Dominik Roeser
Associate Professor, Forest Resources Management
Associate Dean, Research Forests & Community Outreach
Home department: https://forestry.ubc.ca/faculty-profile/dominik-roeser/
Website: https://forestaction.ca/
Roeser, Dominik
Bull, Gary
Gary Bull
Professor Emeritus
gary.bull@ubc.ca
Home department: Forest Resources Management
Research Interest
- Ecosystems and Climate Change
- Sustainable Forest Management
Current Research Work
- Household Participation in Payments for Environmental Services Programs
- Social Perception of Marker-Assisted Selection in Forestry
- Forest Certification and Practice Changes in the North America
Li, Sunny Ri
Sunny R Li
Professor
sunny.li@ubc.ca
Home department: UBC Okanagan – School of Engineering – Mechnical
Website: Thermal Management & Multi-phase Flows Lab (TMMFL)
Natural Gas Fuel System Laboratory (NGFSL)
Research Interests
- Enhanced Heat Transfer
- Multiphase Flows
- Electronics Cooling
- Waste Heat Recovery
- Aerosol (Airborne) Transmission
Research Projects
- Super-biphilic Surface-enhanced Boiling Heat Transfer of Dielectric Fluids for Nearsource/
junction Microchip Cooling - High-performance Thermal Infrared System for the Research of Near-source/junction
Microchip Cooling - Injection and blending of hydrogen into natural gas transmission line
- Breaking the Chain of Airborne Transmission in Healthcare Facilities
- Effective heat recovery for high energy efficiency
- Geothermal cooling for data centers
- Heat and moisture transfer for clothing comfort
- Thermal simulation and analysis of advanced Avionic Modules and Antennas
- Compact spray cooling module for viable high-heat-flux thermal management
- Innovative Conduction Cooling for High-power-density Converters
- High-efficiency Fast Fill of Compressed Natural Gas
- Enhanced and Predictable Dielectric Spray Cooling for High-heat-flux Electronic Devices
Clifton, Kelly
Kelly J. Clifton
Professor
kelly.clifton@ubc.ca
Home department: School of Community and Regional Planning
Website: http://kellyjclifton.com/
Research Interests
- Human Mobility and Transportation
- Transportation Planning
- Pedestrian Demand Model
Current Research Areas
- She leads a team of investigators examining how consumers changed their grocery shopping and restaurant habits during the pandemic, including the adoption of e-commerce platforms and delivery services.
- For many years, she has been developing and improving the Model of Pedestrian Demand (MoPeD), a planning tool for forecasting walking behaviours.
- She is working with an interdisciplinary team to create a non-fiction comic about the transportation and land development process based upon her research.
Chen, Christine
Christine Chen
Associate Professor
chen@ece.ubc.ca
Home department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Website: https://power.ece.ubc.ca/research.html
Research Interests
- Power Systems Analysis and Control
- Grid Monitoring and Analytics
- Renewable Resource Integration
Current Research Areas
Energy Systems: My research is dedicated to enhancing the understanding of the control, production, transmission and consumption of electrical energy by developing models, devices and software for faster and more accurate analysis of electromagnetic transients, rotating machines, distributed generation and advanced power electronic devices. The generation, transmission, distribution and processing of electrical energy, including renewable and sustainable energy sources and their integration within the modern electrical grid and community. Using applications such as the protection and reliable operation of the grid, electromechanical actuators, electric propulsion, electrical power systems of vehicles, aircraft and ships, we aim to have students gain experience through theoretical and practical training, for the continued management of increased electrical load demand. Utilizing innovative research to minimize such demand and the future impact of increased demand, students will develop a focus on alternative energy sources, better grid management, and will learn project-and-problem-based applications.
Feng, Haibo
Haibo Feng
Assistant Professor
haibo.feng@ubc.ca
Home department: Wood Science
Website: Sustainable Built Environment Lab
Research Interests
- Green Building
- Building Information Modeling
- Life Cycle Assessment and Building Energy Performance
Current Research Projects
- Geospatial techniques applied in urban net zero energy buildings
- Embodied carbon reductions using recycled wood through building deconstruction
- LCA of net-zero energy buildings with different HVAC systems across Canadian climates: A BIM-based fuzzy
approach - Reduction of environmental footprint of wood buildings through performance-based design (PBD).
- Integration of embodied carbon and structural impacts of timber buildings through the development of parametric
BIM - Identifying gaps and challenges of using BIM for Embodied Carbon accounting
SYSTEM-THINKING TO INNOVATE ENERGY SYSTEMS
As a country, Canada has already failed to meet two greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals: the Kyoto target and the Copenhagen Accord 2020 target.
We have now signed on to the Paris Agreement and COP26, committing us to reduce GHG emissions by 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2030. This is an ambitious target and our track record is not inspiring.
UNDERSTANDING ENERGY SYSTEMS
Energy literacy: towards a conceptual framework for energy transition
An article on energy literacy for energy transition, with a focus on building conceptual frameworks for working through energy transition on technical and social levels. This framework may help build the thinking around energy transition, especially when engaging with stakeholders.
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 lab in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France; as manager of the Esso Petroleum Canada Research Department in Sarnia,Ontario, until his retirement in 1983; and as chair of the Canadian Committee for the World Petroleum Congress.
Fellowships is awarded to students whose research will help create and maintain a healthy environment, with preference for research developing clean and renewable energy, advancing the electrification of the economy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, or improving the efficiency of energy utilization.
Clean energy strategies and pathways to meet British Columbia’s decarbonization targets
British Columbia (BC) recently released the CleanBC policy framework to promote clean energy and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…….