As mentioned at the beginning of the semester, I was keen on planning a factory tour to O-I Glass New Zealand with the students. This visit took place on Monday, 30 September, 1-3pm with 3 lecturers (myself, Dr Shanghai Wei, and Amanda DiIenno), and 10 students from the CHEMMAT 302/754 class. It was an amazing…

Congratulations to Chemmat PhD candidate Sesha Manuguri for successfully defending his PhD thesis, “Proteins, Polymers and Nanoparticles: Self-assembly Towards Functional Nanostructures”. Sesha’s supervisors were Dr Jenny Malmstrom (Chemmat) and Prof David Williams (Chemistry).

Chemmat was fortunate to have psychiatrist Dr Jane Casey accept our invitation to give a seminar to our students and staff on Thursday, 10 October to coincide with World Mental Health Day. Jane’s talk was targeted towards PhD students and gave strategies about how to manage stress and recognise when you’re feeling stressed or burnt…

This year the Chemeca conference was held in Sydney, Australia from 29 September-2 October. At Chemeca, Chemmat’s Dr Kaveh Shahbaz presented slides from his recent study with Prof Mohammed Farid and Angela Yan, Chemmat Part III student. Kaveh’s presentation was entitled ‘Axtaxanthin extraction from crayfish heads using deep eutectic solvents.’ Astaxanthin is one of the…

The Chemical and Materials Engineering Student Association (CMESA) hosted a Pub Quiz at Shadows on Thursday 19th September at 6.30pm. There was a range of questions from pop culture and sports to materials and processing. They also had a bonus “Guess the Lecturer” round!!!

The 48th Chemeca was held in Sydney NSW, Australia from 29 September – 2 October 2019. This annual meeting brings together chemical engineers from Australia, New Zealand and other countries to share their insights and innovations relevant to chemical engineers across the wide range of industries. The Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers…

Class of ’89!   On 5th September, the department hosted a gathering and tour for some keen alumni of the 1989 cohort.  The afternoon started with tea and nibbles where alumni, staff and students had a chance to catch-up, be introduced and re-introduced, and chat. Following that, the entire group settled into a seminar room,…

Enthusiastic visitors participated in materials-end products matching game. We received more than 650 responses. Congratulations to Lucy Jane English, Rowena Chin, Ella Lin who each won a subscription to KiwiCo. Photo: Popcorn maker – representing a fluidized-bed reactor Flow control systems are easily explained with 3-D printed demos! As usual, the department had great support…

The Annual PG symposium has become a regular event in the C&M Calendar, and this year it ran for the 4th time at the City campus on Monday, 9 September. The event is designed for PhD students to showcase their research to the wider community through different media.  All PhD students in the department are…

On 8 May 2019, the Chemical and Materials Engineering Student Association (CMESA) hosted a student internship evening. They reported a great turnout, with both Part 2 and 3 students. The evening consisted of Part 3 and 4 students that spoke about their experiences applying for and interning at a range of companies. For more information…