With sadness we received the news on 9 April 2020 that a long-serving technician in our department, Steve Strover, passed away following a prolonged illness. Steve began his career with our department way back in 1986, bringing his skills in metallography, microscopy and photography to our materials engineering teaching and research. In his job, he…
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Staff-Student Consultative Committee Meeting – 3 April 2020 Friday drinks with the technicians!
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February 2020 A brand new year, a brand new building – a brand new virus! Yikes! It’s been a start to 2020 with mixed feelings. The move to the new Engineering Building is complete, staff and students have been reinvigorated. Everyone’s excited about the new labs that now enjoy first-rate, world class facilities and this includes…
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Photo: Facilitators and participants in the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) 2020 summer school at Waikato Institute of Technology in Hamilton. From left to right: Amar Auckaili (UoA), Andrea Kolb (UoA), Pablo German (UoA), Lorenzo Garcia (Auckland University of Technology), Anne Gardner, Alessandro Fascetti (University of Waikato, UoW), Chanelle Gavin (UoW), Rachael Tighe (UoW),…
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CMESA (Chemical & Materials Engineering Students Association) has a new Instagram page for announcing their social events, including “Isolation Challenges.” Follow them or check out their page: https://www.instagram.com/cmesa.uoa/
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We are currently seeking Expressions of Interest for new Members to join the Chemmat Industry Advisory Board. The role of the Board is to guide and support the Department to develop engineers that are: • Capable of dealing with complexity, diversity and change; • Have a broad knowledge of science, culture and society as…
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F-Wave LLC has introduced its REVIA Hybrid solar roof tiles. F-Wave’s new tiles harvest both photovoltaic and thermal energy. The company’s Hybrid tiles are up to 40% efficient, doubling the efficiency of traditional glass solar panels. The energy generated mirrors the energy demand of typical homes across the US, which require one-third electrical and two-thirds…
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The Chemmat Knit – Newsletter November 2019 The year is coming to an end, and this will be the last newsletter for 2019. It has been a busy last few months and we have quite a bit to report. While you do check out this edition, I would draw your attention to the 4th year…
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Photo (from left), Chemmat’s Head of Department Assoc Prof Ashvin Thambyah, Final Year Undergraduate students Michael Kim and Victoria Pickett, Chemmat’s Senior Lecturer Dr Saeid Baroutian Last year the Society of Materials NZ (SMNZI) and IChemE reviewed the Final Year Projects Reports provided by the finalists for the 2019 SMNZI and IChemE prizes for…
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Photo: Chemmat’s Lecturer, Dr Shan Yi (Shan is standing in the centre, wearing a pink top) Dr Shan Yi is our new Lecturer who joined Chemmat last November. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in biochemical engineering, she got her PhD degree and became a scientist in Environmental Engineering. Prior to the New Year,…
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