Nitzan Letko-Khait, a ChemE postdoctoral fellow from the Shoichet Lab, has won first place for her innovative project during the final pitch and closing session of the Mitacs Invention to Innovation (i2I) skills training. Her winning project, Helping the brain to self-regenerate, offers a potential treatment for stroke patients that could improve the quality of life […]
The Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Foundation is pleased to announce that Professor Elizabeth Edwards from the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) at U of T, has been selected as the 2023-24 AEESP Distinguished Lecturer. Professor Edwards is a renowned scholar and expert in the field of environmental engineering […]
Three exceptional students from the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto have been recognized for their leadership and commitment to the university. Graduating fourth-year students Gehna Karani, Purushoth Thavendran, and Kimberly Watada were among the 18 U of T Engineering students who received the University of Toronto Student Leadership […]
The ChemE graduate office is now a more efficient and productive environment, and this is largely thanks to Iliana Sztainbok’s vision and hard work. In January 2022, when Iliana joined the department as its new Graduate Administrator, she observed that graduate-student data was being stored in multiple locations. She realized that this was hindering the […]
Professor Jane Howe (MSE, ChemE) is among 7 scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) who has been named a Battelle Distinguished Inventor. The honour recognizes scientists who have obtained 14 or more patents during their careers at the lab. The honorees join an elite group of inventors recognized by Battelle, […]
Spin-off company from the Shoichet Lab helps patients suffering from ocular disorders restore vision
On April 12, Mickael Dang, a PhD student from the Shoichet Lab, took home first place during the business plan competition at the TERMIS-AM conference 2023 in Boston, MA. Synakis, a new spinoff from the Shoichet Lab, develops SYNGEL, a hyaluronan-based hydrogel as a novel biomimetic vitreous substitute for the treatment of retinal detachment. It […]
The PEY Co-op Student of the Year Award recognizes a PEY Co-op student who demonstrated excellence in the workplace. Employers nominate students for this award. The 2021-22 winners were just announced. Two students were recognized including ChemE fourth-year student, Aseem Partap Singh Gill. Aseem spent his 2021-22 co-op term at the University of British Columbia […]
On April 1 the University of Toronto Chemical Vehicles (UTCV) student group competed in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 2023 Eckhardt Northeast Student Regional Chem-E-Car Competition. For the second year in a row, UTCV won first place, beating out teams from Clarkson, Cornell, McGill, and Yale just to name a few of their […]
The 6th ChemE Exhibition & 37th Dinner on March 31, 2023 brought together close to 400 alumni, industry partners, faculty, staff, and students to celebrate the achievements of the past year. Congratulations to all of our 2022-23 ChemE Award recipients! Leaders of Tomorrow Awards Professor James W. Smith LOT Award Pasindu (Freddie) Perera (ChemE 2T5 + PEY) Class […]
UTRAHacks 2023 took place from March 18-19, 2023. The overnight robotics hackathon drew in the participation of 26 teams and consisted of two challenges. Autonomous vehicle challenge: Build and program a vehicle to complete obstacle courses using teleoperation and autonomous navigation. Open-ended design problem: Come up with and address a pervasive/serious real-world problem using robotics. […]
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