CHBE faculty member Dr. Gabriel Potvin and CHBE student Ashna Misra recently represented CHBE at the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) conference in Ottawa, ON. Both were recognized with awards at the conference, with Misra receiving first place for her poster, and Dr. Potvin receiving the Ron Britton Engineering Education Vanguard Award. Misra graduated […]
On July 1, 2019, Charles Haynes will succeed Peter Englezos as the new head of the UBC Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. A UBC chemical and biological engineering professor, associate director of Michael Smith Laboratories and Canada Research Chair in Interfacial Biotechnology, Haynes co-founded both the UBC Centre for Blood Research and what is now the UBC […]
Richard Kerekes, Professor Emeritus in UBC’s Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, and co-author David McDonald have received the 2018 Best Research Paper Award from the Journal of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI). The publication, entitled “Rewet in Wet Pressing of Paper”, was recognized by the TAPPI Journal Editorial Board for its […]
First Place went to Anoosha Pai from Biomedical Engineering, while CHBE student Karl Zimmerman took home both Runner Up and the People’s Choice award. The competition was judged by CHBE’s Dr. Vikramaditya Yadav, guest speaker Dr. Noemie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne, and APSC’s Wendy McHardy. All competitors: Competitor Thesis Title Francesco D’Acierno Strong, Green, and Nano: Making […]
During the 4th annual #BCtech Summit (March 11-13, 2019), businesses and entrepreneurs from around Vancouver and BC gathered at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Showcasing UBC technology, the RES’EAU WaterNET team was represented by Dr. Madjid Mohseni, as well as Karl Zimmermann and Sid Bhartia. They were joined by members of UBC’s Emerging Media Lab and […]
Dr. Negar Mirvakili was recently awarded one of two BioProducts Institute Rising Star Graduate Awards. Dr. Mirvakili successfully defended her PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering in late December 2018. She also earned her BASc and MASc in Chemical and Biological Engineering at UBC. Dr. Mirvakili has conducted research in surface science, engineering and nanotechnology […]
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