Topics: Research Excellence
Rebuilding for resilience: UBC Engineering shares observations and learnings from recent BC storms
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Leading researchers from Civil and Geological Engineering at the University of British Columbia came together for a technical panel in mid-December to share insights on managing the impacts of natural disasters on infrastructure.
UBC Engineering to host Technical Briefing, following major flooding and landslides in BC
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A team of UBC Civil Engineering researchers recently conducted an aerial reconnaissance of the November 2021 BC natural disasters and will share preliminary observations in a virtual technical briefing on December 15.
Stretchy, washable battery brings wearable devices closer to reality
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UBC researchers have created what could be the first battery that is both flexible and washable. It works even when twisted or stretched to twice its normal length, or after being tossed in the laundry.
BC Natural Disaster Technical Briefing (Online)
Dec 15, 2021 | 8:30am - 10:30am | Event
An Engineering Technical Briefing Based on UBC’s Aerial Reconnaissance UBC Engineering invited government and industry professionals to an online technical briefing, where faculty in the program shared preliminary observations on the natural…
Powerful new antibacterial coating to be developed by UBC engineering researchers
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UBC materials engineering researchers Dr. Amanda Clifford and Dr. Edouard Asselin are developing an advanced copper coating that could help reduce the spread of aggressive infections contracted through contaminated surfaces in hospitals and other…
UBC post-doc entrepreneur’s invention wins nearly $2M prize from Royals, Elon Musk
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The following article originally appeared on UBC News. The waste-burning emission reduction invention of a UBC post-doctoral chemical and biological engineering student now has royal recognition and the attention of one of Earth's most…
UBC Engineering’s Emily Cranston receives NSERC E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship
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Dr. Emily Cranston, an associate professor of chemical and biological engineering and wood science and the President's Excellence Chair in Forest Bioproducts at UBC, has been awarded a 2021 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship by the…
University of British Columbia opens bioenergy research facility
Energy Global | | Media coverage
Energy Global featured the opening of the Biorefining Research and Innovation Centre at UBC. Director and professor of chemical and biological engineering Dr. Xiaotao Bi discussed the Centre's potential to transform organic…
UBC Applied Science researchers receive support from Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
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Four early-career UBC Applied Science researchers have been named Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Scholars.
UBC BioProducts Institute awarded over $3.5M in Government of Canada support
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The UBC BioProducts Institute (BPI) has been awarded $3.5 million from the Government of Canada to support the creation of valuable bioproducts like personal protective equipment from BC forest waste and residues.