Congratulation to Prof. Fariborz Taghipour for receiving NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative grant
Dr. Fariborz TaghipourDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, UBC Prof. Fariborz Taghipour (a CERC member), together with his UBC co-applicants — Prof. Mark MacLachlan (UBC Chemistry) and Prof. Sean Smukler (Faculty of Land and Food Systems) was awarded $2,640,000 grant through the NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative (SARI) for his project entitled “Development of a […]
Congratulation to Prof. Xiaotao Bi for receiving International CFB and Fluidization Technology Achievement Award
Dr. Xiaotao Tony BiDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, UBC Professor Xiaotao Bi of University of British Columbia, the CERC director has been presented the International Circulating Fluidized Bed and Fluidization Technology Achievement Award at the 14th International Circulating Fluidized Beds (CFB) and Fluidization Technology conference in Taiyuan, China (July 22-25, 2024). This award recognizes […]
Congratulations to recipients of 2024 UBC Sustainability Fellow
Dr. Qingshi TuDepartment of Wood Science, UBC Prof. Qingshi Tu became a UBC Sustainability Fellow, joining a cohort of faculty to advance sustainability education at the university. He joined other two faculty members — Caren Lombard (Sauder), Tamara Etmannski (Applied Science) as this year’s fellows in the category of “Accounting for Climate Change: Expanding civil […]
Congratulations to ISME/IWA BioCluster Rising Star Award winner
Dr. Ryan ZielsDepartment of Civil Engineering, UBC Prof. Ryan Ziel won the ISME/IWA BioCluster Rising Star Award for his innovative research on microbial communities transforming waste into high-value resources. Dr. Ryan Ziels is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, with appointments in the Genome Sciences and Technology and Environmental Engineering programs at […]
Congratulations to the recipient of 2024 Dean’s Awards for Service – EDI
Dr. Heather TrajanoDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, UBC Dr. Heather Trajano, Associate Professor, received the Dean’s Faculty Award for Service, specifically for her commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigeneity (EDII). Dr. Trajano’s initiatives have significantly advanced the CHBE department’s EDII goals, fostering a more inclusive and supportive environment for students and staff alike. […]
Congratulations to the winners of 2024 Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
Bhushan GopaluniProfessorDepartment of Chemical and Biological EngineeringUniversity of British Columbia Prof. Bhushan Gopaluni is an internationally renowned expert in process data analytics. Hepioneered the development and application of computational algorithms that characterize andoptimize complex industrial processes. These algorithms transform vast industrial data intoactionable knowledge. His research enables industries to maintain global competitiveness amidstescalating energy, environment […]
Congratulations to the winners of John Tiedje Fellowship in Clean Energy and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
2022: Amandine Drew Evan J. Hansen Samira Shirvani About the Award John Tiedje was a graduate of the Department of Chemical Engineering at UBC who went on to a successful career with Imperial Oil, where he was responsible for developing several new processes for converting petroleum into value-added products. He served as manager of Esso Frances research […]
2022 PICS Opportunity Projects call for proposals
Do you have a high-impact climate solutions research project? PICS’ OPP may be for you You can apply beginning April 28, 2022 to get your high-impact climate solutions proposal funded by the PICS Opportunity Projects Program (OPP). OPP supports new and emerging leaders to pursue bold and impactful climate solutions research. PICS is open to […]
Mitacs Elevate Spring 2022
Mitacs Elevate provides critical career and skills training to postdoctoral fellows through real-world collaborations. This call, we have increased postdoctoral funding from $60,000 per year to $80,000 per year for two-year research projects in key priority sectors. We are accepting proposals in seven thematic areas, including four from last year. The complete list of […]
Discovery Horizons (pilot)
We would like to inform you of the Discovery Horizons call for proposals. The Discovery Horizons program provides NSERC’s entry-point to the tri-agency interdisciplinary peer-review mechanism. The deadline to submit a Letter of Intent is June 16, 2022.