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Distinguished Speaker Seminar Jan 17, 2025: Ravi Kane

Distinguished Speaker Seminar Jan 17, 2025: Ravi Kane

Title: Polyvalency: Inhibitors, Cellular Effectors, and Vaccines Date and Time: Jan 17, 2025 at 1:00pm Location: CHBE 102 Refreshments will be served at 12:50pm Abstract This talk will describe our efforts to interface biomolecules with nanoscale scaffolds for designing potent inhibitors and cellular effectors. The design of polyvalent molecules presenting multiple copies of a specific ligand […]
Heather Trajano, Xiaotao Bi, and Eric Lees Awarded Wall Research Awards

Heather Trajano, Xiaotao Bi, and Eric Lees Awarded Wall Research Awards

In December 2024, UBC announced the inaugural recipients of the Wall Fellowships and Wall Research Awards, funded by the $100M+ Peter Wall Endowment and totaling $4M annually. Three CHBE professors—Heather Trajano, Xiaotao Bi, and Eric Lees—have received $200,000 from the Wall Research Awards for their projects (detailed below), which focus on urban sustainability, the environmental […]
Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Hon. Kirsty Duncan

Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Hon. Kirsty Duncan

Norman Epstein Memorial Lecture Seminar Title: Impossible is a Dare: From Advocacy to Impact Date and Time: Nov 29, 2024 at 1:00pm Location: CHBE 102 Refreshments will be served at 12:50pm Note: Thank you to everyone who attended; the event has now ended. We look forward to seeing you at the next one! Synopsis Dr. […]
Paul Freemont Public Lecture – Nov 19, 2024

Paul Freemont Public Lecture – Nov 19, 2024

What if we could rewrite life itself to solve humanity’s biggest challenges? From sustainable materials to agriculture, biotechnology is redesigning life as we know it. Join us at UBC Robson Square to learn from Prof. Paul Freemont about how biotechnology is turning science fiction into tomorrow’s reality one gene, one cell, and one breakthrough at […]
Isabella Howley wins 3rd place for research presentation at AIChE Annual Student Conference

Isabella Howley wins 3rd place for research presentation at AIChE Annual Student Conference

Congratulations to Isabella Howley, who presented her research on bacterial cellulose at the 2024 Annual Student Conference and won the 3rd place prize. Isabella had been selected to represent the Pacific Northwest Region after winning the regional technical research presentation in Idaho last spring. Isabella competed against the nine top presenters from each AIChE region, […]
CHBE Holiday Snow-cial – Nov 28, 2024

CHBE Holiday Snow-cial – Nov 28, 2024

CHBE and Environmental Engineering Students are invited to a Holiday Snow-cial! Join us for gingerbread cookies, tree decorating, and festive fun. Note: Thank you to everyone who attended; the event has now ended. We look forward to seeing you at the next one!
High School Student Visits – April 5, 2025

High School Student Visits – April 5, 2025

Experience a day in the UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering program. Join us for a day to: How it works: Note: Thank you to everyone who attended; the event has now ended. We look forward to seeing you at the next one!
CHBE Hall of Fame 2024 Ceremony

CHBE Hall of Fame 2024 Ceremony

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the CHBE Hall of Fame induction ceremony on November 22, 2024. We were proud to honor three remarkable individuals whose outstanding contributions have left a lasting impact on our department, the engineering profession, and society. Since its launch in 2021, the CHBE Hall of Fame Award has […]
ChemEcar wins multiple awards at AIChE Annual Student Conference

ChemEcar wins multiple awards at AIChE Annual Student Conference

Congratulations to the UBC ChemEcar Team, who recently competed at the 2024 Annual Student Conference among 51 teams from all over the world. The team won the team video competition, as well as receiving 2nd place in the poster competition. In terms of the performance competition, UBC was the top Canadian team and placed 7th […]
Chemical and Biological Engineering Graduate Program Info Webinar

Chemical and Biological Engineering Graduate Program Info Webinar

Are you ready to take the next step in your academic and professional journey? Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of British Columbia, ranked among the best in the world, is hosting an online graduate info session to future leaders in the field. Discover how our pioneering research, world-class facilities, and distinguished […]