News & Updates Archive (2023)

Ariel Chan featured in U of T Engineering video series

By Jennifer Hsu | March 30, 2023 | Comments Off on Ariel Chan featured in U of T Engineering video series

In celebration of National Engineering Month, U of T Engineering ran a video series that highlights the journeys, inspirations, and motivations behind some of its professors, including Ariel Chan, an […]

Michael Sefton aims to eradicate diabetes

By Jennifer Hsu | March 29, 2023 | Comments Off on Michael Sefton aims to eradicate diabetes

Type 1 diabetes, which afflicts roughly 8.4 million people worldwide, was almost invariably fatal before insulin was discovered in 1921. With injections of this metabolism-regulating hormone, type 1 diabetes has […]

Alumni making their mark: Carlos Fiel

By Jennifer Hsu | March 27, 2023 | Comments Off on Alumni making their mark: Carlos Fiel

Inkbox, a Toronto-based startup, is redefining the world of tattoos by providing people with a new avenue to display their individuality and creativity. The company’s plant-based, cruelty-free For Now Ink™ […]

Meet Aseem Partap Singh Gill (ChemE 2T2 + PEY)

By Jennifer Hsu | March 27, 2023 | Comments Off on Meet Aseem Partap Singh Gill (ChemE 2T2 + PEY)

Aseem Partap Singh Gill (ChemE 2T2 + PEY), an undergraduate student from the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) at the University of Toronto, has caught the attention […]

From tires to brakes, U of T researchers tackle ‘non-tailpipe’ air pollution from vehicles

By Jennifer Hsu | March 17, 2023 | Comments Off on From tires to brakes, U of T researchers tackle ‘non-tailpipe’ air pollution from vehicles

With the increasing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs), car-related air pollution will be less of a concern, right? Think again, say a group of University of Toronto researchers who are […]

Understanding involuntary indoor THC exposure

By Jennifer Hsu | March 15, 2023 | Comments Off on Understanding involuntary indoor THC exposure

Amirashkan Askari, a PhD student supervised by Professor Arthur Chan, has been Modeling the Fate and Involuntary Exposure to Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Emitted from Indoor Cannabis Smoking. His research will soon […]

Iron Ring 2023

By Jennifer Hsu | March 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Iron Ring 2023

On Saturday, March 4 our fourth-year students received their Iron Rings. Money raised through the ChemE GRADitude Campaign helped fund their celebrations that evening. A total of $2,639.40 was raised […]

BioZone alumni join the University of Waterloo as new faculty

By Jennifer Hsu | February 23, 2023 | Comments Off on BioZone alumni join the University of Waterloo as new faculty

In 2010, the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry at U of T introduced BioZone, an innovative multidisciplinary research centre that uses advanced biotechnology to address urgent society needs […]

Meet Sandra Odendahl (ChemE MASc 9T0)

By Jennifer Hsu | February 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Meet Sandra Odendahl (ChemE MASc 9T0)

On March 31, 2023, Sandra Odendahl (ChemE MASc 9T0) will be attending the 6th ChemE Exhibition & 37th Dinner to participate as a panelist for the event’s discussion on Envisioning […]

Four women engineering students on building a monument against sexism

By Jennifer Hsu | February 17, 2023 | Comments Off on Four women engineering students on building a monument against sexism

On a dark evening in December 2022, members of the U of T Engineering community gathered in front of the Galbraith Building to unveil a student-built monument commemorating the National Day […]