/chemeng/taxonomy/term/5/all en /chemeng/channels/event/mssi-x-xprize-transdisciplinary-symposium-creating-societal-change-361361 <p>On February 3rd, 2025, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ and <a href="https://www.xprize.org/">the XPRIZE</a> will host a symposium at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ in Montreal, Canada, celebrating ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ joining the XPRIZE’s Higher Education Network.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:25:47 +0000 admin 1605 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/prix-grands-sages-honours-mcgill-professor-emeritus-dr-phil-gold-and-two-phd-candidates-361165 <div> <p><span><span><span><em><strong>R</strong></em><span><em><strong>esearchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec</strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:11:21 +0000 admin 1603 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div> <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>$<span>13.8<span><span> <span><span>million <span>in federal funding <span>for<span> <span>³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ’s cohort of <span>10 <span>new<span>,<span> five renewed Canada Research Chairs<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 admin 1601 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/event/techidea-pitch-competition-submission-deadline-360679 <p>The TechIdea Pitch competition encourages ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ students, working in teams, to propose new technologically-based ideas/solutions that solve real world problems.</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:53:46 +0000 admin 1594 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-6-customer-discovery-360500 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model or lean canvas.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:35:32 +0000 admin 1593 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/odile-liboiron-ladouceur-associate-professor-has-been-awarded-recognition-photonics100-2025-360930 <p>Congratulations go to Professor Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, who has been awarded the recognition of Photonics100 of 2025.</p> Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:26:20 +0000 admin 1583 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/mcgill-north-americas-best-university-creating-startup-companies-360668 <h2><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-named-north-americas-best-university-at-creating-startup-companies/">³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ is North America’s best university at creating startup companies</a></h2> <p>³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ launched 28 research-based startup companies last year, more than any other university in North America, according to a new national survey.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-named-north-americas-best-university-at-creating-startup-companies/">Read more!</a></strong></p> Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:01:22 +0000 admin 1577 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/two-mcgill-researchers-win-2024-prix-du-quebec-honours-360619 <p><em>Professors recognized for work on war-affected children and families, development of ‘intelligent’ fabrics</em></p> <p>Two ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ researchers won Prix du Québec, the highest honours awarded by the Quebec government in the fields of culture and science.</p> <p><a href="/socialwork/about/people/faculty/denov">Myriam Denov</a>, Professor in ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ’s School of Social Work won the <a href="https://prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/">Prix du Québec</a>’s Marie-Andrée-Bertrand Prize for social innovation.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:47:10 +0000 admin 1575 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/mcgill-led-projects-awarded-360000-occupational-health-and-safety-research-quebec-360237 <div> <p><em><span><span><span>I<span>mproving air quality and developing advanced health monitoring devices<span> <span>are the aims of research projects <span>funded <span>by the<span> Robert Sauvé Research Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (IRSST) <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></p></div> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:47:39 +0000 admin 1560 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/101-mcgill-research-projects-awarded-235-million-nserc-discovery-grants-funding-358031 <p><strong><em>Funding supports groundbreaking research in the natural sciences and engineering</em></strong></p> <p>The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 101 ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $23.5 million.</p> <p>The Discovery Grants support ongoing programs with long-term goals, recognizing the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of all research advances.</p> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:07:59 +0000 admin 1482 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/ai-and-sustainability-balancing-innovation-planetary-and-social-well-being-357969 <h2><img alt="The 11th trottier symposium on sustainable engineering, energy and design" src="/tised/files/tised/11th_symposium_logo.png" style="height:105px; width:700px" /></h2> <h3>Date: October 10th, 2024 | Time: 6:00 PM | Location: The ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Faculty Club | Free Event <img alt="Letters AI with greenery coming out of it" src="/tised/files/tised/styles/wysiwyg_extra_large/public/ai_image.jpg?itok=VRa4KRf9" style="float:right; height:250px; width:333px" /></h3> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:01:48 +0000 admin 1479 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/17-mcgill-researchers-honoured-prestigious-canada-research-chairs-357763 <p style="text-align:center"><em>³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ awarded $10.9 million in federal funding through Canada Research Chairs Program</em></p> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:48:28 +0000 admin 1471 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/new-600-level-course-advanced-materials-chemical-engineering-334814 <p>The department is offering a new core graduate course starting this winter (W2022). The course is titled "<strong>Advanced Materials in Chemical Engineering</strong>" (CHEE 688), and will be co-taught by Prof. Noémie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne and Prof. Reghan Hill. The course will cover a range of fundamental and applied concepts related to materials engineering, with a focus on topics of interest in chemical engineering. These concepts will be applied to inorganic materials, nanostructured materials, soft matter and polymers, and biological materials.</p> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:01:10 +0000 jan.kopyscinski@mcgill.ca 1054 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/welcome-prof-samuel-huberman-333964 <p>We welcome our newest faculty member Dr. Samuel Huberman (Assistant Professor).</p> <p>His research focuses on theoretical and experimental techniques to push our fundamental understanding of energy transfer at small length and time scales.</p> Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:15:09 +0000 jan.kopyscinski@mcgill.ca 1053 at /chemeng /chemeng/channels/news/congrats-dr-ulrich-legrand-win-mitacs-entrepreneur-awards-331663 <p>We are proud of Ulrich Legrand, Co-Founder and Technical Director of Electro Carbon, who after completing his PhD and a postdoctoral fellowship with Prof. Jean-Luc Meunier, became an entrepreneur and won the Mitacs Environmental Entrepreneurship Award for his technology that transforms CO2, responsible for greenhouse gases (GHGs), into a commercial product.</p> <p> </p> <p><br />  </p> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:16:21 +0000 jan.kopyscinski@mcgill.ca 1050 at /chemeng