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Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) news

Left to right: Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE, IBBME), Jody Mou and chemical engineering PhD candidate Darren Rodenhizer. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Alison McGuigan elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

U of T Engineering researcher is a leading expert in tissue engineering and disease modelling

New study led by Professor Greg Evans (ChemE) shows that trucks and larger vehicles contribute disproportionately to air-pollutant emissions. (Credit: Unsplash)

Large trucks are biggest culprits of near-road air pollution: U of T Engineering study

Two-year study in Vancouver and Toronto reveals that vehicle types, rather than traffic volume, matters most when it comes to air pollution

Two Iron Dragons crews, boats #4 and #6, race in the University Division finals at a regatta on Toronto Island in June 2018. Boat #4 placed first, and boat #6 placed third. This summer the national champions are flying to Szeged, Hungary to compete at the dragon boating world championships. (Credit: Laura Pedersen)

Iron Dragons take on the world

U of T Engineering student dragon boating team wins nationals, heads to world championships in Hungary

Professor William Cluett (right) with a student at University of Toronto convocation. The President’s Teaching Award is U of T’s highest honour for teaching.

Professor William Cluett receives the University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award

U of T’s highest honour recognizes sustained excellence in teaching, research on teaching and the integration of teaching and research

Professor Gisele Azimi (ChemE, MSE), seen here with PhD candidate Bill Yao and undergraduate researcher Jiakai (Kevin) Zhang, leads a team dedicated to recovering strategic materials such as rare earth elements from both pre-consumer and post-consumer waste streams. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Mining your phone: Recovering rare earth elements from e-waste

U of T Engineering professor harnesses chemical processes, such as those used to decaffeinate coffee, to recover valuable materials from waste

Professor Levente Diosady (ChemE) has led the development of techniques for fortifying salt with iron and iodine to prevent micronutrient deficiency diseases, which affect over two billion people worldwide. (Credit: Roberta Baker).

Professor Levente Diosady receives Engineers Canada’s highest honour

A world-renowned food engineer, Diosady has spent much of his career developing techniques for fortifying staple foods with micronutrients to improve human health

Cressy Award winners 2018

U of T Engineering celebrates student leadership at 2018 Cressy Awards

Undergraduate and graduate engineering students were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the Engineering and University communities with 2018 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards

A global delegation from Fujitsu Inc., including Fujitsu President Tatsuya Tanaka, met with University of Toronto leadership on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 to discuss the thriving research collaboration. (Credit: Phil Babcock).

Fujitsu visits U of T Engineering to launch collaborative research lab

Global delegation meets with University leaders to discuss future of multidisciplinary partnership with researchers across U of T Engineering and beyond

Professor Jason Foster (EngSci), second from right, works with aspiring engineers at U of T Engineering’s Young Women in Engineering Symposium. Foster is receiving the 2018 Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award for outstanding contributions to improving the quality of academic or extracurricular student life. (Credit: Alan Wu).

Foster, Davenport Huyer win University of Toronto Awards of Excellence

U of T Engineering professor and student recognized for exceptional contributions to student experience and research