Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry @ U of T
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Sharing the latest news, events and research from the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry @UofTEngineering @UofT
#UofTEngineering alumni! 📣 Be a judge at Undergraduate Research Day (UnERD) on August 20 at the Myhal Centre! We’re aiming to make this our biggest and most impactful UnERD yet, with 100+ judges supporting student researchers. Sign up by July 25: uofteng.ca/unerd25-judge #UofT
Congratulations to ChemE's Prof. Emeritus Levente Diosady on receiving the 2025 IFT Lifetime Achievement Award! 🎉 His groundbreaking contributions in food science continue to inspire students & researchers around the world! 🔗tr.ee/lPkrBb

U of T ChemE students are studying air quality and commuter health on Toronto’s Line 2 subway. The SAUCE study looks at whether extended travel leads to measurable respiratory changes — insights that could guide future transit design and public health. 🔗 tr.ee/4rzXRx

Congrats to MEng student Saad Yasin & Prof. Ariel Chan (U of T ChemE) for winning the Best Poster Award at the 2025 ASEE Annual Conference! 🎉 Read more: chem-eng.utoronto.ca/news/meng-stud…

From June 16–18, Prof. Gisele Azimi visited Beardy’s & Okemasis’ Cree Nation—advancing collaboration on critical materials research and pathways for Indigenous students in ChemEng. 🔗 Read more: tr.ee/mMQMbh #ChemEngUofT #UofTEngineering


Thousands of new materials are created every year, but how many are shelved before their potential is known? #UofTEngineering researchers built an AI model to match new materials with their best real-world use — before they’re overlooked. 🔗 Read more: uofteng.ca/030mg4
New CBC story highlights a winter air pollution study (Jan–Mar 2024) involving Profs. Arthur Chan & Greg Evans & led by ECCC’s Dr. Elisabeth Galarneau Read more: cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
Congrats to all our grads! 🎉 Great day so far at #UofTEngineering Spring Convocation 2025! One more ceremony to go at 6:30 p.m. EDT tonight. 🎥 Watch it live at uofteng.ca/convocation-li… #uoft #Skulegrad25 #uoftgrad25
An urban Inuk passionate about STEM, Allana Nakashook-Zettler (ChemE 2T4 + PEY) has investigated chemical exposure in Northern Ontario, improved federal grant policy and built campus community through mentorship, tours and volleyball🏐 🔗 Read the story: uofteng.ca/xjfh9u
🎓 One more sleep! Convocation is tomorrow — and @UofTEngDean Chris Yip has a message for all our #UofTEngineering grads. 🎥 Watch the ceremonies live at uofteng.ca/convocation-li… #UofTGrad25 #SkuleGrad25
New startup Serenity Power Inc., founded by #UofTEngineering grads, is building compact fuel cells to replace diesel generators and deliver clean, distributed power — from remote communities to transport trucks. 🔗 Read the story: uofteng.ca/ogsfos #UofT
June is National Indigenous History Month. To learn more about this month, find Inclusive Guides, and related resources, please visit the Dates of Recognition, Observance & Celebration webpage: uoft.me/ax8 #UofT
June 1 marks the beginning of Pride Month. To learn more about this month, find Inclusive Guides, and related resources, please visit the Dates of Recognition, Observance & Celebration webpage: uoft.me/axd #UofT
We loved seeing our alumni and their families at Saturday’s ChemEng Reunion! 💙 Thanks to all who joined us and helped make the day so special. Can’t wait to welcome you back again! #uoftchemeng #uoftalumni #uoftreunion #uoftengineering #chemicalengineering




From ChemEng to global pharma leadership 🌍 Elina Levi Gendler’s journey shows the power of versatility, grit, and a U of T education. 🔗 Read her story: chem-eng.utoronto.ca/news/from-tech… #UofTChemEng #AlumniSpotlight #WomenInSTEM #uoftengineering

This PhD graduate’s food fortification research took her around the world! Kiki Chan (@ChemEng_UofT MASc 1T8, PhD 2T5) travelled widely in search of new ways to add micronutrients to staple foods, improving human health. 🔗 Read her story: uofteng.ca/oq9ki1 #UofTGrad25
🎉#UofTEngineering Alumni Reunion is almost here! Join fellow alumni at your departmental social. Chat with fellow grads, meet students & faculty, and get exciting department updates. Activities include lab tours, student displays & more — May 31, 1-3pm: uofteng.ca/reunion
How can engineering culture and education be more inclusive? Dimpho Radebe (IndE 1T5, @ChemEng_UofT PhD student) is exploring that question by turning to her own story in her doctoral research in engineering education. 🔗Read more: uofteng.ca/nxpait #UofT #UofTEngineering
🏅 Three #UofT engineers have received Ontario Professional Engineers Awards from @O_S_P_E and @PEO_HQ. Congrats to: • Prof. Emily Moore – Management Medal • Mike Branch – Excellence in Industry Medal • Nancy Hill – Entrepreneurship Medal Read more: uofteng.ca/qyrpiv
🎉 Congrats to Dr. Jonathan Labriola, post-doc in the Shoichet Lab, on winning the Eye Pitch competition at #ARVO2025! His pitch featured Synakis' ocular hydrogel for retinal detachment, developed in Prof. Molly Shoichet's lab @UofT_ChemEng. 🔗 Read more: arvo.org/.../education-…
