Grad News

Building made-in-Canada companies: ChemE alumnae founders share their entrepreneurial journeys

March 6, 2025

Taken from U of T Engineering News: Laura Thompson (ChemE 1T6) and Sofia Bonilla (ChemE PhD 1T7) have used their engineering education to establish Certified B Corporations When Laura Thompson (ChemE 1T6), […]

This new drug delivery method could offer long-lasting relief for eye diseases

January 31, 2025

Taken from U of T Engineering News: Colloidal drug aggregates prolong effect of glaucoma medicine up to seven weeks with a single, non-invasive injection U of T Engineering researchers are […]

Olanrewaju Adetunji, 2024 IBET recipient, aims to advance bioprocessing technology to address environmental and health-care challenges

August 30, 2024

Growing up as a science-track secondary student in Nigeria’s coastal city of Lagos, Olanrewaju Adetunji (ChemE PhD student) found himself inspired by the natural world and the complex processes that […]

Hao Yang Xu and Long Ye chosen as the 2024 MEng Project of the Year award recipients

June 19, 2024

The MEng Project of the Year award, which began last year and honours two MEng students for outstanding achievement in their MEng project, has been awarded to Hao Yang Xu […]

ChemE PhD candidate Erica Di Pede wins Scientific Frontiers Student Award at Probiota Americas conference

June 13, 2024

At the recent Probiota Americas conference in Salt Lake City, Erica Di Pede (ChemE PhD candidate) claimed the Scientific Frontiers Student Award for her work on the functionality and efficacy […]

Team lead by Gisele Azimi designs new way to recycle steel, with potential to usher in a circular steel economy

June 13, 2024

U of T Engineering researchers have designed a new way to recycle steel that has the potential to decarbonize a range of manufacturing industries and usher in a circular steel […]

MetSoc Sustainability Scholarship awarded to Shaihroz Khan for innovative research in sustainable nickel ore processing

August 3, 2023

MetSoc is pleased to announce the recipient of its prestigious Sustainability Scholarship. Shaihroz Khan, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) at the University […]

Passionate alum from ChemE launches innovative pet food company

June 28, 2023

Sofia Bonilla (ChemE PhD 1T7), an accomplished alum from the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto, has taken her expertise in microbiology, environmental science, […]

ChemE’s 2023 Student Life Catalyst Award recipients announced

June 20, 2023

The Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Student Life Catalyst Awards. This departmental award recognizes outstanding final-year undergraduate and […]

ChemE celebrates the graduation of 129 students

June 20, 2023

The Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) at the University of Toronto is delighted to congratulate the exceptional group of 92 undergraduate students and 37 graduate students who […]