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July 28, 2021

Dr. Mohseni's team developed clean water solution for Lhoosk’uz Dené village

Today, a remote Lhoosk’uz Dené community is holding a celebration to mark a joyful milestone. After decades of relying on bottled water, the village of about 50 people, located 200 kilometres west of Quesnel on Kluskus Lake, now has a steady supply of clean drinking water straight out of the tap,...

July 19, 2021

Dr. Ziels and his team find wastewater can tell levels of COVID-19 infections

Wastewater testing can accurately and rapidly identify levels of COVID-19 infections in the community, including the rise of variants of concern, suggests new research led by UBC professor Dr. Ryan Ziels. Ziels and his colleagues analyzed sewage samples from five municipal wastewater plants in the...

July 15, 2021

Take EDI Survey by August 30th

In an effort to create a more inclusive workplace for everyone, BPI is sending out an anonymous survey on EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) issues for BPI researchers and staff. The survey can be accessed by invitation only and an invite has been emailed out to all BPI affiliates. If you...

July 7, 2021

PhD Positions open in Germany

Two PhD positions are open in Germany for researching on "Short-term strength of wood cross- sections subjected to impact stress". The Institute for Building Materials, Solid Construction and Fire Protection (iBMB) at the TU Braunschweig is offering two PhD positions, funded by the BMEL. The...

June 24, 2021

MEET BPI RESEARCHERS #1 - Dr. Qingshi Tu

This new series of short interviews will feature one BPI researcher every month to speak about their work and personal stories. As the lead of BPI research theme #5 - Bioproducts Ecosystem Analysis, Dr Qingshi Tu talked about his current research projects and answered 12 personal trivia questions.

June 21, 2021

Join our team and make the world more sustainable

Industrial Technical Project Manager This position is being recruited by the Bioproducts Institute to lead work on the project “Scaling Up BC’s Bioproducts”, and to provide a technical project lead role. The goal of the project is to develop prototypes, and scale-up fabrication of bio-based...

June 18, 2021

Watch Dr. Rojas speaking on Nanotechnologies at Tappi Nano 2021 Conference

Dr. Orlando Rojas presented at the Tappi Nano Virtual Conference held on June 15-16, 2021, speaking on "Nanotechnologies to Advance the Carbohydrate-based Society". In this talk, he covers from general overviews to more advanced topics in the current nanotechnologies related to sustainable bio-...

June 16, 2021

BPI Researchers Awarded 2021 NSERC Grants

The Natural Science and Engineering Research Council(NSERC)'s Discovery Grants program and Research Tools and Instruments(RTI) program announced the 2021 award recipients on June 15, 2021. The following 6 BPI researchers were named among the recipients. Congratulations! NSERC DISCOVERY GRANTS...

June 14, 2021

Watch Dr. Rojas in the new film featured on APSC Research Website

UBC Faculty of Applied Science has released a new short film featuring Dr. Orlando Rojas via APSC Research website . In this video, Dr. Rojas will guide you into the cutting-edge research activities curerntly happening at BPI. Some of the highlights include: Bioactive compounds extracted from birch...

June 9, 2021

Drs. Rojas and Foster present at RCBC 2021 CIRCULAR ECONOMY CONFERENCE on June 10th

ONLINE CONFERENCE: RCBC 2021 CIRCULAR ECOMONY CONFERENCE RCBC 2021 is a two-day virtual conference that brings together government, business, and non-profit sectors to explore waste reduction initiatives, the circular economy, and the new 3R’s on everyone’s minds these days: REFOCUS. RESTART. RENEW...

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