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May 19, 2022DR. ORLANDO ROJAS INTERVIEWED BY NEW SCIENTIST
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.
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May 18, 2022ECO-FRIENDLY SINGLE-USE PLASTICS ALTERNATIVE CREATED BY BPI RESEARCHERS
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.
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May 13, 2022BPI RESEARCHERS DEVELOP NEW CLASS OF SOFT MATERIALS
A new class of soft materials was created by BioProducts Institute researchers. Rojas Research Group’s Dr. Milad Kamkar developed a technique called “liquid streaming”. This technique uses 3D printers to deposit a mixture of water and graphene oxide in oil.
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May 11, 2022JOB OPPORTUNITY: TRAJANO LAB IS HIRING
Laboratory Technician ABOUT THE POSITION Are you an expert at evaluating the pulping potential of agricultural residues?
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May 6, 2022CHBE RESEARCH DAY 2022 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
On April 29th, BPI sponsored Research Day, an event hosted by the UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering (CHBE) Department. This event was attended by engineers, scientists and industry partners and aimed to share some of the latest scientific and technical contributions in the CHBE field.
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May 5, 2022JOB OPPORTUNITY: Y FACILITATION INC. IS HIRING
Sustainable Innovations - Business Associate ABOUT THE POSITION Are you a young professional eager to help emerging sustainable innovations become a reality?
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May 5, 2022EMILY CRANSTON RECEIVES THE LESUEUR MEMORIAL AWARD
Congratulations to Dr. Emily Cranston on receiving the LeSueur Memorial Award! This award is “given to an individual for the development of technical excellence. Some of this work can have been completed outside of Canada, but the recipient must have a strong Canadian connection.”
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April 18, 2022BPI EDII Committee Launch
On March 17th, the newly formed BPI's Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Indigeneity (EDII) Committee held its first meeting with the members from all organization levels within BPI.
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April 13, 2022Chisholm Awards for Innovation in Forestry - Apply by Apr 22
Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is inviting young researchers in the forest sector to apply for the Chisholm Awards for Innovation in Forestry, a brand new annual program built to recognize youth leadership and innovation in the forest sector; at production facilities, in the forest, along the supply chain, or via product innovation
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March 31, 2022BPI warmly welcomes Dr. Michael Tam to the Institute’s research family!
Dr. Michael Tam obtained his BEng and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Monash University, Australia in 1982 and 1991 respectively. He was a postdoctoral fellow at McMaster University, and worked at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore for 15 years. In June 2007 Dr.