The (https://vancouver.ieee.ca) and the IEEE Future Directions Committee are organizing a series of presentations to address the widespread interest in clean energy sources, new nuclear reactor technologies, and the various related issues. This series of talks will cover aspects of nuclear energy and the disruptive new technology of Small Modular Reactors. These presentations will be of interest both to engineers who are not nuclear specialists, and to the general public who are interested in learning about the <a href="http://technology.TOPIC:Integration" target="_blank" title="technology.TOPIC:Integration">technology.TOPIC:Integration of SMRs in Renewable Energy MicrogridsDATE: July 30, 2025LOCATION: OnlinePRESENTER: Dr. Dennis MichaelsonDr. Dennis Michaelson will explore the application of Small Modular Reacrors (SMRs) in remote community power systems and off-grid industrial facilities. In some of these applications, a small SMR or micro-modular reactor would be combined with renewable power sources, energy storage, and loads to form a microgrid. In this talk we will explore potential configurations and operating scenarios for such systems, and discuss the considerations and trade-offs involved in their <a href="http://design.This" target="_blank" title="design.This">design.This presentation is free. IEEE members and the general public are welcome to attend. Registration is <a href="http://required.This" target="_blank" title="required.This">required.This presentation series is organized by:- (<a href="https://ieee-sustech.org/2023/ieees-sustech-initiative/)-" target="_blank" title="https://ieee-sustech.org/2023/ieees-sustech-initiative/)-">https://ieee-sustech.org/2023/ieees-sustech-initiative/)- (<a href="https://vancouver.ieee.ca/physics)This" target="_blank" title="https://vancouver.ieee.ca/physics)This">https://vancouver.ieee.ca/physics)This presentation series is supported by:- (<a href="https://ieee-npss.org/)-" target="_blank" title="https://ieee-npss.org/)-">https://ieee-npss.org/)- (<a href="https://ieee-npss.org/)Co-sponsored" target="_blank" title="https://ieee-npss.org/)Co-sponsored">https://ieee-npss.org/)Co-sponsored by: IEEE Future Directions Committee, IEEE SusTech InitiativeSpeaker(s): Dr. Dennis MichaelsonAgenda: The presentation will start at 9:00 AM Pacific Time (12:00 EDT, 16:00 UTC).09:00 Welcome and Speaker Introduction09:10 Presentation09:50 Questions and Answers10:00 Presentation endsNOTE If you have registered, you should receive the Zoom URL in a separate email, shortly before the presentation time. Please check your email spam <a href="http://folder.NOTE" target="_blank" title="folder.NOTE">folder.NOTE Please be sure to leave sufficient time to set up your web browser and / or remote meeting client prior to the start <a href="http://time.Virtual:" target="_blank" title="time.Virtual:">time.Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/488978

IEEE CAS Toronto is proud to invite you to a seminar by Dr. Chen Jie of Fudan <a href="http://University.Join" target="_blank" title="University.Join">University.Join us Wednesday, 30 July 2025 at 10AM (ET) on University of Toronto main campus. Refreshments will be <a href="http://served.Abstract:---------------------------------------------------------------With">served.Abstract:---------------------------------------------------------------[]With the advancement of microfluidic and organoid technologies, neuron-on-a-chip platforms have demonstrated tremendous potential in precisely replicating the three-dimensional structure of the brain, simulating intercellular interactions, and reconstructing in vitro physiological models. On one hand, compared to traditional two-dimensional cell cultures, neuron-on-a-chip systems can not only construct more complex physiological architectures but also provide a dynamically controllable developmental environment for neural tissues. On the other hand, compared to animal models, brain-on-a-chip technology not only effectively addresses the limitations in the number of available animal models, but also alleviates, to some extent, the ethical concerns associated with animal experiments. Through induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology, we can directly model human brain pathological phenotypes on chips, overcoming challenges posed by interspecies differences in animal models, and enabling the investigation of key events in the progression of human neurological disorders. In addition, neuron-on-a-chip systems can be integrated with other organoid tissues on microfluidic chips to create multi-organ-on-a-chip platforms. Compared to single-organ chips, multi-organ systems can reconstruct multiple human tissue organoids in vitro, enabling precise simulation of inter-organ <a href="http://interactions.Speaker(s):" target="_blank" title="interactions.Speaker(s):">interactions.Speaker(s): Dr. Chen Jie, Room: BA024, Bldg: Bahen Centre for Information Technology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada