Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE)

Alumna Claire Kennedy (ChemE 8T9) served for five years as a Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council appointed member of U of T’s Governing Council. She begins her term as chair in July 2017. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

U of T Engineering’s Claire Kennedy elected chair of Governing Council

May 23, 2017

Claire Kennedy (ChemE 8T9) has been elected as the new chair of the University of Toronto Governing Council

University Professor Molly Shoichet is among the winners of this year’s Killam Prizes, which celebrate working scientists, writers, doctors and researchers who have dedicated their careers to solving challenges in our daily lives. (Photo: Roberta Baker).

Molly Shoichet receives Killam Prize in Engineering

May 2, 2017

Award presented to Canadians who risk, innovate and lead the next generation of brilliant minds to a stronger future

Jody Mou adapted this 3D printer to produce unrollable tumour models for studying cancer, earning her first place in the Sanofi Biogeneius Canada Greater Toronto regional competition. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

High school student wins Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition for 3D tumour research at U of T Engineering

May 1, 2017

Jody Mou designed a system to rapidly manufacture 3D tumour models used in cancer research

Cressy Award winners from U of T Engineering met with departmental chairs, Gordon Cressy and Dean Cristina Amon for a pre-ceremony reception. (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

U of T Engineering students receive record number of 2017 Cressy Awards

April 26, 2017

Twenty-eight 2017 Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards have been awarded to U of T Engineering students

Professor Greg Evans measure air pollution on a Toronto subway platform. A new study shows that airborne particulates in such locations are much higher than in the outside air. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Toronto’s subways expose passengers to more air pollution than Montreal, Vancouver systems

April 25, 2017

Airborne particulates on subway platforms and trains are up to 10 times higher than outside air, around three times higher than levels in Montreal’s Metro

Professor Amy Bilton (MIE) with graduate student Ahmed Mahmoud. Bilton, along with alumni Larry Seeley and Ted Maulucci, is among the recipients of the 2017 Engineers Canada Awards. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

Three U of T engineers honoured by Engineers Canada

April 21, 2017

Amy Bilton, Ted Maulucci and Larry Seeley are among the recipients of the 2017 Engineers Canada Awards.

Professor Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE, right), is being honoured with a 2017 Faculty Award for her pioneering research, which also demonstrates the best in cross-disciplinary collaboration, and for outstanding teaching. The annual prize recognizes U of T teaching staff who consistently demonstrate all-around excellence in both their scholarly work and in the classroom. (Credit: Sara Collaton)

Elizabeth Edwards receives a 2017 Faculty Award for outstanding teaching and research

March 21, 2017

The annual prize recognizes U of T teaching staff who consistently demonstrate all-around excellence in both their scholarly work and in the classroom

The invisible clean-up crew: Engineering microbial cultures to destroy pollutants

February 17, 2017

Professor Elizabeth Edwards is leveraging genomics, microbiology and engineering to clean up contaminated industrial sites around the world

Professor Greg Evans (ChemE) is one of ten recipients of a 3M National Teaching Fellowship, a national award for excellence in post-secondary educational leadership (Photo: Johnny Guatto)

Greg Evans receives 3M National Teaching Fellowship

February 15, 2017

Award is Canada’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the post-secondary level

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