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Upcoming Events

 

May 31, 2022

BPI Seminar by Dr. Dishari

TITLE New Pathways towards Biomass Valorization and Sustainable Technologies DATE & TIME May 31st Tuesday 12PM-1PM PDT LOCATION CHBE Room 202, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 (Sorry no Zoom link, In-person Only) ABOUT THE EVENT In this seminar, Prof. Dishari will discuss new ionomer...
June 1, 2022

BPI Seminar by Dr. Maine

TITLE Accelerating Advanced Materials Innovation DATE & TIME June 1st Wednesday 1PM-2PM PDT LOCATION Hugh Dempster Pavilion (DMP) Room #301, 6245 Agronomy Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 ABOUT THE EVENT In this seminar, Prof. Maine will discuss how research scientists and engineers can develop and...
June 5, 2022 to June 8, 2022

32nd International Mechanical Pulping Conference

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! The 32nd International Mechanical Pulping Conference is coming to UBC in the summer 2022! Register now and take advantage of the early bird rate. Tentative Program Schedule Sunday June 5th - Welcome reception Monday June 6th - Conference Day 1 Tuesday June 7th - Conference...

 

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MITACS INVENTION TO INNOVATION (i2I) SKILLS TRAINING FINAL PITCH

May 20, 2022

The 2022 SFU Beedie School of Business Mitacs Invention To Innovation (i2I) Skills Training Final Pitch event is happening on May 27th from 9am-11am PDT. Register to celebrate the accomplishments of this national cohort of scientist innovators and hear how they have developed entrepreneurial...

DR. ORLANDO ROJAS INTERVIEWED BY NEW SCIENTIST

May 19, 2022

BPI's Dr. Orlando Rojas was interviewed about how waste wood can be recycled to produce material stronger than steel. This material is referred to as "healed wood" and it is more resistant to breaking than stainless steel or titanium alloys.

ECO-FRIENDLY SINGLE-USE PLASTICS ALTERNATIVE CREATED BY BPI RESEARCHERS

May 18, 2022

An alternative to single-use plastics was created by BioProducts Institute researchers using chitin. Drinking straws can be fabricated from chitin via an adhesive-free process. Chitin straws outperform most straws in hydrostability and mechanical properties.

 

 

 

Land Acknowledegement

UBC Vancouver is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations.

UBC Okanagan is situated on traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Coast Salish and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next.