CHBE Welcomes Mona Rahmani
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering would like to welcome Dr. Mona Rahmani. Dr. Rahmani holds a PhD degree from the University of British Columbia in Environmental Fluid Mechanics, where she studied shear instabilities and mixing in density stratified flows. Her research interests are in the fields of multiphase flows and density stratified flows […]
ChemECar Wins Pacific Northwest Regional Competition
UBC’s ChemECar team placed first in both the ChemECar performance and poster competitions at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Pacific Northwest (PNW) Student Regional ChemECar Competition held virtually on April 30. They competed against teams from the University of Calgary and Washington State University. The UBC team entered two cars, Catch me if […]
Research Day – April 29
Thank you to everyone who participated in Research Day 2022. Research Day is an event for sharing some of the latest scientific and technical contributions in the Chemical and Biological Engineering fields. The CHBE Department opens its doors to scientists, engineers, and industry partners to take part in the event, which includes posters and oral […]
Jonathan Verrett Receives Killam Teaching Award
Jonathan Verrett, Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been awarded a Killam Teaching Award for 2021/2022. Dr. Verrett’s current scholarly work focuses on leadership development, experiential learning, design education, Open Educational Resources (OER), energy generation and use as well as sustainability. He also has many other roles: a […]
CHBE Welcomes Zeina Baalbaki
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Department of Civil Engineering would like to give a warm welcome to Dr. Zeina Baalbaki, who is joining the departments as a lecturer to teach within and help oversee the undergraduate degree program in Environmental Engineering at UBC. Dr. Zeina Baalbaki earned her Ph.D. in Chemical […]
New Awards for Undergrads
Thanks to generous donations, undergraduate students in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering can now be considered for two new awards: Faculty of Applied Science Award in Chemical and Biological EngineeringAwards totalling $10,000 have been made available annually through a gift from Art Pithayachariyakul (B.A.Sc. 2011) for Bachelor of Applied Science students majoring in […]
CHBE Design and Innovation Day 2022
Each year, 4th year Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) students undertake capstone design projects that offer innovative solutions to real-world problems. On Thursday April 7th, from 3 – 5 pm, students will present their capstone projects to industry and the public in the CHBE Building Atrium. Please RSVP to attend. We hope to see you […]
Soccer Night in CHBE
It’s Game Time! CHBE undergrad students, grad students, faculty and staff are all invited to the CHBE Soccer Night. Kickoff is on Thursday April 7 at 6:00 p.m. at MacInnes Family Field. Game snacks will be provided! Register with your team of 5 or 6 or as an individual! No previous soccer experience needed. Spectators […]