Way to go, Wei!
In June 2020 it was announced that Chemmat’s Professor Wei Gao had been awarded The Vice-Chancellor’s Commercialisation Medal as part of the University of Auckland 2020 Research Excellence Awards. From the UoA website: Professor Wei Gao from Chemical and...
Innovative solutions in response to COVID-19
In May 2020, $25M for innovative solutions in response to COVID-19 was announced by the government. $110K was awarded to Chemmat’s Associate Professor Ashton Partridge’s company Digital Sensing Ltd. The name of their project for testing for COVID-19, is...
April message – Head of Department
April 2020 On Monday 30 March 2020, the University began full online teaching to provide some sense of business continuity amidst the nationwide Alert Level 4 lockdown. As staff scrambled to prepare, students were understandably anxious on how the following...
Chemmat alumni James Woolner
An interview with Chemmat alumni James Woolner who is presently living in The Netherlands: In 2018 I decided to do what every Kiwi seems to do in their career, move to Europe. Being a UK national and therefore having EU citizenship, I thought it would be more...
CMESA news
Update from Matthew Oei, President, CMESA: Despite the challenges of lockdown, we put together two events, as well as a wellness post for the University’s Mental Health Day on 5 May 2020. We had a Kahoot quiz that had a $50 prize pack and a TikTok...
Winner of the best Zoom background and dress-up award…
… goes to Chemmat Professional Teaching Fellow, Dr Pablo German (on the left. On the right is Chemmat’s Head of Department Assoc Prof Ashvin Thambyah).
UV industry associations discourage the use of UV light on the human body to disinfect against the coronavirus
Please see below from Prof Mohd Farid, Member of the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) Download PDF of Press Release Chevy Chase, MD, USA (April 24, 2020) Recent reports suggest that ultraviolet (UV) light can be used on the human body...
Chemmat’s Industry Advisory Board meet on Zoom
Chaired by Adrian Dickison, Chemmat’s Industry Advisory Board meet quarterly. The board includes both Chemmat students and alumni who now work in the industry.
MBIE funding update – Prof Mohammed Farid
Chemmat’s Professor Mohammed Farid has three MBIE-funded projects. Listed below, the first two have already been contracted, and the third one should be contracted very soon. Title: Quality and safety assurance for high value cold-smoked or...
UV and fast cooling of milk
Watch the two video recordings that have recently been released for the UV and fast cooling of...
Key Auckland leadership in IChemE’s learned society digitalisation priority topic
https://ichemeblog.org/2020/07/28/climate-change-hazards-and-digitalisation/#more-12210 Digitalisation is one of the three priority topics for IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers UK) learned society. IChemE needs to understand how the development of digital...
New biosector careers profiles launched
A new collection of chemical engineering career profiles has been launched by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) to inspire the next generation into a prosperous career in the bioeconomy. Showcasing how chemical engineers in this emerging sector are...
Chemmat Careers Evening
Chemmat’s Careers Evening was held on the evening of Thursday, 30 July at the Sir Owen Glenn building where past Chemmat graduates shared their rich experiences from their own journeys in their respective fields and presented on their career development after...
Prof Brent Young – “My graduation story”
1985 BE student My graduation story. A career that began with graduation during a recession. Brent Young I graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in the mid 1980’s from University, after years of depression, recession, and extremely high (double digit)...