OCTOBER 2013

FROM THE DEAN

Dear faculty, staff and students, Its already October, and the academic year is well underway. As we head into the colder months, activities in the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science are heating up. We are continuing to strengthen our research activities, with enhanced support for researchers coming out of RiO, and more than $3 million in grants attracted this past summer. Were also looking at strengthening our design presence in a big way, with a promising proposal to NSERC for another Chair in Design Engineering. On the entrepreneurship front, weve created a new specialization for undergraduate students, and look forward to its approval by the University. Weve also just announced the third intake of the Norman Esch Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards for our students, and encourage all students with business ideas to apply. This round of the competition closes October 18. Taking on the role of Teaching Chair for the Faculty this year is Dr. Medhat Shehata from the Department of Civil Engineering. This influential position reflects the importance of teaching and learning in FEAS. We will look to Dr. Shehata to play a strong leadership role in enhancing the development and delivery of programs in the Faculty. Speaking of appointments, our Faculty has recently secured some exciting Distinguished Visiting Fellows, including former member of Parliament and mechanical engineering alumnus Omar Alghabra, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Infrastructure Ontario Marni Dicker, and former Xerox business executive Dr. Rafik Loutfy. I invite you to take advantage of the wealth of knowledge and corporate relationships that these Visiting Fellows bring to the table. On the admissions side, we continue to see an increase in the quality of students applying to our programs. At the undergraduate level, all of our programs are cutting at 80% or higher. This outstanding achievement reflects the ever-growing reputation of Ryerson and of our engineering and architecture programs. Thanks is due to each and every one of you our dedicated faculty, staff and students for helping to build the reputation of our programs and our university. Keep up the great work! All the best for a productive semester.

Dr. Sri Krishnan, P.Eng. Interim Dean

STUDENT SUCCESS
AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS
AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE COMPETITION

2013 TORONTO URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION

Congratulations to the civil engineering third-year undergraduate students who were runners-up in the American Concrete Institute (ACI) competition. The team consisted of Mahmoud Al-Fayez, Osama Al-Mohammedi, Motasem Aljawhary and Muaawia Janoudy working under the technical advisor, Dr. Medhat Shehata. Teams were challenged to give a recommendation on producing a 100 x 40 foot concrete slab on-grade with minimum shrinkage and submit their recommendation in a report to the Construction Liaison Committee. The teams recommendations included a optimized mix design incorporating a shrinkage reducing admixture that was economic, easy to use, and effective enough for the application.
NORMAN ESCH ENGINEERING INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDS

FEAS architectural science students won Awards of Merit in the 2013 Toronto Urban Design competition, student projects category. The undergraduate group project An Architecture of Civility was the joint effort of approximately 400 architectural science students in all years (working in teams of 12 14 ) who acted as Citizen Architects, under the direction of Prof. George Kapelos, along with Master of Architecture students acting as Community Voices, Team Facilitators and Project Coordinators, and Architectural Science faculty members acting as Design Champions. Master of Architecture student Melody Taghi-Poor also received an award for her project In Search of Place. Her project supervisor was Prof. Masha Etkind.

Congratulations to the undergraduate and graduate students who received Norman Esch Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards in the second round of the competition! Mahmoud Sayed Ahmed (PhD, Civil Engineering) Heather Aitken (Mechanical Engineering) Bryan Bonnici (Electrical Engineering) Brien East (Aerospace Engineering) Klever Freire (Electrical Engineering) Dan Hughi (Civil Engineering) Sinthuran Jegatheeswaran (Chemical Engineering)

Image of the viewing platform from Melody Taghi-Poors project.

STAFF SUCCESS
appointments
DISTINGUISHED VISITING FELLOW

Anna Leshchenko (Electrical Engineering) Peyman Moeini (Biomedical Engineering) Hariish Nanthakumar (Biomedical Engineering) Seyed Nourbakhsh (Chemical Engineering) Danny Porthiyas (Electrical Engineering) Mohammad Ebrahim Poulad (PhD, Mechanical Engineering) Mehrnaz Skokrollahi (PhD, Electrical Engineering) Matthew Tokarik (MASc, Building Science)

Former member of Parliament and Ryerson mechnical engineering alumnus Omar Alghabra has been appointed as a distinguished visiting fellow in FEAS. He will develop industry parterships, create a mentoring program for engineering students and facilitate a seminar/lecture series for students. For the full article, please see

http://ryerson.ca/ryersontoday/data/news/2013/09/20130913_ alghabra.html.

