Dr. Savvas Hatzikiriakos Awarded the R. S. Jane Memorial Award
The R. S. Jane Memorial Award is presented to a person, who, while residing in Canada has made an exceptional achievement to the field of chemical engineering or industrial chemistry. The R. S. Jane Memorial Award was established to commemorate the memory of the late Dr. Robert Stephen Jane who made an outstanding contribution to […]
CHBE Floor Hockey Night
It’s Game Time! CHBE undergrad students, grad students, faculty and staff are all invited to the CHBE Floor Hockey Tournament. Face off is on Thursday December 3rd at 5:30 p.m. at the Osborne Gym F. Game snacks will be provided! Register with your team of 5 or as an individual! No previous floor (or any […]
Dr. Vikramaditya Yadav Awarded The 2026 Langer Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence.
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has named Vikramaditya G. Yadav, Associate Professor of Chemical, Biological and Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia, the recipient of the 2026 Langer Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence. Yadav was selected for his research proposal, “RetroFlux: AI-Driven Inverse Design for High-Performance Carbon-Negative Polymers,” which combines […]
Alumni Spotlight: Qiangqiang Mao
Meet Qiangqiang Mao, a UBC Faculty of Applied Science Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) working on Scalable Optimization for Oblique Decision Trees: Algorithms and Applications in Industrial Decision Support. Qiangqiang Mao is the recipient of a China Scholarship Council Doctoral Scholarship and prestigious Wall Research Awards – Graduate Student Award. Here […]
CHBE Meet and Greet Fall 2026
First-year engineering and Current CHBE students are invited to the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering’s Meet and Greet on Monday, October 19th in the CHBE Atrium. Doors open at During this event: PIZZA and Liquid nitrogen ICE CREAM will be provided to those who register. We hope to see you there! If you have […]
Chemical, Biological, Environmental Engineering Industry Night
The Chemical and Biological Engineering Undergrad Student Council and the Environmental Engineering Student Association invite current CHBE, ENVL and ENVE students and alumni to Industry Night on Tuesday, November 17th in the CHBE Atrium. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. This event features: We hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please don’t […]
Suncor Info Session
Presented by the Society for Petroleum Engineers UBC Student Chapter Join us for a session with CHBE alumni at Suncor Energy. Explore career opportunities, gain industry insights, and join a Q&A session. Date: Thursday, Oct 8, 20262 presentation times to choose from: 4 p.m. or 6 p.m.Location: DDS 266 PIZZA will be provided for those […]
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Karl Zimmermann
Meet Dr. Karl Zimmermann, who earned his PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from UBC in 2024. We caught up with Karl to learn about his career, his passion for safe drinking water, and how his graduate experience continues to shape his work today. From Research to Rural Communities I currently work as a Water […]
High School Student Visits | 2026/2027
Grade 11 or 12 students are invited to experience a day in the UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering program. This year there are two dates to choose from: Saturday November 7, 2026 or Saturday February 6 February 27, 2027 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join us for a day to: How it works: Applications […]