Mcgill University Department of Chemical Engineering: Graduate Studies Advisory Committee August 2014
Mcgill University Department of Chemical Engineering: Graduate Studies Advisory Committee August 2014
Mcgill University Department of Chemical Engineering: Graduate Studies Advisory Committee August 2014
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Office and Laboratory Space ............................................................................................ 18
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Photocopies ....................................................................................................................... 18
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Telephone and Fax ............................................................................................................ 18
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General Store and Receiving Area .................................................................................... 18
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Laboratory Safety and Security ......................................................................................... 19
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Machine Shop and Electronics Shop ................................................................................. 19
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Instrumental Analysis ....................................................................................................... 20
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Software and Computer Support ....................................................................................... 20
APPENDIX A – Chemical Engineering Staff .............................................................................. 23
APPENDIX B – Graduate Courses planned for 2014-2015 ......................................................... 24
APPENDIX C – List of All Chemical Engineering Courses........................................................ 25
APPENDIX D - Description of CHEE 690 Research Techniques ............................................... 26
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PREFACE
The purpose of the Graduate Student Handbook is to provide Chemical Engineering graduate
students with a concise summary of the regulations, guidelines, procedures and services specific
to the Chemical Engineering Department. More information on chemical engineering graduate
students resources can also be found on the ChemEWeb section of our website
(http://www.mcgill.ca/chemeng/chemeweb). Information on facilities and services outside the
Department is not included.
The GSAC, professors and staff members of the department wish you the best for the pursuit of
your graduate studies.
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1 REGULATIONS
GOVERNING
GRADUATE
PROGRAMS
The M.Eng. (Project Option) consists primarily of graduate courses with a time-limited design
or research project. The objectives of the M.Eng. (Project Option) are to extend the student's
knowledge in fundamental and specialized areas of chemical engineering and to provide an
independent project experience. Two concentrations are offered in the M.Eng. (Project Option)
program: the General concentration and the Environmental Engineering concentration.
The M.Eng. (Thesis Option) consists primarily of a research project leading to a Master's thesis
combined with some graduate coursework. The objectives of the M.Eng. (Thesis Option) are to
extend the student's knowledge of the fundamentals of chemical engineering and to provide
significant exposure to research via a well-defined project.
The Ph.D. is a research degree whose broad objective is to prepare students to work as
independent researchers. Students achieving the Ph.D. will have demonstrated the capability for
independent research of high quality on a problem of importance to chemical engineering, have
gained expertise in one or more specialized areas and have become self-reliant researchers.
2. General Regulations
Graduate students are registered through the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office (GPSO)
in the Ph.D. and M.Eng. programs. All graduate students are governed by the regulations
administered by the GPSO (www.mcgill.ca/gps/). These regulations may be found in the booklet
General Information, Regulations and Research Guidelines (The Red Book) published annually
by the GPSO. Important deadlines for registration, course withdrawal, and other important dates
are posted on the Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral website under Calendar of Dates.
The time limits for graduate degrees are 3 years for the M.Eng. and 6 years for the Ph.D. The
GPSO will approve registration as M.Eng. 4 or Ph.D. 8 only under special circumstances and
only upon recommendation of the Department.
The requirements for a Master's degree are specified in terms of credits. Students must
satisfactorily complete a minimum of 45 credits for the M.Eng. (Thesis Option) and the M.Eng.
(Project Option). The requirements for the Ph.D. are listed individually and there is no total
credits requirement for the Ph.D. degree.
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3. Deferred grade, Course failures, Forced withdrawal
A grade of L (deferred) in a course may be given for reasons such as illness at the time of an
examination only if approval is received from the GPSO. Approval will be granted upon
presentation of a medical certificate either before or immediately after the examination.
The minimum passing grade for a graduate student is a B- (65%) in courses graded with letters
(percentages). A student may fail one course required in her/his program and still complete the
degree. The failed course must be repeated or replaced by a course approved by the GPSO upon
recommendation of the Department. A student failing a second time, either in a retaken course or
another required course, must withdraw from the graduate program.
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B. MASTER
OF
ENGINEERING
(PROJECT
OPTION,
GENERAL)
1. Requirements
The minimum credit requirements are:
Credits
A) CHEE 695 Project in Chemical Engineering 6
B) Chemical Engineering courses (500- or 600-level) 18
C) Courses comprising an Area of Concentration 9
D) Additional courses 12
Total credits 45
Notes
n Students applying to this program must have secured a research supervisor before they
can be admitted.
n An area of concentration consists of 9 credits in a technical area (engineering or science),
which may be outside of chemical engineering.
n In category (D), the following courses may be chosen:
è Graduate courses in engineering, science or management
n CHEE 690 Research Techniques may not be used for course credits.
n Courses taken more than 6 years before entry to the program are not permitted as credits
for the degree. Courses taken previously, passed at the graduate level, and not considered
as required credits for an earlier degree or diploma, may be counted towards the degree
requirements, to a maximum of 12 credits.
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The final project report must be submitted by the last day of lectures for the term to the McGill
supervisor, and other co-supervisor(s). The report should contain an abstract, a statement of
objectives, a concise review of relevant literature, a description of methods used, a discussion of
the results obtained and conclusions. The report is evaluated by the McGill supervisor and co-
supervisor(s). The McGill supervisor assigns the grade (after discussion with the co-
supervisor(s)) and submits it to the GSAC (Prof. Kietzig). A grade of K (Incomplete) will be
reported only if the report requires major revision or if there were extenuating circumstances for
late submission. Normally, failure to submit a final report by the last day of lectures will result in
a mark of F.
If a student and supervisor agree, a second 6-credit project (CHEE 696) may be taken. A report
on the first project (CHEE 695) must be submitted and marked before the second project begins.
Special registration procedures are followed to accommodate students taking two related projects
in a single term. The projects will, in fact, run sequentially; the first project must be completed
satisfactorily by the date specified by GSAC before the second project begins. If a student wishes
to register for two unrelated projects in one term, permission may be granted to allow the
projects to run concurrently, provided compelling reasons are presented.
3. Area of Concentration
The 9-credit area of concentration may in an area outside the core of the student's program
(chemical engineering). Before beginning an area of concentration, students should get approval
from their advisor for the courses they plan to take.
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C. MASTER
OF
ENGINEERING
(PROJECT
OPTION,
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING)
1. Requirements
The minimum credit requirements are: Credits
A) Required courses (6 credits):
CIVE 615 Environmental Engineering Seminar 3
CHEE 591 Environmental Bioremediation 3
Total credits: 45
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D. MASTER
OF
ENGINEERING
(THESIS
OPTION)
1. Requirements
Graduate courses and a thesis are required. In addition, each student must give one seminar to the
Department near the end of her/his program. The minimum credit requirements are:
Total credits 45
Notes
n Students must register for CHEE 697 and CHEE 681 in their first semester in the M.Eng.
(Thesis) program and must complete CHEE 682 by the end of the first year of their degree.
n Students must register for CHEE 697, CHEE 698 and CHEE 699 consecutively. Students
may decide not to register for CHEE 698 or CHEE 699 during summer terms (Canadians
and Permanent Residents of Canada are not obliged to register during summer semesters.
International students have to register in order to maintain a full-time status).
n Courses CHEE 695 and CHEE 696 may not be used for course credit.
n Additional courses may be required by the thesis supervisor(s).
n One graduate chemical engineering course, at the appropriate level, may be taken for credit
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at another university provided that no equivalent is offered at McGill.
n Courses completed at McGill or another university before a student entered the M.Eng.
program may not be used for credit. In case of transfer from another program, the situation
must be analyzed by the Director of the Graduate Program.
n M. Eng. (Thesis Option) students may take the Research Techniques course (CHEE 690).
See the description of this course in Appendix D (Page 26).
n In certain circumstances it is possible to transfer to the Ph.D. program without submission
of the M.Eng. thesis. See Section 2.J, Advancing to a New Program.
2. Starting Research
All M.Eng (Thesis Option) students must register for CHEE 681 Laboratory Safety 1 and CHEE
697 Thesis Proposal in their first semester. In order to ensure that new Master’s students are
presented with well-defined research problems, the supervisor is required to prepare a written
statement (1-2 pages) of the problem together with a list of key references. This statement is to
be supplied to the student within one week of starting work with the research supervisor.
