Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE)

“Over the last 15 years the idea that engineers work in teams has become much more prevalent,” Professor Evans says (Photo: Johnny Guatto)

Innovations in teaching: Greg Evans

June 2, 2016

Adding teamwork to curriculum in chemical engineering course

Left to right: Jaclyn Obermeyer, Malgosia Pakulska and Irja Elliott Donaghue, supervised by University Professor Molly Shoichet, are the first to show controlled release of proteins without encapsulating them in nanoparticles. (Credit: Marit Mitchell).

Simple attraction: U of T Engineering researchers control protein release from nanoparticles without encapsulation

May 27, 2016

Discovery stands to improve reliability and fabrication process for treatments for chronic conditions and serious injuries such as spinal cord damage and stroke

Pei-Yu Kuo, a PhD candidate in Forestry, and Rana Sodhi, Senior Research Associate and adjunct professor (ChemE), work on the a new secondary ion mass spectrometer at the Characterization of Advanced Materials (OCCAM). (Photo: Neil Ta)

OCCAM: Advancing research from the depths of the ocean to outer space

May 12, 2016

The Ontario Centre for the Characterization of Advanced Materials (OCCAM) — a $20 million analytical laboratory at U of T Engineering — has officially unveiled its newest machines and is ready to take on new industrial partnerships

Elizabeth Edwards is one of the five recipients of this year’s Killam Prizes, presented by the Canada Council for the Arts. (Photo: Jen Hsu)

Professor Elizabeth Edwards wins Killam Prize

April 18, 2016

Killam Prizes presented by the Canada Council for the Arts to honour eminent Canadian scholars and scientists actively engaged in research

Professors Peter Herman and Milica Radisic have both received prestigious Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). (Credit: Michael T (left) and <a />Neil Ta</a> (right))

Two CREATE grants boost U of T Engineering research into optical technology and lab-grown human tissues

April 14, 2016

Two CREATE grants received by Professors Peter Herman and Milica Radisic will help train a new generation of experts in optical technologies and tissue engineering

Professor Michael Sefton receives European Society for Biomaterials International Award

April 1, 2016

Award recognizes his scientific profile, major contributions to the field of biomaterials and longstanding active collaboration with the European scientific community

Engineering Innovations Forum: Human-Powered Vehicles and Tissue Engineering [VIDEOS]

April 1, 2016

Two U of T Engineering researchers shared their world-leading innovations with the general public during National Engineering Month

Professor Aimy Bazylak, director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE), and Oleg Popovsky, co-founder and strategy officer for Constant Power and a member of ISE’s advisory board, speak at the ISE’s third annual research symposium, held March 29, 2016 (Photo: Kristian Galberg)

Institute for Sustainable Energy symposium flips format to close academic-industry loop

March 31, 2016

Third annual event invited industry leaders to bring their most pressing challenges to U of T Engineering researchers

Claire Kennedy and Anouk Beauvais in Antarctica

Claire Kennedy: Climbing one of the world’s Seven Summits for charity

March 23, 2016

Claire Kennedy (ChemE 8T9) has never held back when it comes to giving her time to both her alma mater and greater community, but this winter she reached new heights in her volunteerism.

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