News from the department of Chemical Engineering

Reducing CO2 emissions is part of the public discourse on addressing climate change, but what are we doing to remove CO2 that’s already been emitted? The de Lannoy Lab in McMaster Engineering is exploring how the oceans can be used to sustainably remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

Four McMaster Engineering researchers have been awarded over $4.2M to advance critical minerals research in collaboration with industry leaders.

When it comes to co-op, McMaster Engineering alumni and former international students Adetutu Ajayi and Mehedi Newaz Khan, support it wholeheartedly.

More than 250 final-year engineering projects were showcased at the annual Capstone Expo on April 9.

Five Capstone project teams share their initial concepts and final iterations and describe how their projects are positioned to engineer a brighter future.

Our 2024 Mac Eng grads and Iron Ring recipients reflect on their time as an undergraduate student.

Researchers, students, entrepreneurs and industry professionals gathered for talks and panel discussions that highlighted the multifaceted ways McMaster supports, stimulates and champions innovation and entrepreneurship.  

Landon Steenbakkers is a fourth year Chemical and Bioengineering student on a 6-month co-op placement in Göttingen, Germany at Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading company in the international field of biopharmaceuticals.

Sky Bjel, Kim Jones and Hima Patel were honoured for their contributions toward creating a more equitable society at the annual YWCA Hamilton's Women of Distinction Awards.

Chemical Engineering Professor Drew Higgins, above, and postdoctoral fellow Ahmed Abdellah used extremely powerful magnification equipment to study at a nanoscale how synthetic materials that catalyze and convert carbon dioxide break down.

Claire Velikonja’s work, specifically in virus concentration estimation, holds great promise for the future of immunotherapy.