3. Thesis Proposal
The objectives of CHEE 697 are to enable the student to start research quickly and to provide the
student and research supervisor with feedback at an early stage of the project. The course is
marked Pass/Fail. Ideally, a preliminary Research Proposal is submitted to the research
supervisor by the middle of the term. A meeting of the research group should be held upon
preliminary submission of the proposal for discussion and constructive criticism of the proposal.
The student should then modify the proposal to take into account the criticism of the research
group and/or the results of the research work done during the remaining portion of the semester.
The following points must be addressed in the Research Proposal (typically 25 pages in length):
n Background of the problem and concise review of key literature
n Objectives of the thesis
n Plan of the work
n Time Plan for the work
n Discussion of constraints and possible delays
n References cited in an appropriate format
No later than the last day of lectures, the student must submit to her/his research supervisor the
final copy of her/his Research Proposal. The supervisor may request the opinion of a second
reader. The supervisor communicates the grade (Pass, Fail or Incomplete) to the GSAC (Prof.
Kietzig). Since CHEE 697 has a weight of 6 credits, the final report represents about 250 hours
of work, or about 18 hours per week. This is taken into account in the grading. Students should
begin working at this pace from the start of the term, to avoid conflicts between research work
and course work in the latter part of the term.
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4. Research Progress
M.Eng. (Thesis Option) students must register in CHEE 698 in the second semester of their
programs and in CHEE 699 in the third semester. Canadians and Permanent Residents of Canada
are not obliged to register to CHEE 698 or CHEE 699 during summer semesters. International
students must register in each semester in order to maintain a full-time status. These research
courses are carried on the student's transcript as IP (in progress) until the thesis is submitted.
M.Eng. (Thesis option) students must complete the course CHEE 682 Laboratory Safety 2 by the
end of the first year of their degree.
Each M.Eng (Thesis Option) student must present a seminar to the Department near the end of
the thesis work - see Section 2.F, Seminar Procedures.
In the first semester of registration as M.Eng. 3, each student must submit with her/his
supervisor a joint one-page report giving a timetable for completing the degree. If the plan
anticipates submission of the thesis within the year of M.Eng. 3 registration, no action is
taken. If the plan extends beyond the year of M.Eng. 3 registration, the GSAC will schedule
a formal progress review meeting with the student and supervisor.
Note that the GPSO must approve registration as M.Eng. 4. Approval is given only in
exceptional circumstances upon recommendation by the Director of the Graduate Program.
The length of Master’s theses in Chemical Engineering is restricted to 125 pages including
Appendices, but excluding the essential front matter such as the abstract, contents, etc.
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E. DOCTOR
OF
PHILOSOPHY
1. Requirements
The requirements for the Ph.D. are:
n A thesis, examined according to the procedures of the GPSO.
n Proficiency in English: A student not fluent in English must take English courses until
her/his research supervisor is satisfied with the student's level of English.
n Presentation of two seminars to the Department; the first as required by CHEE 797, the
second nearing the completion of the thesis (no registration required for the 2nd seminar).
n Completion of the courses listed below.
Complementary courses
E) Three courses from the “Chemical Engineering Fundamentals” (see list below) must be
taken during the Master’s and/or PhD programs. At the very least, a minimum of two
Chemical Engineering courses (500-level or higher) must be taken during the PhD.
CHEE 681 & CHEE 682 are not considered complementary courses.
Chemical Engineering Fundamentals courses taken during the Master’s program in
Chemical Engineering at McGill, or at another institution if judged equivalent, will be
taken into account in meeting part of the requirement in (E).
Notes
n PhD student who obtained a Masters degree from our department are not required to
register for CHEE 681 & CHEE 682. They must still perform a safety demo (if their
apparatus or procedure has changed from their Masters project) but need not register for
the course.
