News and Announcements

Academic position available - CAPE is now accepting applications for an academic opening starting in 2011 at the Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor level (further details) 

14 May 2010 the Prime Minister, John Key officially launches the Biomolecular Interaction Centre.

April 2010: CAPE department profile published in the "The Chemical Engineer", the IChemE magazine.

Nanotubes original arch reactor now on display to the public at Science Alive in Christchurch.
Article (2mb) "Who Discovered carbon nanotubes" courtesy of the NZ Science Teacher (NZASE) (www.nzase.org.nz)

Peter Gostomski gives a keynote speech at the official launch of IChemE in New Zealand (24 Feb) more >>

Associate Professor Ken Morison has been appointed Editor-in-Chief (food) of the IChemE journal Food and Bioproducts Processing.

Farewell to technican: Alan Woods takes up a position in Biological Sciences (31 Mar).

Record number of new 1st Pros (63) for 2010

New PhDs

New Equipment

CAPE News & Events Archive

Department Visitors

Welcome back to Professor Laurence Weatherley (former HOD of CAPE) visiting the department from 9 July until mid August accompanied by three students from the University of Kansas.  The purpose of their visit is to enable the students to have an educational research experience in chemical engineering in New Zealand. 
Vincent, Alexander and Emma will be working out of the CAPE Design Office (E223, Extn 7155)

L Weatherley and Vincent

Alexander and Emma

Research Associate
Dagmar Goeke from Germany. Visiting from 30 April to 23 December 2010

Research Students
Florence Bannier from France. Visiting from 15 Feburary to 25 June 2010
Stephen Martin from University of Bath, United Kingdom. Visiting from 15 February to 30 May 2010