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Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) news

Professor Nikolai DeMartini

Better bioprocessing: Meet Professor Nikolai DeMartini

Expert in the process chemistry of inorganics in pulp mills and biofuel plants joins the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry.

Mine drainage

Elements of bio-mining: Engineering collaboration aims to turn mine waste into valuable metals

Multidisciplinary collaboration leverages microorganisms to remediate and extract value from tailings ponds

Team Genecis won first place at Hatchery Demo Day

Four startups to watch from U of T Engineering’s Hatchery Demo Day

Companies include an engineering career matchmaker and a company that converts food waste into biodegradable plastic

Professor Ariel Chan

Scaling up safely: Meet Professor Ariel Chan

Chemical process safety expert joins the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

NSERC announcement at U of T

U of T Engineering researchers receive $12.8 million in NSERC research funding

Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland visited the University of Toronto yesterday to announce $52.6 million in support to U of T researchers from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The announcement included more than $12.8 million to support the work of 100 graduate students and faculty members at U of […]

Professors Reza Iravani and Milica Radisic

Reza Iravani and Milica Radisic named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

Professors recognized for contributions to power grid innovation and tissue engineering, respectively

Professor Ning Yan

Building the ‘bark biorefinery’: Meet Professor Ning Yan

New professor joins the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

Professor Amy Bilton (MIE) and graduate student Ahmed Mahmoud examine a model of a passive aerator for fish farms they are designing. The team is among many at U of T Engineering leading innovative research aimed at addressing global challenges related to water. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

#EveryDropMatters: Five ways U of T Engineering research is improving water sustainability

New exhibit brings U of T Engineering water research and innovation to the CNE, Canada’s largest fair

IBBME PhD candidate Alexander Vlahos

The best place to treat type 1 diabetes might be just under your skin

Implantation technique could restore the ability of patients to produce their own insulin