In the Media
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UBC Research + Innovation
UBC Applied Science-affiliated researchers awarded over $4.5 million through CIHR
A total of 7 projects led by UBC Applied Science-affiliated researchers were awarded over $4.5 million in combined funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Spring 2025 competition.
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CIM Magazine
The tailings investigator
Luis Alberto Torres-Cruz, an assistant professor in mining engineering at UBC reflects on his career in spearheading safety in the mining industry and his dedication to educating future engineers on tailings management.
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Quantum Zeitgeist
Quantum simulation maps lattice gauge theory to scalable digital circuits
UBC Engineering Assistant Professor Olivia Di Matteo and her team have found a more efficient way to run complex physics simulations on quantum computers by using qutrits—quantum systems with three states—instead of regular two-state qubits, helping pave the way for better quantum hardware in the future.
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The Ubyssey
Newly opened Gordon B. Shrum building hopes to house global biotech innovation
UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Director Peter Zandstra praises The new Gordon B. Shrum building as it opened its doors last month for students to gain hands-on experience with technologies that can hopefully be implemented in a clinical setting — something that has not been done before at UBC.
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The Globe and Mail
Opinion: Canada’s U.S. brain gain is risky without more foundational support for science
Scientists want to come to Canada not only to escape the uncertainty in U.S. science but also because they are drawn to the energy here, says School of Biomedical Engineering Director Peter Zandstra.
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The Globe and Mail
Are U.S. tariffs a threat to Canadian health sciences innovators – or a golden opportunity?
Peter Zandstra, director of the School of Biomedical Engineering, says Canada should seize the moment by actively recruiting star academics from the U.S.
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T-Net British Columbia
Innovation UBC announces 10 startup ventures joining HATCH Venture Builder Winter 2025
Two early-stage ventures co-founded by electrical and computer engineers Lukas Chrostowski and Sudip Shekhar, and mechanical engineer Hongshen Ma, are part of the new HATCH cohort.
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Design Engineering
UBC, Seaspan launch new Chair in Robotics for Marine Vessels
Dr. Adrien Desjardins was appointed as the Seaspan Chair in Robotics for Marine Vessels.
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The Globe and Mail
UBC addressing real-world problems with innovation in chemistry
CHBE's Dr. Savvas G. Hatzikiriakos helped form A2O Advanced Materials Inc. to manufacture high performing, longer-lasting dynamic bonding products.
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CBC News
Why is everything 'quantum' now?
A CBC reporter spoke to ECE's Dr. Joseph Salfi at UBC’s Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute to learn more about quantum science.