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Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) news

Professor Emeritus Roderick Tennyson (UTIAS) and alumnae Pirathayini Srikantha (ECE PhD 1T7) and Jeanette Southwood (ChemE 8T6, MASc 8T8) were recognized for their contributions to the engineering profession and to society. (Photos: submitted)

Engineering Professor Emeritus and alumnae receive Ontario Professional Engineers Awards

Roderick Tennyson (UTIAS), Pirathayini Srikantha (ECE PhD 1T7) and Jeanette Southwood (ChemE 8T6, MASc 8T8) honoured with the Management Medal, Engineering Medal and Citizenship Award, respectively

Graduate research assistant Weiwu Chen (CivMin) counts microplastics using a microscope in the lab of Professor Elodie Passeport (CivMin, ChemE). (Photo: Shuyao Tan)

U of T Engineering researchers use machine learning to enhance environmental monitoring of microplastics

More accurate measurements are critical to preventing microplastics from entering the environment — or removing those that are already there

A Global Classrooms project brought together students from U of T Engineering and Nigeria’s Covenant University to build a low-cost biogas generator for remote communities in Africa’s most populous country. (Image: Zoom)

U of T Engineering students collaborate across time zones through ‘Global Classrooms’ initiative

The team is working with students at Covenant University in Nigeria to design a low-cost biogas generator for rural communities in the African country

Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE) has developed novel technologies to fortify staple foods, which has helped improve the health of millions of people in developing countries. (Photo: Submitted)

Professor Levente Diosady Receives U of T President’s Impact Award

Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE) is being recognized for his development of a technique to double fortify salt with iron and iodine to help prevent anemia

Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) and her lab group have received a 2022 Connaught Innovation Award for their work on high-performance and cost-effective aluminum batteries for electric transportation and renewable energy storage. (Photo: Roberta Baker).

Beyond lithium-ion: New battery technologies among nine projects supported by 2022 Connaught Innovation Awards

Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE) is exploring aluminum as an alternative to lithium and cobalt to develop more cost-effective and reliable components for next-generation batteries

Members of U of T’s SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance team stand together on the rooftop of the Wallberg Building. (Photo: Daria Perevezentsev)

Tracking community transmission: Researchers advance COVID-19 variant detection in GTA wastewater

A collaboration between ChemE and U of T’s Department of Chemistry is strengthening viral signals and the early detection of variants of concern in wastewater

Professor Milica Radisic (BME, ChemE) and Rick Lu (BME PhD candidate) observe the InVADE system (Photo: Jennifer Kieda)

Organ-on-a-chip research identifies new strategy for treating health complications associated with COVID-19

U of T Engineering researchers used lab-grown models of human vasculature to screen potential drug candidate molecules for effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 vascular dysfunction and cytokine storm

Featured image with photo portraits of interviewees for a U of T Engineering Black History Month segment

Community Matters: Black experiences at U of T Engineering

University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, BME, Donnelly) part of Mend the Gap, an international collaboration developing new ways to treat spinal cord injuries. (Photo: NSERC/CRSNG – Sylvie Li)

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

International collaboration is supported by $24 million from Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund