News & Updates Archive (2023)

How mentorship is inspiring the next generation of Black engineering researchers

By Jennifer Hsu | February 17, 2023 | Comments Off on How mentorship is inspiring the next generation of Black engineering researchers

D’Andre Wilson-Ihejirika (ChemE PhD candidate) helped create Engineering Graduate Connections, a program that promotes graduate research opportunities for underrepresented students. Last September, the group held its first event with a theme […]

Researchers create novel BTEX-eating microbes

By Jennifer Hsu | February 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Researchers create novel BTEX-eating microbes

Postdoctoral fellow Courtney Toth and team have developed unique anaerobic cultures that degrade a toxic set of petroleum hydrocarbons known as BTEX – Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene. It’s no […]

Novel bio-based polymers highlighted in ScienceDirect

By Jennifer Hsu | February 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Novel bio-based polymers highlighted in ScienceDirect

Mohammad Mahaninia started his PhD study at the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry under the supervision of Professor Ning Yan in 2021. His research focuses on the synthesis […]

Catching up with Peter Murphy

By Jennifer Hsu | January 27, 2023 | Comments Off on Catching up with Peter Murphy

Peter Murphy (ChemE 1T5+PEY, MASc 1T9) has been an ambassador for the University of Toronto Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) since his first year of studies. Throughout […]

Alumni making their mark: Janani Vedanth

By Michael Martino | January 18, 2023 | Comments Off on Alumni making their mark: Janani Vedanth

Janani Vedanth’s (ChemE 0T7) interest in chemical engineering was fostered from a young age, her father having been a vocal advocate for the profession as a sound career choice. Coming […]

Meet our two new faculty members: Mohamad Moosavi and Nicole Weckman

By Michael Martino | January 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Meet our two new faculty members: Mohamad Moosavi and Nicole Weckman

A warm welcome to our two newest Assistant Professors who joined ChemE this month: Seyed Mohamad Moosavi and Nicole Weckman. Moosavi is a Principal Investigator for AI4ChemS group and Faculty Affiliate […]

ChemE Future Leader: Hazel Fricska

By Michael Martino | January 10, 2023 | Comments Off on ChemE Future Leader: Hazel Fricska

U of T has been repeatedly recognized as the best engineering school in Canada, a fact that leads many passionate and talented students like Hazel Fricska (ChemE 2T4 + PEY) […]