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  • Electrical Energy Storage Options

    Room BA 4287, Bahen Centre for Information Technol

    June 24, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. Paul N. Acchione, Past President and Chair of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, will be presenting “Electrical Energy Storage Options”. Speaker: Paul N. Acchione Past President and Chair of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) Management Consultant at Market Intelligence & Date Analysis Corporation Day & Time: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. A light supper will be served 6:00-6:15 Location: Room BA 4287 Bahen Centre for Information Technology (BA) 40 St. George Street Toronto M5S 2E4 University of Toronto – St. George Campus Click here to see the Map Organizer: Toronto – IEEE Industry Applications and Power Electronics Joint Chapter Contact: Marjan, Email: alavi@ieee.org All IEEE members and non-members are welcome to participate with no admission charge at https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_registration/register/34679 Abstract: The seminar will discusses the types and benefits of electrical storage and the costs involved. Also included is engineering information from the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE’s) electrical power system studies, including: • Ontario’s electrical demand profile • Cost impact of dispatching generation (load following) • Benefits, challenges and costs of various types of storage • Alternatives if we don’t use storage • How much storage is needed to effectively integrate variable renewables Biography: Paul has a B.A.Sc. and M.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto. Paul is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario and is a member of ASME, ANS, IEEE and ISA and a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Paul has over 44 years of engineering and management experience in the power generation industry. He worked for 31 years with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and its predecessor companies. Paul was the 2013-14 President and Chair of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and is a volunteer with OSPE’s Energy Task Force. Paul is a Management Consultant at Market Intelligence & Data Analysis Corporation.

  • Mechatronics in Surgery and Rehabilitation

    Room: ENG 288, George Vari Centre, 245 Church St., Toronto

    July 06, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Ana Luisa Trejos, Ph.D., P.Eng., will be presenting “Mechatronics in Surgery and Rehabilitation”. Speaker: Ana Luisa Trejos, Ph.D., P.Eng. Day & Time: Monday, July 06, 2015 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: Room ENG 288 Computer Science Department George Vari Centre for Computing and Engineering Ryerson University 245 Church St. Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3 Click here to see the Map Organizer: IEEE Magnetics Chapter, IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Joint Chapter Contact: Maryam Davoudpour, E-mail: maryam.davoudpour@ieee.org Abstract: Mechatronic systems have the advantage of being able to make smart decisions in response to what is perceived in the environment. The medical field presents unique challenges for the development of mechatronic devices that can assist in the advancement of more effective and less invasive treatment options. At Western University, significant advances in the design and development of mechatronic devices for surgery and rehabilitation have been achieved. In this presentation, Dr. Trejos will describe some of the undergoing projects at Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), focused on robotic systems for surgery and surgical training, and at the Wearable Biomechatronics Laboratory (WearME lab), related to rehabilitation devices. Biography: Dr. Trejos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering program at the Western University and an Associate Scientist at Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics, Lawson Health Research Institute. She received her B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Costa Rica in 1997, her M.A.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2000 and her Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Western in 2012. From 2000 to 2003 she worked as an Applications Engineer for Progressive Moulded Products in Concord, Ontario. Since 2004, she has been working on the design, development and testing of medical mechatronic systems. Her research is focused towards evaluating how novel mechatronic devices can improve patient care during surgery, therapy and rehabilitation. This includes the development of smart devices for minimally invasive surgery and the design of wearable mechatronic braces that can provide improved treatment options for musculoskeletal disorders. Another component of her research entails the development and evaluation of systems for surgical training and motor skills assessment.