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 […]
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 […]
ECRS Highlights Innovative Research in Sustainable Materials and Chemistry
The Materials Engineering Department, in partnership with UBC Faculty of Applied Science, Faculty of Science, and several engineering and science departments, successfully kickstarted the 2024-25 academic year with the “Early Career Researchers Symposium on Sustainable Materials and Chemistry.” Held at the Nest, this half-day event highlighted innovative research in sustainable materials and chemistry. The event […]
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 […]
UQ Metallurgy Students Tour the Department of Materials Engineering
Last month, the department hosted the University of Queensland Metallurgy group as part of their study tour visit to UBC. The tour included an exploration of our hydrometallurgy, electrometallurgy, and mineral processing laboratories, and featured engaging discussions on graduate pathways and postgraduate studies. Student Reflections Aiden Fraser, Penultimate student at the University of Queensland The […]
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 […]
Graduate Teaching Assistant Awarded 2023/24 Killam Award
Congratulations Meet Upadhyay for winning the 2023/24 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award! We are proud to share that Meet, a Graduate Teaching Assistant in our Department of Materials Engineering, has been honored with this Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. Thank you Meet for your dedication and contribution in teaching! UBC Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards […]
2024 MTRL Graduation
Last week, we celebrated the Class of 2024 outstanding achievements, hard work, commitment, and passion. We look forward to seeing all that they will do in the future as they become the future leaders in the world. Congratulations again to the UBC Materials Engineering Class of 2024! We are incredibly proud of our newest alumni and […]
MTRL Faculty Awarded Metal Chemistry Award
Congratulations to our faculty member – Prof. Edouard Asselin for receiving the 2024 Metal Chemistry Award at the recent Canadian Materials Science Conference in Edmonton, Alberta. Dr. Asselin’s research group focuses on aqueous metal extraction and electrometallurgy, addressing longstanding challenges in corrosion and extractive metallurgy. The Metal Chemistry Award recognizes outstanding contributions in the field […]