As a second year Chemical and Materials Engineering student, I was in the midst of applying for any internships I could find. In doing so, I discovered an email from the University about The Intern Group, acompany who connects you to an international internship experience. I saw this as an opportunity tocombine my engineering knowledge…

Inspiring Stories from Graduates of Chemical and Materials Engineering.

An erudite scholar, Professor Mohammed Farid was recently awarded the prestigious President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) for Distinguished Scientist by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering rejoices with you on the occasion of this well-deserved honor. We are very proud of Mohammed, and his achievement elevates the reputation…

Chemical & Materials Engineering Department hosts Tamaki College Secondary School Chemmat hosted a group of 30 high school students (Year 11 and 12) and teachers from Tamaki College Secondary School on the 18th of October.  The half day event started by giving the students a flavour of our MDLS teaching laboratory.  This was followed by…

Professor Krist visited the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering to widen out, and of course, he was not disappointed. From left to right: Prof Ashvin Thambyah, Prof Krist Gernaey, Dr Isuru Udugama, and Prof Brent Young.  Krist is an avid coffee consumer and has on numerous occasions commented on “how great the coffee is…

  Chemical Engineering Conference (CHEMECA 2023), 1–3 October Chemmat in collaboration with IChemE (Institute of Chemical Engineering) hosted CHEMECA 2023 at the Hilton, Auckland. The conference theme was “Leading the Transition into a Sustainable Future” and the conference attracted more than 200 delegates from across Australia and New Zealand. Contributing towards the sustainable theme, BECA…

Article by Isuru A. Udugama, Michael A. Taube and Brent Young published in The Chemical Engineer https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/features/a-digital-twin-approach-to-distillation-control-education/