CHBE Research Day 2026
Date: Thursday, February 19th, 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: CHBE Building, 2360 East Mall Featured Events: Keynote Speaker: TBD CHBE 2026 Graduate Research Day Presentation events: Competitions below are open to CHBE department students/faculty! Graduate students can apply to all of the following: Sign up by January 23, 2026 for the Oral Presentation * […]
CHBE Faculty Member Secures Major TLEF Grant to Advance AI-Enhanced Engineering Education
Dr. Alireza Bagherzadeh, Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has secured $166,000 in funding over two years from UBC’s Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) for his project titled “EngE-AI: A Gen-AI App for Fostering Critical Thinking in Engineering Education”. The EngE-AI project aims to enhance how critical thinking […]
CHBE Research Day 2026
Date: Thursday, February 19th, 2026Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Location: CHBE Building, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, UBC Vancouver Campus. Featured Events: Keynote Speakers: COMING SOON! For more information and pictures from past events, please visit the Research Day website.
Holiday Snow-cial: Dec 2nd
CHBE students are invited to the 2025 Holiday Snow-cial! Location: CHBE Atrium Date: Tuesday December 2nd (**previously December 1st**) Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. RSVP here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bvzPX2spLFXOrc2 Join us for holiday tree and cookie decorating!
Special Seminar November 14, 2025 – Koyo Norinaga
Title: R&D of a New DAC Technology Using LNG Cold Toward Demonstration Time and Date: Friday, November 14, 2025 at 2:00PM Location: CHBE 102 (2360 East Mall) Abstract Direct air capture (DAC) is a critical option for achieving net-negative emissions, but its thermal and electrical demands remain substantial. This talk introduces Cryo-DAC®, a cryogenic DAC technology that […]
Distinguished Speaker Seminar December 5, 2025: Mallik Tatipamula
Connectivity: The DNA of Our Society – Past, Present, and Future Date and Time: December 5, 2025 | 1 p.m. PST Location: CHBE 102 Refreshments will be served at 12:50 p.m. Abstract Connectivity is the DNA of our society, it underpins every interaction, every innovation, every leap forward. Over the past century, connectivity has evolved from early […]
CHBE Volleyball Night: Dec 04
Join us for CHBE Volleyball Night! Date: Thursday, December 04 Time: 5:45 pm Location: Rec North Sign up as a team or as an individual
CHBE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) at UBC cordially invites you to attend an in-person event celebrating our department and distinguished members of our community. When: November 21, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. PST Where: CHBE Building, Room 102 Launched in 2021, the UBC Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) Hall of Fame Award recognizes […]
Prof. David Wilkinson Named Fellow of the Electrochemical Society
Prof. David Wilkinson has been named one of the 2025 Fellow the Electrochemical Society. This designation was established in 1989 to recognize individual technological contributions to electrochemistry and solid state science and technology, as well as for scientific achievements, leadership and active participation in the Society. The induction of the 2025 ESC fellows took place […]
CHBE Newsletter: Sign up to Stay Connected with Us
We’re excited to announce the launch of the CHBE Newsletter. We will be sharing latest news, upcoming events, student and faculty spotlights, and opportunities within the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Whether you’re a student, alum, faculty member, or industry partner, our newsletter will help you stay connected to the vibrant CHBE community. Sign […]