DEEP Summer Academy | Enrichment Studies | Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

Have you ever wondered how an airplane weighing thousands of pounds can get up and stay in the air? This is something that engineers designing aircraft and spacecraft need to consider. Aerospace engineers must also consider how an aircraft will move smoothly and efficiently while flying through wind, friction and other opposing forces. This course will introduce students to the exciting field of aerodynamics using an interactive combination of lectures, demonstrations, design projects and scientific experiments. From the history of flight and the evolution of aerodynamic design, to basic aeronautics and aerospace technologies of the future, students will develop a deep appreciation for this exciting and dynamic field.

MONDAY: Introduction to Aerospace Industry and History
• What is aerospace?
• History of flight
• Breakthroughs in aerospace

TUESDAY: Introduction to Dynamics of Aircraft
• Newton’s laws and concept of vectors
• Aircraft coordinate system
• Free body force diagram
• Aircraft flight surfaces

WEDNESDAY: Forces on Aircraft
• Lift force and concept of airfoil
• Drag force and viscosity
• Thrust force and engines
• Weight force and center of mass
• Stability of aircraft
• Types of aircrafts

THURSDAY: Introduction to Orbital Dynamics and Space Robotics
• Field trip: UTIAS
• Research areas in aerospace
• Robots in space
• Satellites in space
• Launching outer space objects

FRIDAY: Testing in Aerospace and overview
• Field trip: Aerolab
• Testing facilities
• Remote access lab concept
• Overview of the course

Instructor(s): Robin Chhabra

When the International Space Station lifted off, it marked the beginning of a new era in human space exploration – an era of permanent human presence in space. Costing billions of dollars and involving members from the most powerful nations of our planet, ISS poses a truly unique and formidable engineering challenge. In this course, you will learn about the obstacles faced by the designers and operators of ISS and how engineers, scientists and astronauts have united to overcome them. You will explore the mechanics and robotics involved in the planning and building of ISS, impossible without the use of the Canadarm2, and learn how advanced engineering concepts are vital to safeguarding against the hostile environment of microgravity. Finally, you will gain knowledge about the physics of the rockets that get us from Earth to ISS and back home again.

MONDAY: Welcome to the International Space Station
• Welcome – Icebreakers
• What is engineering introduction
• Principles of engineering: force, momentum, mass and weight
• ISS overview
• History of ISS
• Previous stations
• Current status
• Science on board
• Elements of design: planning and building ISS
• Human reaction time activity
• Cantilever activity

TUESDAY: Hostile environment: there’s a whole lot of nothing out there
• Lecture on the challenges and dangers of microgravity
• Human reaction time activity
• O2 how much activity
• Solar arrays activity
• Water purification activity
• Aerospace crossword?
• Challenges and design problems posed by microgravity

WEDNESDAY: Space suits – what to wear?
• Space suits
• Design elements
• Pressure effects: range of motion concept
• Getting the right fit activity
• Human reaction time activity
• Tensile testing activity
• Heat transfer

THURSDAY
• Delta design game (simplified) showing teamwork and concurrent engineering

FRIDAY: Getting there: basic rocketry
• Rocket design (presentation)
• Newton’s laws, application to engines (Newton car experiment)
• Rocket launch activity

Instructor(s): Natalie Galley

What do bees and aircrafts have in common besides flying? The answer is honeycombs! Or rather the structure of honeycombs. This course will be an introduction to materials engineering design principles which extend beyond traditional studies in aircraft design. This course will examine the concepts of design, construction, testing, and analysis of structures intended for use in the aerospace industry. It will expose participants to fundamental concepts in materials engineering (including stress, strain, material defects, defining mechanical properties, etc.), and the subsequent application of these fundamentals to the case study of honeycomb structure design. Not only will students have a chance to learn more about the mechanical workings of aircrafts, but they will also take a closer look into the materials used to enable aviation. The materials design aspect of this course will allow the participants to construct, test and analyze aerospace engineering solutions by making and testing their own honeycomb structures.

Please note: due to the nature of this course, both Junior and Senior students will be accepted.

Instructor(s): Zain Aleem

It’s undeniable—from the tropics to the arctic, the effects that we humans have had on our environment are being felt everywhere, such as through global climate change. This hands-on course will expose you to the science behind some of the problems that our Earth is facing, and open your eyes to the many ways that engineers around the world are changing it. You will learn about these issues first-hand through interactive activities such as using bioremediation techniques to clean contaminated soil and water you will also build your own renewable energy power-generating devices, and have the opportunity to investigate and track the sources of air pollution in Ontario and around the globe. Through measurement techniques, you’ll also get to see the effects of air pollution on the environment and your personal health. This course will introduce you to the fast-growing field of environmental problem solving as well as the many related career possibilities, and introduce you to emerging strategies that can be used for engineering a greener future for us all.

