Distinguished Speaker Seminar Jan 20 – George Huber
Title: Disruptive Technologies to Improve the Sustainability of the Plastics Industry Time and Date: Friday, January 20, 2023. Refreshments served at 12:45 p.m. Seminar starts at 1 p.m. Location: CHBE 102 (2360 East Mall) Abstract In this presentation I will discuss different approaches to improve the sustainability of the plastics industry that the Huber group […]
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 […]
CHBE Volleyball Night – Dec 6
CHBE undergrad students, grad students, faculty and staff are being SERVED a CHBE Volleyball Night, taking place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6th at the Student Recreation Centre (SRC) gymnasium (6000 Student Union Blvd). Register with your team of 6 – 8 or as an individual! No previous volleyball experience needed. Spectators […]
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 […]
Distinguished Speaker Seminar Dec 2 – Jessica Ray
Title: Vanadium Carbide (V2C) Nanomaterials for Rapid, Reductive Defluorination of Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) Catalyzed by Hydrogen Peroxide Time and Date: Friday, December 2nd, 2022. Refreshments served at 12:45 p.m. Seminar starts at 1 p.m. Location: CHBE 102 (2360 East Mall) Abstract Per- and polyfluoroalkyl acids (PFAS) are persistent, acutely toxic synthetic organic chemicals that are widespread […]
CHBE Meet and Greet – Nov 18
Friday, November 18th at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time Current and prospective CHBE Students are invited to the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering’s Meet and Greet on Friday, November 18th at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time in the CHBE Atrium. Come network with CHBE professors and students. Prospective students can learn about CHBE undergraduate programs and […]