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October 24, 2021

DR. SOWLATI RECEIVES 2021 BEST NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION AWARD

Congratulations to Professor Taraneh Sowlati on receiving the 2021 Best Publication Award in Natural Resources from The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Energy, Natural Resources & The Environment section (ENRE).

October 24, 2021

DR. JIANG RECEIVES KINGFA YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD

Congratulations to Dr. Feng Jiang, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Sustainable Functional Biomaterials, who was recently named this year’s recipient of the American Chemical Society’s CELLulose and Renewable Materials Division (ACS CELL) KINGFA Young Investigator Award.

October 8, 2021

THE FIRST EXCHANGE STUDENTS FROM FINLAND ARRIVED

This September, BPI welcomed Doctoral candidate Rubina Ajdary and Postdoctoral researcher Joice Kaschuk arriving from Aalto University in Finland to begin their 6-month exchange program at UBC under the Boreal Alliance initiative. This exchange marks the first of many collaborations of academic...

October 6, 2021

BPI ENTERS INTO AN EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH EMPA

With the signing of a statement of cooperation on September 21st, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) and the BioProducts Institute at the University of British Columbia (BPI) are celebrating a new partnership to promote innovation and collaboration,...

September 27, 2021

Dr. Hudson develops a portable enclosure to keep health care providers safe

Supported by a COVID-19 Solutions Grant from the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies as well as funding from Scotiabank, Prof. Zachary Hudson (UBC Chemistry) an expert in polymers and plastics, and his team set out to develop a portable enclosure that could be easily deployed over patients...

September 27, 2021

MEET BPI RESEARCHERS EP. #3 - DR. HEATHER TRAJANO

Did you know Dr. Trajano does fencing? Watch Heather talk about her work and share her personal stories. She is Associate Professor in Chemical & Biological Engineering, and currently leading BPI research theme #4 - Biorefinery Systems. Heather's research focus is to explore and harness...

September 27, 2021

JOIN OUR TEAM AND MAKE THE WORLD MORE SUSTAINABLE

Application Engineer: Internship in Sustainable Bio-based Materials ABOUT THE POSITION Working as an Application Engineer for Sustainable Bio-based Materials, this internship is an integral part of the UBC Bioproducts Institute. The intern will be part of and be mentored by a team of high caliber...

September 4, 2021

Minister Kahlon visits BPI lab #308

On August 26th, BPI welcomed Hon. Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation, for a tour of the Pulp and Paper Center. The minister observed four demonstrations showcasing BPI's world-class research capabilities in bio-based material innovations. The demonstrations included...

September 1, 2021

EDI Survey Prize Draw Winners

As an effort to create a more inclusive workplace, BPI had conducted an EDI survey from July 18th to August 30th 2021. A big thank you to those who have completed the survey. Your feedback will help us to improve equity, diversity and inclusion at BPI. As promised, we had a draw from the randomized...

August 20, 2021

LUKE and BPI celebrates a new partnership

The BioProducts Institute at the University of British Columbia (BPI) and The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) have signed a statement of cooperation on July 19th, 2021 with the goal of strengthening collaborative partnerships and accelerating innovations in biobased solutions. The...

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DR. SOWLATI RECEIVES 2021 BEST NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLICATION AWARD

DR. JIANG RECEIVES KINGFA YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD

THE FIRST EXCHANGE STUDENTS FROM FINLAND ARRIVED

BPI ENTERS INTO AN EXCITING NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH EMPA

Dr. Hudson develops a portable enclosure to keep health care providers safe

MEET BPI RESEARCHERS EP. #3 - DR. HEATHER TRAJANO

JOIN OUR TEAM AND MAKE THE WORLD MORE SUSTAINABLE

Minister Kahlon visits BPI lab #308

EDI Survey Prize Draw Winners

LUKE and BPI celebrates a new partnership