Two CHBE Students Attending COP28
Two Chemical and Biological Engineering students have been chosen to be part of the UBC delegation of students, faculty and staff attending the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28), taking place in Dubai, UAE from November 30th to December 12th, 2023. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) goal is to “stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”. COP is its yearly international summit where leaders gather to work on climate change solutions, and has led to outcomes such […]
Seeing Systems: Workshop on Systems Mapping
Date: Tuesday November 28, 2023Time: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.Location: CHBE Building (2360 East Mall), Room 214 – Norman Epstein Reading Room Workshop description:Dr. Emily Moore is an Associate Professor and a Director of the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto. After more than 20 years in industry, she now conducts research on effective leadership – working with teams and unlocking the potential in people. In visiting UBC, she has kindly agreed to give us a workshop on systems mapping. Please join us for this exciting opportunity of experiencing systems approaches as tools to navigate complex […]
CHBE UG Thesis Proposal Presentation Schedule
DATE: November 29, 2023 TIME: 2:00PM – 5:30PM LOCATION: CHBE Room 202 Time slotPresenter’s nameSupervisorProposal Title2:00 – 2:15 pmSkylar GaoDr. Elod GyengeCarbon-Coating Investigation to Improve MnO2 Electrochemical Performance in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries2:15 – 2:30 pmAmy LaiDr. Emily CranstonSpray Drying Bio-based Nanoparticles for Plastic Microbeads Replacement2:30 – 2:45 pmNoor Ali-MohamadDr. Gabriel PotvinEvaluating Antimicrobial Peptide Incorporated Polymer Coatings for Novel Platelet Storage Devices2:45 – 3: 00 pmRami JubeiliDr. Chester UphamStudying Hydrogen Sorption In Molten Metal Alloys for Hydrogen Production 3:00 – 3:15 pmFouad ElgamalDr. Zachary HudsonOrganocatalyzed Photoredox-Mediated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (O-ATRP) of Styrene3:15 – 3:30 pmMarkus HughesDr. Xiaotao BiStandardizing the methodology for carbon accounting […]
CHBE Student Wins CSChE 2023 Best Poster Presentation
Congratulations to CHBE Ph.D. student, Kanageswari Singaraveloo, who won the Best Poster Presentation in the Energy Division of the 2023 Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference in Calgary! Kanageswari’s poster, titled “Mild Thermal Treatment of Woody Biomass to Produce Binderless Carbonized Pellets“, presented research focused on the development of durable binderless biochar pellets by investigating the effects of carbonization temperature, time, and biomass particle size. This research is part of UBC’s Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group (BBRG) that focuses on turning raw biomass into industrial feedstock for the production of sustainable environmentally friendly biofuel, bioproducts and other industrial applications. Kanageswari graduated with a […]
CHBE Alumni Honoured at Applied Science Celebration
At the 2023 Applied Science Celebration, UBC will honour seven inspiring members of the Applied Science community for their remarkable contributions. Among the individuals recognized are two CHBE alumni: Patrick Daniel and Jacob Masliyah, who are receiving the Applied Science Dean’s Medal of Distinction. Patrick Daniel, former CEO of Enbridge Inc., played a pivotal role in the expansion of Enbridge into renewable energy sources during his tenure. Patrick was also inducted in the CHBE Hall of Fame earlier this year in recognition of his efforts to advance the discipline of chemical engineering and to recognize his exceptional service to UBC and […]
UBC CHBE Capstone Group Takes 2nd Place in Zeton Plant Design Competition
In a notable achievement at the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering Conference (CSChE) in Calgary last weekend, a University of British Columbia’s Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) capstone group secured the 2nd place in the highly competitive Zeton Plant Design Competition. The project, titled “Using Algae to Sequester Carbon and Produce Astaxanthin and Fertilizer,” showcased their commitment to addressing carbon emissions and their innovative approach to sustainable engineering. Meghan Cooke, Veronika Zenova, and Cindy Lam represented the UBC capstone group at the conference, where their project received accolades. Other Capstone group members were Amelia Dai, Lisa Hochhausen, Adam Leung, Siba Saleh and Chris Webster. […]
