News and Reminders

Emma Master receives grant from Genome Canada’s 2015 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition

The research project entitled, SYNBIOMICS: Functional genomics and techno-economic models for advanced biopolymer synthesis, which Professor Emma Master co-leads with Harry Brumer of UBC, is one of 13 winning projects from Genome Canada’s 2015 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition. Read full story.

A great week for Molly Shoichet

This week on December 5, Molly Shoichet was named the 2017 winner of the Kalev Pugi Award by the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC)/Society for Chemical Industry (SCI). Also in this week, Shoichet was featured on TVO’s The Agenda on December 6, and gave a high-profiled lecture at Waterloo’s Perimeter Institute on December 7. Both discussions focused on regenerative medicine and the role it will play on our health. Read full story.

Alum thanks ChemE for support after husband released from Egyptian prison, reunited with family

Sarah Attia (ChemE MASc 0T5) and her husband Khaled Al-Qazzaz (MIE MASc 0T3) recently visited the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry to thank the Department for its support. This past summer, Al-Qazzaz was reunited with Attia and their four children after he spent three years trapped in Egypt. Read full story.

Third-year centrifugal pump presentations

If you missed checking out the third-year centrifugal pump presentations in Unit Ops last week and earlier this week, click here for a quick overview of the presentations.

REMINDER: CEGSA's annual Holiday Lunch on Wed, Dec 14

You’re invited to CEGSA’s annual Holiday Lunch on Wednesday, December 14 in WB 247 (grad common room)! Come celebrate the holiday season with good cheer and a plate of turkey, ham, vegan turkey, all the stuffing, sides and delicious pies! As always, for a plate full of deliciousness, the cost is only $5! With the donation of a canned good or the use of non-disposable plates and cutlery, the cost is only $4! With both a canned good and non-disposable plate and cutlery, the cost is only $3!

REMINDER: Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream - Laboratories in Chemical Engineering - Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry - 1601754

The Department is looking to fill the above titled position. If you know anyone who might be interested and qualified, have them visit https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=1601754

REMINDER: Call for nominations - FASE Adminstrative Staff Awards

If you would like to be considered for a Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Administrative Staff Award, please contact jennifer.hsu@utoronto.ca at your earliest convenience. The Department will work with you to determine the award you are best suited for and will project manage the assembly of your nomination due on February 6, 2017.

REMINDER: Bill Dowkes announces 500 for 50k Challenge

Devoted alumnus Bill Dowkes (ChemE 6T2) recently confirmed that he will provide the Department with $50,000 for ChemE student scholarships if we can generate 500 monetary gifts from alumni, staff and faculty by December 31, 2016. We are currently at 224 gifts. We're almost half way there! To learn more about the campaign, click here.

December 9, 2016

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