BRIC News
March 18, 2026
March 18, 2026 As a follow-up to his article entitled “Will 2026 Finally Be the Year of Biochar?“, Kamyar Razavi, a writer for The New Climate publication, published “From the Deep Fryer to Your Gas Tank“. A summary of the article is as follows: the author explores the potential of used cooking oil and other […]
BRIC researcher featured in a medium article “Will 2026 Finally Be the Year of Biochar?”
January 12, 2026
January 12, 2026 Kamyar Razavi, a writer for The New Climate publication, wrote an article entitled “Will 2026 Finally Be the Year of Biochar?“. A summary of the article is as follows: Biochar—produced by heating agricultural or woody biomass in low-oxygen conditions—is gaining renewed attention as a climate solution. Advocates argue it can lock carbon […]
CERC members won one of the three awards under Campus as a Living Lab ‘Grand Challenge’
March 5, 2024
March 5, 2024 The Campus as a Living Lab ‘Grand Challenge’ called for visionary approaches to how British Columbia and Canada can effectively respond and adapt to the climate emergency. This year’s competition, attracted faculty and staff from more than 22 academic departments and operational units across UBC Vancouver and Okanagan, resulting in three projects […]
Faculty of Applied Science News
- Port Moody math teacher receives the 2026 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award briana.griffith Fri, 10/30/2026 – 16:49 Engineering Linda Weinkam (centre-right) is presented with the 2026 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award from Dr. Jim McEwen. They are accompanied by student nominator Victor Xie, members of the McEwen family and Applied Science Dean James Olson. This […]
- 11 UBC Applied Science companies to present at Innovation UBC’s 2026 Venture Showcase lillienne.zen Fri, 10/30/2026 – 10:40 AI Engineering Entrepreneurship Research Excellence External This article originally appeared on Innovation UBC. This year’s teams span therapeutics and biotech, medical devices and diagnostics, clean technology, mining, and advanced hardware, software and AI. Strategic Priority Areas: Planetary […]
- UBC engineering researchers, industry teaming up to help hydrogen fuel cells take flight lillienne.zen Thu, 10/29/2026 – 12:49 Engineering Research Excellence UBC engineering researchers, BC-based Unilia and Harbour Air are exploring lighter, more durable fuel cell technology for aviation. This article originally appeared on UBC Okanagan News. A fuel cell powerful enough to help propel […]
- Seven UBC Faculty of Applied Science experts announced as Canada Research Chairs briana.griffith Fri, 10/23/2026 – 08:10 Research Excellence This article originally appeared on Seven UBC Faculty of Applied Science affiliated researchers have been named or reappointed as Canada Research Chairs. They are among twenty-five chairholders from UBC announced on October 23, 2026.The Canada Research Chairs […]
- 17 UBC Applied Science graduate students supported with government awards alana.kim Thu, 10/22/2026 – 14:59 Awards Engineering Graduate Nursing Research Excellence SCARP External This article originally appeared on UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies . Six nursing, one SCARP and 10 engineering doctoral students are being supported through Tri-Agency funding competitions. Strategic Priority Areas: University for […]