Retinal detachment (RD) is a serious medical condition in which vision in an eye is partially or fully lost because of the separation of the retina from the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). ChemE Professor Arun Ramchandran and Dr. Rajeev Muni, Vice Chair in the Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences at U of T and… Read more »
On Saturday, April 30, the University of Toronto Chemical Vehicles (UTCV) student group competed in the 2022 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Northeast Regional Chem-E-Car Competition. For the first time, UTCV won first place, beating the reigning champion teams from Clarkson University and Cornell University! “The competition distance was 20.00 m, and our car… Read more »
Fourteen U of T Engineering faculty members and staff, including ChemE’s very own Jennifer Hsu (Jen) and Professor Grant Allen, have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to the Faculty with teaching, research and administrative staff awards. These awards recognize exceptional faculty and staff members for their leadership, citizenship, innovation and contributions to the Faculty’s… Read more »
On Saturday, April 30, the University of Toronto Chemical Vehicles (UTCV) student group will be competing in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Chem-E-Car Competition. This competition draws in multidisciplinary design teams from across North America and allows them to exhibit their cars powered by chemical energy sources. The competition will run from 9AM… Read more »
Microplastics exist all around us — in the water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe. But before researchers can understand the real impact of these particles, they need faster and more effective ways to quantify what is there. Professors Elodie Passeport (CivMin, ChemE) and Joshua Taylor (ECE) are leveraging machine… Read more »
Over the last 10 years, many universities across Canada have started to hire teaching-stream professors. There is often a misconception that this ‘new breed’ of professors focuses solely on teaching at the expense of research. The three teaching-stream faculty members within the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) dispel this stereotype. Professor Jennifer… Read more »
Under the supervision of Ariel Chan and Graeme Norval, U of T Engineering students have been collaborating virtually with students at Nigeria’s Covenant University to share updates on their joint mission: building a low-cost biogas generator for remote communities in Africa’s most populous country. This project immerses the students in a real-world engineering challenge within a Global Classrooms setting, where… Read more »
Date Posted: 04/11/2022 Closing Date: 05/16/2022, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 23579 Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing) Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Department: Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) Description: The Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto invites… Read more »
CANUE Scientific Director Dr. Jeff Brook presented at TEDxUofT: Momentum to discuss how making cities more sustainable can bring public health benefits. He also showed a sneak peek of a new tool that will enable Canadians to see how well their built environment supports their health. View his TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDOklHvbdmQ
Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE) is among this year’s recipients of the University of Toronto President’s Impact Award which recognizes faculty members whose research has made a significant impact outside of academia. Over the past 20 years, Diosady has led the development of novel technologies for fortifying staple foods. He is being recognized for his technique… Read more »
Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) and her Laboratory for Strategic Materials are exploring aluminum as an alternative to lithium and cobalt to develop more cost-effective, safe and reliable components for next-generation batteries. Renewable energy from intermittent sources — such as solar or wind power — requires reliable energy storage systems to hold excess energy and release… Read more »
The Troost ILead Summer Fellowship brings together engaging student leaders who are driven to improve their club or organization, as well as themselves as leaders. The Summer Fellows support each in exploring and developing their leaderships skills through various workshops, discussions and hands-on work. This tight knit community also helps one another with addressing key challenges in… Read more »
As Ontario continues its gradual easing of COVID-19 public health measures, continued vigilance is necessary for governments to manage the virus in the long-term. One important and cost-effective tool that can help track trends in community transmission, detect new variants of concern and improve the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 viral signals that are often weakened… Read more »
One of the greatest challenges for clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic has been understanding why some people infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus experience cytokine storms, while others do not. Using their novel organ-on-a-chip platform, a U of T Engineering research team has identified a molecule with the potential to combat one of the most severe… Read more »
Water is a limited resource, and a very costly one. On March 22 we celebrate World Water Day, which reminds us to protect this valuable and diminishing reserve. The Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry at U of T strives to contribute to this vital mission and in 2021 hired two new faculty members… Read more »
Pulp and paper production represents one of Canada’s most valuable industries in the natural resource sector. The pulp and paper industry has made significant progress in reducing water usage intensity over the past decades, but its water footprint is still much higher than other natural resource sectors. Further effort is needed to improve water use efficiency,… Read more »
March is Engineering Month in Canada. Professor Molly Shoichet and her lab have been featured in Canadian Living‘s March 2022 issue, celebrating inspiring women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) for International Women’s Day. The article outlines Professor Shoichet’s accolades as a woman working in STEM, as well as her lab work, representation of… Read more »
ChemE alum, Don Riddle (ChemE 7T8), has been donating since 1983 and is continuing to support future generations of engineering students with the same incredible opportunities he had as a student. “I know that the university is stretching donor dollars to go as far as they can to give today’s students’ incredible opportunities. I also… Read more »
Decarbonizing transportation continues to be a major challenge for researchers as Canada’s commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 fast approaches. A new research collaboration supported by U of T Engineering’s Dean Strategic Fund aims to accelerate the decarbonization of transportation. Professors Marianne Hatzopoulou (CivMin), Greg Evans (ChemE, ISTEP) and Jeff Brook (Dalla Lana School of Public Health, ChemE),… Read more »
With her scientific achievements and research contribution to the field of wood science, Professor Ning Yan has been elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS: the Academy). Professor Yan is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Bioproducts, Distinguished Professor in Forest Biomaterials Engineering and the Director of Low Carbon Renewable… Read more »
Constantine Karayannopoulos (ChemE 8T3, MASc 8T8), CEO of NEO Performance Materials, spoke with Connexion host Howard Green about the importance and preservation of 17 elements called rare earths. NEO Performance Materials is a Canadian company that has been involved in rare earths for 30 years, making progress internationally in China, Europe, and more. Hear Constantine’s… Read more »
A collaboration between U of T Engineering and Ford Canada led by Professor Mohini Sain (cross-appointed to ChemE) has produced a new, sustainably-sourced material that reduces high-performance vehicle emissions. The new material reduces emissions and improves fuel efficiency through displacing fossil fuel-derived plastics with renewable alternatives that can be recycled as well as through decreasing… Read more »
Spinal cord injuries can be devastating to those who experience them. Currently, almost no options are available to reverse the effects, which can include paralysis, chronic pain and loss of bladder control. But an international team of researchers — including University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME, Donnelly) — hopes to change that. Shoichet is a co-principal investigator… Read more »
Seven U of T Engineering researchers have earned new or renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) today, including our very own: Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE) Canada Research Chair in Anaerobic Biotechnology (renewal) Milica Radisic (BME, ChemE) Canada Research Chair in Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering (new) Ning Yan (ChemE) Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Bioproducts (new) See the list and read the full U of T Engineering News story.
In the early 1990s, Professor Vekatesh Mannar and Professor Levente Diosady began working together to develop a technology that would fortify salt with iron. Today, this technology is being used to further fortify salt through nutrient enhancements to combat deficiencies. Read the full article on the Institute for Food Technology website.
Congratulations to Professor Ramin Farnood who has been appointed as Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry for a 5-year term from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026. Professor Farnood obtained his BASc (1987) and MASc (1990) degrees in Chemical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology and his PhD (1995) from the University… Read more »
