Grad News

Recovering rare earths using algal biofilms

July 5, 2022

Rare earths are a critical resource that are used in a wide range of applications like computers, electric car batteries, windmill turbines, and other green-energy technologies. In spite of the […]

Using renewable biopolymers (lignin) for dewatering biosludge

July 5, 2022

Hamed Ghazisaidi (ChemE PhD student) and Vincent Wang (ChemE 2T1 + PEY Co-op, incoming MASc), supervised by Professors Grant Allen and Honghi Tran, as well as Senior Research Associate Dr. […]

Recovering nickel from mining waste

June 21, 2022

The mining industry in northern Ontario, particularly in Sudbury, has been the economic backbone of this region. As the mining operations generate profits, they also produce large amounts of waste […]

Congratulations 2021-2022 PhD, MASc, and MEng graduates!

June 16, 2022

2021-2022 PhD, MASc, and MEng graduates: Ishita Aggarwal, Khaled Alnahdi, John Joseph Naguib Anawati, Maryam Arefmanesh, Ali Ashraf Riahi, Michelle Begin-Major, Aya Benotmane, Chiara Bostock, Mark Boyd, Samantha Lee Cheung, […]

U of T Engineering researcher Paul Chen earns Schmidt Science Fellowship

June 10, 2022

Paul Chen (ChemE PhD 2T2) has earned a Schmidt Science Fellowship for his research into engineering and nanotechnology. He is among only 29 Fellows from around the world in the […]

PhD student wins a national forestry award

June 3, 2022

In advance of World Environment Day, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is proud to announce the inaugural winners of the Chisholm Awards for Innovation in Forestry, a national competition […]

Water capture and recycling using Forward Osmosis and Freeze Crystallization

June 2, 2022

Water scarcity has been a growing issue, including in developed countries. The lack of treatment methods for concentrated effluent in the mining and metals manufacturing industry is one of the […]

ChemE Awards 2021-22

May 28, 2022

The 5th ChemE Exhibition & 36th Dinner on May 27, 2022 brought together close to 300 alumni, industry partners, faculty, staff, and students to celebrate the achievements of the past […]

Research on liquid film stability reveals mechanism behind destabilization on solid surfaces

May 11, 2022

For his research project titled “A New Perspective on the Stability of Liquid Films on Solid Surfaces”, Suraj Borkar (ChemE PhD student), under the guidance of Professor Arun Ramchandran, set […]

Good news from the Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Innovative Catalytic Science

May 6, 2022

Professor Cathy Chin and her team from the Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Innovative Catalytic Science have several reasons to celebrate! On May 23, 2022, William Broomhead (ChemE PhD student) will deliver […]