Ruotong Liu (Wood Products Processing)
Production Coordinator Co-op; Builders Door and Window Supply Ltd Working for Builder Door & Window is a valuable experience. As a production coordinator, I must be at the forefront of processing...
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Research & Development Intern; University of Rosenheim, Germany “As a research and development intern at the University of Rosenheim in Germany, I have had the pleasure of immersing myself in a new...
View ArticleUBC Forestry Expands Micro-Certificate Offerings with the Launch of Multiple...
With the growing demand for specialized knowledge and skills in the forestry industry, the Faculty of Forestry is thrilled to announce the expansion of its micro-certificate offerings. Building on the...
View ArticleIn the Spotlight: Dr. Felix Wiesner
UBC Forestry warmly welcomes Dr. Felix Wiesner, renowned leader in sustainable timber engineering, to our Department of Wood Science as an Assistant Professor in Sustainable Timber-Built Environment –...
View ArticleUBC Faculty of Forestry researcher creates wood-based alternative to...
UBC researcher Dr. Feng Jiang has developed a cellulose film that looks like plastic and behaves like plastic—but is biodegradable. Read the full article The post UBC Faculty of Forestry researcher...
View ArticleIn the Spotlight: Dr. Minghao Li
UBC Forestry is excited to welcome Dr. Minghao Li, Associate Professor in Sustainable Timber-build Environment, to the Department of Wood Science. With an extensive research background in...
View ArticleFaculty of Forestry Supports UBC Team to Design Sitka Spruce Aircraft Model...
.author:after {content:' & student authors'} UBC Forestry recently joined forces with the UBC Faculty of Applied Science and their UBC AeroDesign (UBCAD) team to provide space for and help design an...
View ArticleFrom Engineer to ‘Wood Nerd’
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View ArticleCristiano Loss and UBC Team Receive $1M NSERC Alliance Missions Grant
.headshot figure, .headshot img {margin-top:0} Cristiano Loss UBC Forestry’s Assistant Professor in Timber Engineering, Cristiano Loss, along with UBC civil engineering professors Tony Yang and...
View ArticleEmily Cranston Awarded LeSueur Memorial Award
UBC Forestry wishes to congratulate Dr. Emily Cranston who is the 2022 recipient of the LeSueur Memorial Award from the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI). Awarded to exceptional individuals for their...
View Article2022 Alumni Builder Award Winner Shares His Secret to Success
Some lessons must be experienced to be understood. For Arthur Tsai, testing his limits helped him realize not only what he was capable of, but a path in life that led him to complete both a BSc (1995)...
View ArticleResearch Seminar Series: Musical string instruments, tree-ring dating and...
When: May 16, 2022, from 1pm – 2pmWhere: Online via Zoom or In-person at the CAWP Caseroom (FSC 2916)Speaker: Dr. Paolo Cherubini UBC Faculty of Forestry is pleased to invite tree & music lovers...
View ArticleSpring 2019
Can drones properly assess forest regeneration? Can DNA detect pests and pathogens in our forests? Why is managing canopy gaps so important to mule deer winter range? Find out in Branchlines Spring...
View ArticleFuture of Prefabrication Symposium
.event-date:first-child:before { content: 'February 24 - '; } Prefabrication in mass timber buildings is fast becoming a reality and, through digital design and manufacturing processes, it is having a...
View ArticleNew Climate-Proof Smart Bat Hits It Out of the Park
Dr Sadegh Mazloomi, supervised during his graduate studies by Professor Phil Evans (right) in the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing lab at UBC. How are artificial intelligence, climate change and...
View ArticleFuture of Prefabrication Symposium
Prefabrication in mass timber buildings is fast becoming a reality and, through digital design and manufacturing processes, it is having a disruptive effect on the building industry. Learn more about...
View ArticleThe Next Material Revolution Will Start in the Forest
The hunt is on worldwide for sustainable replacements for many of the items we use and dispose of daily. The challenge is to ensure that replacements are equal to or better than what we use now in...
View ArticleDr Stavros Avramidis Appointed Vice President of the International Academy of...
Stavros Avramidis Congratulations Dr Stavros Avramidis, elected Vice President of the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS) earlier this year. An esteemed mentor and educator, Dr Avramidis has...
View ArticleUBC Recognized For Leadership in Wood
“Wander Wood” installation The University of British Columbia (UBC) was front and centre at the 15th annual Wood Design Awards in BC held earlier this month winning 2 prominent awards that included...
View ArticleSwitching from Wood to Gas for Cooking is not a Climate Problem
Author(s): Devyani Singh &Hisham Zerriffi, Shonali PachauriPublished in: Environmental Research Letters (October, 2017)URL: doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa909d Environmental Payoffs of LPG Cooking in...
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