MONDAY: Introduction: Why is the environment so important to us?
• What is environmental engineering?
• Air, water and soil pollution – sources and effects
• Climate change and the greenhouse effect
• Activity: Measuring the Earth’s albedo – light absorption of glaciers vs. oceans

TUESDAY: Air Pollution
• The structure of the Earth’s atmosphere
• Atmospheric chemistry – what’s happening down here and up there
• Effects of air pollution: Acid rain and smog
• How can we control and reduce air pollution?
• Activity: Monitor your personal exposure – What normal daily activities expose us to air pollution?

WEDNESDAY: Water and Soil Pollution
• Water – properties and the water cycle
• Water pollution and waste-water treatment chemistry – biological treatments
• Water in the city of Toronto – from treatment to consumption
• Sustainable water management
• Soil properties and formation
• Activity: Treatment of nitrate polluted groundwater using soil bacteria

THURSDAY: Renewable Energy
• What is energy and where does ours come from?
• Energy and environmental problems
• From conventional energy to renewable energy
• Guest lecture: Implementing renewable energy sources at your high school
• Activity: How to build a solar panel out of glass and berries

FRIDAY: What is really happening to our environment?
• Global warming in the media – true or false
• Governmental policies – what is being done to face our environmental problems
• Environmental jeopardy
• Closing discussion: Engineer your ideal environment

Instructor(s): Krystal Godri and Maygan McGuire

Buildings and architectural structures are some of the most exemplary works of art in the world. As techniques and mediums are to a painting, so are architectural and civil design principles to a structure. Explore the foundations of architecture and civil design to see how these fields converge to create beautiful structural works and depend on one another for the development and growth of cities and urban infrastructure. This course includes a variety of interactive lectures, site visits, use of computer-aided design (CAD) and project work. This course will provide a good base of information for students interested in learning more about Architecture and Civil Engineering.

MONDAY: Introduction
• Art, Architecture and the built environment
• Introduction to Civil Engineering
• Fundamentals of Structural Engineering
• Statics
• University of Toronto Architecture
• Activity: Walk About Around U of T

TUESDAY: Fundamentals of Civil Engineering Materials and Building Case Studies
• Concrete
• Steel
• Timber
• Failure Modes
• Material Properties
• Case Studies: Dives in Misericordia in Rome, CN Tower
• Activity: Concrete Mixing

WEDNESDAY: Structural Design and Bridge Case Studies
• Introduction to Structural Design
• Structural Loads
• Free Body Diagrams
• Case Studies: Millau Viaduct, Confederation Bridge
• Activity: Off Campus Site Visit

THURSDAY: Introduction to Auto CAD and Project Work
• Basic Commands
• Image Reconstruction
• 3-D Design
• Activity: Project Research
• Activity: Project Planning

FRIDAY: Toronto Architecture and Project Presentation
• City of Toronto Architecture
• Activity: Toronto Architecture Tour
• Project Finalization
• Activity: Project Presentations

Instructor(s): Carolyn Hicks

Energy is central to the advancement of human societies, while a sustainable energy base is integral to the continuity and development of modern societies. In the recent past, generation of energy from renewable and sustainable sources has become a hot topic. From Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” to the political and media reaction to the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report, the message is clear: there is an urgent need for a significant reduction in carbon emissions. Record high oil prices are also driving the demand for alternative energy. Solar energy has emerged as a popular contender in the alternative energy market. In this course, students will learn about the history, physics and functionality of solar cells along with a look at the technologies that are under development world-wide. The course will also promote discussion and debates with regards to social, political and environmental issues associated with solar energy.

Please note: due to the nature of this course, both Junior and Senior students will be accepted.

Instructor(s): David Stanley and Junho Jeong

Have you ever wondered what your life would have been like without electronics? No cellphones? No laptops? No mp3 players? Not even a light bulb? It is no surprise that our lives are greatly influenced by electronics. Do you ever ask yourself how your digital cameras, cell phones and other electronic devices work? Or how they are getting smaller with more and more capabilities every year? If your mind is pondering similar questions, then this course is for you. This course takes you from the fundamental concepts in circuit theory to understanding how the chips that you use everyday in your computers or cell phones are manufactured in real world. By the end of this course, you will develop an excellent knowledge about various circuit elements, from resistors to transistors, and how they are integrated to build larger circuits such as amplifiers and memory. You will also exercise your understanding by working in electronics labs and using simulation software (PSPICE & MicroMagic).

