Emma Lunau Smith Wins a 2024 Actua Instructor Award
Congratulations to CHBE student, Emma Lunau Smith, who has been awarded one of the 2024 Actua Instructor Award, presented by RBC Future Launch. Emma is an Instructor with Actua through UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach, where she designs and leads hands-on STEM workshops for students across British Columbia. We caught up with Emma to learn […]
Design and Innovation Day 2025
The UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) and Environmental Engineering (ENVL) Design and Innovation Day is on April 3rd, 2025, from 2 to 5 p.m. Each year, 4th year CHBE students undertake capstone design projects that offer innovative solutions to real-world problems. On Thursday April 3rd, from 2 – 5 pm, students will present their […]
CHBE 264 Poster Presentations: March 31st & April 2nd
Join us as our 2nd-year CHBE students present their analyses of real industrial pollution cases from around the world. Through systems thinking, they explore the complex factors, interactions, and feedback loops that drive these issues—while identifying potential opportunities for intervention. These poster presentations are part of the CHBE 264 lab course, where students, guided by […]
Thank You for an Inspiring Scholars Dinner: February 5th
On February 5th, The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) at UBC held its first Scholars Dinner, an inspiring evening to introduce a select number of 1st Year Engineering Students to the world of Chemical and Biological Engineering. The event brought together first-year engineering students, CHBE students, faculty, and industry professionals for an evening […]
Dr. David P. Wilkinson Wins the 2025 Rio Tinto Award
We are excited to announce that Dr. David Wilkinson has been awarded the Chemical Society for Chemistry 2025 Rio Tinto Award. Dr. Wilkinson is a Professor in the UBC department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and a Canada Research Chair in Clean Energy and Electrochemical Technologies. His research is primarily focused on the electrochemistry and […]
Mangrove Lithium secures $50.4M to construct lithium refining plant in BC
Mangrove Lithium has secured $35-million USD ($50.4-million CAD) to build North America’s first electrochemical lithium refining facility in Delta, British Columbia. The plant is expected to produce enough battery-grade lithium annually to power 25,000 electric vehicles (EVs), helping to strengthen North America’s battery supply chain. The funding round included new investors such as Mitsubishi, Asahi […]
Harnessing Clean Energy to Power an Innovative Future
The transition to clean energy is more urgent than ever, and UBC is at the forefront of pioneering solutions. As part of an upcoming alumni event, leading researchers and industry experts will explore how low-carbon systems and equity-based energy programs are shaping a sustainable future. Featuring speakers such as Dr. Naoko Ellis and Dr. Kasun […]
Clean Energy Research Centre Seminar January 24: Masahiro ITO
Title: Sewage Sludge Incineration Ash Treatment for Energy and Material Recycle Date and Time: Friday, January 24. 1:00 p.m. Location: CHBE Room 202 Speaker: Masahiro ITO, Ph. D, Professional Engineer, General Manager/R&D centre, Sanki Engineering Co., LTD Abstract Global warming, resource depletion, food crises, pandemics, and in Japan, population decline and deterioration of infrastructure have become […]
Dr. Peter Englezos Named 2025 Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada
We are proud to announce that Dr. Peter Englezos, a professor in UBC’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been recognized as a 2025 Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). Dr. Englezos’ 35+ years of research experience in clathrate hydrates have made significant impact on carbon dioxide capture, desalination, energy storage, and […]