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The Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC) is a multidisciplinary research hub dedicated to undertaking world-class clean-energy research, training, development and demonstrations. Our goal is to become a world leader and a research–development–demonstration powerhouse for innovative clean-energy solutions to climate change and sustainability problems.

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Congratulations to eight CERC members who received 2025 Peter Wall Legacy Awards

September 19, 2025

UBC is excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 Wall Fellowships and Wall Research Awards. Each year, these prestigious UBC awards provide approximately $4 million to push forward innovative faculty and student research tackling major sustainability challenges in British Columbia and around the world. The Wall Legacy Awards are made possible by an extraordinary […]

Congratulations to Dr. Gregory Paradis for receiving $300,000 award from Innovate BC’s Ignite Program

July 28, 2025

We wish to congratulate Professor Gregory Paradis, a CERC member from UBC Department of Forest Resources Management, for receiving $300,000 award from Innovate BC’s Ignite Program. Through its Ignite program, Innovate BC has awarded $1.5 million across five cutting-edge B.C.-based research and development projects focused on creating solutions that equip industries to tackle priority challenges head-on. From […]

Congratulations to Dr. Gregory Paradis to be awarded 2025 Eldon Gunn Service Award

June 23, 2025

We wish to congratulate Professor Gregory Paradis, a CERC member from UBC Department of Forest Resources Management, for being awarded the 2025 Eldon Gunn Service Award by Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS). The Eldon Gunn Service Award is presented to members of the CORS who have made outstanding contributions of time and service to the […]