Posts By: Branden Wesseling
Story by Tyler Irving, U of T Engineering News A U of T Engineering spinoff company has donated its entire stock of skin-care product to health-care workers fighting the global pandemic. Several years ago, Professor Milica Radisic (BME, ChemE) and her team…
Four of Canada’s leading scientists in heart, brain and cancer research have been recognized by UBC’s Faculty of Medicine for their scientific accomplishments, and for their potential to make further contributions in their fields. University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME,…
Story by Carolyn Farrell Professor William R. Cluett (ChemE) has been recognized by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) with a 2020 OCUFA Teaching Award. This award recognizes university faculty who have made exceptional contributions to postsecondary education through teaching and leadership. Cluett is currently the…
Having graduated top of her class from Rotman in 2020—receiving the prestigious Roger N. Wolff Prize—Nicki Parkes (Skoll ChemE 1T7 + PEY + MBA 2T0) is looking forward to putting her engineering knowledge and business acumen to work as an…
CBC’s Quirks and Quarks featured Prof. Frank Gu‘s (ChemE) research on applying nanotechnology to clean up oil sands tailings ponds. The research was conducted in partnership with researchers at Queen’s University. Read the article or listen to the segment »…
Buse Guler, Year 1 ChemE — Istanbul, Turkey Buse Guler studying at home in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo courtesy Buse Guler) Even before starting her first year, Guler has already spent time as an intern in a chemical engineering lab. “Conducting experiments…
Student-founded startup Themis co-founded by Amardeep Singh (MEng) — which leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline contract-drafting for lawyers — recently took home the top prize at the eighth-annual Hatchery Demo Day 2020, hosted by the Entrepreneurship Hatchery. The event…
By Amanda Hacio For as long as she can remember, Carol Choi (1T5 + PEY) has always looked for a challenge. “I feel really lucky to have studied at one of the top chemical engineering departments and universities in the…
Story by Tyler Irving, U of T Engineering News A new U of T Engineering outreach program is empowering Black students from across Canada to explore their future in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Launched this summer, Blueprint engages Black students…
By Samantha Cheung (ChemE PhD candidate) From April to June 2020, I led a committee that organized the U of T Engineering Research Conference (UTERC) — the Faculty’s first-ever virtual research conference for graduate students. We planned this conference completely…
Showing 101 - 110 of 240 results