Grad News

Graduate Recruitment Day 2026

February 25, 2026

On Friday, February 20, the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry welcomed nine prospective students to campus for Graduate Recruitment Day (GRD), an annual event designed to introduce visitors […]

From Systems Thinking to Global Stewardship: Alumna Gloria Kwong on Engineering Leadership for Public Trust

February 25, 2026

For Gloria Kwong (ChemE 9T0, MEng 9T5), engineering has always been more than technical problem-solving. It is a disciplined way of thinking about complex systems—linking infrastructure, environment, policy and society—and […]

Welcoming New DGSC Student Members

January 30, 2026

The department is pleased to welcome Shumaim Barooj and Doyeon Lee as the newest student members of the Department Graduate Student Committee (DGSC). Shumaim Barooj, a PhD candidate in the Shoichet Lab with a research […]

Graduate Profile: Yuhang Huang

January 29, 2026

When Yuhang Huang (ChemE 2T5) began his PhD in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto, he was eager to explore how materials at […]

CEGSA Organizes Industry Visit to McMaster Nuclear Research Reactor

January 29, 2026

On January 27, 2026, graduate students from the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry visited the McMaster University Nuclear Research Reactor as part of an industry tour designed to […]

Rohit Pal: Exploring Energy, Research and Engineering Solutions

January 29, 2026

Rohit Pal shares how his MEng and PhD at U of T prepared him for a career bridging industry and research Rohit Pal’s journey into chemical engineering began with a […]

U of T researchers show that fractal geometry can help kidney cells grow in a more mature form

January 13, 2026

Taken from U of T Engineering News Researchers at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto have developed a new way to grow specialized kidney cells in […]

Call for First-Year Design Project Clients

December 8, 2025

The Engineering Strategies and Practice team is currently seeking clients to work with our students on meaningful, real-world design challenges. If you, a colleague or a graduate student have a […]

Celebrating Our Chemical Engineering Alumni: 2025 Arbor Awards Recipients

November 27, 2025

The University of Toronto recently recognized eleven exceptional members of its engineering community with the 2025 Arbor Awards, the highest honour for volunteer service at U of T. Among the […]

New tool harnesses AI to navigate expanding world of metal–organic frameworks

November 13, 2025

Also appears in U of T Engineering News MOF-ChemUnity offers a structured map of scientific knowledge about the structure, properties and potential uses of this highly versatile class of materials  A new open-access […]