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Where can one measure the positive effect that a university has on its students? The answer lies in the successful careers of our alumni. The University of Waterloo and the Faculty of Engineering recognize the importance of honouring the connection between the past and the present through continued engagement with alumni. This helps maintain a strong sense of uninterrupted community and fosters enduring relationships.

Professor Aiping Yu was recently inducted as a new member of the 2023 class of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College. Yu was recognized for her significant contributions to groundbreaking research in the field of chemical engineering. Yu has expertise in working with nanomaterials such as graphene, MXene, MOF and more.

On August 29th, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Official Languages, announced that the Government of Canada is supporting over 4,700 outstanding researchers and their projects throughout Canada.

"Our government is funding the top-tier researchers and scientists whose work makes Canada a world leader in research and innovation,” says Boissonnault.

Professor Milad Kamkar from the Department of Chemical Engineering is one of those top-tier researchers. His group’s research initiative, Engineering Multifunctional All-Liquid Soft Materials and Ultra-light Weight Aerogels is one of the projects receiving funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

Professor Rajinder Pal’s research aims to develop science and engineering related to complex fluids and in the design of equipment needed to formulate, process, and pump materials for manufacturing.

Professor Michael Tam has designed novel systems to capture water vapour from the air. To develop sustainable technologies, Tam works with net zero-carbon materials, such as natural and plant-based materials. Tam is developing technologies that capture and repel water droplets by harnessing the power of interfacial science and nanotechnology. Tam, a University Research Chair, has created technologies inspired by spiders, beetles, and mushrooms.

A new Chemical Engineering faculty member, Professor Joshua Pulsipher is applying his expertise in computational chemical engineering to identify more effective ways to prevent and mitigate wildfires. Pulsipher uses state-of-the-art simulation models to predict and advanced optimization methods to control wildfire risk.

On July 11, the Southern Ontario Microscale Medical Robotics Symposium was held in the event space in E7. The event was co-hosted by the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Systems Design Engineering.

Stephanie Holko, a Chemical Engineering alumnus from the class of 2004, had the opportunity to embark on a remarkable research journey with a group of women to investigate Norway’s Arctic fjords.

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.