For our course, CHEMMAT 753 – Biomaterials and their applications, we regularly host guests from industry to help the students get a better idea of work environments which encompass the content of the course. This year, we hosted a lab dedicated to implant technologies which was attended by the following people: Scott Bolam: Orthopaedic Registrar…

On 10 March 2021, CHEMMAT’s Professor Wei Gao was interviewed by TV33, Chinese New Zealand Television. His topic was “Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology”. TV33, is a member of the Freeview Group, a free-to-air channel specifically targeting the Chinese market in New Zealand.

CHEMMAT’s Associate Professor Dr Peng Cao is mentioned on page 27 of the below article featured in the 13 March 2021 issue of the Listener:                       Media

Congratulations to CHEMMAT’s Drs Steve Matthews and Alec Asadov for winning the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Volume 29, ‘Best Paper’.   CHEMMAT’s Dr Steve Matthews CHEMMAT’s Dr Alec Asadov

On 10 May 2021, CHEMMAT 758 (Waste Reduction and Recycling) class visited Fuji Film Innovation Centre. This site visit was organised as part of our new partnership with Fuji Film on our new Master of Engineering Studies – Sustainable Resource Recovery. The visit helped the students develop their understanding of how theoretical practice is applied…

One of the tech industry experts that will select up to 30 Semifinalists out of hundreds of entries, giving them a shot at competing for the Grand Prize and changing the future of food is CHEMMAT’s Biomaterials Scientist Dr Laura Domigan. In July, 2021, XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion will announce the Semifinalist teams in…

We are delighted to share the great news that Laura Domigan has been awarded a UoA Early Career Research Excellence Award! This is an outstanding achievement, and the award recognises and promotes excellence and research leadership potential among emerging researchers in the University. Well done Laura!

Congratulations to CHEMMAT PhD candidate Annie Wang and her supervision team for being awarded a new Callaghan Innovation fund to support her PhD project to the value of $91,500.   PhD project title: Development of an eco-friendly, anticorrosion and antifouling polymer coating system for marine applications PhD Candidate: Annie Wang Supervision Team: Prof Wei Gao,…

From Left: Dr Rob Burrell (Anaesthetist), CHEMMAT’s Assoc Prof Saeid Baroutian   Congratulations Saeid! On the evening of Tuesday, 20 April, we gathered across ten bars to cheer on twenty bright minds. CHEMMAT’s Assoc Prof Saeid Baroutian was one of them. Saeid gave his talk alongside Rob Burrell at the Dice & Fork in Freemans…

CHEMMAT’s Associate Professor Saeid Baroutian was featured on Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon on his research on waste minimisation in the healthcare industry. Read/listen to it.