“How can someone so full of life leave it so suddenly…”  This was said by a close PhD mate of Dr Isuru Udugama when informed of his passing. Isuru was not just a social butterfly, he was a social bear – such was his strong presence and likeable personality, that he formed friendships so easily….

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/

It was a successful outing at the IChemE AGM on the 17 May, which was held at Waikato University.  Isaac Severinsen represented the department and presented his work on digital twin for the IChemE Postgraduate Researcher of the Year competition.  Ramin Razmi who is awaiting for this PhD examination and now based in Hamilton with…

Congratulations CHEMMAT PhD student, Gevargis Muramthookil Thomas, for winning the Social issues category of the Ideas challenge conducted by Velocity. Gevargis is under the supervision of Dr Filicia Wicaksana and Dr Shan Yi. The IDEAS Challenge was organised by Velocity, The University of Auckland Entrepreneurship Programme. The challenge invited ideas to solve social issues, environmental…

Dilieka is studying for a PhD in Chemical and Materials Engineering and is the recipient of a doctoral scholarship awarded by Fonterra Cooperative Limited. Dilieka previously completed a Bachelor of Science at Uva Wellassa University in Sri Lanka, and a Masters in Chemical Engineering at the University of Auckland. “Coming from a background in water…

Bryan completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science Conjoint and is now involved in research that leads to global decarbonisation. Bryan came to the University from China to study a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Science Conjoint, majoring in Chemical and Materials Engineering and Environmental Science. “After falling in love with New Zealand’s beautiful…