MONDAY
• Intro to Electrical Engineering
• Concept of Digital and Analog domain
• Intro to Circuit theory

TUESDAY
• Circuit Theory Continued
• Activity 1 (Windows Lab)

WEDNESDAY
• Op-amps
• Activity 2 (GB341)

THURSDAY
• Intro to Transistors, building blocks of op-amps
• Transistors as switches and as amplifiers
• Activity 3 (Windows Labs)

FRIDAY
• Activity 4 (GB341)

Instructor(s): Shayan Shahramian & Ali Taghvaei

Do you have the passion for music and the brains for engineering? Well, here is your chance to harmonize your skills and engineer some beautiful music. This course walks students through the process of designing and building an electric guitar and amplifier system. Participants will learn the fundamental theory associated with sound production while also being introduced to the underlying electronics of audio processing. Hands-on projects combined with an introduction to circuit theory, guitar construction, analogue and digital filters, amplifiers and microcontrollers will enable students to create a working musical instrument. The course concludes with a live musical performance. Do you have what it takes to be the ultimate guitar hero?

MONDAY: INTRODUCTION TO GUITARS, ACOUSTICS AND ELECTRONICS
● Introduction to musical instruments and guitars
● Basic acoustics and wave theory
● Introduction to basic circuit theory, components and notation
● Activity: A hands on introduction to the laboratory environment

TUESDAY: GUITAR CONSTRUCTION
● Introduction to a simple and practical acoustic electric guitar design
● Activity: Constructing the different guitar elements: the neck, body and other detailing.

WEDNESDAY: AMPLIFIER DESIGN I
● Anatomy of guitar amplifier systems and the practical implementation of electronic guitars
● Pre-amplifier circuits: Transistor theory and operational amplifiers
● Activity: Continuing guitar construction: adding final touches and integrating guitar elements

THURSDAY: AMPLIFIER DESIGN II
● Power amplifiers: Class A, Class B and Class AB transistor based amplifiers
● Activity: Prototyping an operational amplifier and power amplifier circuit

FRIDAY: INTEGRATION
● Activity: Students add finishing touches to guitar and test out the final amplifier circuit
● End of day performance providing students with an opportunity to showcase their guitar and to interact with musicians.

Instructor(s): Siraj Sabihuddin

This course explores aspects of business operations and services from the perspective of industrial engineering. Industrial engineering is important for any business as it helps to maintain and improve the efficiency of the firm while helping to reduce costs. For instance, how many times have you had to wait in line for a bank teller or cashier and wondered why they just don’t hire more staff? An industrial engineer is able to evaluate such a system and determine the cause and develop effective improvements to the system (potentially without having to hire a new employee). Some industrial consultants are able to make claims such as “will improve business process by 20-500% within 6 months, guaranteed.” This course will ultimately give participants the opportunity to experience industrial engineering and use some of the “tools of the trade” (i.e. software packages and modelling techniques). Participants will tackle real-life problems and develop important business-focused skills through case-based learning.

MONDAY
• Origins of IE
• Role of IE, cases where IE improved businesses
• Activity: Introduction of concepts through a hands on example
• Maximizing profit or minimizing costs
• Considering market and resource constraints
• Activity: using Excel to help make production decisions

TUESDAY
• Designing facilities in order to reduce travelling costs, improve flow
• Locating facilities to best suit needs while improving the bottom line
• Activity: design the “best” factory
• Activity: locating warehouses
• Determining the best route for deliveries, transportation, etc
• Reduce costs and distances travelled
• Activity: Route construction
• Activity: Using Excel to help solve SCM problems

WEDNESDAY
• Improving the processes of a factory or business processes through evaluation of the processes, balancing work load, and design
• Activity: improving the process flow and throughput of a mock factory
• Reduce “wastes” while improving customer value
• How to improve operations
• Activity: reducing wastes and improving factory efficiency through a mock toy car factory

THURSDAY
• Discover different methods and reasons for lines
• How can we reduce how long people/things wait?
• Activity: comparing lines in different situations. Are many lines better then one?
• Discover hands-on more about computer simulation modelling that Industrial Engineers use.
• Have people or widgets wiz across your screen get services at machines or tellers.
• Activity: design your own simulation model of a factory or service centre.

FRIDAY
• Groups tackle a realistic case study which can have several aspects/issues where IE can be applied
• Groups will work on the case study, and present their solutions to the class at the end of the day

Instructor(s): Daphne Sniekers

Welcome to The Apprentice the DEEP way! This course is a must for the business-minded student. Learn the skills needed to take an idea and make it an innovation. Through interactive lectures, guest presentations, strategy exercises and business team competitions, students will discover the foundations of entrepreneurship. Students will develop communication and presentation skills, teamwork experience and gain vital knowledge on commercialization theories and strategies.

