Engineering graduate community council (EGCC) is organizing the 2nd Engineering Graduate Research (EGR) Conference to exchange academic knowledge, and provide the opportunity to graduate students and industries to interact and connect.
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| 12:30-1:30 PM |
Opening session
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Room 2C01 |
| 1:30-2:30 PM |
Workshop (RSVP here)
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Room 1B71 |
| 2:30-4:30 PM |
Poster session presented by graduate students |
Hardy Lab |
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4:30-5:00 pm |
Closing session
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Room 1B71 |
We are proud to have Jim Boire as keynote speaker at the 2nd EGR conference. Jim is the President of RMD Engineering based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Previously, Jim was the Maintenance Engineer at SaskPower. Here is a brief introduction of what they are doing in RMD engineering:
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"Resume and Cover letter" workshop 1:30-2:30 PM, Room 1B71, College of Engineering Due to COVID-19 regulations, we have limited spots available, please reserve your spot here. |
Brock Egeto  |
Brock is an Experiential Learning Coordinator at the USask Student Employment and Career Centre (SECC), his role involves leading and supporting various experiential learning initiatives on campus, providing new opportunities for our students to apply their knowledge and develop skills for a smooth transition into their future career. |
| First Name | Last Name | Department | Poster Title |
| Sana | Daneshmouz | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Computational Study of Indoxyl Sulfate Protein Bound Uremic Toxin Interactions with Biocompatible Enzymes |
| Mohamed | Mahgoub | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Real-time prediction of cascading failures in power systems |
| MOHIE AL DINE | CHAABAN | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Using Alternating High-and-Low-Shear Environments to Examine the Build-up of Localized Yield Stress in Mineral Slurries of Nickel Laterite |
| Okezie | Ohaeri | Mechanical Engineering | DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOCOMPOSITES FROM POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB)/ POLYLACTIC ACID (PLA) FILLED WITH AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE |
| Li | Zhou | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Electrostatic conditioning of vegetable oil and biodiesel |
| Md. Washim | Akram | Mechanical Engineering | PLANT FACTORY DESIGN AND THERMAL ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION FOR PLANT PRODUCTION USING UNDERGROUND MINE DRIFTS |
| MohammadReza | Behjoee | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Performance of Pelletized Biosorbents for Purification of Fuel Vapors/Gases |
| Sima | Zeinali Danalou | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Using Synchrotron X-ray CT to Study Pharmaceutical Powders Mixing Quality and Granulation |
| Tumpa | Sarker | Chemical & Biological Engineering | .Enhancement of fuel and physicochemical properties of canola residues via microwave torrefaction |
| Ketan Kumar | Sandhi | Mechanical Engineering | Corrosion of materials in molten salts environment |
| Khaled | Benis | Chemical & Biological Engineering | AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES BASED ADSORBENT FOR TREATMENT OF AQUEOUS ARSENIC |
| ALIVIA | MUKHERJEE | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Preparation of spent coffee grounds derived biosorbents for breakthrough CO2 adsorption: Effect of surface chemistry and porous structure |
| Azar | Khorsandi | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Reconstruction of the vertical structure of wheat plant using LiADR data |
| AMIRSAEED | HOSSEINI JEY | Civil, Geological and Environmental | Freeway Traffic Control Methods: Variable Speed Signs |
| Anders | Hunter | Civil, Geological and Environmental | High-resolution mapping of evapotranspiration for disaggregating flux tower footprints |
| Amir | Payan | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Catalytic oxidation VOCs under VUV irridiation |
| Jawdat | Alfarra | Civil, Geological and Environmental | Mechanical behaviour of masonry assemblages built with mortar containing anti-freeze admixtures subject to sub-freezing curing temperatures |
| Mehdi | Heydari | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Loss Factor and Moisture Diffusivity Modeling for Lentil by Optimizing the Output of Microwave Process Heat and Mass Transfer |
| José | Berkenbrock | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Resistive pulse sensor as a candidate for Detection of viral infections at any stage: genetic material, antigen, and antibody |
| Ian | Vander Meulen | Civil, Geological and Environmental | Transformation of Bitumen-Derived Naphthenic Acid Fraction Compounds Across Surface Waters of Two Wetlands in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region |
| Javad | Sadeghi Azizkhani | Biomedical Engineering | Control of a Chemical Plant using an Ensemble Neural Network Predictive Controller |
| Barbara | da Silva | Mechanical Engineering | Characteristics of the flow around surface-mounted finite-height square prisms of very small aspect ratio |
| Amin | Babaeighazvini | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals/glycerol/polyethylene glycol structure to develop humidity sensors |
| Mojtaba | Nabipoor Hassankiadeh | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Advanced understanding of fluidized bed drying of potash powders |
| Amanda | Zimmerling | Biomedical Engineering | Bioprinted respiratory tissue constructs for in vitro disease modelling |
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| Janice Paslawski |
Jeanie Wills |
Lauren Meier |
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Director, Risk Assessment SNC-Lavalin |
Associate Professor Graham School of Professional Development |
Software Engineer Mentor Canada |
The top three winners were awarded 500, 300 and 200$ cash prizes.
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1st |
Amir |
Payan |
Chemical and biological engineering department |
Catalytic oxidation VOCs under VUV irradiation |
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2nd |
Amin |
Babaeighazvini |
Chemical and biological engineering department |
Self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals/glycerol/polyethylene glycol structure to develop humidity sensors |
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3rd |
ALIVIA |
MUKHERJEE |
Chemical and biological engineering department |
Preparation of spent coffee grounds derived biosorbents for breakthrough CO2 adsorption: Effect of surface chemistry and porous structure |
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Special Mention |
Amanda |
Zimmerling |
Biomedical engineering department |
Bioprinted respiratory tissue constructs for in vitro disease modelling |
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