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Innovation UBC announces 10 startup ventures joining HATCH Venture Builder Winter 2025
T-Net British Columbia | | Media coverage
Two early-stage ventures co-founded by electrical and computer engineers Lukas Chrostowski and Sudip Shekhar, and mechanical engineer Hongshen Ma, are part of the new HATCH cohort.
New Director of the Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory (AMPEL)
| Announcement
Professor Dan Bizzotto has accepted a three-year term as Director of the Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory (AMPEL) effective February 1, 2025.
Canada’s push for e-bikes gains speed, but lack of infrastructure leaves some riders behind
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
Dr. Alex Bigazzi, an associate professor of transportation engineering, explained the benefits of income-based e-bike incentives, and the need for infrastructure to create behavioural changes.
UBC researchers awarded $38.1M to lead health research through CIHR's Fall 2024 Project Grant competition
| Announcement
Nursing, biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering and mechanical engineering experts among researchers leading CIHR-funded projects.
Port Alberni warning about lead in water may be concern of any owner of older home
CHEK News | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Pierre Berube said people living in older homes made from pre-1975 materials may want to consider testing for lead in water after the city issued a warning.
Transition to more biomass heating in N.W.T. requires better supply chain, advocates say
CBC | | Media coverage
Chemical and biological engineering graduate student Ghazaleh Mozafari discussed her research into storage capacity and the supply chain for biomass energy systems in the Northwest Territories.
UBC Okanagan researcher using quantum innovation to enhance data security in laser-based communications
| Announcement
Dr. Jonathan Holzman is laser-focused on advancing the science of ground-to-satellite communication. His project ReQON: Reconfigurable Quantum Optical Networking has received funding from NSERC and the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI).
West End tenants say building owner's renovation proposal is designed to get them out, hike rents
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Perry Adebar discussed factors in determining seismic risk to buildings.
U.S. tariffs would raise B.C.'s cost of electricity, says minister
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
Dr. Roland Clift, an adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, commented on the threat of U.S. tariffs and the effect they would have on electricity in B.C.
Research taps into microbial genomics to address mine tailings and global copper shortage
Canadian Mining Journal | | Media coverage
Dr. Sue Baldwin, a professor of chemical and biological engineering, is co-leading a project to tackle the environmental impact of mining tailings.