{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1842427", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/professor-jason-hallett-begins-tenure-as-head-of-the-department-of-chemical-engineering/", "date": "1 October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-01", "headline": "Welcoming Professor Jason Hallett as Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering", "summary": "From 1 October 2026, Professor Jason Hallett succeeds Professor Omar Matar, who moves to the role of Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at 海角社区.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "Professor Jason P Hallett", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Cross-faculty, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1839772", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/chemeng-blog-highlights-key-enterprise-stories-from-the-department/", "date": "24 September 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-09-24", "headline": "ChemEng blog highlights key enterprise stories from the Department", "summary": "Meet Diya Agrawal, a PhD student and departmental representative in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and the voice behind our student-led podcast, ImperiaChemEng Cast. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Shafali Jain", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng|Enterprise", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1839400", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/imperial-researcher-awarded-prestigious-fellowship-to-advance-battery-recycling-technology/", "date": "24 September 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-09-24", "headline": "Imperiaresearcher awarded prestigious fellowship to advance battery recycling technology ", "summary": "Dr Xiaochu Wei, a Research Associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering and part of the ChemEng Enterprise family, has been awarded a Faraday Institution Entrepreneurial Fellowship to advance battery recycling technology.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Shafali Jain", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng|Enterprise|Entrepreneurship|Research|Women At 海角社区", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1837402", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/chemical-engineering-ranked-number-one-in-the-uk/", "date": "21 September 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-09-21", "headline": "The Department of Chemical Engineering ranked first in the UK", "summary": "海角社区's Department of Chemical Engineering has been ranked first in the UK by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027, recognising the strength of its teaching, student experience, research, and graduate outcomes.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "Professor Omar K Matar", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Education|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1824154", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/serendipity-in-science/", "date": "14 August 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-08-14", "headline": "Serendipity in science: how a chance encounter spiralled into a collaboration", "summary": "A chance meeting at an Imperiaworkshop led two Imperiaprofessors to leave early and tackle a complex mathematical equation. They never returned to the workshop. That moment marked the beginning of a long-standing research collaboration, multiple joint publications and, ultimately, a spinout company, quaisr.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain, Shafali Jain, Alice Sharman", "profile": "Professor Richard V Craster, Professor Omar K Matar", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Natural Sciences", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1812873", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/brilliant-dyes-win-at-rsc/", "date": "24 July 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-07-24", "headline": "Imperiaspinout wins Royal Society of Chemistry Spotlight Award", "summary": "Brilliant Dyes has won the Royal Society of Chemistry's Change Makers Spotlight Award, recognising its innovation in sustainable dye technology.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "Mr Redwan Rahman, Dr Md Tabish Noori", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng|Enterprise", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1811176", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/bioloon/", "date": "21 July 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-07-21", "headline": "Imperiaresearchers create party balloon designed to disappear", "summary": "Researchers at Imperiahave developed a new balloon material designed to break down quickly after use, offering a more environmentally responsible alternative for celebrations and events.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "Professor Jason P Hallett", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Enterprise", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1773508", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/chemeng-enterprise-day-2026-spotlights-next-generation-of-imperial-spinouts/", "date": "7 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-07", "headline": "ChemEng Enterprise Day spotlights the next generation of Imperiaspinouts", "summary": "海角社区\u2019s Department of Chemical Engineering brought together founders, investors and researchers for ChemEng Enterprise Day 2026, showcasing the Department\u2019s growing pipeline of deep-tech ventures and strengthening connections across 海角社区\u2019s innovation ecosystem.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain, Shafali Jain", "profile": "Cav. Professor Sandro Macchietto, Professor Hugh R Brady, Professor Omar K Matar", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng|Enterprise|Entrepreneurship", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1763828", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/chemeng-enterprise-day-to-showcase-next-generation-of-deep-tech-chemical-engineering-spinouts/", "date": "23 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-23", "headline": "ChemEng Enterprise Day: Showcasing next-gen Deep Tech spinouts ", "summary": "The Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperiawill host ChemEng Enterprise Day 2026 on 29 April, bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders to explore the latest innovations emerging from the department.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain, Shafali Jain", "profile": "Cav. Professor Sandro Macchietto", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng|Enterprise|Entrepreneurship", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1742177", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/enterprise/2026/nanomox-raises-24-million-to-scale-a-sustainable-ionic-liquid-platform-for-advanced-materials-and-critical-minerals/", "date": "10 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-10", "headline": "Nanomox raises \u00A32.4m to scale sustainable ionic liquid platform for advanced materials and critical minerals", "summary": "Nanomox, a pioneer of sustainable production and recovery processes for inorganic materials, today announced completion of a \u00A32.4 million seed investment round, consisting of a mix of equity and grants. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Gavin Reed", "profile": "Dr Francisco J Malaret", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Administration, Centres, Engineering, ImperiaNews, Natural Sciences, News", "topic": "Engineering, Business", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Climate Change|Climate, energy and sustainability|Enterprise|Entrepreneurship", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1739167", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/london-based-solve-chemistry-secures-4m-to-modernise-chemical-production/", "date": "28 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-28", "headline": "London-based SOLVE Chemistry secures \u00A34m to modernise chemical production", "summary": "An AI-driven chemistry startup, SOLVE Chemistry, has raised \u00A34 million seed funding to expand its work helping pharmaceutical and agrochemical manufacturers bring products to market faster, more sustainably, and at lower cost.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "David Silverman", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, ImperiaNews, Natural Sciences", "topic": "Science, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Engineering Chemical Eng|Engineering Computing|Enterprise|Entrepreneurship", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1720865", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/imperial-and-solve-chemistry-bring-chemical-reaction-data-to-machine-learning/", "date": "22 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-22", "headline": "Imperiaand SOLVE Chemistry bring chemical reaction data to machine learning", "summary": "Researchers from Imperiaand its spinout company SOLVE Chemistry have presented a chemical dataset at the prestigious AI conference NeurIPS that could help accelerate the use of machine learning to solve solvent challenges in industrial chemistry.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "David Silverman", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, ImperiaNews, Natural Sciences", "topic": "Science, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Engineering Chemical Eng|Engineering Computing|Enterprise|Entrepreneurship", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1713574", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2025/from-lab-to-global-stage-brilliant-dyes-redefine-sustainable-colour/", "date": "25 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-25", "headline": "From lab to global stage: Brilliant Dyes win global award", "summary": "What began as a bold idea in a university lab has now captured global attention. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "Professor Klaus Hellgardt, Mr Redwan Rahman, Dr Md Tabish Noori", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Enterprise|Undaunted", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}