FACULTY SUCCESS
appointments
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Dr. Goetz Bramesfeld has joined Ryerson as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. His research interest is applied aerodynamcis and aircraft design with a primary focus on small unmanned aerial vehicles. He is currently investigating nonconvential flight manoeuvers that are possible with this relatively new category of aircraft, for example the challenges and opportunities of flight in a highly gusty environment. Other recent research projects include autonomous soaring on planet Uranus and performance predictions of blue whales. Prior to joining Ryerson, Dr. Bramesfeld was an Assistant Professor at Saint Louis University in Missouri. Before that, he completed his graduate work at Pennsylvania State University. His hobby is flying sailplanes. New to Ontario, Dr. Bramesfeld, his wife and two sons are looking forward to many fun canoe and hiking trips.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Dr. Stephen Waldman has joined FEAS as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering with research interests in cartilage tissue engineering and the surgical repair of cartilage for both orthopaedic and otolaryngologic applications. His current projects focus on the resurfacing of damaged joint cartilage in the knee and the reconstruction of the ear and trachea. Dr. Waldman is also an Associate Scientist of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michaels Hospital where his laboratory is located. Prior to joining Ryerson, Dr. Waldman was an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair at Queens University for the last ten years, and a recent Visiting Professor at the Bioengineering Department of the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Waldman did his post-doctoral and graduate training at several institutions including Mount Sinai Hospital, the University of Toronto, Dalhousie University and Queens University. He enjoys traveling, music and spending time with his wife and two girls.
CANADIAN REMOTE SENSING SOCIETY EXECUTIVE

The Department of Civil Engineering welcomes Dr. Serhan Guner, who has joined FEAS as an Assistant Professor. Dr Guner has research interests in nonlinear analysis of concrete structures, shear effects in concrete, and structural dynamics and response to impact, blast and earthquake loads. Prior to joining Ryerson, Dr. Guner worked as a practicing structural engineer for five years at Morrison Hershfield, in addition to teaching at the University of Toronto as an Adjunct Professor. He received his PhD from the University of Toronto in 2008. Dr. Guner enjoys high-intensity cardio workouts, nutritious food and traveling.

Dr. Ahmed Shaker (Civil Engineering) has been elected as an Executive of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society. He was also elected as the Co-Chair of the Working Group IV Commission VII in the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing for 2012-2016. Information on the Society is available at http://crss-sct.ca/index.php.
SUBJECT EDITOR

Dr. Farhad Ein-Mozaffari (Chemical Engineering) has been appointed as the subject editor of the prestigious journal, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, published by Elsevier.
TEACHING CHAIR

Dr. Medhat Shehata (Civil Engineering) was appointed the Teaching Chair for FEAS. The Teaching Chair program is a university-wide initiative that began in 2010 to cultivate and promote teaching excellence and enhance the student learning experience. This influential position reflects the importance of teaching and learning in FEAS.

AWARDS
METSOC AWARD

ENGAGE PROGRAM

Congratulations to Dr. Ravi Ravindran (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) who received the 2013 MetSoc Award for Research Excellence from the Metallurgy and Materials Society (MetSoc) of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Petroleum. Dr. Ravindran was presented with the award in Montreal on July 8.

