News & Updates Archive (2022)

There’s still time to register for Graduate Research Days 2023!

By Jennifer Hsu | December 13, 2022 | Comments Off on There’s still time to register for Graduate Research Days 2023!

Every year the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) at U of T invites prospective students from across Canada to Graduate Research Days (GRD). This event showcases the […]

Another outstanding finish for UTCV

By Jennifer Hsu | December 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Another outstanding finish for UTCV

On December 3, the University of Toronto Chemical Vehicles (UTCV) team competed in the international virtual Chem-E-Car Finals. They won 2nd place out of 20 teams!! The target distance was […]

Alumnae returns to celebrate with grads from 2T0 and 2T1

By Jennifer Hsu | December 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Alumnae returns to celebrate with grads from 2T0 and 2T1

During 2020 and 2021, universities across Canada cancelled in-person classes, activities, and convocation ceremonies due to the pandemic. On December 13, 150 former ChemE students who graduated in 2020 and […]

Selling the power of sustainability

By Jennifer Hsu | December 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Selling the power of sustainability

Six years ago, with the rise of battery-powered vehicles, Ajay Kochhar (ChemE 1T3) and Tim Johnston recognized that the world had a new environmental challenge. Specifically, what happens to the […]

Medicine by Design 7th Annual Symposium

By Jennifer Hsu | November 25, 2022 | Comments Off on Medicine by Design 7th Annual Symposium

On December 8, Medicine by Design will be hosting its 7th Annual Symposium from 8:15am to 5:30pm virtually and in-person at the MaRS Auditorium. Registration closes on December 5! The […]

Latest CRCs announced!

By Jennifer Hsu | November 18, 2022 | Comments Off on Latest CRCs announced!

On Thu Nov 17, Arun Ramchandran (ChemE) received a renewal of his Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Engineered Soft Materials and Interfaces (Tier 2). He is one of three U of […]

How Elizabeth and Aled Edwards are driving an open science revolution

By Jennifer Hsu | November 9, 2022 | Comments Off on How Elizabeth and Aled Edwards are driving an open science revolution

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, scientists, corporations and governments around the world scrambled to share research data and ideas to advance the understanding of the disease and produce life-saving vaccines […]

Grad student seeks solutions to drinking water access in the tiniest of places

By Jennifer Hsu | October 27, 2022 | Comments Off on Grad student seeks solutions to drinking water access in the tiniest of places

Global water demand is estimated to grow by more than 40% by 2050, leaving about 1.8 billion people in water-deficient regions. Brandon Cordeiro (ChemE MASc candidate) and his supervisor Professor […]

ChemE Future Leader: Cassidy Tan

By Jennifer Hsu | October 27, 2022 | Comments Off on ChemE Future Leader: Cassidy Tan

U of T’s Professional Experience Year (PEY) Co-op is a work-integrated learning program that helps undergraduate students gain 12 to 16 months of paid work experience before they graduate. This […]

ChemE Future Leader: Eeman Abdulkadir

By Jennifer Hsu | October 19, 2022 | Comments Off on ChemE Future Leader: Eeman Abdulkadir

Eeman Abdulkadir (ChemE 2T3 + PEY) always knew she wanted to study engineering, as she was drawn to problem-solving. “I really liked the wide career options available through the field […]