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n PhD students from other departments must register for CHEE 681 in their first semester of
their PhD program and must complete CHEE 682 by the end of the second year of their
degree.
n Ph.D. students must register for CHEE 795 (Ph.D. Thesis Proposal) in the first semester of
the program, for CHEE 796 (Ph.D. Proposal Defence) in their second semester and for
CHEE 797 (Ph.D. Seminar) in the year following completion of CHEE 796.
n Courses CHEE 690, 694, 695 and 696 cannot be used for credits.
n Courses completed while the candidate was an undergraduate student or at another
university may not be used for credit.
n Additional courses may be required by the supervisor(s) or the Ph.D. Proposal
Examination Committee.
n Students who do not perform at the Ph.D. level in research can be required to withdraw
regardless of performance in courses.
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on her/his own experience. The student member should preferably be a senior member of
the research group.
n It is the responsibility of the student to arrange the defence at a time suitable to all
members of the examining committee, and to ensure that the examination date is
publicized within the Department.
n The examination is open to staff and students.
n The examination consists of a presentation (typically 20 minutes) of the proposal by the
student followed by questioning by committee members.
n The student will be evaluated based on the quality of the proposal, ability to carry out the
proposed research as well as the likelihood that it may be completed within three years.
n The committee will grade the student on a Pass/Fail basis. In the event of a pass grade, the
committee may make recommendations regarding the project and/or the need for further
courses. In the event of a failure, the student will be asked to revise and resubmit the
proposal. This must be done no later than one week prior to the end of the examination
period. The committee will not normally reconvene for a second oral examination, but will
have the right to do so if it sees fit. A second failure will result in the candidate's
withdrawal from the Ph.D. program.
n The supervisor is responsible for completing the student’s evaluation form which is saved
in the student’s file and to give a copy of this evaluation to the student. The supervisor and
student should then discuss the suggestions and recommendations made by the committee
and agree on a time plan for taking the required actions.
4. Ph.D. Seminar
Ph.D. students must register for CHEE 797 (Ph.D. Seminar) in the year following completion of
CHEE 796. This seminar should present the objectives of the Ph.D. thesis and describe the work
in progress - see Section II.F, Seminar Procedures. This seminar may be given only in the Fall or
Winter semester. No registration is required for the second seminar nearing the completion of the
thesis.
The student should have achieved considerable expertise in the specific project area by the end
of the first year of her/his Ph.D. program. The student should be deeply involved by this time,
and from this time on he/she should play a leading role in carrying out the research, including
experimentation, analysis of data, theoretical and computational modeling, and initiating
meetings of the research group. The supervisor should act as a sounding board for new ideas and
as an advisor regarding progress, keep abreast of the general field of research and become
familiar with the research tools (e.g. equipment or computer programs) employed by the student.
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The supervisor may suggest new experiments or directions, and these should be discussed in a
cooperative manner with the student.
Throughout the research project, the supervisor shall endeavor to maintain sufficient resources
for the project. The student is responsible for using all research resources in a careful and profes-
sional manner.
In the first semester of registration as Ph.D. 6, each student must submit with her/his
supervisor a joint report to the GSAC Chair giving plans for completion of the thesis. This
report (maximum 2 pages) must contain dates for reaching key milestones, including
completion of the research and submission of the thesis. If the plan anticipates submission of
the thesis in the year of Ph.D. 6 registration, no action is taken. If the plan extends to Ph.D. 7,
the GSAC will schedule a formal progress review meeting involving the research group, with
a view to shortening the time to thesis submission.
Note that the GPSO must approve registration as Ph.D. 8. Approval is given only in exceptional
circumstances upon recommendation of the Director of the Graduate Programs.
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2 ADMINISTRATION
OF
PROGRAMS
A. DEPARTMENTAL
ADMINISTRATION
The graduate programs are administered on behalf of the Department through the Director of the
Graduate Program, who is appointed by the Department Chair. The Director, Prof. P. Servio, is
assisted by a Graduate Secretary, Mrs. L. Miller-Aspin, and the Graduate Studies Advisory
Committee.
C. GRADUATE
COURSES
The graduate courses tentatively scheduled for the 2014-2015 academic year are listed in
Appendix B.
