U of T Engineering Research Conference 2023
#UTERC2023 – August 2nd
The University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering will be showcasing their research during this in-person conference.
Program at a glance:
- Networking
- Keynote Talks
- Oral Presentations
- Poster Presentations
Countdown to UTERC 2023
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
Description
The U of T Engineering Research Conference (UTERC) is returning for its 3rd annual edition! UTERC provides students, researchers, and industry professionals with a unique opportunity to engage virtually with the work of our graduate students while learning more about the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering’s leading research. This year’s theme is boundless connections, with the ultimate purpose of providing networking opportunities, to encourage collaborative problem solving, and to continue to build the community of students and alumni from U of T.
The format of the conference will involve graduate students presenting short oral presentations, while posters will be presented through a poster contest. The presentations will showcase research across the Faculty’s 6 Innovation Clusters (Advanced Manufacturing, Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, Human Health, Robotics, Sustainability, and Water).
As a leading research faculty, the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering is pushing the limits and pioneering initiatives in this increasingly digital world. While continuing to fight against these difficult times, now more than ever it is vital to keep our community connected and meet the needs of our students. Through innovation and collaboration, what we can achieve together is truly boundless.
We hope you choose to participate in our conference!
Sincerely,
The UTERC Team
Conference Program
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023
Time | Event Description | Location |
---|---|---|
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Registration Poster Setup Breakfast & Networking | Lobby |
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM | Opening Remarks: Prof. Evan Bentz, Vice Dean, Undergraduate FASE | MY150 |
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM | Keynote Speaker: Prof. Julie Audet, Vice Dean, Graduate, FASE | MY150 |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Oral Presentations: Human Health and Biomedical Engineering | MY330 |
Oral Presentations: Data Analytics and AI | MY320 | |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch & Networking | Lobby |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Oral Presentations: Advanced Materials and Biomedical Engineering | MY330 |
Oral Presentations: Sustainability, Design and Manufacturing | MY320 | |
2:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Poster Presentations | Lobby |
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Break Poster Take Down | Lobby |
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Closing Remarks Prize Winners Announced | MY150 |
Keynote Speakers
August 2nd, 2023
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
Christopher Yip | Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Dean Yip is a leading scholar in the field of single-molecule biophysics and a faculty member with the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, the Department of Biochemistry and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering. He is a Principal Investigator with the Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research at the University of Toronto.
As a former director of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME), he provided leadership to more than 100 research engineers and scientists engaged in discovery and product development in the areas of neuroscience and sensory stimulation, biomaterials and tissue engineering, molecular systems biology and nanotechnology, as well as medical device and drug delivery system design.
Dean Yip is the Vice Chair of the CIHR Institute of Genetics Advisory Board and has served on grant panels at NSERC, CIHR and NIH. He was the first recipient of the Molecular Imaging’s Outstanding Young Biological Scanning Probe Microscopy Investigator of the Year award, and since that time has been honoured with a Premier’s Research Excellence Award (1999), Faculty Teaching Award, (2000) and Graduate Faculty Teaching Award for Sustained Contribution to Excellence in Graduate Teaching (2008). He was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2009), a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (2014) and held a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Molecular Imaging (2000-2010).
Oral and Poster Presentations
August 2nd, 2023
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT and 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
FAQs
About the Organizers
This conference is organized by a committee of graduate students and professors from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and the Graduate Engineering Council of Students (GECoS). The event is being supported by additional professors, staff, and members of the Dean’s Office.
If you have any questions, you can contact the conference chair at tess.seip@mail.utoronto.ca.
Tess Seip
Chair
Nadine Alzaghrini
Logistics Lead
Allison Tolgyesi
Outreach Lead
Amel Sassi
Communications
Hariharan Sivanandam
Logistics
Bhabishya Khaniya
Logitics
Aisha Raji
Logistics
Benjamin Leung
Outreach
Tushar Sethi
Outreach