Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE)

Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE) is among seven U of T Engineering researchers receiving funding through the Connaught Innovation Award program. (Photo courtesy: Alison McGuigan)

Connaught Innovation Awards recognize promising technologies from seven U of T Engineering researchers

March 14, 2019

Professors from ChemE, ECE, IBBME and MIE received funding to pursue innovations with strong socio-economic or commercial potential

Sandra Odendahl, CEO of CMC Research Institutes, at the company’s Field Research Station in Brooks, Alta. (Photo courtesy CMC Research Institutes)

How to lead change in sustainability

March 4, 2019

Sandra Odendahl has worked in environmental consulting and finance, and is now advancing technologies for greenhouse gas mitigation as the CEO of CMC Research Institutes

Artificial lung cancer tissue could help find new drug treatments

February 25, 2019

A 3D hydrogel created by researchers in University Professor Molly Shoichet’s (ChemE, IBBME) lab is helping University of Ottawa researchers to quickly screen hundreds of potential drugs for their ability to fight highly invasive cancers. Cell invasion is a critical hallmark of metastatic cancers, such as certain types of lung and brain cancer. Fighting these […]

Molly Shoichet named a Distinguished Woman in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

February 15, 2019

Shoichet is a renowned researcher working at the intersection of engineering, chemistry and biology

PhD candidate Yimu Zhao (IBBME) demonstrates the BioWire II, a platform for growing heart cells outside the body that could enhance drug development and personalized medicine. (Photo: Bill Dai)

U of T Engineering researchers design ‘training gym’ for lab-grown heart cells

January 24, 2019

The BioWire II platform advances drug development and personalized medicine by growing and analyzing human heart tissue in real time

Professor Jane Howe uses her expertise in electron microscopy to study materials that could advance renewable energy, such as those used to make lithium-ion batteries. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Advanced materials for sustainability: Meet Professor Jane Howe

January 14, 2019

Before joining U of T Engineering as an Associate Professor this month, Howe spent nearly 20 years in industry, working on advanced materials and imaging methods

A row of homes in Fort McMurray located just across from where the wildfire took place in May 2016. (Credit: Arthur Chan)

Fort McMurray homes have normal levels of indoor toxic substances, U of T Engineering study reveals

January 14, 2019

In the aftermath of the Fort McMurray wildfire, Professor Arthur Chan (ChemE) and his team reveal results from dust collected in more than 60 homes

“If this could obviate the need for people to take opioids in the first place, it would have a real societal benefit,” says University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE). (Credit: Roberta Baker)

U of T startup raises $3.25 million to eliminate prescription opioids after surgery

January 11, 2019

Gel-based technology, developed in the lab of University Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) dramatically extends the duration of local anesthetics injected at the site of a surgical incision

Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE, at left) has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada. U of T Engineering alumnus Dr. Arthur Slutsky (EngSci 7T0, MASc MIE 7T2) was also named a Member of the Order of Canada. (Photo: Roberta Baker).

U of T Engineering professor and alumnus named to the Order of Canada

December 27, 2018

Recipients recognized for contributions to food engineering and pioneering new methods of mechanical ventilation in hospitals

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