You are all cordially invited to the thesis defense of  Mr Rui Jie Zhao, which will take place Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 14:15 local PLT-1138-J of Adrien Pouliot Building of Université Laval.

The defense will take place in English.

Title : Analysis, Simulation and Optimization of Ventilation of Aluminum Smelting Cells and Potrooms for Waste Heat Recovery

Supervisor : Prof. Louis Gosselin, Mechanical Engineering Department, Université Laval

Prof. Mario Fafard, Department of Civil Engineering, Université Laval (co-supervisor)

Prof. François Mathieu-Potvin, Mechanical Engineering Department, Université Laval

Mr Donald Ziegler, Alcoa Technical Center

Prof. John Chen, University of Auckland, New Zealand (external evaluator)

President of defense : Prof. Yves St-Amant, Mechanical Engineering Department, Université Laval