Graduate Research Weekend 2012
This action-packed event is open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada who are attending a Canadian university and are interested in learning more about graduate studies at U of T’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry. Read More.
Molly Shoichet Wins Society for Biomaterials Clemson Award
The Society for Biomaterials awarded Professor Molly Shoichet with this year's Clemson Award. The award recognizes significant contributions to the literature on the science or technology of biomaterials. Read More.
Alumnus Honoured by EIC
Phillip (Rocky) Simmons (ChemE 6T4, MASc 6T5, PhD 6T9) was awarded the K.Y. Lo Medal by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) “for significant engineering contributions at the international level.” Read More.New AAAS Fellow
University Professor Michael Sefton (ChemE 7T1) has been named to one of North America's most renowned science organizations. Read More.
Alumnus Wins 2011 Presidential Early Career Award
Ali Khademhosseini (ChemE 9T9, MASc 0T1), a researcher in bioengineering and regenerative medicine, is a recipient of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Read More.
Sami Khan Wins Accenture Scholarship
Every year the University of Toronto awards the Accenture Scholarship to a student enrolled in an Engineering, Computer Science or Bachelor of Commerce Degree. This year, Sami Khan (ChemE 1T2) garnered the $1,500 competitive prize. Read More.
CSChE Recognizes Alumna with Process Safety Management Award
Della Wong (ChemE 8T4) is the 2011 recipient of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering's Process Safety Management Award. This Award honours an individual who has made outstanding contributions in Canada to process safety and loss management. Read More.
Chem Eng Student Group Wins CSChE Student Chapter Merit Award
During the 2011 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE) Conference in October, the CSChE Student Chapter at U of T won the CSChE Student Chapter Merit Award that acknowledges strong initiative and originality in Student Chapter programming. Read More.Unique Bipolar Compounds Enhance Functionality of Organic Electronics
Researchers often work with a narrow range of compounds when making organic electronics, such as solar panels, light emitting diodes and transistors. Professor Tim Bender and Ph.D. Candidate Graham Morse of U of T’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry have uncovered compounds that exhibit unique and novel electro-chemical properties. Read More.
Three Faculty Members Win Ontario Professional Engineers Awards
Three members of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry are among the seven members of the U of T Engineering community who will be recognized by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) with Ontario Professional Engineers Awards. Read More.
Meet 2011's Vanier Scholars
PhD Candidates Julie-Anne Gandier and Malgosia Pakulska from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry are among this year's recipients of Canada's prestigious Vanier Graduate Scholarship. Read More.