Topics: Research Excellence
Why new research in concrete could save BC homes
| Announcement
Structural engineer Dr. Lisa Tobber from UBC's Faculty of Applied Science is researching how to make concrete buildings safer and more resilient. She is receiving the BC Housing Professorship in Resilient Reinforced Concrete Buildings for her…
Roots are taking shape for UBC Okanagan’s Indigenous Micro-Forest
| Announcement
A project to establish a self-sustainable micro-forest on the UBC Okanagan campus, guided by traditional Indigenous ecological knowledge, was granted funding from UBC's Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Fund.
The science of a city's summer smells
CBC Quirks and Quarks | | Media coverage
Davi de Ferreyro Monticelli, a PhD student working with mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman, discussed driving a mobile air pollution lab around the city as part of UBC's "Smell Vancouver" program.
UBC Applied Science projects receive $3M in research infrastructure investment
| Announcement
Twenty Applied Science-led research projects receive $3M in funding for research infrastructure and innovation from BC Knowledge Development Fund and the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund.
This is the house that collaboration is building
Research2Reality | | Media coverage
The School of Biomedical Engineering is UBC's first inter-faculty school, forging a partnership between the Faculty of Applied Science and the Faculty of Medicine. SBME Director Dr. Peter Zandstra how the new, interdisciplinary facility will…
Another 'Dr. Copper'
MINING.com | | Media coverage
Materials engineering professor Amanda Clifford was interviewed about her work on formulating a copper coating that could kill COVID faster.
UBC team announces pollution-sniffing lab on wheels
Today in BC | | Media coverage
UBC researchers have developed a mobile lab to measure concentrations of air pollutants across the city. Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Naomi Zimmerman was quoted.
New non-polluting plastics developed in Canada
Forbes (Mexico) | | Media coverage
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 …
UBC Engineering deploys mobile air pollution laboratory
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An “air pollution lab on wheels”, PLUME will be used to measure air pollutants across Vancouver including carbon monoxide, ground-level ozone, black carbon, methane, volatile organic compounds, and various sizes of ultrafine particles.
UBC Engineers develop nano-copper to quickly kill superbugs
| Announcement
A team of UBC researchers led by Dr. Amanda Clifford (she/her), an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering, have designed a nano-copper coating that includes bacteria-killing nanoscale features and zinc.