Professor Emeritus Campbell William Robinson passed away on October 18, 2016. He was a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering from 1971–1996 and was part of the Biochemical Engineering research group.
For the 4th year in a row, the team earned Gold Standing at the competition. This year they brought home the Best Poster prize!”
Paul Chen, a PhD candidate supervised by Prof. Frank Gu, has been awarded a prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. His research involves the application of gold nano-particles for detection and identification of pathogens that cause infectious disease.
The Reaxys PhD Prize recognizes young chemists conducting original and innovative research in organic, organometallic and inorganic chemistry. New Scientist Live,
Prof. Zhongwei Chen has received $3 million in funding to further his work into greener, cheaper, more energy-efficient silicon-based batteries.
A Waterloo Engineering researcher has received an E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for his work in developing new materials that make batteries and fuel cells smaller, lighter and longer lasting.
The department of Chemical Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of David Simakov to our faculty. In his new role as assistant professor, he will teach reaction engineering and transport phenomena and continue his research in sustainable reaction engineering. David is a respected researcher, with publications in several leading journals, including Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Catalysis Science & Technology and Applied Catalysis. In addition to his role in Chemical Engineering, David will be actively engaged with the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) and the Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology.