University of Waterloo Chemical Engineering

🚨 Big shoutout to our Chemical Engineering Team 4 for taking home $12,000 at the Norman Esch Pitch Competition! 🎉 The team pitched an innovative simulation of an industrial operation, rather than a working prototype—no easy feat!

Professors Rangom, Pope and Zhao have recently published a research paper which will help to enable stable, extreme fast charging of Li-ion batteries. Read the full story. uwaterloo.ca/news/media/zer…

We’re thrilled to announce that UW BWC EVolution has officially received the Ram ProMaster! Want to be part of this journey? We’re expanding our team and currently looking for a Social Media Lead! If you're interested, DM us or email bwc.uwlc@hotmail.com.

In a global first, Professors Boxin Zhao and William Anderson have used 3D imaging technology to understand the fine details of microplastics, paving the way for more effective methods of plastic waste recycling. Read the story. uwaterloo.ca/news/media/usi…

PhD student Drew Davidson and Kade Truman, founders of PyroGuard, a start-up dedicated to designing cancer free firefighting suits, we welcomed the Fire Chief of Waterloo region, Richard Hepditch, to Professor Milad Kamkar's lab.

2D-MATURE Summer School #2 kicked off today. Guests from the University of Duisburg -Essen and the University of Cambridge were welcomed to campus to take part in a few weeks of learning, sharing, collaboration and fun.

Professor Luis Ricardez-Sandoval is the 2024 winner of the D.G. Fischer Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of systems and control engineering. Read the full story: uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engin…

Professor Boxin Zhao has won the Ontario Professional Engineering Association Research and Development Engineering Medal. Read the full story. uwaterloo.ca/chemical-engin…

Chemical engineering professors Dr. Alex Penlidis, Dr. Michael Tam, Dr. Boxin Zhao and Dr. Yuning Li gave presentations on their advanced materials research at the annual Institute for Polymer Research Symposium which was held in E7 this month.

Today the Faculty of Engineering celebrated new faculty members and faculty career milestones and achievements. We are so proud of our Chemical Engineering faculty that were recognized today!

The Ontario Battery and Electrochemistry Research Centre (OBEC), led by Chemical Engineering Professor Michael Pope and Linda Nazar, will be Canada’s newest facility tasked with advancing next-generation electric vehicle battery development. More: lnkd.in/g2cbsP4N

Leading the Way for EV Battery Workforce Education: The UWaterloo Battery Workforce Challenge Team with Lambton College leaders in front of the vehicle they will be working on. They will design, build, test, and integrate an advanced EV battery pack into this Stellantis vehicle.

Congratulations to CT Murphy a Chemical Engineering Masters student under the supervision of Professor Marc Aucoin, who advanced to the final round of the Velocity Pitch Competition this April 4 at Theatre of the Arts!

Happy International Women's Day! Today we celebrate our students, staff, and faculty who identify as female. We recognize the incredible achievements, resilience, and strength of women worldwide.

Happy World Engineering Day! Get a glimpse of the sustainable research happening in our Departments of Chemical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering: linkedin.com/posts/faculty-…

Prestigious Polanyi Prize awarded to Professor Elisabeth Prince for plastic waste research. Read the full story. uwaterloo.ca/news/engineeri…

University of Waterloo chemical engineering researcher Dr. Elisabeth Prince teamed up with researchers to design a new hydrogel that can be used to heal damaged heart tissue and improve cancer treatments. More: lnkd.in/gQkpeA6k | #UWaterlooNews

We were honoured to host Ontario's Solicitor General who was here in support of research proposed by Deep Tech Scholarship winner Drew Davidson. Our thanks go to Dean Mary Wells for launching this new scholarship! Read the full story. uwaterloo.ca/news/engineeri…

Outstanding Members of our faculty and staff were honoured at the Engineering Awards Dinner. From left: Professors Zhang, Yu, Gostick, Kamkar, Aucoin & Matsen, Judy Caron (centre) Professors Pope & Fowler also received awards. Congratulations to our ChE award winners!

Professor Michael Pope is involved in an exciting collaboration on advanced battery-based grid storage solutions with e-Zinc supported by OCI. youtu.be/AlH_Xbvui8M?si… via @YouTube