Dr. Alagan Anpalagan (Electrical and Computer Engineering) received $25,000 for the project Wireless Sensor based Real-time Data Acquisition and State Analysis in a Machining System. He will work with industry partner Mtech Limited. Dr. Bhole Sanjiwan (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) obtained $24,500 for the project Characterization and optimization of ceramic coatings for industrial furnace environments. The industry partner is Furnace Mineral Products Inc. Dr. Joon Chung (Aerospace Engineering) received approximately $24,000 for the project Development of Integrated Flight Data Generation System for Flightscape InsightTM and will work with industry partner CAE Flightscape. Dr. Seth Dworkin (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) obtained $25,000 for the project A Smart Manifold for Ground Source Heat Pump Applications. Dr. Mohammed Kianoush (Civil Engineering) obtained $25,000 for the project Response of liquid storage steel tanks under wind load. Dr. Jinyuan Liu (Civil Engineering) received $25,000 for the project Long-term deformation performance of earth dams on marine clays. Dr. Hua Lu (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) received $25,000 for the project Reliability study for fiber optic sensor element and packaging. The industry partner is QPS Photronics Inc. Dr. Russell Richman (Architectural Science) obtained $25,000 for the project Validation of an Enhanced Heat Pump Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Numerical Model in a Cold Climate Using Measured Field Data and Simulation. The project partner is Vanderwesten Rutherford Mantecon. Dr. Scott Tsai (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) secured $25,000 for the project Magnetic pre-concentration of arsenic nanoparticles in water for detection with portable spectroscopy. Real Tech Inc. is the industry partner for the project.

GRANTS

Congratulations to all our grant winners!

CANADA FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION

Dr. Joseph Chow (Civil Engineering) received close to $78,000 for the project Testbed for Cyber-Physical Urban Logistics Systems. The project was co-funded with approximately $78,000 from the Ministry of Research and Innovation and close to $37,500 through the CFI Leaders Opportunity program.
NSERC CRD PROGRAM

Dr. Xavier Fernando (Electrical and Computer Engineering) received $200,000 from NSERC and $100,000 from the industry partner PBE Canada Inc. for the project Green, Hybrid Communication Network for Localization in Underground Mines. Dr. Xavier Fernando (Electrical and Computer Engineering) obtained close to $130,000 for the project Wireless Performance Monitoring of Plug-in Electric Vehicules. Dr. Ling Guan (Electrical and Computer Engineering) secured $400,000 for the project An Intelligent Rendering Framework for Adaptive Mixed Reality Applications on Canadas Historic Heritage Sites. Dr. Guan will work with three post-doctorate fellows and industry partner AWE Company Limited. Dr. Ramani Ramakrishnan (Architectural Science) obtained $35,000 for the project Effects of the installation of wind turbines in the West Lincoln Township of Niagara Region and will work with the Regional Municipality of Niagara. Dr. Shudong Yu (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) received approximately $135,000. Dr. Yu and three students will work with industry partner Candu Energy Inc. on the project Modelling vibration of 37-element CANDU fuel string in an aged pressure tube.

Dr. Mark Towler (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) obtained $25,000 for the project A glass-based carrier for bone morphogenetic proteins. Induce Biologics Inc. is the industry partner.
MITACS INC. INDUSTRIAL CONTRIBUTION AND FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL MATCHING FUNDS

Dr. Khaled Sennah (Civil Engineering) secured approximately $45,000 for the project Vibration Characteristics and Ultimate Strength of a Cold-formed Steel iSPAN Twin-Joist System with Utility Web-holes. The industry partner is I Span Systems LP.
TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAM

Dr. Alan Fung (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) secured $15,000 for the project Analysis and Evaluation of Heathwood Green Home. He will work with intern Samira Zare Mohazabieh and industry partner, Heathwood Homes. Dr. Shudong Yu (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) received approximately $11,000. Intern, Bryan Hudson and several industry partners will work on the project Bridging the Gap Health and Safety Engineering Student Teaching Modules.
NCE: AUTO 21 INC. CONNECT CANADA INTERNSHIP

Dr. Hua Lu (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) received approximately $25,000 for the project Testing and analysis for advanced BGA assembly bending reliability. The industry partner is Celestica International Inc. Dr. Russell Richman (Architectural Science) received close to $25,000 for the project Towards a Standardization of Building Envelope Performance Evaluation Terminology. Dr. Lian Zhao (Electrical and Computer Engineering) received close to $25,000 for the project Battery Powered HVAC. The industrial partner for this project is RigMaster Power.
SIMENTIT INC.

