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Nanotechnology Engineering alumna CT Murphy (BASc ’23) created CELLECT, a new start-up which aims to improve access to cervical cancer and HPV screening. CELLECT's technology uses nanomaterials in menstrual products to diagnose HPV and cervical cancer using menstrual blood, potentially eliminating the need for Pap smears.

Murphy’s fourth-year design project served as inspiration for their Masters thesis under the supervision of Chemical Engineering professor Marc Aucoin. Murphy was awarded the ��ݮ��Ƶ Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN)-Velocity scholarship for the project. They also received funding from Velocity’s Up Start Program and Cornerstone Program.

For the past two years, the Department of Chemical Engineering has opened E6 as a space for students in the Fine Arts program to display their artwork. This interdisciplinary collaboration encourages the imagination to thrive and connects fine arts and engineering.

The current exhibition on display in E6 until March 15th aims to respond to the architectural design of the Chemical Engineering building. The artwork also takes into consideration the natural light that enters the second and third floors of the building.

Researchers at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ have developed a to create the Janus structures in liquids. Chemical Engineering Professor Milad Kamkar in collaboration with the University of British Columbia leads the first research to achieve this duality with liquids.

This breakthrough can be utilized in a multitude of applications. It could be used in environmental remediation, to clean up oil spills in water or for wastewater treatment. One side could be treated with super absorbent nanomaterial to soak up the oil, while the other side might contain catalysts to degrade the pollution.

Dr. Elisabeth Prince is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering who is working on a solution to the challenge of non-degradable and non-recyclable plastics. Her innovative research in advanced materials has the potential to make a significant impact on sustainability and environmental remediation. It also supports Canada's aim of achieving zero plastic waste by 2030.

Professor Elisabeth Prince, along with an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Toronto and Duke University, have developed hydrogels that imitate human tissue. The synthetic material is made from cellulose nanocrystals, which are extracted from wood pulp. The material is designed to mimic the fibrous nanostructures and properties of human tissues, thereby replicating its unique mechanical properties.

Professor Michael Vitelli had such a positive experience as a student at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ in the Department of Chemical Engineering that he chose to launch his career here.

Vitelli came to the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ straight from high school. He decided to pursue a BASc in Chemical Engineering because of his love of math and chemistry in his high school studies.

Professor Jeff Gostick was awarded the 2023 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship. The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) offers programs that allow exceptional international researchers to engage in collaborative research with researchers in Japan. This enables discussion and an exchange of ideas

The Honourable Michael Kerzner, Ontario's Solicitor General, visited the Department of Chemical Engineering to show support for a graduate student's project. The student aims to develop innovative materials to create firefighting gear designed to reduce the risk of occupational cancer.

The highest honour for graduates in the Faculty of Engineering is the Alumni Achievement Medal. Baoling Chen, who completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2015 was bestowed this honour in recognition of her exceptional talent for strategic industry partnership development, mission-driven leadership, and disruptive biotechnology research.

Rosemary Niechcial (Class of 1998) leveraged her BASc in Chemical Engineering to create a globetrotting, diverse and successful career. She has worked extensively throughout South America, Australia, the United States and Japan.

“The fact that I chose to study Chemical Engineering at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ is key to my success,” says Niechcial. “Although the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ definitely is regarded as the best engineering school in Canada and recognized globally, it felt very intimate due to small class sizes in the Chemical Engineering Program and being with the same cohort throughout the years during my undergraduate degree.”