MTRL Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Winner Announced
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that challenges graduate students to present their research concisely and effectively in three minutes to a broad audience. First developed by the University of Queensland in 2008, the competition has since gained international recognition. UBC has been hosting its own 3MT competition since 2011, with individual […]
2025 Materials Engineering Research Day
On February 21st, the Department hosted its annual Research Day in the Frank Forward Building, celebrating the innovative research and efforts of our graduate students and researchers. The event kicked off at 10 am with opening remarks from the Department Head – Dr. Daan Maijer and the Associate Head of Graduate Programs – Dr. Ben […]
Dr. Kiana Amini Received the Wall Research Award to Tackle Sustainability Challenges
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 […]
Congratulations to the 2024 MTRL Graduate Awards Winners!
The Department of Materials Engineering is proud to recognize its graduate students on their outstanding academic and research achievements: “I am honored to have received the MTRL 4YF Award under the mentorship of Professor Matthias Militzer and Warren Poole. This recognition is incredibly meaningful to me, as it supports my pursuit of essential knowledge in […]
Undergraduate Students Awarded with CIM Book Prize
Congratulations to Chloe Stanford and Raymond Zhang for being awarded the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM) Book Prize! Chloe and Raymond, both UBC Materials Engineering undergraduate students, were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements at the recent CIM event. The evening featured networking opportunities, engaging speakers, a sit-down dinner, and games. It […]
Faculty Insight: Dr. Kiana Amini
Pioneering Electrochemical Solutions Congratulations to Dr. Kiana Amini, who has been recently announced as a recipient of the CFI – John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) award! As one of the newest faculty members in the Materials Engineering Department at UBC, she is dedicated to advancing research in the field electrochemistry to drive the development […]
PhD Student Receives 2024 Dean’s Award and ACCE Scholarship
Congratulations to our PhD student – Kuthan Celebi, who was recently honored with the 2024 Dean’s Award for Leadership from the Faculty of Applied Science, and the 2024 Automotive Composites Conference and Expo (ACCE) scholarship by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)! The Dean’s Award for Leadership from the Faculty of Applied Science is an […]
MTRL Faculty Awarded through 2024 NSERC Discovery Research Program
Congratulations to our faculty members who have recently received Discovery Grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Pushing Performance Limits of Redox Flow Batteries for Clean Energy Storage and Conversion Dr. Kiana Amini Prediction of the Quantity and Quality of Mine Waste Rock Drainage Using a Physics-Informed Machine Learning Approach […]