
Congratulations to our faculty member, Prof. Kiana Amini, for receiving the Wall Research Award for the project titled “Development of Organic Redox Flow Batteries for Clean Renewable Energy Storage Applications”! In collaboration with Prof. Eva Nichols from Chemistry, and Prof. Qingshi Tu from the Faculty of Forestry, this project aims to enhance the market viability of redox flow batteries. Specifically, to develop cost-effective, environmentally friendly production pathways for the organic materials used in these batteries, alongside innovative advancements in battery engineering to make this promising energy storage system a practical reality.
The Wall Research Award is part of the Wall Legacy Awards program at UBC, funded by the $100M+ Peter Wall Endowment and supports $4M in research annually for UBC faculty and graduate students. The program includes two Wall Fellowships valued at $1M each, and this year includes 19 graduate student awards and a total of eight faculty research awards for individual and team projects. As one of the largest internal university award programs in North America, the awards focus on advancing sustainability, investing in researchers poised to drive progress in British Columbia and beyond.