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
- UBCO Engineering’s Dr. Zheng Liu named CAE Fellow emma.fennell Wed, 05/20/2026 – 12:01 Engineering External This article originally appeared on UBC Okanagan School of Engineering. Mentioned in this Article: Zheng Liu School of Engineering (Okanagan campus) Strategic Priority Areas: University for the FutureUniversity for the Future UBC School of Engineering (Okanagan)
- UBC Applied Science researchers receive investment from New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration competition emma.fennell Wed, 05/13/2026 – 09:32 Engineering Research Excellence External This article originally appeared on UBC Research + Innovation. Mentioned in this Article: Mauricio Ponga Department of Mechanical Engineering Kiana Amini Department of Materials Engineering Bhushan Gopaluni Professor , Department of Chemical […]
- Six UBC Applied Science experts announced as Canada Research Chairs emma.fennell Wed, 05/13/2026 – 08:41 Engineering Nursing Research Excellence Clockwise from top left: Dr. Kiana Amini, Dr. Ben Britton, Dr. Farinaz Havaei, Dr. Yanpu He, Dr. Lele Wang, Dr. Tarek Sayed This article originally appeared on Innovative and impactful work by six UBC Faculty of […]
- SBME welcomes Dr. Govind Kaigala as Director pro tem of the School of Biomedical Engineering suhani.syal Mon, 05/04/2026 – 10:49 Engineering External This article originally appeared on UBC School of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Govind Kaigala has been appointed as Director pro tem, School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME). His work has opened new avenues for research and industry to have an […]
- Are you addicted to your AI chatbot? It might be by design suhani.syal Tue, 04/28/2026 – 10:59 AI Engineering Research Excellence New research shows some people are developing addictive patterns of AI chatbot use—and it’s affecting their daily lives. Photo by l ch on Unsplash This article originally appeared on UBC News. AI chatbots can […]