The Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering (CivMin) hosts a reception for our alumni and friends during the PDAC Convention. Tuesday, March 4, 2025 5 p.m – 7:30 p.m. Royal York Hotel – York Room 100 Front St. West Toronto, Ontario
U of T Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Student Chapter Divide and Conquer: How a Multi-Billion-Dollar Challenge was Met through Careful and Creative Division into Manageable Components Guest Lecture by Mr. Rafael Sabelli, S.E., Senior Principal Director of Seismic Design at Walter P Moore Wednesday, March 12, 1:30-3:00 p.m. EST In-person Session: Sandford Fleming Rm. SF1009. Zoom Session: ID: […]
Triangulating Three Approaches to Leveraging Large Language Models for Intelligent Construction Management Systems (PhD Departmental Defence) Candidate: Yunshun Zhong Supervisor: Professor Tamer El-Diraby Monday, March 17, 2025 at 1 p.m. Remote via MS Teams: Join the meeting now (Meeting ID: 225 373 650 083; Passcode: 6Ak3C5og)
Special Lecture Blasting Engineering - Recent Advances and Innovations GUEST SPEAKER: Zawwar Ahmad (MinE 2T0+PEY) Senior Consultant, Dyno Nobel. Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at noon GB202, Galbraith Building, 35 St. George Street. RSVP FORM. Pizza and drinks provided! Networking follows talk. About our speaker: Zawwar earned his BASc in Lassonde Mineral Engineering, and completed a 16-month […]
Designing climate resilient infrastructure systems and policies Time: Thursday March 20, 10:30am Location: SU225 - Students Union Building, 235 College Street (this is the student union building just west of the bookstore; entry is off of Huron) Guest speaker Dr. Costa Samaras, Carnegie Mellon University Director of Scott Institute for Energy Innovation Trustee Professor of Civil and […]
U of T Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Student Chapter Novel Materials for Improved Structural Resilience of Reinforced Concrete Structures Guest Lecture by Dr. Dan Palermo, P.Eng Professor, Interim Deputy Provost Markham Campus, York University Friday, March 21, 1:30-3:00 p.m. EST In-person Session: Sandford Fleming Rm. SF1009 Zoom Session: Information upon registration. Register at: https://forms.gle/P9VhqzcqrQasbpuf7 Food […]
Sulfur Oxidation and Implications for Oxygen Consumption in Base Mine Lake, the First Pilot Oil Sands Pit Lake in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (MASc thesis presentation) Candidate: James Arrey Supervisor: Prof. Lesley Warren Monday, March 24, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Connect via Zoom meeting: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/83967051768
CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS Sunday March 30 FRC Bowling Ball Student Competition Hot Topic Session: The Importance of Proper On-Site Testing Opening Session & Reception Monday March 31 4 Sessions Honoring R. Douglas Hooton University of Toronto Concrete Laboratory Technical Tour (SOLD OUT) Tuesday April 1 2 Sessions Sponsored by the Ontario Chapter: […]
Canadians Downunder: Working in Australia & New Zealand Presentation by Canstaff for students looking to travel and work abroad Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 3 p.m. in GB202, Galbraith Building About: We are an Australian/NZ Recruitment agency with a 25-year history working against the skills shortage list in the areas of Construction, Engineering and Agriculture offering both Working […]
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 in SF1009 Corrosion of steel in concrete and the decarbonization dilemma Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ueli M. Angst, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Abstract Corrosion of reinforcing steel is the most common cause of premature degradation of reinforced concrete structures, giving rise to large economic costs and imposing safety risks. Additionally, the construction sector […]
