Two esteemed professors gave guest lectures for the graduate course ENGG*6130-Physical Properties of Biomaterials, Summer 2014, a School of Engineering course taught by Dr. Manju Misra. As part of their visit, the guest speakers were given tours of the BDDC and School of Engineering labs.

Speaker 1. Dr. Ajay Kumar Dalai, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCIC, FCAE, FEIC, FAIChE, FIIChE Associate Dean, Research and Partnerships, College of Engineering & Professor and Canada Research Chair in Bioenergy and Environmentally Friendly Chemical Processing, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan

Title: Conversion of agricultural crops to bio-based fuels and chemicals – Technical and Economic Challenges in Canadian Biofuel Industry

Speaker 2. Dr. S. P. Chaurasia, Professor in Chemical Engineering Department & Chairman of International Student Affairs Office MNIT Jaipur, J.L.N. Marg, Jaipur -302017 (India)

Lecture title: Enzymatic Synthesis of DHA rich Triglycerides from Fish oil and Health Aspects