In the Media
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Forbes (Mexico)New non-polluting plastics developed in Canada
UBC researchers have come up with two ideas to reduce plastic waste - compostable bioplastics and a self-repairing coating, which prolongs the shelf life of products. Engineering professors Dr. Mark Martinez and Dr. Savvas Hatzikiriakos were quoted.
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India Education Diary
UBC Indigenous Strategic Plan funding sees student projects get off the ground
Student recipients of the Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund can now start implementing their proposed Indigenous-focused, student-led projects with the backing of university funding, including creating professional opportunities for Indigenous UBCO STEM students.
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CBC
UBC students build autonomous sailboat to cross the Pacific Ocean
UBC engineering students have built an autonomous, solar-powered sailboat which is set to sail for Hawaii this month.
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Times Colonist
Mobile lab is sniffing out Metro Vancouver's bad air quality
A team of UBC researchers have developed a mobile lab to measure concentrations of air pollutants across the city. Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman and atmospheric sciences PhD student Davi de Ferreyro Monticelli were interviewed.
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Science News for Students
Engineers borrow a tree’s cellulose to toughen new materials
Professor Dr. Emily Cranston (department of chemical and biological engineering; department of wood science) discussed a new study which used tree cellulose to toughen new materials.
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Radio Canada
Shawinigan: Difficulties with membrane filtration experienced elsewhere in Quebec
UBC civil engineering professor Dr. Pierre Bérubé discussed using membrane filtration in water treatment facilities.
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Conversation
Mining should embrace carbon taxes. Out of self-interest
UBC mining engineering and school of public policy and global affairs researchers wrote about why mining companies would benefit from promoting the transition to less carbon-intensive energy sources.
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BNN Bloomberg
A kind of new plastic
Dr. Emily Cranston, a UBC professor of wood science and chemical and biological engineering, discussed new research that uses leftover organic waste to develop bioplastics that can break down in the natural environment.