Dr. Alagan Anpalagan (Electrical and Computer Engineering) received $100,000 for the project Research and Development of Wireless Sensor Network for Water Leak Monitoring and Reporting. He will work with intern Lutful Karim and industry partner Penguin Engineering Systems. Dr. Matthew Kyan (Electrical and Computer Engineering) received $30,000 for the project Scene localisation and pose tracking for immersive mobile vistas. Interns Siddharthkumar Patel, Yimng Qian and Laura Thomas will work as the research assistants. AWE Company Ltd. is the industry partner. Dr. Russell Richman (Architectural Science) secured $10,000 for the project Towards a Standardization of Building Envelope Performance Evaluation Terminology. The project partner is RBS Consulting Engineering Group Inc. and the intern is Matthew Tokarik.
ONTARIO CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE INC. MARKET READINESS PROGRAM

Dr. Ling Guan (Electrical and Computer Engineering) obtained $80,000 for the project An Intelligent Cloud-based Mobile Augmented Reality Framework with Applications to Marketing and Advertising under the Industrial Research and Development program.
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION FUNDING PROGRAM

Dr. Medhat Shehata (Civil Engineering) received close to $29,000 for the project Towards Sustainable and Green Concrete Structures: A Study on Ways to Extend the Service Life of Concrete Structures Containing Reactive Aggregate, and their Potential Recycling after Demolition.
2013 DEANSS RESEARCH FUND

Congratulations to the faculty who won awards of $10,000 for their projects: Dr. Habiba Bougherara (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) for the project New Nanocomposite Materials for Bone Repair Applications. Dr. Bassam Jubran (Aerospace Engineering) for the project Effects and Control of Blockage of Depositions on Film Cooling of Gas Turbine Blades.

BOOSTER

Drs. Seth Dworkin and Wey Leong (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) received $50,000 for the project Hybrid Geothermal Optimization Software Company.

Dr. Ali Lohi (Chemical Engineering) for the project Fundamentals of In-situ Heavy Oil Recovery - Impact of Solvent & Heat in Mobilization and Augmentation of Diffusion, Dispersion. Dr. Reza Sedaghat (Electrical and Computer Engineering) for the project Multi objective Design Space Exploration and Multi Parametric Optimized Architectural Synthesis. Dr. Bo Tan (Aerospace Engineering) for the project Novel 3-dimensional nano-structured bioactive materials (NanoSBM) for bio-sensing and regenerative treatment. Dr. Simant Upreti (Chemical Engineering) for the project Determination of Concentration-Dependent, MultiComponent Diffusion, and Optimal Control of Heavy Oil Recovery Methods.
CONNECTOR

Dr. Patrick Neumann (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) received $10,000 for the project The Virtual Nursing Unit Project: Using Agent-Based Simulation to Enhance Nurse and Patient Outcomes. The industry partner is Toronto General Hospital. Dr. Kaamran Raahemifar (Electrical and Computer Engineering) obtained $10,000 for the project Application of Wireless Sensors for Body Area Networks. The industry partner is Bionik Labs. Dr. Russell Richman (Architectural Science) secured $10,000 for the project Promoting Household Electricity Conservation in the City of Toronto. The industry partner is Toronto Hydro Electric System Ltd. Prof. Vera Straka (Architectural Science) gained $10,000 for the project Residential Energy Conservation with Aggregated Real-Time Feedback and will work with industry partner 2D2C Research and Development. Dr. Sharareh Taghipour (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) obtained $10,000 for the project Creating High Reliability in Healthcare by Reducing Surgical and Medication Errors. The industry partner is the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (a member of the University Health Network). Dr. Mark Towler (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) gained $10,000 for the project Chemotherapeutic Bone Adhesives for Skeletal Applications and will work with industry partner Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Dr. Krishnan Venkatakrishnan (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) obtained $10,000 for the project Amorphous silicon for arresting cancer cells. The industry partner is Ridgewood Research. Dr. Andy Gean Ye (Electrical and Computer Engineering) obtained $10,000 for the project Using Reconfigurable Fabrics to Reduce the Design Cost of SOCs. The industry partner is AMD Markham. Dr. Shudong Yu (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) received $5,000 for the project Modelling vibration of 37-element CANDU fuel string in an aged pressure tube. The project partner is Candu Energy Inc. Dr. Lian Zhao (Electrical and Computer Engineering) gained $4,000 for the project Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) inside Aircraft Cabin and will work with industry partner Bombardier Aerospace.

