On 30 November, CHEMMAT student, L’Rey Renata, presented her research to Water NZ and Engineering NZ.   L’Rey Renata L’Rey is currently in her fourth year of a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Material) degree at the University of Auckland. She is also a Student Water Engineer at GHD.

Dr Gohar Gholamibozanjani   PhD Title: Improving the Thermal Efficiency of Buildings Using Phase Change Materials   Supervisor: Professor Mohammed Farid   Co-Supervisor: Associate Professor Saeid Baroutian   Dr Gohar Gholamibozanjani completed her PhD research on improving the thermal efficiency of buildings using Phase Change Materials (PCMs). In recent years, population growth and industrial developments…

Staff: Ashvin, Saeid, Steve, and Mark. Student full names shown in the table below.   Outstanding performance by our final year students on their research projects were celebrated, online, with an awards ‘ceremony.’ There were a range of prizes awarding research excellence and the following table provides details. Prize About the prizes Awardee Award ($)…

For our course, CHEMMAT 753 – Biomaterials and their applications, we regularly host guests from industry to help the students get a better idea of work environments which encompass the content of the course. This year, we hosted a lab dedicated to implant technologies which was attended by the following people: Scott Bolam: Orthopaedic Registrar…

On 10 March 2021, CHEMMAT’s Professor Wei Gao was interviewed by TV33, Chinese New Zealand Television. His topic was “Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology”. TV33, is a member of the Freeview Group, a free-to-air channel specifically targeting the Chinese market in New Zealand.

CHEMMAT’s Associate Professor Dr Peng Cao is mentioned on page 27 of the below article featured in the 13 March 2021 issue of the Listener:                       Media

Congratulations to CHEMMAT’s Drs Steve Matthews and Alec Asadov for winning the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Volume 29, ‘Best Paper’.   CHEMMAT’s Dr Steve Matthews CHEMMAT’s Dr Alec Asadov

On 10 May 2021, CHEMMAT 758 (Waste Reduction and Recycling) class visited Fuji Film Innovation Centre. This site visit was organised as part of our new partnership with Fuji Film on our new Master of Engineering Studies – Sustainable Resource Recovery. The visit helped the students develop their understanding of how theoretical practice is applied…

One of the tech industry experts that will select up to 30 Semifinalists out of hundreds of entries, giving them a shot at competing for the Grand Prize and changing the future of food is CHEMMAT’s Biomaterials Scientist Dr Laura Domigan. In July, 2021, XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion will announce the Semifinalist teams in…