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 […]
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 Welcomes CCEC 2022 Delegates
UBC is excited to host the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CCEC) in Vancouver, taking place October 23rd – 26th, 2022. CCEC brings together 900+ delegates from Canada and around the world in one place. Join the delegates at CCEC to: Connect with leaders in your field, including event plenary and keynote speakers.Expand the horizons of […]
Distinguished Speaker Seminar Nov 4 – Angela Bielefeldt
Title: Community Engagement Contributes to Educating Socially Responsible Engineering Students Time and date: November 4, 2022 at 1 p.m. Refreshments served at 12:45 p.m. Location: CHBE room 102 Abstract: Engineering should include concern for people, communities, and societal welfare at the heart of the profession. Embracing this social responsibility may help attract and retain students […]
Distinguished Speaker Seminar Oct 14 – John Berg
Title: Charging Colloidal Particles in Apolar Media Time and Date: October 14, 2022 at 1 p.m. Refreshments served at 12:45 p.m Location: CHBE Room 102 Abstract The charging of colloidal particles in apolar media (dielectric constant ≈ 2) is a subject of much current interest, underlying such applications as electrophoretic displays (e.g., the Amazon Kindle® […]
CHBE Graduate Visitation Day: Feb. 23rd and 24th, 2023
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is hosting a Visitation Day for prospective graduate students on Thursday, February 23rd and Friday, February 24th, 2023. Graduate Visitation Day is a great opportunity to meet prospective supervisors, chat with current students, participate in a range of tours and research discussions – find out what it’s really […]