Molly Shoichet named Ontario’s first Chief Scientist
New position will advise government on science-based policy and champion high quality science in government and education
U of T Engineering receives two Canada Research Chairs
Funding will support research into aerospace, microfluidics
Natural fibres: New yeast strains could turn plant waste into fabrics
U of T Engineering researchers are developing bio-based commodity chemicals, including nylon precursors
From lab-grown organs to smart cities: U of T Engineering researchers receive support from CFI
Mice and rats have long been unwitting test subjects for drug companies – even though their furry little bodies don’t mimic human physiology very well. But research by Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE), a professor in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, has helped open the door to a much better option: testing […]
Expert in microfabrication and disease modelling awarded Connaught Fund McLean Award
Alison McGuigan (ChemE) receives $125,000 prize for her work that aims to create better mechanisms for predicting how well promising drugs will work in patients
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.
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
