Undergraduate News

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 […]

A family legacy of giving: Why the Ying siblings created two new awards at U of T Engineering and Temerty Medicine

February 19, 2026

Taken from U of T Engineering News: Four siblings have created two new endowed awards to honour their parents and support future engineers and physicians Engineering talent tends to run […]

ChemE Cube Team: Engineering Innovation in Their Inaugural Year

December 10, 2025

The ChemE Cube team officially formed in December 2024, emerging from an opportunity first identified by members of the University of Toronto Chemical Vehicles (UTCV). After discovering the annual American […]

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 […]

Fall Campus Day 2025

November 17, 2025

The Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry participated in the University of Toronto’s Fall Campus Day on November 15, 2025, welcoming prospective students and their families to an engaging […]

Showcasing Excellence: ChemE Department Shines at the 2025 AIChE Recruitment Fair

November 6, 2025

On Sunday, November 2, 2025, members of the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry attended the 2025 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Recruitment Fair in Boston, Massachusetts. Representing […]

U of T iGEM Team Earns Top Honours at 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris

November 5, 2025

The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Grand Jamboree—recognized as the world’s largest annual synthetic biology event—was held this year from October 28 to 31 at the Paris Convention Centre. The […]

CSChE U of T Student Chapter Honoured with 2025 Student Chapter Merit Award

October 30, 2025

The CSChE Student Chapter Merit Award is presented annually by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) to recognize outstanding initiative, leadership and originality in student chapter programming. It celebrates […]

U of T Chemical Engineering Students Build Connections and Share Research at 2025 CSChE Conference

October 29, 2025

From October 5–7, 2025, a delegation of 17 students from University of Toronto’s Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry attended the CSChE 2025 Conference in Montreal. The delegation was […]

iGem: Mentorship Program

October 16, 2025

On October 3rd, iGEM TO held the kickoff for the inaugural Mentorship Program. Their mission to leverage their platform to connect undergraduate students with STEM mentors in research and the […]