).
Prof. Soares shall briefly outline the future goals and objectives for the Journal. Questions, ideas and feedback are encouraged at this meeting.
Fall Fair Preview
Applied Science Fall Fair Preview - Oct 17 & Nov 7 (No link in this title) The Applied Science Fall Fair Preview will be held on Saturday, October 17 and Saturday, November 7, 2009 in the Beamish-Munro Hall Atrium from 11:30am to 2:00pm. In addition to the campus tours offered by Admissions, there will be tours of Beamish-Munro Hall.
Guest Lecture Dr. Meuldijk
Guest Lecture by Professor Jan Meuldijk Friday, October 16, 2009
Dupuis Hall, Room 217, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
"Emulsion Polymerization Process Development"
Professor Jan Meuldijk obtained his masters degree in chemistry at the State University of Utrecht in 1975 (major physical chemistry, minor organic chemistry). His PhD work was in the field of inorganic and theoretical chemistry at the Free University of Amsterdam, graduation in 1979. After post doctoral fellowships in solid state physics and chemical engineering at the State University of Groningen he was appointed assistant professor in the field of Industrial Catalysis (Professor Van der Wiele) at the Eindhoven University of Technology in 1985. In 1988 he became associate professor in chemical reactor engineering. His work in the Process Development Group is now focused on process development of complex chemical products. In the department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry there is a close cooperation with the Polymer Chemistry Group and the Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry Group.
CHEE310 - Guest Speaker
CHEE310 - Guest Speaker Sep 29, 2009:Dr. Rui Resendes, Executive Director, GreenCentre Canada will be speaking to CHEE310 students on Wednesday, September 30th in Kingston Hall, Room 101 at 9:30am.
GreenCentre Canada, who recently received $13.6 million from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in addition to $9.1 million from the Federal Government, is a national commercialization facility that develops, de-risks, and commercializes early-stage Green Chemistry discoveries.
Although space is limited, all graduate students and faculty are invited to attend.
Bioeconomy Talk - Sept 30
Sustainable Bioeconomy Talk: Sept 30th - Dr. Jonathan Leaver Dr. Jonathan Leaver will be talking on "Multi‐Region System Dynamics Modeling of New Zealand's Energy Economy to 2050 using UniSyD".
Date: 2:30‐3:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 30th.
Location: Sutherland Hall (Policy Studies Bldg) Rm 137
CHEE/ENCH Orientation
2nd Year CHEE & ENCH Class Orientation ALL 2nd year CHEE and ENCH students are invited to attend Orientation on Thursday, September 17th at 5:30pm in the Dupuis Hall Auditorium.
For more information, please contact Maureen Plunkett at maureen.plunkett@chee.queensu.ca
SEMINAR Series 1st Speaker
CHEE SEMINAR SERIES - First Speaker Sep 10, 2009:The Department of Chemical Engineering Seminar Series for 2009-2010 begins on September 24th with speakers from Parteq Innovations (Jason Hendry, Manager, Commercial Development & Stephen Scribner, PhD, Patent Agent) here at Queen's. The topic will be "Eureka and then what? An introduction to patents and the commercialization of your research".
Thursday, September 24, 2009
10:30-11:30, Dupuis Hall, Room 217
Public Dialogue
Public Dialogue on Health Research Dr. Kerry Rowe (V-P Research), cordially invites you to a Public Dialogue entitled "Health Research Roadmap: creating innovative research for better health and health care" with special guest Dr. Alain Beaudet, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Friday, September 18, 2009
3:30-4:30pm
Ban Righ Elspeth Fireside Room
Faculty, Post-doctoral Fellows, Graduate and Undergraduate Students are Welcome
Welcome Grad Students
Welcome New Graduate Students! Sep 10, 2009:Chemical Engineering welcomed 33 new graduate students on Wednesday, September 9th to the department. Orientation was a success as well as TA training. Our new students may be feeling a bit of information overload but things will soon become second nature to them. Thank you to everyone who made the Orientation session run so smoothly.
Special Seminar
SPECIAL SEMINAR - May 27th May 27, 2009:"Estimating Parameters in Process Models: Descriptive Methodology and Case Studies with Polymerization Scenarios" by Tom Duever, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada. Please check the seminar link for location.
Department Seminar Series
Department Seminar Series Apr 01, 2009:"Global Warming: Some Science and Solutions" by Robert Jackson (Nicholas Chair of Global Environmental Change, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina) in Dupuis Hall, Room 217.
Alumni Reception
Chemical Engineering & Engineering Chemistry Reception Mar 10, 2009:You and a guest are invited to network with other alumni and discuss the current and future plans for Chemical Engineering and Engineering Chemistry at Queen's with Dr. McLellan.
The conference was a great success! Jan 26, 2009:Welcome Queen's students in Engineering, Geology and Commerce to the 1st inaugural Oil and Gas Speakers Series. Our goal is for you to come away from the speakers series with a greater understanding of the oil and gas industry. Queen's Alumni are travelling from across Canada to share their experiences and knowledge of the vast opportunities and challenges that exist in the oil and gas industry.
