UOIT hosts two energy-related events

Engineers and researchers from around the world were recently welcomed to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) for two events: the International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE’14) and the Symposium on Plasma and Nuclear Systems (SPANS-2014). SEGE'14 was hosted by the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS), while both FEAS and the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science (FESNS) hosted SPANS-2014.

“The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is pleased to have hosted both SEGE and SPAN this year,” said Dr. Hossam Gaber, SEGE Chair and Founder, and an Associate Professor cross-appointed to FESNS and FEAS. “Both events provided opportunities for academic and industry researchers to explore the latest research innovations in two areas that hold great promise but also present enormous engineering challenges. Events such as these provide a great forum for the exchange of ideas on how to tackle these challenges and come up with viable solutions.”

SEGE’14

SEGE’14, which took place August 11 to 13, showcased the latest developments in advanced smart energy technologies. Topics included:

• energy conservation, efficiency and management policy
• gas-power systems
• grid modelling and simulation
• high-performance power grid
• hydrogen (clean energy research)
• information, security, and communications
• natural gas grids
• power electronics
• renewable energy integration
• smart grid infrastructures
• sustainable fuel
• thermal networks
• transportation (including electric vehicle, natural gas vehicle, fuel cell vehicle)

Participants had the opportunity to discuss various engineering challenges related to smart energy grid design and operation. Researchers from academia and professionals from industry, as well as government regulators, exchanged knowledge and best practices about design and implementation of smart energy grids. More than 76 papers were submitted from several different countries. UOIT students won two of the awards in the Student Innovation Competition, and UOIT also received one of the Best Paper Awards.

• Read the Best Paper Award announcement.
• View photos from SEGE’14.

SPANS-2014

SPANS-2014, held on August 15, provided a forum for researchers from academia and industry to present and discuss the latest research innovations in nuclear and plasma systems. Topics included:

Nuclear power plant systems:

• control
• measurement
• monitoring
• safety

Plasma systems:

• devices and applications
• experiments, diagnostics and control
• simulation and modeling

View photos from SPANS-2014.