Special Invited Seminar June 28 – Peter Beltramo
Title: Interfacial colloidal interactions, dynamics, and assembly: from biomembranes to ordered 2D materials Date and Time: Friday, June 28. Refreshments served at 3:15 p.m. Seminar starts at 3:30 p.m. Location: Chemical & Biological Engineering Rm 102 Speaker: Peter Beltramo, UMass Amherst Abstract Soft matter interfaces are ubiquitous across diverse technologies ranging from pharmaceuticals to chemical […]
UBC CHBE x The Bahini Education Project Initiative
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is thrilled to announce an exciting global education initiative in collaboration with the Bahini Education Project, a non-profit focused on enhancing the education of girls in rural Nepal. Bahini means “younger sister” in Nepali. The Bahini Education Project (BEP) provides social, economic, and academic support from secondary school […]
APSC 367 Humanitarian Engineering: Politics & Practice
Humanitarian Engineering: Politics and Practice is a new, unique course jointly offered and co-taught by the Faculties of Applied Science and Arts (in which it is listed as POLI 371). In this course, students in engineering, political science, and international relations will work together in interdisciplinary teams on design projects to tackle real-world humanitarian and […]
Engineers Canada awards Gabriel Potvin the Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education
Dr. Gabriel Potvin, Associate Professor of Teaching in UBC’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, recently received the 2024 Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education at the Engineers Canada Awards Gala on May 23, 2024. Nominated by his peers and colleagues, Dr. Potvin and five other outstanding members of the Canadian engineering community were recognized for championing innovation, equity, […]
Three CHBE Faculty Among Top 100 Material Scientists in Canada | Dr. David P. Wilkinson receives Materials Science Leader Award for 2024.
We are thrilled to announce that three faculty members from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) have been ranked among the top 100 Material Science researchers in Canada by Research.com, a leading academic platform. Dr. Orlando Rojas, Dr. Savvas Hatzikiriakos, and Dr. David P. Wilkinson have all earned prestigious spots in the 2024 […]
Special Invited Seminar May 24 – Joseph Samaniuk
Title: The importance and the challenges of characterizing the rheology of lignocellulosic biomass Date and Time: Friday, May 24. Refreshments served at 3:15 p.m. Seminar starts at 3:30 p.m. Location: Chemical & Biological Engineering Rm 102 Abstract This seminar will focus on the rheology of plant-based materials, specifically lignocellulosic biomass, and address both the importance […]
Rami Jubeili Receives the LEFEVRE Medal and Prize in Chemical Engineering for Outstanding Thesis Project
Congratulations to CHBE undergraduate Rami Jubeili for winning the LEFEVRE Medal and Prize in Chemical Engineering! Rami’s thesis project, “Investigating Hydrogen Sorption in Novel Molten Metal Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide-Free Hydrogen Production,” received recognition as the best in the undergraduate thesis course. CHBE undergraduate thesis courses (CHBE 492, 494, and 496) allow students to conduct […]
UBC Chem-E-Car Successful at AIChE PNW
Congratulations to UBC Chem-E-Car, who had a successful trip to the 2024 AIChE Pacific Northwest Student Regional Conference, held at the University of Idaho on April 26 and 27, 2024. The UBC Chem-E-car design team, along with other UBC students, travelled to Moscow Idaho to compete in the AIChE Pacific Northwest Student Regional Conference, an […]