Queen's Chem Eng

Happy Lunar New Year 2026! Warm wishes to our graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and the entire Queen’s community as we celebrate the Year of the Horse. May this year bring renewed energy, personal growth, and success in all your academic and professional pursuits.

A new study led by Dr. Cao Thang Dinh (Chemical Engineering), Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals, paves the way to practical applications of carbon conversion technologies. Read more!: queensu.ca/gazette/storie…

🎓 Queen's grad students & postdocs: Join the GPDN Career Symposium! 📅 Oct 21-23 (Virtual) Featuring a keynote by Dr. Jacques Forest + sessions on resumes, networking, career exploration & more Register → bit.ly/4qhooxl #queensu #queensgradstudy #queensusgspa

Caption: Congratulations to Dr. Cao Thang Dinh (left), recipient of the CSChE Lectureship Award, and Dr. Jim McLellan (right), recipient of the Chemical Institute of Canada Fellowship!! Joining is Prof. Michael Cunningham (Past president, CSChE). Well done!

Queen's STEM research awarded $7M investment! Four ChemEng Profs - Kim McAuley, Carlos Escobedo, Martin Guay, and Laura Wells were among many awarded research grants. Congrats! Read more: queensu.ca/gazette/storie…

Congratulations to Prof. Carlos Escobedo on being one of the 2025 NanoOntario Award Winners! His research focuses on nanostructured biosensors and microfluidic platforms, earning him numerous honors. Find out more here: nanoontario.ca

Ensuring that you have sufficient funding for your time as a graduate student is essential. The SGSPA has many resources for graduate students concerning funding – check out our Funding page and Graduate Student Funding Guide for more information. bit.ly/44m2Plo

I'm honoured to receive the Polanyi Prize in Chemistry for 2024. Attending the ceremony and meeting Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont, MPP @nolanmquinn, Nobel laureate Dr. John Polanyi, the other recipients and guests was a pleasure. Thank you @OntUniv! @queensu @QuCHEE

If you’re coming to join us this fall, it might be your first time coming to Kingston – don’t worry, it’s a great place to be! Check out our Why Queen’s page to learn more about coming to this awesome city: bit.ly/4lbHIZK

#QueensU ranks 6th in the world 🌎 and 1st in Canada in the 2025 @timeshighered Impact Rankings, marking our 5th year in the #Top10 for our community's commitment to advance the #UN Sustainable Development Goals #SDGs locally and globally! ➡️direc.to/nQBj | #THEglobalimpact | #QueensuImpact

We’re beyond excited to welcome our cohort of incoming graduate students for Fall 2025! If you’re joining us at Queen’s for the first time, we’ve prepared a series of first steps to follow to help orient you to life at Queen’s. Check them out here: bit.ly/44adYqm

The countdown is on! Save the date for Homecoming 2025: Oct. 17–19. Celebrate 99 years of @queensu pride, reconnect with friends, and see what’s new on campus. Read more: bit.ly/3ZiXBVR

Congratulations, George, on receiving the 2025 Ontario Early Researcher Award! @ontariogenomics @George_diCenzo @ZechelLab @GenomeCanada @GenomeQuebec @pj_mclellan @GraemeWHowe @queensu @QuCHEE @QueensUBio @QueensuVPR queensu.ca/gazette/storie…

The countdown is on to one of Canada’s largest free science festivals. On Saturday, May 10, Slush Puppie Place will host Science Rendezvous Kingston, featuring more than 60 exhibits led by #QueensU faculty, students, and community partners. Designed to spark interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the event invites the community to explore research, innovation, and discovery. Learn more: queensu.ca/gazette/storie…

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Ehssan Koupaie on receiving a 2025 OUSA Teaching Excellence Award! 🏆 His passion for student learning and sustainable innovation is making a real impact. 👏 🔗 ousa.ca/18th_pihed_rec… #QueensU #ChemicalEngineering #TeachingExcellence #OUSA2025

The Lectureship Award is presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to chemical engineering, demonstrating exceptional promise, while working in Canada. Congrats to Cao Thang Dinh of @queensu on being the recipient of this award. buff.ly/hrQmSJL

ChemEng Professor Dr. Carlos Escobedo is a co-academic lead for the new Mexico-Canada Research & Learning Hub! This exciting partnership will deepen research connections between Canada & Mexico. Learn more about this initiative: smitheng.ca/ChemEng-News #InternationalCollaboration

The videos from this year’s 3-Minute Thesis competition are now available for viewing! If you couldn’t attend in person, this is a great way to see the incredible work done by our graduate students. Watch here: bit.ly/4jwH0oV

Congratulations to Lenka, a Postdoctoral Fellow in ChemEng, for receiving the Excellence in 4th Year Project Mentorship Award from the Q-ACS chapter! 🎉 Your dedication to mentoring and supporting young researchers in STEM is truly inspiring. 👏 #MentorshipMatters #WomenInSTEM

If you missed out on the live 3-Minute Thesis competition, Queen’s Gazette has written a comprehensive article highlighting grad research at Queen’s. Check out the article here: bit.ly/3R7Awks