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UBC engineers successfully develop carbon fiber from bitumen

Composites World | | Media coverage

Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her collaborators have turned bitumen into carbon fiber, a crucial product for the energy transition.

Professor: Impact of forever chemicals on the environment

NTD | | Media coverage

Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni discussed the dangers of forever chemicals.

High tech textiles: UBC researchers develop carbon fibre process sourced from oil sands materials

Collision Repair Magazine | | Media coverage

Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin and her collaborators have turned bitumen into carbon fibre.

This UBC professor is spinning the stuff of electric dreams

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Materials engineering expert Dr. Yasmine Abdin is transforming bitumen from Alberta oilsands into carbon fibre, a lightweight material used in electric cars and aeroplanes.

Will e-bike rebate program get people out of their cars? Here’s what UBC research shows

Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage

Civil engineering's active transportation lab headed by Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that electric bikes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. Civil engineering PhD students Amir Hassanpour and Elmira Berjisian were quoted.

Will e-bike rebate program get people out of their cars? Here’s what UBC research shows

Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage

UBC’s research on active transportation lab and civil engineering prof. Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that electric bikes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. Civil engineering PhD students Amir Hassanpour and Elmira Berjisian were quoted.

Integrated energy systems key to low-carbon future at home and abroad

The Hill Times (subscription) | | Media coverage

Dr. Walter Merida, Applied Science associate dean of research and industrial partnerships, wrote about UBC’s climate action research.  

New water treatment zaps forever chemicals ‘once and for all’

The Independent | | Media coverage

Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni developed a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually break down over hundreds of years.

This van takes air pollution testing right to the source

The Weather Network | | Media coverage

Mechanical engineering's Dr. Naomi Zimmerman is researching a cost-effective way to measure air pollution through a mobile laboratory (PLUME).

UBC Engineering research awarded over $2 million from New Frontiers in Research Fund

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The Government of Canada has awarded over $2 million to research projects led by UBC Engineering faculty members through the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).  

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