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Job Posting- Posdoctoral Fellow
EERG group is seeking for a Postdoctoral Fellow with following skills: Hands on experience with Process Simulation Software: Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS Experienced in Process Design, Optimization, and Heat Integration Knowledgeable in Economic Assessment of Chemical Processes Familiar with Energy & Environment specifically CO2 Capture and Conversion Technologies If interested, please email your resume in full confidence to: Prof. Mahinpey at nader.mahinpey@ucalgary.ca and, Dr. Ehsan Mostafavi at emostafa@ucalgary.ca
IRC Advisory Meeting
Photo by Ehsan Mostafavi
Photo by Ehsan Mostafavi
Ms. Crawford and Dr. Elgarni, Industrial Partners' Represenatives, From Devon & CNRL, Respectively. Photo by Ehsan Mostafavi
Presentations were given by students and postdocs to update industrial sponsors of IRC projects .
Christmas and End of Year Party
Photo by Ehsan Mostafavi
Photo by Ehsan Mostafavi
Photo by Ehsan Mostafavi
EERG members had a memorable gathering before the end of year 2016.
NSERC IRC in Novel Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies for Oil Sands Operations
NSERC IRC in Novel Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies for Oil Sands Operations Was Successfully Established in EERG.
Photo from left to right: Patrick Mraz, Mansour Tijani, Steven & Sang Lee, Ehsan Mostafavi and Cayleigh MacKenzie. Photo by Ehsan Mostafavi
Summer students had a lunch gathering with current PhD student and Postdoc.
Photo in the left: Dr. Mahinpey share his vision about research in bioenergy. Photo in the right: Indian Principals/Counsellors with
EERG-UofC. Photo by Aqsha Aqsha
Indian School Principal/Counsellors visited EERG Lab on Saturday (September 29, 2012)
to see one of laborotarium facility in UofC at graduate level. During their visit, Dr. Mahinpey share his research idea and progress in bioenergy area.
More than a dozen Principal/Councellor are coming from different city in India to have a tour to Canada.
The visit is part of their tour this fall to observe the option at Canadian University for their students after the high school graduation graduation.
Photo in the left, from left to right: Dr. Guy Gendron (Dean of Engineering), Tony Kay (U.K. Consul General), and
Dr. Mahinpey. Photo by Aqsha Aqsha
New British Consul General Tony Kay visited EERG Lab last Thursday (August 16, 2012)
to learn about research progress in bioenergy production and sustainability field. During his visit, he was accompanied by dean of engineering and his western science and innovation team.
The visit is part of the event (August 20) hosted by ISEEE and CMC. The event attended by 12 UK delegation and
representatives from University of Calgary to discuss the idea and potential collaboration in carbon capture and storage R&D.
Photo in the left, from left to right: Dr. Mahinpey, Dr. Liu Chenguang (Dean of Engineering), and
Dr. Yan Zi-Feng (Director of International Office). Photo by Aqsha Aqsha
Dr. Liu and Dr Yan Zi-Feng visit the EERG lab at EEEL building today (August 16, 2012) to exchange ideas about research in bioenergy.
Dr. Liu is the Dean of Engineering of China University of Petroleum (Qingdao, China) which Dr. Mahinpey visited recently (May, 2012).
Photo in the left, from left to right: Mrs Wu Kehua (Deputy Director of International Office), Dr. Liu Chenguang (Dean of Engineering), Dr. Nader Mahinpey, Dr. Ming Zha (Vice President International Office), Dr. Yan Zi-Feng (Director of International Office), and Dr. Fariba Aghajafari. Photo by China University of Petroleum
EERG Director Dr. Nader Mahinpey just got back from an academic trip to China.
He accepted an invitation from the China University of Petroleum (Qingdao, China)
to visit Qingdao during the second week of May 2012.
While in China, Dr. Mahinpey met with Dean of Engineering Dr Liu Chenguang
and gave series of lectures in the area of Bioenergy Production and
CO2 Capture Technology in front of about 200 graduate students and university staff.
“China University of Petroleum has shown me that they are ready to compete
with other world class university to be a leader in the area of petroleum science and engineering.
I also learned a lot about the hard working culture of their student and Chinese people
in general during my visit to Qingdao” said Dr. Mahinpey. “I cannot wait to continue
my work with my group and contribute to the progress of bioenergy research in Canada and the world.”
