Anjiya Sharif, a fourth-year chemical engineering student, became a member of Engineers Without Borders in her first year at the University of Waterloo with the intention of practicing engineering for social good.
The American Chemical Society announced the launch of a new journal titled “ACS Sustainable Resource Management” on June 13, 2023, with Michael Tam as Deputy Editor. He is excited to shape the direction of this new publication and bring it to the forefront in this emerging field. He will develop strategies to promote awareness of the journal to the academic community.
International cooperation and a multidisciplinary approach are key to mitigating and slowing the impact of climate change globally. In this spirit, Professor Luis Ricardez-Sandoval was invited to participate in the XLIV AMIDIQ Conference in Mexico this spring.
Meet Melanie Pastorious, a graduate of the University of Waterloo's Chemical Engineering class of 1999. For over two decades, she has been a trailblazer in the male-dominated beer industry, achieving many career successes. Melanie attributes part of her career success to the University of Waterloo's co-op program, which exposed her to diverse engineering jobs in various industries, helping her discover her passion.
On May 29 and 30th, the Department of Chemical Engineering and BioWorks Waterloo hosted a conference titled Biochemical and Biological Engineering & Synthetic Biology. Conference participants from universities in Ontario and Quebec gathered to immerse themselves in the latest research in this field.
In 2020 Jared Cheverie attained an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo and faced the daunting prospect of looking for work during the global pandemic. Cheverie had begun a Master’s program online when he ran across an article titled “Canadian mining companies go begging!” The article chronicled the shortage of employees in Canada’s critical mining sector.
The Process Systems Engineering group (PSE) in the Department of Chemical Engineering recently organized the 2023 Control and Stats Meeting on May 8th and 9th. This event provided an opportunity to showcase the research projects of professors and graduate students from various universities in Ontario and Quebec, focusing on the field of process systems engineering.
Professor Yverick Rangom is an expert in the field of batteries for Electric Vehicles (EVs), specifically focusing on battery longevity under the conditions of repeated fast charging and low maintenance required by EV applications.
Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is becoming an increasingly important approach for increasing the sustainability of food production globally. CEA enables the minimization of resource usage, reduced environmental effects, and improved productivity.
Professor Milad Kamkar has been awarded the 2023 Early Career Award by the Polymer Processing Society. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding young researchers who have obtained their PhD in the field of polymer processing within the past eight years.