Topics: Engineering
Why carbon capture and storage is key to avoiding the worst effects of the climate emergency
| Announcement
UBC chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Naoko Ellis offers an incisive look at CCUS: what they are, how they have been unfairly criticized — and why they are technologies "we can't ignore" in the ongoing fight…
Three UBC Engineering profs awarded Killam Teaching Prize
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Three UBC Engineering professors have received the 2021/22 Killam Teaching Prize.
Shawinigan: Difficulties with membrane filtration experienced elsewhere in Quebec
Radio Canada | | Media coverage
UBC civil engineering professor Dr. Pierre Bérubé discussed using membrane filtration in water treatment facilities.
More copper, less infection
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More than 400 antimicrobial copper patches have been installed on door handles and railings in UBC buildings including the Chemical and Biological Engineering building, the Pulp and Paper Centre, and the School of Nursing.
Engineers borrow a tree’s cellulose to toughen new materials
Science News for Students | | Media coverage
Professor Dr. Emily Cranston (department of chemical and biological engineering; department of wood science) discussed a new study which used tree cellulose to toughen new materials.
New study finds ways to improve COVID-19 digital tracking tools
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A new study by a team of UBC electrical and computer engineering researchers aims to remove barriers to the adoption of digital tracking tools for COVID-19.
UBC Applied Science research projects awarded nearly $1.5M by New Frontiers in Research Fund
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The Government of Canada has awarded almost $1.5 million to research projects that are led by, co-led by or otherwise involve UBC Applied Science faculty members through two competition streams of the New Frontiers in Research Fund …
UBC Applied Science grad students receive Killam teaching awards
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Three teaching assistants in UBC Applied Science received Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards.
UBC Engineering profs receive UBC Faculty Research Awards
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Three UBC Engineering researchers received 2021 UBC Faculty Research Awards.
UBC Applied Science and Teck install antimicrobial copper on campus
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UBC Applied Science and Teck have installed more than 400 antimicrobial patches on high-touch surfaces in Applied Science buildings, and are partnering on research that will further the development of advanced copper coating technology.