China university of Petroleum is one of the top petroleum science and engineering focused university in the Chinese education system.
In 1997, it ranked among the key universities of the "211 Project".
This project was initiated in 1995 by the Ministry of Education, with the intent of raising the research standards of high-level universities and to accelerate the socio-economic development of China.
University has over 17,000 regular undergraduates, over 2,000 postgraduates, over 139,000 correspondence students and over 6,000 Internet students.
Photo courtesy of AGC 2012 - Edward Allen
One of the EERG member (Aqsha) has been selected as top six finalists at Alberta Graduate Conference
2012 (Edmonton, May 3-5)
to compete in the From the Forge into the Fire, a dynamic Dragons' Den style presentation competition juried
by leading innovators in industry.
Photo courtesy of AGC 2012 - Edward Allen
Alberta Graduate Conference is a multi-disciplinary event supports graduate students in their efforts to translate their education
and research into meaningful career opportunities.
By linking graduate students with future employers, investors and university administrators,
the AGC accelerates the process of innovation, bridging the gap between academia and industry
and providing a forum to exchange experiences and discuss the practical challenges encountered.
Photo by Aqsha Aqsha
Dr. Jim Lim visited the EERG lab at EEEL building yesterday and shared his thought about biomass research in fluidization technology.
Dr. Jim Lim is faculty staff at Chemical and Biological Engineering University of British Columbia. His research has been focused on biomass gasification with CO2 capture in a fluidized bed and also hydrogen production.
He gave a short visit yesterday to EERG Lab to discuss several idea about the biomass research with Dr. Nader Mahinpey and his group.
Photo by Aqsha Aqsha
Dr. McLaughlin visit the EERG lab at EEEL building today to share his thought about biochar research and some insight about carbon capture technology.
Hugh McLaughlin is Director of Biocarbon Research at Alterna Biocarbon, a biocarbon manufacturing firm headquartered in Prince George, British Columbia. He has worked in process development and environmental engineering for more than three decades mostly as consulting engineer to a wide variety of manufacturing operations. He is an expert in the area of activated carbon manufacture and its utilization in air and water treatment applications.
Hugh has several patents in the area of activated carbon use and regeneration. He has led efforts at Alterna Biocarbon to enhance the native adsorption capacity of Alterna Biocarbons, enabling biocarbons to be utilized in applications traditionally requiring more expensive carbon products.
This story was printed on The Calgary Herald newspaper January 28,2012
The chemical engineering professor is working with about a dozen doctoral, post-doctoral and other graduate engineering students that form part of the Energy and the Environment Group at the school.
He says biomass as a source of energy is a rapidly growing field even though it receives a lot less attention in Alberta, which is rich in natural gas and oil.
Please join us for our next Speaker, Dr. Scott Fogler, in the Zandmer Distinguished Lecture Series 2011-2012.
Dr. Fogler is the Ame and Catherine Vennema Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Arthur F. Thunau professor
at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and was the 2009 president of the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers.
Congratulations to
Award recipients were nominated by instructors in their own department.
Selection is based on criteria which may include:
ability to communicate board and accurate knowledge of the subject matter,
success at motivating and challenging students to reach their potential, enthusiasm for teaching,
fairness and consistency in grading, providing valuable feedback on student work,
availability for consultation, and ability to model for and inspire undergraduate students to learn
Congratulation!
Congratulations to
The award is given in recognition of excellence in research presentation in"Today's Ideas, Tomorrow's Innovators" 2010.
Congratulation!
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Summer Students Gathering
Indian School Principals/Counsellors visit EERG Lab
New U.K. Consul General visit EERG EEEL Lab
Dr. Liu Chenguang visit EERG EEEL Lab
EERG Director Dr. Mahinpey Visits China
EERG member selected as finalist at AGC 2012
Dr. Jim Lim visited EERG-EEEL Lab
Dr. Hugh McLaughlin visiting EERG-EEEL Lab
Biomass energy - clean, plentiful and full of promise
Many of tomorrow's innovators in biomass can be found today at the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering, studying under Prof. Nader Mahinpey.
Distinguished Lecture Series-Dr. Scott Fogler
EERG UofC on the news
Congratulations to Ranjani & Aqsha for TA Award
Congratulations Aqsha for his Presentation Award