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January 31, 2022NSERC SYNERGY AWARDS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Synergy Awards for Innovation honour partnerships of strong, complementary and collaborative teams who have generated new knowledge and accelerated the application of research results to create benefits for Canada and Canadians. The award recognizes outstanding teams who have combined their…
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January 25, 2022BOREAL ALLIANCE KICK-OFF MEETING
The first Boreal Alliance Steering Committee meeting was held virtually on January 19, 2022 to celebrate the official launch of the Alliance activities and welcome the new members who recently joined the network. The representatives from FinnCERES, BioProducts Institute, Treesearch, EMPA, LUKE,…
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December 21, 2021HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BPI
Happy Holidays and New Year from the BPI family to yours! From everyone at BPI, we would like to say THANK YOU for your continued support. This year has been full of successful stories as well as remarkable advancements in innovations, new partnerships, and collaborations! Put your feet up and…
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December 17, 2021BPI INTRODUCTION VIDEO RELEASED
We are excited to present the offical BPI introduction video highlighting some of our research activities and sharing the collective vision for BPI and the future of bioproducts. Enjoy watching! Introducing the BioProducts Institute
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December 16, 2021PPC OPEN HOUSE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT
On November 26, BPI hosted an Open House at the Pulp and Paper Centre (PPC) and welcomed over 150 attendees including industry partners, researchers and colleagues to showcase the research activities and the newly renovated facilities in the building. This event inaugurated an exciting new chapter…
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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. Dating back to 1965, the IAWS set out to preserve forest resources around the world through the efficient utilization of wood and wood-based products…
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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…
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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. Saddler served as the NSERC Industrial Senior Chair and Task Leader for the IEA Bioenergy Task 39 and has been recognized by the Network for his many leadership contributions to advancing…
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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…
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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. This exchange marks the first of many collaborations of academic…