Miss those engineering lectures?  Please join us for two ten minute talks highlighting innovative research followed by a ten minute Q&A.

There is no charge or pre-registration required for this event.

Dr. Elizabeth Gillies
Topic: Designing Materials for Medicine

Dr. Gillies was appointed as an Assistant Professor at Western holding a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair from 2006-2016, jointly between the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. She was promoted to full Professor in 2017.

Dr. Gillies leads a research program in smart materials and biomaterials spanning from fundamental discoveries to applications with a focus on polymer chemistry and the design and synthesis of materials with new properties and functions. She is collaborating with other research groups to explore applications of her materials in drug delivery, regenerative medicine, and agriculture.

Dr. Hassan Peerhossaini
Topic: Mechanics of Active Fluids:  How bacteria can support urban resiliency

In January 2018, Dr. Hassan Peerhossaini joined Western Engineering’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, with a cross-appointment with the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, as the Western Research Chair in Urban Resilience and Sustainability.

Peerhossaini brings a wealth of experience to Western Engineering, serving as a member of the French High Council of Mechanics, Scientific Councilor of the French High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education, Founder and Director of the Energy of Tomorrow program at the Unversité Sorbonne Paris Cité, previous Deputy Director of the Interdisciplinary Energy program of the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) and member of several national and international scientific committees.

Peerhossaini’s research interests lie in interdisciplinary approaches to energy systems and their social and economic impacts, with a focus in areas such as physics of turbulence, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and the dynamics of active matter.

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