Unique Olympic Designs Create Interest in B.C. Trees
The VANOC Olympic Podia and Tray project (which CAWP was part of) was recently nominated as a Finalist for the Premier’s Award Promoting Innovation and Excellence. The award ceremonies were held in...
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Stavros Avramidis
Prof. Stavros Avramidis and his research collaborators have been trying to understand the effect of wood attributes on its basic physical properties and then relate that to industrial practices such as...
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Bamboo sprouts up in the concrete jungle
UBC’s Gregory Smith (left) and Felix Boeck are developing building materials made of bamboo. Photo: Martin Dee UBC researchers are part of an international team that wants to see city skylines filled...
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Tune into Clean Wood
The world is hungry for wood. BC harvests and exports logs and other fresh lumber but if the wood itself is hungry, there’s the problem. It’s not the moisture in the wood; it’s what rides along in...
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Biotechnologist of the Year
Shawn Mansfield, a professor in the Department of Wood Science at the Faculty of Forestry has been named 2014 Forest Biotechnologist of the Year by the Institute of Forest Biosciences. Mansfield is...
View ArticleDean John Innes participates in Twitter #BCForestChat
On April 20, 2016, Dean John Innes participated in a Twitter chat hosted by the Truck Loggers Association. This chat’s theme was Innovation & Technology in the British Columbia Forest Industry....
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Creating swimming buoy out of “nature’s foam”
University of British Columbia wood scientist Phil Evans has created a pull buoy for swimming out of balsa wood, a more environmentally-friendly material than the foam that is typically used. Pull...
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Yuan Li and Frank Lam awarded best article in the Journal of Wood Science
Frank Lam Congratulations to Yuan Li and Frank Lam for receiving the best article award by Journal of Wood Science. The award was presented on March 18, 2017 during the Annual meeting of the Japanese...
View ArticleFlax and hemp as a particleboard alternative in Canada
Wood scientist Solace Sam-Brew envisions a future where Canadian homes are furnished with products made from flax and hemp. “Both flax and hemp are widely available in Canada, especially in the West,”...
View ArticleResearch Associate – Department of Wood Science (Deadline: December 10, 2017)
The Department of Wood Science, UBC-Vancouver Campus seeks a Research Associate to develop new tools and methods to engineer Populus spp. with altered wood traits resulting from the misregulation of...
View ArticleAssociate Chair in Wood Building Design and Construction Tenure Track...
The Department of Wood Science (Faculty of Forestry) at the University of British Columbia is seeking candidates for an endowed Associate Chair in Wood Building Design and Construction. Candidates must...
View ArticlePart Time Lecturer – Department of Wood Science (Deadline: March 8, 2018)
We invite applications for a 50% part time Lecturer position in the Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia. The Faculty of Forestry teaches programs and...
View ArticleResearch Associate – Department of Wood Science (Deadline: May 9, 2018)
The Department of Wood Science, UBC-Vancouver Campus seeks a Research Associate to develop new economic models for application in the evaluation of Genomic tree-breeding programs for Alberta. This will...
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Switching from Wood to Gas for Cooking is not a Climate Problem
Author(s): Devyani Singh & Hisham Zerriffi, Shonali Pachauri Published in: Environmental Research Letters (October, 2017) URL: doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa909d Environmental payoffs of LPG...
View ArticleProfessorship in Bamboo Utilization Technology (Deadline: October 7, 2018)
Applications are invited for one tenured or tenure-track professorship in either assistant, associate or full professor level in the area of Bamboo Utilization Technology (BUT). The position will be...
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Yuan Li and Frank Lam awarded best article in the Journal of Wood Science
Frank Lam Congratulations to Yuan Li and Frank Lam for receiving the best article award by Journal of Wood Science. The award was presented on March 18, 2017 during the Annual meeting of the Japanese...
View ArticleDean John Innes participates in Twitter #BCForestChat
On April 20, 2016, Dean John Innes participated in a Twitter chat hosted by the Truck Loggers Association. This chat’s theme was Innovation & Technology in the British Columbia Forest Industry....
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Creating swimming buoy out of “nature’s foam”
University of British Columbia wood scientist Phil Evans has created a pull buoy for swimming out of balsa wood, a more environmentally-friendly material than the foam that is typically used. Pull...
View ArticleParticleboard Alternative
Flax and hemp as a particleboard alternative in Canada Wood scientist Solace Sam-Brew envisions a future where Canadian homes are furnished with products made from flax and hemp. “Both flax and hemp...
View ArticleResearch Associate – Department of Wood Science (Deadline: December 10, 2017)
Please note: This position is no longer available. The Department of Wood Science, UBC-Vancouver Campus seeks a Research Associate to develop new tools and methods to engineer Populus spp. with...
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