Info session on Sustainable Resource Recovery
On 16 September we recorded our online information session on Sustainable Resource Recovery. Here are the links to the recording and the web page: The recording Web...
$12.5m project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions using ‘digital twin’ technology
Chemmat researchers Dr Wei Yu and Prof Brent Young are key researchers of a multi-disciplinary team from Auckland, Massey and Waikato Universities and industry collaborators that were recently awarded $12.5 million over 7 years to develop an Advanced Energy Technology...
Chemmat’s Adjunct Prof Rob Kirkpatrick’s webinar on Systems Engineering
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Steve Strover
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...
Life on Zoom
Staff-Student Consultative Committee Meeting – 3 April 2020 Friday drinks with the...
February message – Head of Department
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...
AAEE summer school
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...
CMESA on Instagram
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/ ...
Chemmat’s Industry Advisory Board seeks new Members
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;...
The Roof of the Future
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...
November Message – Head of Department
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...
IChemE Project Winners
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...
Dr Shan Yi’s Trip To China
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...
Water & Wastewater Treatment Symposium
Photo: Water and Wastewater Treatment Symposium speakers and participants On November 11 2019, our department successfully held our first Water Symposium, with the theme “Water and Wastewater Treatment: Advanced Processing and Membrane...