8:00 AM

Canada/Eastern

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
Myhal Centre lobby

Small Breakfast

9:00 AM

Canada/Eastern

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
MY150

Conference Opening

9:30 AM

Canada/Eastern

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
MY150

PLENARY # 1 – Joule Bergerson, University of Calgary

An energy sector in transition: assessing the net emissions outcomes of new and legacy sources ---------- Session Chair: Dave Sinton, University of Toronto

    Advanced Energy Systems

10:30 AM

Canada/Eastern

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Myhal Centre lobby

Coffee Break

11:00 AM

Canada/Eastern

11 parallel sessions
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
MY360

Advanced Energy Systems 1

Electrolyzers ---------- Session Chair: Xili Duan, Memorial University of Newfoundland

    Advanced Energy Systems
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
BA1200

Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 1

Tissue biomechanics ---------- Session Chair: Hossein Rouhani, University of Alberta

    Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
MY150

CFD: Machine Learning, Model Reduction, and Data Assimilation – KEYNOTE

Session Chair: Hong Yang, Bombardier

    Computational Fluid Dynamics
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
BA1220

Computational Mechanics 1

Session Chair: Maciej Floryan, Western University

    Computational Mechanics
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
BA2135

Engineering Analysis and Design 1

Design Methods and Automation ---------- Session Chair: Alison Olechowski, University of Toronto

    Engineering Analysis and Design
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
MY320

Environmental Engineering 1

Session Chair: Shakirudeen Salaudeen, McMaster University

    Environmental Engineering
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
MY315

Fluid Mechanics 1

Microfluidics and nanofluidics ---------- Session Chair: Ian Frigaard, UBC

    Fluid Mechanics
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
BA2139

Materials Engineering 1

Nano-materials ---------- Session Chair: Soumya Dash, University of Toronto

    Materials Engineering
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
BA1210

Mechatronics, Robotics & Controls 1

General 1 ---------- Session Chair: Onaizah Onaizah, McMaster University

    Mechatronics, Robotics & Controls
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
BA1240

Solid Mechanics 1

Session Chair: Hamid Akbarzadeh, McGill University

    Solid Mechanics
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
MY330

Thermal Science and Engineering 1

Session Chair: Sanjeev Chandra, University of Toronto

    Thermal Science and Engineering

12:30 PM

Canada/Eastern

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Myhal Centre lobby

Monday Lunch

12:45 PM

Canada/Eastern

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
MY150

Empower Hour: Empowering and building allyship for women in engineering

CSME/CFD2024 invites you to attend a panel discussion over lunch on Monday. The Empower Hour will be an open forum to discuss the challenges that women face in engineering, both in academia and industry. Our goal is to grow awareness, build allyship, and inform practices that can transform the landscape for gender equity and healthy working and learning environments. This will be an inclusive and informal gathering open to all participants (all genders).

2:00 PM

Canada/Eastern

10 parallel sessions
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
BA2135

Advanced Energy Systems 2

Session Chair: Xili Duan, Memorial University of Newfoundland

    Advanced Energy Systems
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
MY380

Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 2

Session Chair: Hossein Rouhani, University of Alberta

    Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
BA1220

CFD: DNS and LES 1

Session Chair: BingChen Wang, University of Manitoba

    Computational Fluid Dynamics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
BA1240

CFD: Interfacial Flows

Session Chair: Jean-Yves Trépanier, Polytechnique Montreal

    Computational Fluid Dynamics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
MY320

Engineering Analysis and Design 2

Session Chair: Grant McSorley, University of PEI

    Engineering Analysis and Design
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
BA2145

Fluid Mechanics 2A

Turbulence and wakes 1 ---------- Session Chair: Dana Grecov, UBC

    Fluid Mechanics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
BA2155

Fluid Mechanics 2B

Bubble dynamics and cavitation ---------- Session Chair: Ali Dolatabadi, University of Toronto

    Fluid Mechanics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
MY330

Materials Engineering 2

High Performance Materials ---------- Session Chair: Soumya Dash, University of Toronto

    Materials Engineering
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
MY150

Micro and Nanotechnology 1 – KEYNOTE

Microfluidics ---------- Session Chair: Edmond Young, University of Toronto

    Micro and Nanotechnology
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
BA1200

Thermal Science and Engineering 2

Session Chair: Amy Bilton, University of Toronto

    Thermal Science and Engineering

3:00 PM

Canada/Eastern

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
Myhal Centre lobby

Coffee Break

3:15 PM

Canada/Eastern

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EDT
MY150

PLENARY # 2 – IAN FRIGAARD, UBC

Viscoplastic fluids: from theory to application ---------- Session Chair: Dana Grecov, UBC

    Fluid Mechanics

4:30 PM

Canada/Eastern

12 parallel sessions
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
BA2155

Advanced Energy Systems 3

Session Chair: XiaoYu Wu, University of Waterloo

    Advanced Energy Systems
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
MY330

Advanced Manufacturing 1

Session Chair: Farbod Khameneifar, École Polytechnique de Montréal

    Advanced Manufacturing
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
MY150

Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 3 – KEYNOTE

Cardiovascular biomechanics ---------- Session Chair: Hossein Rouhani, University of Alberta

    Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
BA1240

CFD: Biomedical Flows

Session Chair: Joshua Brinkerhoff, UBC

    Computational Fluid Dynamics
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
BA1220

CFD: High-Order Methods

Session Chair: Masa Yano, University of Toronto

    Computational Fluid Dynamics
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
BA1200

CFD: Thermal Science and Heat Transfer

Session Chair: Gerry Schneider, University of Waterloo

    Computational Fluid Dynamics
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
BA2139

Fluid Mechanics 3A

Pipes, conduits and wells ---------- Session Chair: Dana Grecov, UBC

    Fluid Mechanics
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
BA2145

Fluid Mechanics 3B

Bioactive flows ---------- Session Chair: Ali Dolatabadi, University of Toronto

    Fluid Mechanics
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
MY360

Materials Engineering 3

Composites ---------- Session Chair: Hamid Akbarzadeh, McGill University

    Materials Engineering
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
MY320

Mechatronics, Robotics & Controls 2

Controls ---------- Session Chair, George Zhu, York University

    Mechatronics, Robotics & Controls
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
BA2135

Thermal Science and Engineering 3

Session Chair: Habiba Bougherara, Toronto Metropolitan University

    Thermal Science and Engineering
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
MY315

Transportation Systems 1

Session Chair: Yuping He, Ontario Tech

    Transportation Systems

5:45 PM

Canada/Eastern

5:45 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
MY150

What do I do with this PhD?

Whether you’re a postdoc considering your future, a PhD student looking ahead to graduation, or a master’s or undergrad student mulling whether to pursue a PhD, we invite you to a panel discussion on the career pathways of PhDs, and how to prepare for those options. We’ve assembled a panel of four PhDs who’ve followed very different career pathways. Come join us for what is sure to be an engaging discussion, followed by an hour to network and meet the panelists. 5:45-6:45 in MY150, followed by a reception (with drinks + finger food) from 7-8 pm on the fifth floor of the Myhal Centre. All are welcome!