As part of Canada's largest engineering school andmost innovative university, the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of ݮƵ is home to approximately 1,000 students, faculty and staff, and has thousands of alumni worldwide.
Our Department consistently ranks among the top two universities in Canada and the number one university in Ontario in Chemical Engineering according to the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities.
In addition to offering undergraduate and graduate programs in chemical engineering, the Department provides academic expertise and support to ݮƵ's collaborative nanotechnology and biomedical engineering programs.
The department'scollaborative research culture,engaging teaching practicesand state-of-the-art facilitiescreatea vibrant learningenvironment where students are empowered tosolvethe problems our world faces.
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- A large faculty complement including nine Research Chairs, with a wide variety of expertiseranging from biotechnology, nanotechnology, polymers and materials science, to environmental and energy topics like global climate change and fuel cells. See ourresearch areasfor an overview.
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- Paid co-op work experiencein a wide variety of Chemical Engineering-related jobs.
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A graduate degree in Chemical Engineering will allow you to have a career in a multitude of employment sectors. From developing next-generation batteries and fuel cells, to biomedical and pharmaceutical applications, to mitigating climate change through carbon capture.
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News
Aiping Yu elected as a Fellow by the prestigious Canadian Academy of Engineering
In May, the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) announced that Professor Aiping Yu has been elected as a Fellow.
CAE fellows are nominated and elected by their peers in recognition of their outstanding achievements and lifelong contributions to the field of Engineering.
“I’m honoured to join the esteemed Fellowship,” Yu said. “I’m excited and grateful to have been elected as a Fellow by the Canadian Academy of Engineering.”
Yu is a University Research Chair and is widely recognized for her disruptive research. Yu’s current research focuses on developing nanomaterials for energy storage, such as Na-ion, Zn-ion and Li-ion batteries, as well as battery recycling.
As the director of the , Yu is engineering graphene and other 2D materials to increase the power density and performance of batteries.
Yu has expertise in using nanomaterials such as nanotubes for the design of high-energy storage supercapacitors.
Start-up wins $44K for a product that could revolutionize women’s health
MASc student, CT Murphy’s start-up CELLECT is a finalist in the Odlum Brown Forum Pitch, a Canadian program for women entrepreneurs. Murphy’s partner and COO, Ibukun Elebute presented at the event and secured $44K in winnings for CELLECT.
The product is being designed by Murphy with the guidance of her supervisor, Professor Marc Aucoin. They are developing a menstrual pad infused with nanomaterials that will be able to collect bacterial and cervical cells. The pad would then be sent to a lab for processing.
Exploring the intersection between biology and engineering
What if researchers could understand how cells grow, adapt and behave using the same tools engineers use to design circuits?
A new tutorial bridges the gap between biology and engineering to unlock novel insights and inspire innovation in biotechnology, health, and environmental science.
Life itself can be considered a technology that has evolved over billions of years. The researchers propose that cellular processes and microorganisms that play critical roles in everything from disease response to digestion function in ways similar to engineered systems.
Professors Christian Euler, Matthew Scott and PhD student Mohammed Zim developed the tutorial based on a synthesis of significant, well-established research.
“You can have very interesting technical, almost like engineering-driven understandings of living systems, and those living systems can teach you something about engineering as well,” Euler says.
Events
MASc Oral Exam| : Using CRISPR/Cas9 to screen the Autographa Californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus genome for essential and non-essential genes using an HIV-GAG Virus Like Particle under the p6.9 promoter by Christopher Sung
Using CRISPR/Cas9 to screen the Autographa Californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus genome for essential and non-essential genes using an HIV-GAG Virus Like Particle under the p6.9 promoter
Designing Hydrogel Biomaterials for Therapeutic Revascularization
Abstract :
Heart failure remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, driven by persistent coronary artery occlusion that reduces blood supply to the myocardium, leading to cardiomyocyte death and fibrotic remodeling. Effective revascularization of the injured myocardium is essential to restore tissue viability and preserve cardiac function. In this talk, I will present our strategies for engineering hydrogel platforms to actively promote revascularization. We developed a computationally designed affinity-based delivery system to precisely regulate the presentation of proangiogenic growth factors, and optimized matrix properties to support the transplantation and functional integration of CD34⁺ vascular progenitor cells. Together, these approaches aim to create a regenerative microenvironment capable of driving robust and functional vascularization.
Biography:
Dr. Yuan Yao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Division of Cardiology at University of British Columbia. She graduated from University of ݮƵ, supervised by Dr. Evelyn Yim, and completed her postdoctoral training with Dr. Molly Shoichet in the Department of Chemical Engineering at University of Toronto. Her lab is located at the Center for Heart Lung Innovation at the St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver.
Her research focuses on engineered biomaterials and biofabrication approaches for cardiovascular repair and regeneration.