MONDAY: Introduction to Commercializing Technological Innovations
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Different types of entrepreneurship
• Technical vs. Non-technical businesses
• Service-based vs. product-based businesses
• Interest Theory: Simple Interest vs. Compound Interest
• Case study: Commercialization strategy
• Activity: Building student teams and brainstorming business ideas

TUESDAY: Intellectual Property (IP)
• Importance of Intellectual Property (IP)
• Protection of IP, and when does one need it?
• Closely-held vs. loosely-held assets
• Technological innovations: patents, trademarks and copyrights
• Case study: Intellectual Property
• Activity: Student teams: establishing business ideas, and their IP-related issues
• Guest lecture by successful serial entrepreneur

WEDNESDAY: Business financing, budgeting and negotiations
• Sources and types of business financing
• Financing Life cycle
• What do investors look for?
• Smart budgeting
• What is negotiation, and what skills are required?
• Case-studies: Financing and negotiations
• Various risk-factors involved
• Activity: Student teams: moving forward with the business proposal

THURSDAY: Marketing and Sales, HR management
• Basics of marketing: why, how and when?
• Market research, customer analysis and feedback
• Established vs. disruptive technologies
• Competition in selling to market and sustainable competitive edge
• Building different teams: technology, marketing, sales and public relations
• Activity: Student teams: finalizing details of their business proposals
• Guest lecture by successful serial entrepreneur

FRIDAY: Elements of a successful business plan
• Developing a successful business plan and commercialization strategy
• Survival of a start-up
• Summary and closing remarks
• Activity: Student team presentations of their business proposals

Instructor(s): Ankur Saxena

Do you have an idea that would sweep the world off its feet? This course will help you take your technical know how and will complement it with the important business-oriented mindset that will allow you to take that next step towards being a successful innovator. Business Solutions will allow students to translate technical skills into a design and ultimately into a prototype. Working from beginning to end on a simulated project you’ll get to experience what it’s like to be a technical consultant. The course also focuses on “softer” skills that are integral for success in the business world.

Please note: due to the nature of this course, both Junior and Senior students will be accepted.

Instructor(s): Flora Wan

Have you ever dreamed of designing your very own car? This course will take participants on a voyage through the thrilling field of automotive design so that you can see exactly what it takes to design a car. Participants will learn all about how design principles are involved in automobile design – from the body, to the engine, and operating systems. Participants will investigate the history of automobile design, from the vintage cars of past to the race cars of the present and even concept cars of the future, and discover what considerations drive design. Hands-on activities and design projects will give participants the chance to put into practice what they have learned.

MONDAY
• cars evolution over history
• car safety
• car design principles
• automotive engineering and design tradeoffs
• crash structure experiment

TUESDAY
• engine technology
• overview of engine internals
• new and future engine technologies
• different engine types and heat cycles
• essence of aerodynamics, lift, drag, airfoils, etc.
• aerodynamics experiment

WEDNESDAY
• data acquisition
• engine management
• fuel types, pros/ cons, new advancements
• electrical experiment

THURSDAY
• forces and suspension design
• interactive suspension design
• springs, dampers, anti-roll bars
• differentials, drivetrains and the need for gearing
• gearing experiment

FRIDAY
• chassis design
• functions/ purposes of prototypes
• exclusive Formula racing tour
• final design experiment – go racing!

Instructor(s): TBA

From unmanned aircrafts and choppers to race cars and street bikes, this course will examine the world of extreme machines. This course will take an interactive approach to examining all aspects of mechanic components and assembly. Participants will gain working knowledge of internal combustion engines and propeller-powered machines, and will use their knowledge to work on several exciting design projects and activities. Participants will also have the unique opportunity to meet and interact with award-winning car design teams. This course will get your engine revved up!

Instructor(s): Jeff Harris

Advances in research and technology have completely changed the way we look at living systems. From stem cell engineering to artificial organ creation, the medical field is rapidly changing and expanding in ways never thought possible. This course will expose you to some of the top areas of research in the innovative field of regenerative medicine. The first part of the course will be spent familiarizing students with the basic sciences of regenerative medicine, including cell biology, genetics, physiology and pathology. In the second part, students will learn the principles needed to integrate these disciplines. You will explore new and cutting-edge topics such as issues in tissue engineering, cell therapy, in vivo organ regeneration, gene therapy and bioethics. The concepts learned will be reinforced throughout the course with many exciting hands-on laboratory sessions and group activities.

