Killam Teaching Prize and Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award – 2024/2025 CHBE Recipients
We’re proud to share that this year, three members of our CHBE community have been recognized for their excellence in teaching with Killam Teaching and Teaching Assistant Awards. Killam Teaching Prize Congratulations to Dr. Naoko Ellis for receiving a 2024/2025 Killam Teaching Prize. This prestigious award is given to faculty members nominated by students, colleagues, […]
Environmental Engineering Students Win 2025 BCWWA Competition
Congratulations to Team StormWise Innovations, comprised of ENVL students Jaden Gauw, Jaden Mah, Kajal M., Cindy Chow and Megan Slot and their faculty advisor Zeina Baalbaki, the winner of the 2025 BC Water and Waste Association (BCWWA) Student Design Competition. The 2025 BCWWA partnered with the City of Coquitlam for the Student Design Competition’s challenge: to assess the […]
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Jason Kwan
Meet Dr. Jason Kwan, who earned his B.A.Sc in Chemical Engineering (with distinction and co-op standing) in 2010 and his Ph.D in Chemical and Biological Engineering in 2019, at UBC. We caught up with Dr. Kwan to ask him about his exciting career and the path that led him there. Professional Experience I have about […]
Congratulations to all the 2025 CHBE Research Day Winners!
On Research Day, the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering opens its doors to showcase the leading edge research done by faculty, graduate students and post doctoral fellows. The featured events include: The Keynote speakers this year were: Congratulations to all the winners: For more information and pictures from past events, please visit: Research Day
CERC Seminar Mar 31, 2025: Mohammad Masnadi
Title: Carbon intensity traceability of global energy systems via bottom-up life-cycle assessment Date and Time: March 31, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. Location: CHBE 202, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver Abstract Emerging technologies (e.g., remote sensing measurements via satellites, artificial intelligence via large language models) integrated with data-driven modeling enable obtaining high resolution insight about carbon footprints […]
Emma Lunau Smith Wins a 2024 Actua Instructor Award
Congratulations to CHBE student, Emma Lunau Smith, who has been awarded one of the 2024 Actua Instructor Award, presented by RBC Future Launch. Emma is an Instructor with Actua through UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach, where she designs and leads hands-on STEM workshops for students across British Columbia. We caught up with Emma to learn […]
Design and Innovation Day 2025
The UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) and Environmental Engineering (ENVL) Design and Innovation Day is on April 3rd, 2025, from 2 to 5 p.m. Each year, 4th year CHBE students undertake capstone design projects that offer innovative solutions to real-world problems. On Thursday April 3rd, from 2 – 5 pm, students will present their […]
CHBE 264 Poster Presentations: March 31st & April 2nd
Join us as our 2nd-year CHBE students present their analyses of real industrial pollution cases from around the world. Through systems thinking, they explore the complex factors, interactions, and feedback loops that drive these issues—while identifying potential opportunities for intervention. These poster presentations are part of the CHBE 264 lab course, where students, guided by […]
Thank You for an Inspiring Scholars Dinner: February 5th
On February 5th, The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) at UBC held its first Scholars Dinner, an inspiring evening to introduce a select number of 1st Year Engineering Students to the world of Chemical and Biological Engineering. The event brought together first-year engineering students, CHBE students, faculty, and industry professionals for an evening […]