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November 22, 2021UBC ENGINEER NAMED ONE OF CANADA'S TOP 40 UNDER 40
Congratulation to Dr. Vikram Yadav for being named one of Canda's top 40 under 40. The prestigious annual award from Caldwell Partners recognizes vision and innovation, leadership, impact and influence, and social responsibility.
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November 18, 2021EMILY CRANSTON RECEIVES NSERC E.W.R STEACIE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Congratulation to Dr. Emily Cranston on receiving the NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship. The annual award aims "to recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering and to enhance their research capacity so that they can become leaders in their field and…
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November 10, 2021JACK SADDLER RECEIVES BC BIOENERGY NETWORK 2021 RESEARCHER AWARD
Congratulation to Dr. Jack Saddler on receiving the BC Bioenergy Network 2021 Research Award. Dr. Saddler served as the NSERC Industrial Senior Chair and Task Leader for the IEA Bioenergy Task 39 and has been recognized by the Network for his many leadership contributions to advancing…
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October 24, 2021DR. SOWLATI RECEIVES 2021 BEST NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION AWARD
Congratulations to Professor Taraneh Sowlati on receiving the 2021 Best Publication Award in Natural Resources from The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Energy, Natural Resources & The Environment section (ENRE).
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October 24, 2021DR. JIANG RECEIVES KINGFA YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Congratulations to Dr. Feng Jiang, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Sustainable Functional Biomaterials, who was recently named this year’s recipient of the American Chemical Society’s CELLulose and Renewable Materials Division (ACS CELL) KINGFA Young…
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October 8, 2021THE FIRST EXCHANGE STUDENTS FROM FINLAND ARRIVED
This September, BPI welcomed Doctoral candidate Rubina Ajdary and Postdoctoral researcher Joice Kaschuk arriving from Aalto University in Finland to begin their 6-month exchange program at UBC under the Boreal Alliance initiative. This exchange marks the first of many collaborations of academic…
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October 6, 2021BPI ENTERS INTO AN EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH EMPA
With the signing of a statement of cooperation on September 21st, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) and the BioProducts Institute at the University of British Columbia (BPI) are celebrating a new partnership to promote innovation and collaboration,…
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September 27, 2021Dr. Hudson develops a portable enclosure to keep health care providers safe
Supported by a COVID-19 Solutions Grant from the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies as well as funding from Scotiabank, Prof. Zachary Hudson (UBC Chemistry) an expert in polymers and plastics, and his team set out to develop a portable enclosure that could be easily deployed over patients…
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September 27, 2021MEET BPI RESEARCHERS EP. #3 - DR. HEATHER TRAJANO
Did you know Dr. Trajano does fencing? Watch Heather talk about her work and share her personal stories. She is Associate Professor in Chemical & Biological Engineering, and currently leading BPI research theme #4 - Biorefinery Systems. Heather's research focus is to explore and…
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September 27, 2021JOIN OUR TEAM AND MAKE THE WORLD MORE SUSTAINABLE
Application Engineer: Internship in Sustainable Bio-based Materials ABOUT THE POSITION Working as an Application Engineer for Sustainable Bio-based Materials, this internship is an integral part of the UBC Bioproducts Institute. The intern will be part of and be mentored by a team of…
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September 4, 2021Minister Kahlon visits BPI lab #308
On August 26th, BPI welcomed Hon. Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation, for a tour of the Pulp and Paper Center. The minister observed four demonstrations showcasing BPI's world-class research capabilities in bio-based material innovations. The demonstrations included…
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September 1, 2021EDI Survey Prize Draw Winners
As an effort to create a more inclusive workplace, BPI had conducted an EDI survey from July 18th to August 30th 2021. A big thank you to those who have completed the survey. Your feedback will help us to improve equity, diversity and inclusion at BPI. As promised, we had a draw from the…