2014-15 SOCAAR Seminar Series

If you're interested in viewing any of the seminar videos listed on this page, please email Natalie Leung (natalieyl.leung@utoronto.ca) to request access to the video link.

April 1, 2015

Dr. Craig Stroud, Research Scientist III, Air Quality Modelling and Integration, Environment Canada

Topic: Air Quality Forecasting for the 2015 Pan Am Games:  Showcase of Proposed Research Projects

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March 18, 2015

Dr. Andrew R. Metcalf, NSF-AGS Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota

Topic: Probing Aerosol Particle Mimics with Droplet Microfluidics

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March 13, 2015

Dr. Cliff I. Davidson, Director, Center for Sustainable Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Center for Environmental and Energy Systems, Syracuse University

Topic: Engineering for the 21st Century: The Challenge of Sustainability

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February 4, 2015

Nadine Borduas, PhD Candidate, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto

Topic: Atmospheric sources and sinks of amines, amides and isocyanic acid (HNCO)

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January 7, 2015

Dr. Jim Wallace, Professor, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto

Topic: Clean Combustion Engines

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December 16, 2014

Dr. Charles Stainer, Professor, Chemical & BiochemicalEngineering & IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, University of Iowa

Topic: Two Perspectives on Ultrafine Particles: Modeling Size-Resolved Urban Traffic Impacts in Los Angeles, and One Year of Number Size Distribution Measurements in the North Central U.S.

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November 5, 2014

Prof. Amir Hakami, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University

Topic: From Modelling to Policy: Refining the Science of Decision-making

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September 3, 2014

Prof.Yaacov MamaneFaculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Topic: Source apportionment of fine and coarse atmospheric particles (examples from Tel- Aviv, Brindisi, and Florida)

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August 29, 2014

Prof.Jay R. TurnerDepartment of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University

Topic: Air Quality in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: Impact Assessment of a Residential Heating Stove Replacement Program and Long-Term Prospects

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