MONDAY
• getting-to-know you session
• discussion on current methodology used to treat tissue and organ failure, and their limitations
• Students will then be introduced to cell and tissue engineering and its role in regenerative medicine
• “Building organs: a step-by-step approach.”
• Students will be introduced to important concepts and principles in human physiology to organ systems down to cellular and sub-cellular levels
• Introductory lab on cell culture

TUESDAY
• “Fixing the blueprint: treating diseases at the genetic level.”
• The lecture will introduce the students to the pathology of several genetic diseases and the technologies that are under the development to treat them
• Students will have a lab where they transform bacteria with green fluorescent protein

WEDNESDAY
• “Organ in a box: Tissue engineering for clinical application”
• Students will be introduced to the fundamental ideas and challenges facing the engineering of clinically useful products
• lab on the fabrication of microfluidic device used in the modelling of vasculatures in tissue-engineered organ

THURSDAY
• “Alchemy of healing: The chemistry of regenerative medicine”
• The lecture will review the key chemical and biochemical concepts used in the design and development of novel treatment therapies and tissue engineered organs
• Video on microencapsulation, a technique used in immunoisolation
• Lab where students perform encapsulation

FRIDAY
• Using the tools presented throughout the week, propose a novel therapy to treat a disease of choice
• Alternatively, research time for a debate regarding regenerative medicine topics
• Give a presentation explaining the pathology of the disease and the proposed treatment
• Alternatively, hold moderated, formal debates

Instructor(s): Brendan Leung and Omar Khan

The modern hospital is equipped with some of the most technologically-advanced tools in all of industry. In this course, students will learn how medical devices are used for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of various physiological conditions. From exploring the total artificial heart to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), students will be exposed to the basic principles behind the design and operation of medical devices. Through tours of state-of-the-art facilities, interactive presentations and hands-on activities, students will get a real feel for the field. This course will have you talking “medical jargon” before long!

Instructor(s): Raquel Lopes & Rohini Gupta

Being able to visualize the human body has dramatically changed the way we understand biological processes, diagnose symptoms, and cure diseases. The advancement of medical imaging technologies has resulted in some great leaps in medicine, including the use of MRI and ultrasound to provide surgeons with real-time images as they perform surgery. How does functional MRI detect brain activity? How do fluorescent proteins and quantum dots make tumours glow and be visible to the naked eye? How can these technologies be combined to provide a better picture of the body? This course will show you how. Participants will become familiar with all medical imaging tools, from x-ray and ultrasound, to MRI and PET. Participants will learn about all the new and exciting possibilities in engineering where engineering meets biology.

Instructor(s): Rachel Chan

Humans created robots. Could these synthetic machines ever take over the world as they did in The Matrix? The answer lies in artificial intelligence, sturdy structures and sensory controls. From the electrical circuitry and microprocessor design to mechanical engineering of the structures and finally to the digitized nature of computer programming, AI robots are the way of the future. This course will focus on the design of smart robots using fundamentals of mechatronics along with some wicked toys!

Instructor(s): TBA

From the balls that you kick, to the helmets you wear, engineers are busy at play. Have you ever wondered why golf clubs are getting bigger or why bicycles are getting lighter? We are living in the technological age, in which new advancements are occurring everyday and engineering is touching every aspect of our society – even sports. In today’s market, athletes demand performance – lighter, stronger, and faster materials are driving the sports sector. By taking an in-depth look at the math and physics behind the sports equipment we use, this course will show you how engineers are the real players. This course offers hands-on experiments involving everything from snowboards to baseball bats to golf clubs. Participants will learn first-hand about the design improvements and the materials advancements that are allowing us to hit farther and go faster. You’ll even have the opportunity to design and make your own skateboard.

Instructor(s): Brenna Hanwell

Imagine a world where we can save lives and help critically injured patients by creating vital organs and human tissue. Biomaterials and tissue engineering bring together scientists, engineers, and medical doctors from diverse backgrounds to create an array of amazing biomedical solutions. The field integrates two fundamental bodies of knowledge, materials science and biomedical science, in an attempt to develop biologically compatible materials to help the body heal and repair. The course will begin with an overview of human anatomy and the human immune system and will lead to the exploration of key areas of biomaterials and tissue engineering (orthopedic implants, cardiovascular tissue constructs, fat and dermal tissue substitutes, and neurological and spinal cord regeneration materials). These domains will be explored through a variety of presentations, interactive lectures and labs, hands-on activities and ethical debates. You’ll develop a deep understanding of some of the vital issues in the field, including biocompatibility, ethical concerns and design considerations.

Instructor(s): Caroline Spiteri