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May 28, 2025New UBC Spin-Offs in 2024/2025 Include Breakthroughs by BPI Researchers
15 new spin-offs emerged from UBC in 2024/2025—BPI researchers are part of this innovation wave. Supported by Innovation UBC, Venture Founder, and HATCH...
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May 28, 2025Postdoc Penghui Zhu Wins 1st Place in Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award
Congratulations to Dr. Penghui Zhu for winning 1st place in the Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award by International Council of Forest & Paper...
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May 26, 2025We're Hiring!
We’re looking for a Technical Analyst and a Technical Business Analyst to join our multidisciplinary team advancing sustainable, bio-based materials. These role
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May 24, 2025Boreal Alliance Awarded EU-COST Action Funding
The Boreal Alliance’s COST Action proposal “Resource-Inclusive Renewable Materials: Leveraging Global Biomass for Sustainable Innovations" was approved for fund
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May 24, 2025Dr. Mohammad Arjmand Honoured as 2025 Researcher of the Year at UBC Okanagan
Big congratulations to Dr. Mohammad Arjmand for being named UBC Okanagan’s 2025 Researcher of the Year in Natural Sciences & Engineering! His work in Polymer...
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May 23, 202538 BPI Researchers Named Among World's Top 2% Most Cited Scientists
A total of 38 BPI researchers are named among the 100,000 most-cited scientists, or among the top 2% of most-cited scientists in their respective subfields...
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May 21, 2025Dr. Taraneh Sowlati Awarded Faculty of Forestry Excellence in Graduate Supervision Award
This award recognizes Taraneh as an exceptional role model and mentor. Taraneh has mentored over 50 graduate students and postdocs over her career thus far.
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May 8, 2025BPI Research Day 2025: Showcasing BPI's Excellence in Research and Education
BPI Research Day 2025 was held on May 2 at the UBC Life Sciences Centre, welcoming over 260 attendees from 20 academic, industry, and government organizations. With the ongoing theme “Connecting & Empowering the Next-Gen Innovators,” the event focused on supporting early-career researchers and…
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April 28, 2025Dr. Mohammad Arjmand Receives 2025 Morand Lambla Award at PPS40
Congratulations to Dr. Mohammad Arjmand on receiving the 2025 Morand Lambla Award from the Polymer Processing Society during PPS40 in Auckland, New Zealand.
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April 24, 2025Dr. Johan Foster's Spikeless Featured on Major Media
Dr. Johan Foster and Sasha Santos gained media attention for their innovative "Spikeless" — a smart, bio-based stir stick that detects drugs in drink
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April 17, 2025Dr. Naoko Ellis Receives 2024/25 UBC Killam Teaching Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Naoko Ellis on receiving the 2024/25 Killam Teaching Prize! Nominated by students, colleagues & alumni, this award celebrates her...
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April 11, 2025Drs. Sumi Siddiqua and Sara Fleetwood Named Finalists for the 2025 Journey Award
Congratulations to Drs. Sumi Siddiqua and Sara Fleetwood on being named finalists for The JourneyAward! Their impact in sustainable biobased materials is...