ChemE Professor Named Fellow of International Academy of Food Science and Technology
Professor Emeritus Levente Diosady (ChemE) has been named as one of 23 new Fellows of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST). Professor Diosady is the first chemical engineer to be inducted and one of only four Fellows from Canada. Fellows of the academy exemplify the best minds of food science and technology internationally. It […]
Three U of T Engineers Receive Engineers Canada Awards
Three members of the U of T Engineering community were recently recognized with Engineers Canada awards for their contributions and achievements in engineering. Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME/ChemE) received the Young Engineer Achievement Award, Engineering Science student Saksham Uppal (1T2) garnered the Student Gold Medal Award and alumna Anna Dunets-Wills (CivE 7T6) received the Meritorious Service Award for Community Service. […]
Molly Shoichet Wins Society for Biomaterials Clemson Award
The Society for Biomaterials, a professional society that promotes advances in biomedical materials research and development, has named Professor Molly Shoichet (ChemE, IBBME) the recipient of this year’s Clemson Award for Contributions to Literature. This award recognizes significant contributions to the literature on the science or technology of biomaterials. Professor Shoichet has published more than 400 papers, […]
New CFI Grants Benefit Three Engineers
Three assistant professors from U of T Engineering are among 17 researchers at the University of Toronto who are benefiting from new funding announced today by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The grants will provide support to: Professor Cathy Chin (ChemE) for the Multidisciplinary Laboratory for Innovative Catalytic Science; Professor Daman Panesar (CivE) for […]
Meet Engineering’s 2011 Vanier Scholars
Four graduate students from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering are among the 167 individuals named recipients of Canada’s prestigious Vanier Graduate Scholarship this year. The scholarships, which have been likened to the Rhodes Scholarship, are part of an effort by the federal government to attract and retain top graduate students in Canada. To […]
Professor Comments on Engineering Breakthrough
University Professor Michael Sefton (ChemE 7T1) provides expert comment on an engineering breakthrough developed by MIT researchers that could possibly lead to better drug delivery and artificial tissues that imitate natural tissue. “The method is quite creative,” said Sefton who teaches in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry (ChemE) and the Institute of […]
U of T Engineers Put Their Heads Together to Reinvent the Toilet
Engineers at U of T’s Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN) are working on a revolutionary project that could change millions of lives all over the world. Led by Professor Yu-Ling Cheng (ChemE), Director of CGEN, a team of Faculty engineers hope to reinvent the toilet to provide people in developing worlds with affordable, alternative, sanitation […]
Producing Plastics from Plant
It’s difficult to dispose of traditionally produced plastics in a sustainable manner. However, thanks to the work of researchers like U of T Engineering’s Professor Emma Master (ChemE), new options are now available. Professor Master is utilizing enzymes to create plant-based polymers. The enzymes are biodegradable and are being used to make the plant polymers […]
Engineering Lecturer Receives Minerva Canada Education Award of Honour
Dr. Graeme Norval, Associate Chair and Undergraduate Coordinator in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, has received the Minerva Canada Education Award of Honour. The award recognizes Dr. Norval’s contributions to advancing safety and health education in Canadian universities. He is the first engineering educator to receive the award. Minerva Canada is a […]
