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December 16, 2021BPI JOINS THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF WOOD SCIENCE
We are very excited to announce that BPI has joined the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS) as an affiliate member in November.
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November 22, 2021UBC ENGINEER NAMED ONE OF CANADA'S TOP 40 UNDER 40
Congratulation to Dr. Vikram Yadav for being named one of Canda's top 40 under 40. The prestigious annual award from Caldwell Partners recognizes vision and innovation, leadership, impact and influence, and social responsibility.
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November 18, 2021EMILY CRANSTON RECEIVES NSERC E.W.R STEACIE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Congratulation to Dr. Emily Cranston on receiving the NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship. The annual award aims "to recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering and to enhance their research capacity so that they can become leaders in their field and inspire others."
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November 10, 2021JACK SADDLER RECEIVES BC BIOENERGY NETWORK 2021 RESEARCHER AWARD
Congratulation to Dr. Jack Saddler on receiving the BC Bioenergy Network 2021 Research Award. Dr.
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October 24, 2021DR. 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).
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October 24, 2021DR. 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.
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October 8, 2021THE 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.
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October 6, 2021BPI 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, furthering joint developments in the field of biobased so
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September 27, 2021Dr. 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.
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September 27, 2021MEET 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.