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October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-15", "headline": "Imperiaresearcher recognised in Women of the Future ESG Awards", "summary": "Dr Xiaochu Wei, Faraday Institution Entrepreneurial Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named one of the Women of the Future 50 Rising Stars in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Awards 2026.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Shafali Jain", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1846228", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/imperial-visits-san-francisco-to-showcase-quantum-and-deep-tech-expertise-/", "date": "12 October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-12", "headline": "Imperiavisits San Francisco to showcase quantum and deep tech expertise", "summary": "Senior leaders from Imperiahave travelled to the US to highlight the university\u2019s expertise in quantum research and deep tech entrepreneurship for San Francisco Tech Week.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Conrad Duncan", "profile": "Professor Peter D Haynes, Ms Amanda Wolthuizen, Professor Karen M Polizzi, Mr James M Kinross", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, News", "topic": "ImperiaGlobal", "topicLabel": "ImperiaGlobal", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng|Enterprise|Entrepreneurship|ImperiaGlobal|North America|Quantum", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1846554", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/ecri-awards-2026/", "date": "12 October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-12", "headline": "Imperiaresearchers recognised at the Early-Career Researcher Institute (ECRI) Awards", "summary": "Two researchers from the Department of Chemical Engineering have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to colleagues and the wider research community.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "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 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"/news/articles/engineering/2026/imperial-academics-elected-fellows-of-the-royal-academy-of-engineering/", "date": "24 September 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-09-24", "headline": "Imperiaacademics elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering", "summary": "Academics from Imperiahave been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Helen Wilkes, Alice Sharman", "profile": "Professor Richard V Craster, Professor Alastair F Donaldson, Professor Paul S Fennell, Professor Lidija Zdravkovic, Dr Raul Vazquez-Diaz", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Natural Sciences", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Aeronautics|Engineering Chemical Eng|Engineering Civil Eng|Engineering Computing", "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": "1824735", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/the-class-of-1981-reunite-after-45-years/", "date": "18 August 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-08-18", "headline": "The Class of 1981 reunites after 45 years", "summary": "The Department of Chemical Engineering was delighted to welcome alumni from the Class of 1981 back to Imperiafor a special reunion visit, offering an exciting opportunity to reconnect with the department, and each other.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain, Shafali Jain", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Alumni|Engineering Chemical Eng", "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": "1820689", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/obituary-peter-clay/", "date": "10 August 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-08-10", "headline": "Remembering Dr Peter Clay (1934-2026)", "summary": "This obituary pays tribute to Dr Peter Clay, a former member of staff in the Department of Chemical Engineering, 海角社区.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Campus and community", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1816198", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/from-popcorn-machines-to-carbon-capture-year-12-students-dive-into-chemical-engineering-/", "date": "31 July 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-07-31", "headline": "From a popcorn machine to carbon capture: Year 12 students dive into Chemical Engineering ", "summary": "Over a period of one week, twelve national secondary school students took part in a Department of Chemical Engineering Summer School, combining hands on practical work, research-led teaching and opportunities to engage with staff and current undergraduates. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain, Shafali Jain", "profile": "Dr Anna Hankin, Professor Omar K Matar", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1813522", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/chemical-engineering-academic-receives-prestigious-julia-higgins-award/", "date": "28 July 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-07-28", "headline": "Chemical Engineering academic receives prestigious Julia Higgins Award", "summary": "Professor Jo\u00E3o Cabral has been recognised with the Julia Higgins Award for his transformative leadership, dedicated mentorship, and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "Professor Joao P Cabral, Professor Omar K Matar", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Awards", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1813229", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/new-automated-platform-could-accelerate-discovery-of-nanoparticles-for-medicine-and-materials-science/", "date": "28 July 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-07-28", "headline": "New automated platform could accelerate discovery of nanoparticles for medicine and materials science", "summary": "Researchers at Imperiahave developed an automated platform that could significantly accelerate the discovery of lipid nanoparticles, paving the way for faster development of drug delivery systems, synthetic biology applications, and advanced materials.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "Professor Yuval Elani, Mr Bradley Diggines", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng", "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": "1810141", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/chemical-engineering-celebrates-four-wins-at-imperials-annual-staff-awards/", "date": "15 July 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-07-15", "headline": "Chemical Engineering celebrates four wins at 海角社区's annual staff awards", "summary": "Winners of the 2026 Staff Recognition Awards were announced at a ceremony on 8 July. The Department of Chemical Engineering celebrated four award wins, with two President's Medals and two President's Awards, alongside several Garden Party nominations.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain, Shafali Jain", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Awards|Engineering Chemical Eng", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808976", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/imperial-researcher-wins-global-engineering-award/", "date": "13 July 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-07-13", "headline": "Imperiaresearcher wins global engineering award", "summary": "George Creasey, a researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been recognised at the 2026 Young Engineers Awards for Innovation and Sustainability (YEAIS), receiving both the Energy and Climate Action Award and the Overall Postgraduate Award. 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Professor Hallett will succeed Professor Omar Matar from 1 October 2026, bringing extensive experience, leadership and strategic vision to the role.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "Professor Jason P Hallett, Professor Omar K Matar", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1777573", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/cutting-solar-panel-cleaning-water-use-by-90-with-liquid-droplet-mops/", "date": "21 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-21", "headline": "Cutting solar panel cleaning water use by 90% with \u2018liquid droplet mops\u2019", "summary": "Imperiaresearchers, working with colleagues at City University of Hong Kong, have developed a new way to clean solar panels using far less water, by precisely controlling how individual water droplets strike dusty surfaces.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain, Shafali Jain", "profile": "Professor Omar K Matar", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Environment|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1773497", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/imperial-professor-awarded-prestigious-royal-society-visiting-fellowship/", "date": "8 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-08", "headline": "Imperiaprofessor awarded prestigious Royal Society Visiting Fellowship", "summary": "Professor George Jackson FRS has been awarded a Royal Society Yusuf Hamied Visiting Fellowship, recognising his outstanding international scientific leadership and fostering new research collaborations with India.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "Professor George Jackson", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, ImperiaGlobal", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng|ImperiaGlobal|India", "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. 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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": "1758132", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/centenary-enterprise-award-success/", "date": "9 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-09", "headline": "From research to real-world impact with Centenary Enterprise Award", "summary": "Imperiaresearcher awarded the Centenary Enterprise Award for 2024\/25 by the City & Guilds College Association (CGCA).", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain, Shafali Jain", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Business, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng|Enterprise|Entrepreneurship", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1756620", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/christos-royal-society-report/", "date": "4 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-04", "headline": "Imperiaacademic leads key Royal Society report ", "summary": "Professor Christos N. 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", "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": "1741038", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/chemical-engineering/2026/imperial-researcher-shortlisted-for-national-ai-award/", "date": "4 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-04", "headline": "Imperiaresearcher shortlisted for national AI award", "summary": "Dr Nausheen Basha, Research Associate at 海角社区, has been named a finalist in the AI Champion category at the 2026 everywoman in Technology Awards, the UK\u2019s longest-running programme celebrating women transforming the technology sector.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Navta Hussain", "profile": "Dr Nausheen S Basha", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Ai And Machine Learning", "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": "1719579", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/enterprise/2025/imperial-experts-support-push-for-greener-film-and-tv-production/", "date": "19 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-19", "headline": "Imperiaexperts support push for greener film and TV production", "summary": "The UK film and TV industry wants the power it uses on location to be clean by 2030. 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