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Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) news

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U of T Engineering grad champions environmental causes, Indigenous empowerment

Allana Nakashook-Zettler (ChemE 2T4 + PEY) is graduating with a degree in chemical engineering — and a strengthened conviction in her ability to foster change

Aleisha Cerny (MIE MASc 2T3) and Yvonne Liu (ChemE 2T0 + PEY, MIE MEng 2T3)

This U of T Engineering startup aims to provide clean distributed power with compact fuel cells

Serenity Power is based on improved solid oxide fuel cell technology spun out of research by Professor Olivera Kesler (MIE) and her team

Kiki Chan demonstrating nutrient premix particles

This PhD graduate’s food fortification research took her around the world, from Senegal to India

Kiki Chan (ChemE MASc 1T8, PhD 2T5) has travelled widely in pursuit of new ways to add micronutrients to common foods, thereby improving human health

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Professor Milica Radisic receives a Governor General’s Innovation Award

Radisic’s research focuses on organ-on-a-chip engineering and the development of new biomaterials that promote healing

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U of T Engineering professor and alumni receive Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

Awards recognize engineers who have made exceptional contributions to the profession and to society

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How can engineering culture be more inclusive? U of T doctoral student turns to her own story for answers

Questions about how engineers are trained, how they use their degrees and what defines engineering culture led Radebe back to U of T to pursue a PhD in engineering education

Professor Rachel Gregor

‘The future is interdisciplinary’: Meet new ChemE professor Rachel Gregor

Gregor leads the MicroChemEco Lab, with a goal to engineer microbial communities for applications in health, sustainability and industry

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Engineering professors and staff honoured for excellence by the faculty 

Recipients celebrated for outstanding contributions to teaching, research and administration

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Six U of T-founded firms named among TIME magazine’s Top GreenTech Companies

Analysis highlights 250 top companies from more than 30 countries