UC Chemical and Process Engineering

20/10/2024

Check out some of the work just out by researchers in CAPE!

Abstract. Sugar maples (Acer saccharum Marshall) develop elevated stem pressures in springtime through the compression and expansion of gas bubbles present

24/06/2024

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day

Yesterday was International Women in Engineering Day! We’re so proud of the amazing women in our Chemical Engineering Department—faculty, staff, and students alike. Your dedication and achievements inspire us every day. Cheers to all the brilliant women in engineering worldwide making a difference. Thank you for all you do!

Today's the day! 🎉

Happy everybody!

Join us in celebrating by posting your stories, watching out on our socials for the Top 50 Women in Engineering announcements all throughout today and joining us on tomorrows official INWED webinar!

https://www.inwed.org.uk/events/get-involved-inwed-2024/

23/06/2024

Get tickets on Humanitix - STEMinism 2024 – UC’s Women in Engineering and Technology! hosted by UC Engineering. Rātā | Engineering Core, 63 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand. Thursday 27th June 2024. Find event information.

04/06/2024

🌍🌱 This World Environment Day, we're proud to showcase our staff and students' work aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

🌲 SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
Green hydrogen from forestry waste: UC PhD student Chichi Zhang is developing tech to produce green hydrogen from woody biomass.

Join us in celebrating their efforts for a sustainable future! 🌏✨

University of Canterbury (UC) PhD student Chichi Zhang is developing technology and relevant metal oxide materials to help produce green hydrogen from New Zealand’s abundant supply of woody biomass.

04/06/2024

🌍🌱 This World Environment Day, we're proud to showcase our staff and students' work aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

🔬 SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production.
Methane-munching microbes: Tackling 41% of NZ's greenhouse gas emissions by harnessing tiny organisms.

Join us in celebrating their efforts for a sustainable future! 🌏✨

Agricultural methane is responsible for 41% of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, but researchers from University of Canterbury want to change that by harnessing help from tiny living organisms.

04/06/2024

We’re excited to sponsor and be involved in the development of the Pacific H2O unit, a 4-lesson program for high school students focusing on water purification through a Pacific lens. Developed over six months, this project involved collaboration with an incredible international team from New Zealand, Samoa, the US, and Australia, including UC's Matt Cowan and Ashalyna Noa.

Students will gain a new appreciation for water as they explore STEM roles, Pacific languages, and proverbs through a choose-your-own adventure chemistry lab.

Students will gain a new appreciation for water as they reflect, mind-map, embody different STEM roles, and perform a choose-your-own adventure chemistry lab. Throughout, they will be exposed to Pacific languages, proverbs, and STEM solutions in this unique learning experience.

16/05/2024

Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora I Speak up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying! 💗🌺💕

Join us to speak up, stand together and stop bullying this Pink Shirt Day on Friday, 17 May! We're asking the UC community to help us turn the campus pink by participating in a range of events beginning Monday 13 May to Friday 17 May.

For more information on what we have planned for Pink Shirt Day keep an eye out on our socials or search Pink Shirt Day on the UC website.

Pink Shirt Day Aotearoa

16/05/2024

Time for a class photo! 📸

In today's we journey back to 1984. Who do you recognise from our UC Chemical and Process Engineering staff, post-grads and third-pro students? 🧐

UC Engineering University of Canterbury

12/04/2024

Reflecting on Endometriosis Awareness Month with a must-read!

UC Chemical and Process Engineering's own Katherine Ellis and Rachel Wood, along with Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith and Deborah Munro, delve into the unique experiences of Māori and Pasifika endometriosis patients in Aotearoa NZ. Their paper offers a deep dive into the significant challenges these communities face and underscores the need for more inclusive healthcare solutions.

UC Engineering

Experiences with endometriosis have been understudied in indigenous and people of colour populations. This study aimed to investigate the experiences of Māori and Pasifika endometriosis patients in Aotearoa New Zealand. Twenty-seven Māori endometriosis participants from 21 iwi (tribes), and 10 Pas...

11/04/2024

Huge congrats to all our UC Engineering and UC Science Grads! Your hard work, innovation, and dedication have culminated in this momentous achievement. We can’t wait to see where you all head next. Cheers to your incredible journey ahead!

03/04/2024

We're thrilled to showcase the impressive work of CAPE PhD Student Dana Stone.
Want to read more? Checkout her research paper through the link below. A huge congratulations to Dana on being the lead author for the first time!
The MacDiarmid Institute

Control of localized metal organic film thickness is shown through the variation of chamber pressure and dose time during atomic layer deposition (ALD). Zinc oxide is deposited within α-alumina tubul...