Congratulations to the faculty who obtained funding to work on projects with industry partners: Dr. Javad Alirezaie (Electrical and Computer Engineering) secured $10,000 for the project Medical Image Denoising Using Dictionary Learning In Sparse Domain. Dr. Alirezaie will work with colleagues in Massachusetts General Hospital and Saskatoon Health Region Royal University Hospital. Dr. Ramdhane Dhib (Chemical Engineering) received $5,000 for the project Process Model Development and Optimization of IT equipment cooling systems and will work with Cloud Dynamics Inc. Dr. Farhad Ein-Mozaffari (Chemical Engineering) received $10,000 for the project To Characterize and Optimize the Algae Growth inside the Photobioreactor in the Production of the Biofuel through Tomography. Pond Biofuels Company is the industry partner. Dr. Xavier Fernando (Electrical and Computer Engineering) secured $10,000 for the project Advancement of Active RFID for Underground Mines. Dr. Fernando will work with industry partner Peytech Inc. Dr. Mark Gorgolewski (Architectural Science) received $10,000 for the project Establishing Learning Protocols from Green Buildings. The industry partner is Stantec International Institute for the Sustainable Built Environment (Canada Chapter).

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES ST. MICHAELS HOSPITAL

The agreement with St. Michaels Hospital for use of research space in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute has been finalized. FEAS faculty, Drs. Dae Kun Hwang and Stephen Waldman (Chemical Engineering), Sri Krishnan, Beau Standish and Karthi Umpathy (Electrical and Computer Engineering), and Habiba Bougherara, Mark Towler and Scott Tsai (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) were previously appointed as associate professors with St. Michaels Hospital and will have research facilities there. A tour of the common research facilities took place on September 19.
KARLSRUHE UNIVESITY

Representatives from Karlsruhe Univesity of Applied Sciences in Germany visited Ryerson to renew its double degree exchange agreement on September 13. Prior to the signing, the representatives visited FEAS to tour the Centre for Urban Energy and review groundbreaking research by Drs. Ling Guan and Sri Krishnans (Electrical and Computer Engineering) graduate students, among other activities.
NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

(Left to right) President, Dr. Karl-Heinz Meisel and dean, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Dr. Ulrich Grnhaupt, and FEAS graduate students Yashodhan Athavale and Mehrnaz Shokrollahi watch Basmel Al-Saad demonstrate the recording of biosignals.

Delegates from Northwestern Polytechnical University in China visited FEAS on September 6. Dr. John Enright (Aerospace Engineering) presented on the Facultys programs, research, initiatives, and support mechanisms available to faculty and students. The agreement facilitates joint research and the exchange of academic and research staff or graduate students.

Interim associate dean, Dr. John Enright (fourth from right), FEAS faculty members and the Northwestern Polytechnical University delegates at the start of the FEAS tour.

FACULTY IN THE NEWS

COUNTRY HOUSE TOUR

NOTICES

DEANS TRAVEL FUND

Globe and Mail featured Rush guitarist Alex Lifesons country house. Prof. Dimitri Papatheodorou (Architectural Science) was the architect for the house. Please see the article http://bit.ly/158OJ0J.
INTERNATIONAL MINDS

Megha Tak (India) appeared on CTV Canada AM to speak about the capture and analysis of biomedical signals to help identify the presence of abnormalities. Taks project supervisor was Dr. Sri Krishnan and her involvement was sponsored through Mitacs Globalink program. This program pairs top-ranked undergraduate students and Canadian universities for a 12-week research project. Please see the video http://bit.ly/19hnDqt.
POWER ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

