News & Updates Archive (2022)

Associate Chairs back-to-school advice to grad students

By Jennifer Hsu | September 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Associate Chairs back-to-school advice to grad students

Grad students juggle many roles and responsibilities, which have been amplified during the pandemic. In her role as Associate Chair, Graduate Studies, University Professor Molly Shoichet has been there every […]

Associate Chairs back-to-school advice to undergrads

By Jennifer Hsu | September 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Associate Chairs back-to-school advice to undergrads

Over the summer, the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry appointed Professor Will Cluett as the inaugural Associate Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Development and Professor Jennifer Farmer as the inaugural […]

Welcome back to school from the Chair

By Jennifer Hsu | September 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Welcome back to school from the Chair

Dear ChemE students, faculty and staff: I’m pleased to welcome you to the start of the 2022-23 academic year at the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry. I hope […]

D. Grant Allen’s portrait unveiling

By Jennifer Hsu | September 2, 2022 | Comments Off on D. Grant Allen’s portrait unveiling

The Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) has a long-standing tradition of celebrating the achievements of our former Chairs through portraits. On September 1, the department honoured Professor […]

Curriculum improvements for CHE430 – Plant Design

By Jennifer Hsu | August 26, 2022 | Comments Off on Curriculum improvements for CHE430 – Plant Design

Professors Daniela Galatro and Ning Yan, along with adjunct lecturer Marko Saban and Sourojeet Chakraborty (ChemE PhD student), successfully incorporated industry standards, codes, and engineering practices into the CHE430 – […]

New strategy for delivery of therapeutic proteins could help treat degenerative eye diseases

By Jennifer Hsu | August 19, 2022 | Comments Off on New strategy for delivery of therapeutic proteins could help treat degenerative eye diseases

A U of T Engineering research team has created a new platform that delivers multiple therapeutic proteins to the body, each at its own independently controlled rate. The innovation could […]

Why some first-year students keep their options open with TrackOne

By Jennifer Hsu | August 18, 2022 | Comments Off on Why some first-year students keep their options open with TrackOne

Alumnus Albert Huynh (ChemE 1T2 + PEY) enrolled in TrackOne because he loves to collect input and information before making big decisions. “Having the option to delay the choice to pick a […]

BioZone’s inaugural STEM Summer Camp

By Jennifer Hsu | August 17, 2022 | Comments Off on BioZone’s inaugural STEM Summer Camp

On August 24, BioZone – in partnership with Visions of Science – will be hosting over 20 students between the ages of 10-13 at its inaugural Science, Technology, Engineering, and […]

Sustainable fuels that could be the future of green aviation

By Jennifer Hsu | August 16, 2022 | Comments Off on Sustainable fuels that could be the future of green aviation

ChemE Professor Brad Saville recently provided insight into the use of cooking oil as a sustainable fuel source for aircrafts. Read the full Corporate Knights story.

Air quality by highways worsen during winter conditions

By Jennifer Hsu | August 11, 2022 | Comments Off on Air quality by highways worsen during winter conditions

A team of researchers from the Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research (SOCAAR), Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and Environment and Climate Change Canada, have published a […]