Congratulations to Chemical & Biological Engineering student Laura Gomes Carvalho and Chemical Engineering student Aakash Kanagala on winning 2nd place and 3rd place respectively in the Research Paper Presentation Competition at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Pacific Northwest (PNW) student conference.
Laura presented her work on the degradation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) from River Water using Electrochemical Oxidation under the supervision of Dr. Madjid Mohseni and Dr. Fatemeh Asadi Zeidabadi.
Aakash presented his research on the synthesis of equimolar copper-indium and copper nanoparticles for application in the catalytic pyrolysis of methane via molten metal catalysis, aiming to produce multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The work was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Chester Upham.
The conference was held at University of Calgary on April 11 and 12, 2025. A total of 29 UBC students participated from a variety of disciplines including Engineering, Science and Arts.