Chemmat

21/04/2026

Chemmat Diamond Jubilee 2027!
Hello Fellow Chemical and Materials Engineering Graduates,

Chemmat will be turning 60 in 2027! To celebrate this 60th Anniversary of the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department we hope to organise a ‘gala’ dinner in the later part of 2027. The department is looking to use this dinner opportunity for our alumni to also have a reunion, as we celebrate this milestone year together.

If you would like to be kept informed of this event in 2027, please fill out this very short form that essentially asks for your email and year of graduation. Form: https://forms.gle/9H4aWQgqThcvmPPH9

As the Department wishes to reach out to as many past graduates as possible, I would like to apologise in advance in case you receive multiple emails relating to this planned celebratory event.
Finally, we really hope you can start considering and planning to attend this event. It will be a wonderful gathering and a time to jog down memory lane!

21/04/2026

Chemmat will be turning 60 in 2027!

Chemmat Diamond Jubilee 2027! Hello Fellow Chemical and Materials Engineering Graduates, Chemmat will be turning 60 in 2027! To celebrate this 60th Anniversary of the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department we hope to organise a ‘gala’ dinner in the later part of 2027. The department is lo...

01/06/2025

From our academic Dr Shanghai Wei

Analysis from the University of Auckland: Without more regulation on how to safely dispose of lithium-ion batteries we’re going to have more fires caused by them

30/05/2025

Kennedy-Wunsch lecture – Rob Kirkpatrick

https://chemmat.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/2025/05/30/kennedy-wunsch-lecture-rob-kirkpatrick/

13/05/2025

Ex-Chemmat graduates volunteer in CV-writing workshop for current students.
From left to right: Ben Paris -F&P Healthcare, John Boules - Firth, Matthew Oei - AirNZ, Prof Ashvin Thambyah - Chemmat HOD

13/05/2025

Uber Eats shares new framework to support Kiwi restaurants in the shift to more sustainable packaging choices

https://chemmat.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/2025/04/10/uber-eats-shares-new-framework-to-support-kiwi-restaurants-in-the-shift-to-more-sustainable-packaging-choices/

13/05/2025

Faculty of Engineering and Design’s Women in Engineering Holiday Camp Hosts High School Students

https://chemmat.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/2025/04/16/faculty-of-engineering-and-designs-women-in-engineering-holiday-camp-hosts-high-school-students/

13/05/2025

New Zealand-US Hydrogen Collaboration Day
https://chemmat.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/2025/05/06/new-zealand-us-hydrogen-collaboration-day/

21/09/2024

https://youtu.be/Wfhe9RFIz9g?feature=shared

26/07/2024

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02381-x

E-mails and instant messaging are core to research — but also a distraction. Researchers should study their impact on science, and how they can claw back time to concentrate.