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Search of New Director for Clean Energy Research Centre

This message was sent to all CERC members. March 24, 2025 The University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus, seeks outstanding internal UBC candidates for the position of Director of the Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC). CERC is a multidisciplinary research hub with a vision to be a global leader in Research-Development- Demonstration (RD&D) for innovative […]

Congratulations to Prof. Anthony Lau for receiving research grant from NSERC Alliance program

March 21, 2025 We are pleased to announce that Prof. Anthony Lau, an active member of CERC, has been awarded a 3-year research grant under the NSERC Alliance program for his work on sustainable waste management and renewable energy. This project, in collaboration with Providence Health Care (PHC), aims to develop innovative solutions for converting food […]

Congratulations to Dr. Jean-Thomas Cornelis and Dr. Shahria Alam for receiving UBC Faculty Research Awards

March 12, 2025 Taken from Office of Research Prizes & Awards webpage UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Faculty Research Awards. UBC’s Faculty Research Awards recognize the research excellence and scholarly achievements of faculty from across all disciplines, ranging from the applied sciences and medicine to the social sciences and humanities. Award […]

2025 International Symposium on Carbon-Negative Futures – Date Updated

2025 International Symposium on Carbon-Negative Futures – Date Updated

February 28 2025 Following a successful symposium last year, which was attended by several CERC members, Innovative Center on Sustainable Negative-Carbon Resources (iSNR) of National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) in Taiwan has announced the date and location of this year’s International Symposium on Carbon-Negative Futures in this poster. More information will be announced closer to […]

3rd World Conference on Engineering Thermochemistry (WCETC 2025) – Announcement and Call for Abstracts

3rd World Conference on Engineering Thermochemistry (WCETC 2025) – Announcement and Call for Abstracts

February 4, 2025 Forwarding invitation from the organizing host at National University of Singapore We are glad to announce that the 3rd World Conference on Engineering Thermochemistry (WCETC 2025) will be held on 26-29 July, 2025 in National University of Singapore.On behalf of the WCETC 2025 Organizing Committee, we sincerely invite you to join us […]

UBC Sustainability Scholars – Call for applications closes January 24

UBC Sustainability Scholars – Call for applications closes January 24

Forwarded from UBC Sustainability HUB The UBC Sustainability Hub is offering UBC graduate students the opportunity to work on funded sustainability internship projects. They are currently accepting applications for 46 internships that will commence May 1, 2025. Current UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines are encouraged to confirm the eligibility requirements and apply. Successful candidates work […]

Alumni UBC Webinar: Harnessing clean energy to power an innovative future

Alumni UBC Webinar: Harnessing clean energy to power an innovative future

January 10, 2025 Two CERC associate directors: Dr. Naoko Ellis and Dr. Kasun Hewage, together with UBC alumnus, Diego Mandelbaum, are invited as speakers to a webinar entitled “Harnessing clean energy to power an innovative future” on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 12:00pm–1:15pm PT to discuss how their work — and the shift towards decarbonization — […]

Dr. Kasun Hewage, Dr. Peter Englezos named Engineering Institute of Canada Fellows

Dr. Kasun Hewage, Dr. Peter Englezos named Engineering Institute of Canada Fellows

December 16, 2024 Dr. Kasun Hewage, CERC Associate Director (Development), Professor at UBCO School of Engineering Dr. Peter Englezos, CERC member, Professor at UBCV Chemical and Biological Engineering Department Below is an adapted summary of a post from UBC Applied Science Website Two CERC members Dr. Kasun Hewage and Dr. Peter Englezos among 21 engineers […]

UBC President spoke at Peter Wall Legacy Awards ceremony. Photo Courtesy of UBC VPFO Communications & Engagement and Martin Dee Photography.

Congratulations to ten CERC members who received 2024 Peter Wall Legacy Awards

December 4, 2024 During the Peter Wall Legacy Awards ceremony last week, UBC President, Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon, in the presence of Dr. Peter Wall himself, presented awards to inaugural recipients of the Wall Fellowships and Wall Research Awards, funded by the $100M+ Peter Wall Endowment and valued at a total of $4M annually. All projects […]

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CERC members featured in UBC Magazine to answer “What developments in the transition to clean energy make you most optimistic?”

Dr. Tony Bi (CERC director), Dr. Naoko Ellis (CERC Associate Director), Dr. Kathryn Harrison (CERC member), Dr. Zerriffi Hisham (CERC member), together with Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson (Citizen of and General Counsel to the Haida Nation) and Dr. Carol Liao (Co-Director, UBC Centre for Climate Justice) are featured in the recent “Collective Wisdom” Section in UBC Magazine […]