UBC researchers awarded $1M Wall Fellowships to advance human and ecosystem health
Nineteen graduate students have received Peter Wall Awards.
As one of the world's leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and the world.
Dr. Tekleyohannes developed artificial neural networks and four physical models that use chemical and structural attributes for the prediction of water vapour uptake, loss and retention by wood. His models contribute to the creation of a decision support system that allows predicting wood properties and processing characteristics based on chemical and structural attributes.
A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD) - graduated in 2010