After presenting at the virtual CSChE Summer Symposium organized by the CSChE U of T student chapter, Saif Rjaibi (ChemE 2T1) and Judy Xia (ChemE 2T2+PEY) have been selected to compete at the 2020 Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference in the Robert G. Auld Student Paper Competition taking place in October 2020. Rjaibi and Xia’s papers […]
Story by Tyler Irving, U of T Engineering News A team of researchers from U of T Engineering and the University of Michigan has redesigned and enhanced a natural enzyme that shows promise in promoting the regrowth of nerve tissue following injury. Their new version is more stable than the protein that occurs in nature, […]
Professor Jane Howe (MSE, ChemE) is among five U of T Engineering researchers to receive funding for new research tools through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). The fund provides researchers with foundational tools and infrastructure, enabling research discovery and innovation. Howe received funding for an advanced scanning electron […]
What happens to viral particles on the subway? ChemE alumna and assistant professor at Yale University, Krystal Pollitt (ChemE 0T5, MASc 0T7), discusses this question in an interview with the New York Times. Read the full interview >>
Incoming ChemE student, Sofia Zamorano, talks with CBC Radio: Here and Now about her choice to live in residence and what that looks like when she starts at U of T this Fall. Listen to the full interview >>
By Tyler Irving, U of T Engineering News University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME) and her researcher team have developed a new method of injecting healthy cells into damaged eyes. The technique could point the way toward new treatments with the potential to reverse forms of vision loss that are currently incurable. Around the world, […]
Professor Greg Evans (ChemE, ISTEP) was featured in a Global News segment to discuss evolving evidence that COVID-19 can be transmitted through microscopic airborne water droplets, such as sneezes and coughs, which have the potential to exceed a two metre distance and travel in enclosed spaces. The interview comes after 239 experts across 32 countries […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic rearranged the plans of students across U of T Engineering over the past few months, one question was on many minds: what can I do to help? Now, dozens of students are taking action. The U of T COVID-19 Student Engagement Awards were created to fund inspiring innovations designed to respond […]
U of T Engineering startup, Amber Molecular Inc., recently closed their $5 million Series A fundraising round, led by Silicon Valley based Phoenix Venture Partners LLC. Amber Molecular is commercializing new materials for use in the OLED displays used in smartphones, TVs, wearables and VR headsets. The co-founding team of Professor Tim Bender (ChemE), Richard […]
Between the second and third week of June 2020, U of T Engineering held its first-ever virtual research conference. The conference featured the latest in undergraduate and graduate research in six key areas: advanced manufacturing; data analytics and artificial intelligence; human health; robotics; sustainability; and water. At the end of the conference, 21 awards were […]