This week Dr Wei Yu of the Industrial Information and Control Centre (I2C2), Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering returns from China after visiting CHN Energy (CE) research and development campus, Future Science City in Beijing.  The joint research project is on Flexible CO2 capture and hydrogenation for Green Methanol Production and brings together China…

Last week CHEMMAT staff member, Dr Wei Yu returned from China after he and fellow CHEMMAT staff member, Prof Brent Young, visited China to meet with several successful CHEMMAT alumni, both students and staff.   Brent  with PhD student Beichen Zhao first visited TJX Bioengineering LLC in Shanghai (tjxbio.com), whose CEO, Dr. “Bruce” X. Lee,…

Associate Professor Meng Wai Woo made Fellow of IChemE Associate Professor Meng Wai Woo has been formally recognized for his contributions to chemical engineering, being made a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). The honour was presented at the IChemE New Zealand Annual General Meeting, on 28 May 2025, celebrating his leadership and service…

Energy Without more regulation on how to safely dispose of lithium-ion batteries we’re going to have more fires caused by them by Shanghai Wei 28/05/2025 EV batteries in cars are still inherently hazardous because of their use of highly reactive lithium metal (in non-rechargeable lithium batteries) and organic-based electrolytes. Photo: Getty Images Expert opinion from University…

Energy Why we need to get rid of lithium-ion batteries Without more regulation on how to safely dispose of lithium-ion batteries we’re going to have more fires caused by them by Shanghai Wei28/05/2025 EV batteries in cars are still inherently hazardous because of their use of highly reactive lithium metal (in non-rechargeable lithium batteries) and organic-based…

On Wednesday, at the new BECA building near the Wynyard Quarter,  Adjunct Professor Robert Kirkpatrick of the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering  was invited by the New Zealand chapter of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) to present this year’s Kennedy-Wunsch flagship lecture. The annual lecture series recognises the role that Miles Kennedy and…

A common difficulty students experience is a lack of understanding of how real process and their underpinning theory work in a real-world setting. The CHEMMAT 306 Methanex visit provides an excellent opportunity for students to not only bridge this knowledge gap but also develop a design mindset, which is critical for final-year projects. Throughout CHEMMAT…

“On April 10th and 11th, 2025, researchers from the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Auckland, and GNS Science in New Zealand joined collaborators from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) for a two-day collaboration of presentations and discussions in Livermore, CA. Supported by the NZ–US Catalyst Seeding: General…

Excited Students paying keen attention, while also having fun On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering’s Resource Recovery Lab’ had the pleasure of hosting around 50 Year-11 high school students from across New Zealand as part of the Faculty of Engineering and Design’s Women in Engineering Holiday Camp. The students…

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