D. TEACHING
ASSISTANTSHIPS
The Department has a limited budget for the payment of Teaching Assistants. These positions
are assigned by the Department Chair at the beginning of each term, as funds permit, following
procedures and pay scales described in the Collective Agreement between McGill University and
A.G.S.E.M. (Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill). Teaching Assistantships
are not available to M.Eng. (Project Option) students. Teaching Assistantships are considered
additional work for additional income. The Teaching Assistant and her/his research supervisor
should agree on a schedule arrangement in order not to delay research activities.
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E. FINANCIAL
SUPPORT
As a condition of acceptance, a student entering graduate studies in the Department is required to
have adequate funding to finance her/his studies. Annual fees are posted on the following
website: http://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/fees.
For non-research based degrees, such as the Project Option of the M.Eng. program, no financial
support is offered by either the Department or by individual professors. For students pursuing
research-based degrees, we currently require that each student has secured funding of $16,500
per year, not including benefits. Regardless of the degree being sought, details of the financial
arrangements agreed to by the Admissions Committee are specified in the letter of admissions
sent to the student.
For research-based degrees, the Federal and Provincial governments, the University, and the
Department offer a number of funding opportunities to students. Eligibility and the application
procedures vary, depending upon the program. It is expected that all students will apply for
scholarships and fellowships for which they are eligible while at McGill.
Students who hold scholarships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of
Canada (NSERC) or the Fonds québecois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies
(FQRNT) and are registered in a research-based degree within the Department receive an EUL or
MEDA bonus award. Visit the GPSO website (http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/fellowships/)
for a listing of other awards available within the University.
F. SEMINAR
PROCEDURES
Student seminars are an important part of the graduate program. M.Eng. (Thesis Option)
candidates must present one seminar towards the end of their research; Ph.D. students must
present two seminars, one in course CHEE 797 and the other near the end of their Ph.D. project
(no registration required for the second seminar). All graduate students and staff are encouraged
to attend. A sheet of instructions on preparation of a seminar and the duties of the Session Chair
can be obtained from the Department Graduate Secretary, Mrs. L. Miller-Aspin.
Graduate student seminars are held during the Chemical Engineering Research Day, taking place
once per semester. No graduate student seminars are presented in the Summer semesters. The
students who wish to present in any given semester must inform the GSAC (Prof. A. Kietzig)
early in the semester.
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G. VACATION
POLICY
Graduate students arrange the timing of their vacation in consultation with their supervisors.
Following university policy, graduate students are entitled to annual vacation leave equivalent to
university holidays plus 15 working days.
Master’s theses require a single examiner and PhD theses require two examiners: internal and
external. It is important to note that supervisors are no longer allowed to act as thesis examiners
of Master’s or PhD theses. For Master`s theses, the supervisor is required to contact the potential
examiner and ensure that he is willing to evaluate the thesis. For PhD theses, the supervisor
(with consultation with the student) is responsible for choosing the external examiner. The GPD
will then formally contact the selected external examiner and see if the individual is willing to
serve on the thesis evaluation committee. The Pre-Nomination of Examiners form (available on
http://www.mcgill.ca/chemeng/chemeweb/) can be sent by email to all chemical engineering
academic staff by the supervisor or Louise Miller-Aspin. At the thesis submission, the
Department forwards to GPSO the list of nominated examiners using the Nomination of Thesis
Examiners form on the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website
(http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/thesis/forms/) along with the thesis.
The GPSO deadlines for submission of the thesis are posted on the Graduate and Postdoctoral
Studies website (http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/convocation/) for each convocation.
During thesis preparation, the following guidelines should govern the work.
n Before submitting draft chapters to the research supervisor for review, the student and
supervisor should agree on a procedure and a timetable for the writing-review process,
including a target date for submission of the thesis.
n The time required to review a chapter depends upon its length and complexity, the
supervisor's other time commitments and the student's writing skill. Unless there are
extenuating circumstances, the turnaround time should not exceed one week for a chapter
or one month for an entire thesis. A second draft should not require as much time as a first
draft. The supervisor is not expected to review more than two drafts.
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J. ADVANCING
TO
A
NEW
PROGRAM
With submission of the Master’s thesis
Students completing the M.Eng. (Thesis Option) who intend to enter the Ph.D. program must
make a formal application. Four months before they complete their current program, students
must submit the standard graduate application form and arrange for two letters of reference.
