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In Memoriam: Professor Garry Rempel
Rempel, Garry Llewellyn, BSc, PhD, CM, FRSC, FCIC
University Professor, University of Waterloo
1944 – 2018
CHE graduates to receive official diplomas at Fall Convocation this weekend
This weekend, on Friday, October 26 and Saturday, October 27, more than 20,000 recent graduates will return to campus to participate in the University of Waterloo’s 117th convocation. Among them will be 39 recent graduates of the Department of Chemical Engineering’s undergraduate and graduate programs.
CHE’s Kien Manh Tran awarded Faculty of Engineering’s Iron Ring Graduate Scholarship
CHE MASc candidate Kien Manh has been awarded the prestigious Iron Ring Graduate Scholarship to support his Master’s research. Kien Manh, who will be studying under the supervision of Professor Michael Fowler, was selected from among many applicants from all departments within the Faculty of Engineering.
Congratulations to Kien Manh on this achievement.