Topics: Research Excellence
German President's visit to UBC highlights clean energy and climate change solutions
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UBC Applied Science research is making waves - with the President of Germany visiting UBC to see the practical solutions that Applied Science researchers are developing to address complex challenges like climate change and clean energy.
Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Engineering receive GCRC funding
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Four Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Engineering faculty members will receive funding through UBC's Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition.
Setting up for interdisciplinary success
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Dr. Naoko Ellis and Dr. Xun Liu are UBC Applied Science's 2026 Marshall Bauder Chairs in Innovation in Interdisciplinary Education.
Using operations research to build sustainable and resilient systems
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Mohammad Reza Khodoomi, a doctoral student of mechanical engineering in UBC Okanagan, is one of UBC's newest Public Scholars.
Dream Photonics wins the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition
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The UBC spin-off co-founded by Drs. Lukas Chrostowski and Sudip Shekha aims to enable chipmakers to build faster, cheaper hardware to power the global AI boom.
16 Applied Science teams join UBC's flagship entrepreneurial program
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This September, 16 new teams from Applied Science are joining UBC's Venture Founder program, building companies across health, biotechnology, advanced engineering, agriculture, fintech, sustainability, accessibility, and AI.
Dr. Rachel Scholes awarded $1M Wall Fellowship to advance protection of waterways
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UBC Applied Science researcher will develop new ways to keep toxic tire chemicals out of salmon-bearing streams.
Professor pitches potential use for Giant Mine's arsenic trioxide
The Trailbreaker (CBC Radio) | | Media coverage
Dr. Tamara Etmannski describe a solution for the arsenic trioxide that’s stored at Giant Mine, that could be sold all over the world as a critical mineral.
Study confirms permanent loss of Canada’s last Arctic epishelf lake
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Loss of the millennia-old ecosystem shows that even the Arctic’s Last Ice Area is vulnerable to rapid change, say engineering researchers.
Dr. Tarek Sayed elected a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada
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Dr. Tarek Sayed, a professor of civil engineering, has received Canada's highest honour in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences.