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U of T Engineering Research Conference 2023

UTERC 2023: Boundless Connections
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    #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 ManufacturingData Analytics and Artificial IntelligenceHuman HealthRoboticsSustainability, 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 AMOpening Remarks:
    Prof. Evan Bentz, Vice Dean, Undergraduate FASE
    MY150
    10:40 AM - 11:00 AMKeynote Speaker:
    Prof. Julie Audet,
    Vice Dean, Graduate, FASE
    MY150
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PMOral Presentations:
    Human Health and Biomedical Engineering
    MY330
    Oral Presentations: Data Analytics and AIMY320
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PMLunch & NetworkingLobby
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PMOral Presentations:
    Advanced Materials and Biomedical Engineering
    MY330
    Oral Presentations:
    Sustainability, Design and Manufacturing
    MY320
    2:00 PM - 3:45 PMPoster Presentations

    Lobby
    3:45 PM - 4:00 PMBreak
    Poster Take Down
    Lobby
    4:00 PM - 4:30 PMClosing 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.

    GECoS Logo
    Tess Seip

    Tess Seip
    Chair

    Nadine Alzaghrini

    Nadine Alzaghrini
    Logistics Lead

    Allison Tolgyesi

    Allison Tolgyesi
    Outreach Lead

    Amel Sassi

    Amel Sassi
    Communications

    Hariharan Sivanandam

    Hariharan Sivanandam
    Logistics

    Bhabishya Khaniya

    Bhabishya Khaniya
    Logitics

    Aisha Raji

    Aisha Raji
    Logistics

    Benjamin Leung

    Benjamin Leung
    Outreach

    Tushar Sethi

    Tushar Sethi
    Outreach