News & Updates Archive (2022)

Molly Shoichet & Lab Featured in Canadian Living for International Women’s Day

By Jennifer Hsu | March 7, 2022 | Comments Off on Molly Shoichet & Lab Featured in Canadian Living for International Women’s Day

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 […]

The donor who keeps on giving: ChemE alum made his first gift in 1983 and has no plans to stop

By Jennifer Hsu | February 25, 2022 | Comments Off on The donor who keeps on giving: ChemE alum made his first gift in 1983 and has no plans to stop

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 […]

Positive Zero Transport Futures takes a holistic approach to decarbonizing transportation

By Jennifer Hsu | February 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Positive Zero Transport Futures takes a holistic approach to decarbonizing transportation

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), […]

Professor Ning Yan Elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science

By Jennifer Hsu | January 26, 2022 | Comments Off on Professor Ning Yan Elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science

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 […]

Alumnus Constantine Karayannopoulos featured in Toronto Star

By Jennifer Hsu | January 20, 2022 | Comments Off on Alumnus Constantine Karayannopoulos featured in Toronto Star

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 […]

U of T Engineering and Ford partnership introduces new sustainable material into the automotive industry

By Jennifer Hsu | January 12, 2022 | Comments Off on U of T Engineering and Ford partnership introduces new sustainable material into the automotive industry

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 […]

Mending the Gap: Professor Molly Shoichet joins multidisciplinary team working to develop new treatments for spinal cord injuries

By Jennifer Hsu | January 12, 2022 | Comments Off on Mending the Gap: Professor Molly Shoichet joins multidisciplinary team working to develop new treatments for spinal cord injuries

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 […]

Three ChemE researchers awarded Canada Research Chairs

By Jennifer Hsu | January 12, 2022 | Comments Off on Three ChemE researchers awarded Canada Research Chairs

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.

An Endeavor Worth Its Salt: Professor Venkatesh Mannar featured in the Institute for Food Technology magazine

By Jennifer Hsu | January 4, 2022 | Comments Off on An Endeavor Worth Its Salt: Professor Venkatesh Mannar featured in the Institute for Food Technology magazine

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. 

Appointment of Professor Ramin Farnood as Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

By Jennifer Hsu | January 3, 2022 | Comments Off on Appointment of Professor Ramin Farnood as Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

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 […]