Alumni

Congratulations to the Department of Chemical Engineering’s Denise Mueller, for her recent recognition by the Waterloo Engineering Society as this term’s Friend of the Society.

As the department’s Undergraduate Advisor and Program Administrator, Denise works hard behind the scenes every day to make students’ lives easier. She is well-known for her extensive collection of inventive stress reducers and smile inducers – and her enthusiasm for helping students cope with the stresses of school.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Congrats to CHE 3MT Competitors

The Department of Chemical Engineering’s hosted its Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on February 28th. The enthusiasm of the students – in the audience and at the podium – showed why this exciting event remains so popular.

Congratulations to the following people for their winning presentations:

  • First: Kiana Amini, for Redox Flow Batteries for Energy Storage Applications
  • Second: John Kong, for Smart Energy Systems: Developing Energy Infrastructure for the Future
  • Third: Prachi Panchal, for Photo-degradation of Epoxy Through Modified CNC
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 8:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

UWaterloo Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (AMC) Showcase

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The Ontario AMC is a joint partnership between the University of Waterloo, McMaster University and Western University. Funded by the province of Ontario, the AMC works with small, medium and large industry partners across a diverse range of markets to accelerate innovation and to uphold Ontario as a leading manufacturing region.

Monday, March 11, 2019 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Chemical Engineering Capstone Design Symposium

2017 capstone teamChemical Engineering's Capstone Design Symposium will feature 35 projects from final year Engineering students ranging in topic from solar powered cooking to the production of artificial blood vessels. 

For more information on all the research projects that will be presented, please see the 2019 Chemical Engineering Capstone Design Projects page and join us on March 11 in Engineering 6, first floor atrium, to come and explore for yourself!

Friday, March 1, 2019 6:00 pm - Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Canadian Engineering Competition 2019

students building in cec competition

Students, faculty, staff and alumni are welcome to watch the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) 2019 competition events. Various competitions in design, consulting, presentation and debate will take place throughout E7 from Friday, March 1 until Sunday, March 3.

Host Professor Tong Leung welcomes Professor Giovanni Fanchini from Western University to the Department of Chemistry for a seminar about nanostructured flash memory devices based on radical polymers and carbon-based nanomaterials. All are welcome.