Before a student can be admitted, the previous program must be completed. Questions should be
addressed to the Chair of the Graduate Admissions Committee, Prof. Viviane Yargeau.
2. The candidate requesting this transfer shall, no later than 16 months after entry into the
Master’s program, meet the following academic requirements:
• Has completed (or will complete by the end of the current semester) the course
requirements (12 credits).
• Has completed the requirements for the M. Eng. Thesis Proposal (CHEE 697).
3. The candidate requesting this transfer shall, no later than 16 months after entry into the
Master’s program, apply online to the PhD and submit the following documents to the
Graduate Program Director:
• A copy of the M.Eng. (Thesis) thesis proposal.
• A research statement approved by her/his thesis supervisor. This document consists of a
brief description of the current research project and how this project will be extended to a
Ph.D. (2 pages maximum).
• A complete Curriculum Vitae which includes a list of publications, presentations and
awards.
• All transcripts (undergraduate and graduate studies). If some grades are not yet available,
the student must provide the list of courses he/she is taking in the current semester. In the
case of inter-university transfer courses, the student must also provide the names of the
institution and professor in charge, and the official course description.
• A letter of recommendation from her/his thesis supervisor.
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4. The evaluation committee consists of the Graduate Program Director, the Chair of the
Department, the Thesis Supervisor and a fourth committee member, chosen by the Graduate
Program Director, who conducts research activities in a field closely related to the
candidate’s. The evaluation criteria are based on academic achievement (at both
undergraduate and graduate level) and research progress during the Masters.
5. The evaluation committee meets within two weeks after receiving the request so that a
decision can be taken before the beginning of the next semester. The Graduate Program
Director will immediately inform both the candidate and the GPSO of the decision.
6. If the candidate is successful, he/she will register for the Ph.D. program at the beginning of
the following semester. The student will then follow the normal procedures of the Ph.D.
program.
7. An unsuccessful candidate will continue her/his M.Eng. (Thesis) program. The candidate
will not be reconsidered for the transfer.
The total number of course credits required of Ph.D. candidates transferring from the M.Eng.
program is the same as for students who have entered the Ph.D. program with a M.Eng. degree.
Additional courses may be required by the candidate's supervisor(s) or the evaluation committee.
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3 SUPPORT
SERVICES
Request forms for keys for the M.H. Wong Building and the Pulp and Paper Research Centre are
obtained from Mrs. Jo-Ann Gadsby. Keys are obtained upon payment of a refundable deposit.
B. PHOTOCOPIES
A photocopier, located on Floor 3A outside Room 3060, is available for use by graduate students
having proper authorization. Authorization may be obtained by presenting an account number
from the student's supervisor to Mrs. Jo-Ann Gadsby.
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E. LABORATORY
SAFETY
AND
SECURITY
Policies relating to safety in laboratories, shops and offices are the responsibility of the
Department Safety Committee (Prof. Milan Maric, Chair and Mr. F. Caporuscio, Coordinator).
Each laboratory has a Laboratory Safety Officer who is responsible for maintaining safety
standards and updating the occupancy list.
Research laboratories are inspected by the Safety Committee at least twice a year. Spot checks
by the Safety Committee are also performed if problematic safety issues are identified.
Safety is of prime importance to all in the Department of Chemical Engineering. The research
supervisors and safety officers for each laboratory are responsible for enforcing safety policies
and for ensuring that all new graduate students become aware of the established policies and
hazards specific to the laboratory they will be working in. Every graduate student is required to
complete the Departmental Safety Questionnaire and perform a laboratory demonstration in front
of the Safety Committee members before receiving approval for the continuation of her/his
research activities. Such demonstration shall be performed once the experimental set-up for the
project is operational, and before the data gathering phase of the project begins. The safety
demonstrations will be done within the first year for Masters' students and within the first two
years for Doctoral students and form part of the required safety courses CHEE 681/682. If
experimental procedures change during the course of the project, a new safety demonstration is
required to account for the changes. Mr. Frank Caporuscio is responsible for archiving the
Departmental Safety Questionnaires. Departmental Safety Questionnaire forms can be
downloaded from the departmental safety website. Also, useful demonstrations regarding proper
safety practices for gas cylinder transportation, fume hood operations, etc. are also available on
the departmental safety website.
