Meghan Cooke Wins Women in Technology Scholarship
Congratulations to Meghan Cooke who received the Women in Technology Scholarship on November 4, 2022! The BC Scholarship Society awards 15 scholarships annually to women who are excelling in the study of Computer/Data Science, Engineering or Mathematics at a post-secondary level and who demonstrate commitment to the pursuit of a career in the Technology Sector. […]
CHBE researcher could help astronauts eat well on future missions
Dr. John Frostad, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, along with Cody Rector and Dr. Roxanne Fournier have focused their research on creating new ways to encapsulate omega-3 fatty acids to increase their shelf life. Extending the shelf life of omega-3’s can be useful in future space missions, where it is […]
Special Seminar Dec 1 – Jessica Ray
Title: Practical Solutions to Incorporate Equity, Diversity, Inclusion + Indigeneity (EDII) into the Classroom, Lab and the Department Time and Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 2 p.m. Location: CHBE 202 (2360 East Mall) Abstract Since Summer 2020 when the world witnessed the acute series of anti-Black murders, academic institutions across the U.S. and beyond […]
Prof Xiaotao Bi Receives BC Bioenergy Sector Award
Professor in the UBC Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Director, Clean Energy Research Centre, Xiaotao Bi, is the winner of the 2nd annual BC Bioenergy Sector Researcher Awards. The BC Bioenergy Sector Awards are presented to leaders who have made meaningful contribution to advance bioenergy research, policy & sector building, and innovation in […]
CHBE Student Winners at CCEC 2022
Congratulations to all UBC students who have won awards at the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, held in Vancouver from October 23rd to 26th, 2022! Winning CHBE students include: Graduate Student Poster Awards Ghazal GhorbaniGraduate student in Dr. Fariborz Taghipour’s research groupSeparations and Environment categoryPoster: Development of UV-LED activated semiconductor gas sensors for the selective detection […]
CHBE Welcomes CCEC 2022 Delegates
UBC is excited to host the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CCEC) in Vancouver, taking place October 23rd – 26th, 2022. CCEC brings together 900+ delegates from Canada and around the world in one place. Join the delegates at CCEC to: Registration is now closed. Find schedule details in the Program Overview. Note: Thank you to […]
Special Seminar: Catalytic Gasification of Waste – Oct 28
The Clean Energy Research Centre and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering invite you to their seminar. Title: Catalytic gasification of waste: economic and technical feasibility Speaker: Dr. Josephine Hill, University of Calgary, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Date: October 28th, 2022 Time: 1p.m. Location: CHBE 102, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver Abstract “What […]