U of T Engineering alumna named to Forbes 30 Under 30
Laura Burget (ChemE 1T6) and her business partner Connie Lo started Three Ships Beauty in 2017
New method for testing muscle repair in a dish to impact development of stem cell-based therapies
Researchers from two labs at the University of Toronto have discovered a novel way to test self-repair of skeletal muscle, and this method has the potential to rapidly advance the development of treatments for diseases like muscular dystrophy (MD) and other degenerative muscle conditions. “If you would have told me before we started this project […]
ChemE welcomes new faculty member Chris Lawson
This September, the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry welcomed new Assistant Professor Chris Lawson, an emerging leader in the field of environmental biotechnology and microbiome engineering. Lawson’s research focuses on harnessing the metabolic processes of anaerobic microbiomes for sustainable wastewater treatment and the production of renewable bioenergy and bioproducts from waste resources. He […]
Meet new ChemE professor Jay Werber
Professor Jay Werber leads the Advanced Membranes lab at U of T’s Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry.
IBET Momentum Fellow D’Andre Wilson-Ihejirika aims to re-frame engineering education
Wilson-Ihejirika is using data analytics to map successful career paths in STEM and re-imagine engineering education, especially for underrepresented groups
With a focus on skin cells, U of T’s Michael Sefton seeks ‘huge step forward’ in diabetes treatment
Sefton’s research will explore whether dendritic skin cells can aid in the successful transplantation of insulin-producing islet cells in diabetes patients
Q&A: Can green infrastructure keep microplastics out of the environment?
Professor Elodie Passeport (CivMin, ChemE) and her team study how urban green infrastructure such as bioretention cells can remove microplastics and other emerging contaminants from stormwater