!!! A piece of laboratory equipment can be replaced. Not a human being !!!
Every year, research equipment is stolen from our laboratories. Most of the time, this is due to
the fact that laboratory doors are left unlocked. The recommended best practice is that the last
person leaving a laboratory area, whenever this happens, closes and locks the door. It is
recommended to work when others are in the laboratory as a safety precaution. When working
during off hours, it is recommended to inform security you will be in the laboratory by calling
x3000 from any McGill landline phone. Any suspicious activity should also be reported to
McGill security (x3000).
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The Department Electronics Shop, located in Room 3250, is directed by Mr. L. Cusmich. He will
help in the design and assembly of electronic instrumentation. See him in the early stages of your
design. He is also responsible for maintenance and repair of departmental electronic and
computer equipment.
Users of Machine or Electronics Shop services are charged an hourly rate. The rate schedule may
be obtained from Mr. Cusmich.
G. INSTRUMENTAL
ANALYSIS
Instrumentation available for general use in thesis research is located mainly in Rooms 4080 and
4170 under the supervision of Mr. R. Roy. Policies related to instrumentation are developed by
the Department Analytical Committee comprising two professors appointed by the Chair, Mr.
Cusmich and one graduate student elected from among the authorized users of the instruments.
The current membership of the Committee is Prof. R. Leask (Chair), Mr. L. Cusmich and Mr. H.
Erythropel (student member).
Users of analytical services are charged an hourly rate. The rate schedule may be obtained from
Mr. Cusmich.
Mr. L. Cusmich is the department’s network administrator and is responsible for network
connections of new computers. Mr. Cusmich IS NOT responsible for the following:
n Installation of software
n Assisting graduate student whose computer has been infected with a virus. The steps
required to protect computers from being infected are listed in detail in the policy.
Mr. Cusmich also holds the rights to restrict Internet access to anyone abusing her/his network
privileges and will report the individual to her/his supervisor for disciplinary action.
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This section was written in terms of Microsoft Windows since this operating software is the most exposed to
security threats. The recommended practices also apply to the Mac, Linux and UNIX users communities.
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POLICY
The installation of illegal software on McGill computers is strictly prohibited. All computers
MUST USE software packages licensed by the University, the Chemical Engineering
Department, or the research supervisor.
Our current license agreement for the Microsoft Windows operating software is limited to
upgrades only. All new computers must be purchased with a valid operating system (ex:
Windows XP Home Edition), which can then be upgraded legally.
The amount of viruses and security holes in operating systems being exploited on the Internet is
increasing and this presents a real security problem for computers in our department. This is a
particularly problematic situation for Microsoft Windows users. In order to avoid unnecessary
contamination of computers, and research downtime, students must keep their virus definitions
and Windows operating system up to date. The following procedure must be carried out when a
new computer has been introduced to our network:
n Once Mr. Cusmich has given the new computer access to the Internet, the graduate student
must install a legal copy of the Antivirus software which can be uploaded from the
website:http://kb.mcgill.ca/kb/?ArticleId=1892&source=article&c=12&cid=2 -
tab:homeTab:crumb:7:artId:1892. Upon successful installation of the antivirus software,
the student must update the virus definitions to ensure that the computer is safe against all
currently known virus threats. Once the virus definitions have been updated, the student
needs to update the operating system. It is important to INSTALL THE ANTIVIRUS
SOFTWARE FIRST since it will protect the new computer against attacks while the
operating system is being updated.
n The graduate student should take the habit of checking virus definitions and operating
system updates AT LEAST once a week and should perform these actions immediately
upon receiving any news of new viruses or security issues with the operating system.
Those actions can be done automatically by properly setting up Windows and Symantec
Antivirus.
n The graduate student must make sure her/his Windows logins are password protected.
Computers without user login passwords can easily be hacked. Those computers will be
disconnected immediately from the network.
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Installation of Licensed Software
Certain software packages, used only on McGill computers, need to be installed by the graduate
students. These software packages (ex. MATLAB, MATHWORKS) can be uploaded from the
website: http://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/Welcome.aspx?ws=2b69d97d-59b7-df11-859b-
0030487d8897&vsro=8. The software Microsoft Office can be obtained from Mrs. Jo-Ann
Gadsby (room 3060) at the Chemical Engineering Office. Students are allowed to borrow and
return software between:
n 11:00 to 15:00 for daytime installation
n 15:00 to 11:00 the following day for overnight installation
The fees associated with borrowing software are $10/software, said fees are refunded only if the
student returns the software within the borrowing and return times.
Some other advanced computational software used in graduate courses will be available for
installation on McGill computers. Your instructor will give you the details in class.
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APPENDIX
A
–
Chemical
Engineering
Staff
Academic Staff Office E-mail* Telephone
D. Berk, Associate Professor 4260 dimitrios.berk 4271
S. Coulombe, Associate Professor, Chair 3100 sylvain.coulombe 5213
P.-L. Girard-Lauriault, Assistant Professor 4150 pierre-luc.girard-lauriault 4006
J. Gostick, Assistant Professor 4160 jeff.gostick 4301
R. J. Hill, Associate Professor 4280 reghan.hill 6897
C. Hoesli, Assistant Professor 4230 corrine.hoesli 4275
A. Kietzig, Assistant Professor 4140 anne.kietzig 3302
J. Kopyscinski, Assistant Professor 4310 jan.kopyscinski 4276
R. Leask, Associate Professor 4120 richard.leask 4270
M. Maric, Associate Professor 4270 milan.maric 4272
J.-L. Meunier, Associate Professor 3070 jean.luc.meunier 8331
C. Moraes, Assistant Professor 4330 chris.moraes 4278
S. Omanovic, Associate Professor 4130 sasha.omanovic 4273
A. D. Rey, Professor 4100 alejandro.rey 4196
P. Servio, Associate Professor 4110 phillip.servio 1026
N. Tufenkji, Associate Professor 4300 nathalie.tufenkji 2999
V. Yargeau, Associate Professor 4180 viviane.yargeau 2273
* followed by @mcgill.ca
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APPENDIX
B
–
Graduate
Courses
planned
for
2014-‐2015
Note: Courses in bold are lecture courses. This list is tentative. Lecture courses may be
cancelled if student numbers are insufficient.
FALL 2014
CHEE 510 Advanced Separation Processes (3 credits)
MIME 515 Materials Surfaces: A biomimetic approach (3 credits)
CHEE 541 Electrochemical Engineering (3 credits)
CHEE 543 Plasma Engineering (3 credits)
CHEE 587 Chemical Processing: Electronics Industry (3 credits)
CHEE 611* Heat and Mass Transfer (4 credits)
CHEE 631* Foundations of Fluid Mechanics (4 credits)
CHEE 672* Process Dynamics and Control (4 credits)
CHEE 694 Oral Presentation Skills (1 credit)
WINTER 2015
CIVE 521 Nanotechnology and the Aquatic Environment (3 credits)
MECH 563 Biofluids and Cardiovascular Mechanics (3 credits)
CHEE 584 Polymer Processing (3 credits)
CHEE 591 Environmental Bioremediation (3 credits)
CHEE 593 Industrial Water Pollution Control (3 credits)
CHEE 641* Chemical Reaction Engineering (4 credits)
CHEE 651* Advanced Biochemical Engineering (4 credits)
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APPENDIX
C
–
List
of
All
Chemical
Engineering
Courses
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APPENDIX
D
-‐
Description
of
CHEE
690
Research
Techniques
The Research Techniques course (3 credits) is intended for M. Eng. (Thesis Option) students
only. The objective of this non-lecture course is to give the graduate student an opportunity to
learn a specific experimental or computational technique of relevance to her/his research project.
The graduate student taking this course and her/his supervisor agree to follow the regulations
below:
n Early in the semester, the graduate student agrees with her/his research supervisor on the
nature of the research technique of interest and on the expectations.
n The graduate student commits an effort proportional to the credits weight
(3 credits => 125 hours of research activities).
n The graduate student submits a final report to her/his supervisor by the last day of lectures.
The supervisor grades the student’s effort based on the quality of the report and on the overall
performance during the semester.
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