Applications for the Deans Travel Fund will now be accepted online via the Research Information System (RIS). The application deadline has been extended to October 30 and applications can only be submitted electronically. If you have any questions, please contact Xue-Li Robinson, telephone 416-979-5000, ext.4927, email xrobinson@ryerson.ca or see www.ryerson.ca/feas/facstaff/travelfund/index.html.
DUPONT STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

Ryerson Architectural Science students are eligible to enter the Dupont Student Design Competition, that closes on October 31. For more information, please visit http://dupontstripstudentcompetition.com.
GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM OPEN HOUSE AND RESEARCH

MASTERS DEGREE

The Times of India featured an article on the new MEng course in power engineering and management that is being jointly administered by Ryerson University and Anna University. See the article at http://bit.ly/18Dg2QY.
SMART GRID LABORATORY

Coming soon! FEAS will be hosting a Graduate Open House and Research Symposium on November 15. Please keep an eye out on www.ryerson.ca/feas/newsandevents/events/index.html.
GRANTS

The creation of a new Schneider Electric Smart Grid Laboratory is the focus of several articles given that the university laboratory is the first of its kind in Canada. The partnership announced earlier by the Government of Ontario, in partnership with the Centre of Urban Energy was the focus of a meeting on September 24. The Electrical Line Magazine article can be viewed at
http://electricalline.com/schneider-electric-and-ryersonuniversity-team-create-first-smart-grid-university-laboratorycanada.
SUCCESS IN WELDING STEELS

A list of grant opportunities is available at

ryerson.ca/research/services/funding/index.html.

A new grant program, NSERC Engage Plus, that builds upon any completed Engage Grant project, is accepting applications until February 3, 2014. For more information, please contact Galina Maliouta at telephone 416-979-5000, ext. 7287 or email galina.maliouta@ryerson.ca.

GTAA PROJECTS IN PROJECT GREEN

Dr. Daolun Chens (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) project Laser Welding and Durability of Advanced High Strength Steels was featured in AutoInnovations magazine. Dr. Chen is leading a multi-institutional project to address the challenges of welding steels whilst maintaining durability and physical advantages. Read about the project successes at http://bit.ly/1dsnQKH.

GTAA Projects in Project Green announced a number of seminars, training and debates on energy, water, waste, sustainability, etc. on www.partnersinprojectgreen.com/component/jnews.
IEEE POWER AND ENERGY SOCIETY AND CUE SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR

The Centre for Urban Energy and IEEE Power and Energy Society - Toronto Chapter are hosting the seminar Smart Grid Technology by Anurag K Srivastava (Director, Smart Grid Demonstration and Research Investigation Lab, Washington State University). The seminar will be held on October 10, at 6:00 p.m. in the Peter Bronfman Learning Centre (7th Floor, Heaslip House).

NSERC GRANT APPLICATION SUPPORT

The Research and Innovation Office is offering internal reviews of faculty members NSERC Discovery Grants (DG) applications for the current competition. Interested faculty should e-mail rio@ryerson.ca. The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation is offering assistance for researchers who are intending to submit applications to the current NSERC DG competition. Assistance with the DG budget and budget justification started October 1, and internal administrative reviews of NSERC DG applications will take place up to October 30. For more information, please contact Susan Haggis telephone 416-979-5000, ext. 4179 or email smhaggis@ryerson.ca.
NORMAN ESCH AWARDS

Applications are being accepted for the Norman Esch Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards. The deadline is October 18. For more information, please see www.ryerson.ca/feas/current/scholarships/eschawards.
STALIN BOCTOR GRADUATING STUDENT AWARD

FEAS students who have demonstrated financial need and academic excellence in their fourth year of studies can apply for the Stalin Boctor Graduating Student Award. The deadline is October 7 and the application criteria and selection guidelines are available at
www.ryerson.ca/currentstudents/awards/facultywide/index. html#engineer.
TSAA CONFERENCE

The Toronto Students for the Advancement of Aerospace will be hosting the Do-It-Yourself Innovator Aerospace Conference from October 25-27. For more information, please visit http://tsaa.net.

CALL FOR NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS

The next edition of iMPACT will be published in winter. Please send success stories, grant, award and competition notices to rio@ryerson.ca.