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Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering at the School of Engineering

Elucidating molecular transport mechanisms through atomistic simulations

Closing Date:

Sunday, June 22, 2025

Membrane-based processes for water treatment, such as reverse osmosis (RO), hold promise in tackling water scarcity locally and globally.

Figure 1. Summary of trace organic contaminant rejection as a function of molecular weight (MW) (data for polyamide RO membranes). Small (i.e., low MW), charge-Neutral Contaminants (SNCs), such as NDMA, exhibit lower rejection compared to charged compounds of similar molecular weight. Data from Werber et al. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2016, 3, 4, 112–120

Winter events celebrate student achievement

The School recently honoured the accomplishments of our students at two winter celebration events - Winter Graduation and a prize giving ceremony.

Graduating students in the McEwan Hall

Award-winning prototypes bring young engineers’ ideas to life

A team from the School have won two Primary Engineer MacRobert Medals for prototypes they developed for a nationwide competition to inspire young people about engineering.

Medal winners at Primary Engineer's awards ceremony at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in London

IMP Industrial seminar: X-Ray Microscopy: an introduction into sub-micron non-destructive imaging and multiscale workflows

Date:

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 13:00 to 14:00

Location:

Swann Building 7.15

Event Contact Name:

Nan Yu

Event Contact Email:

nan.yu@ed.ac.uk

IMP seminar: Biomass gasification and its integration with CO2 capture and utilisation

Date:

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 13:00 to 14:00

Location:

G.30 Murchison House

Event Contact Name:

Nan Yu

Event Contact Email:

nan.yu@ed.ac.uk

Physics-based mathematical modelling of water electrolyzer for hydrogen production

Closing Date:

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Water electrolysers are promising for hydrogen-powered grids, producing green hydrogen from renewable energy sources, and working in a pair with fuel cells or gas turbines.

Careers in Engineering Fair 2023

Date:

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 12:30 to 16:00

Location:

Sanderson Building, Kings Buildings

Event Contact Name:

Contact the Careers Service

Event Contact Email:

careers@ed.ac.uk

IMP seminar: Design strategy: well-defined Cu2O-based materials for antibiotic removal from water and H2 generation

Date:

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 - 13:00 to 14:00

Location:

Classroom 3, Sanderson Building

Event Contact Name:

Nan Yu

Event Contact Email:

nan.yu@ed.ac.uk

Researchers edging closer towards a ‘wearable kidney’

Researchers in the School believe they are getting closer to making a wearable haemodialysis machine a reality.

School of Engineering researchers Professor Sotirios Tsaftaris, Professor Grazia De Angelis and PhD student Thomas Fabiani

IMP seminar: Your Career in the Energy Transition – Climate Change and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make our world better

Date:

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 13:00 to 14:00

Location:

Swann Building 7.20

Event Contact Name:

Nan Yu

Event Contact Email:

nan.yu@ed.ac.uk

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