Topics: Engineering
More copper, less infection
| Announcement
More than 400 antimicrobial copper patches have been installed on door handles and railings in UBC buildings including the Chemical and Biological Engineering building, the Pulp and Paper Centre, and the School of Nursing.
Engineers borrow a tree’s cellulose to toughen new materials
Science News for Students | | Media coverage
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.
New study finds ways to improve COVID-19 digital tracking tools
| Announcement
A new study by a team of UBC electrical and computer engineering researchers aims to remove barriers to the adoption of digital tracking tools for COVID-19.
UBC Engineering research projects awarded nearly $1M by New Frontiers in Research Fund
| Announcement
The Government of Canada has awarded almost $1 million to research projects that are led by, co-led by or otherwise involve UBC Engineering faculty members through two competition streams of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).
UBC Engineering grad students receive Killam teaching awards
| Announcement
Two teaching assistants in UBC Engineering received Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards.
UBC Engineering profs receive UBC Faculty Research Awards
| Announcement
Three UBC Engineering researchers received 2021 UBC Faculty Research Awards.
UBC Applied Science and Teck install antimicrobial copper on campus
| Announcement
UBC Applied Science and Teck have installed more than 400 antimicrobial patches on high-touch surfaces in Applied Science buildings, and are partnering on research that will further the development of advanced copper coating technology.
A kind of new plastic
BNN Bloomberg | | Media coverage
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…
Mining should embrace carbon taxes. Out of self-interest
Conversation | | Media coverage
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.
BC LNG would take big bite out of Chinese emissions: study
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
Business in Vancouver mentioned a study co-written by UBC engineering and business researchers that looks to quantify the potential greenhouse gas reductions if China uses B.C. LNG to replace coal for district…