AnnaMaria Zubieta
Student
Master of Applied Science in Chemical and Biological Engineering (MASc)
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at UBC has an established worldwide reputation for its accredited undergraduate programs, innovative research and the quality of its graduates and faculty.
The Department offers programs leading to the Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in a number of areas of specialization within chemical and biological engineering. The Department is actively engaged in applied research in chemical and biological engineering, supported in part by external funding of about $6 million a year.
Graduate Degree Programs
Research Supervisors
| Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Baldwin, Susan | Bioprocess engineering, bioremediation, biomedical reaction modelling |
| Bi, Xiaotao | Biomass and Bioenergy; Electrostatics of Powders; Fluidization; Fuel Cells Water Management; Green Engineering; Industrial Symbiosis; Life Cycle Analysis; Multiphase Chemical Reactors; Particle technology; Biomass and Bioenergy, Electrostatics of Powders, Fluidization, Fuel Cells Water Management, Green Engineering, Industrial Symbiosis, Life Cycle Analysis, Multiphase Chemical Reactors, Particle technology |
| Cao, Yankai | Machine Learning; optimization; Renewable energy systems; Process Control; Machine Learning, Optimization, Renewable Energy Systems, Process Control |
| Ellis, Naoko | Chemical Processes; CO2 capture and utilization; Interdisciplinary teaching and learning; multiphase systems; thermochemical conversion of biomass; Chemical Processes, CO2 capture and utilization, Interdisciplinary teaching and learning, Multiphase systems, Thermochemical conversion of biomass |
| Englezos, Petros | natural gas hydrates or methane hydrates, Clean Energy, Natural Gas Hydrates, Shale Gas, Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration, Super-hydrophobic surfaces and novel applications |
| Feng, James | Biophysics; Complex fluids; Fluid mechanics; Mathematical biology; Biophysics, Complex fluids, Fluid Mechanics, Mathematical biology |
| Foster, Johan | 3D Printing; Biomaterials; Biomedical Devices; Bioproducts; Cellulose Nanomaterials; Fibers; Polymers; 3D printing, Biomaterials, Biomedical Devices, Bioproducts, Cellulose Nanomaterials, Fibers, Polymers |
| Frostad, John | Emulsions; Physics of Soft Matter; Agricultural Sprays; Food Physics; Interfacial Rheology; Novel Instrumentation; Foams; Emulsions, Physics of Soft Matter, Agricultural Sprays, Food Physics, Interfacial Rheology, Novel Instrumentation, Foams |
| Gopaluni, Bhushan | Modelling and experiment design, identification for control |
| Gyenge, Elod Lajos | Electrochemical engineering, fuel cells, batteries, electrodes |
| Hatzikiriakos, Savvas | Polymer melt and suspension rheology, food rheology, polymer melt processing, superhydrophobicity, surface science, winter sports expert, ski/skate performance and snow/ice friction. |
| Hill, Jane | |
| Lau, Anthony K | Environmental engineering, waste-to-resource recycling, composting, odor control, biohydrogen energy |
| Lees, Eric | Chemical engineering; Electrochemical engineering; Electrochemical synthesis; Continuum modelling; Reactor design; Transport phenomena; Electrochemical separations; CO2 capture and conversion; Continuum and techno-economic/life cycle assessment modelling; Electrochemical reactions and separations; Atmospheric water harvesting |
| Martinez, Mark | Complex fluids; Flow visualization; Fluid mechanics; Complex fluids, Flow visualization, Fluid mechanics |
| Mohseni, Madjid | Drinking Water; Chemical Pollutants; Used Water; Clean Technologies; Advanced oxidation; Drinking water quality and treatment; Electrochemical water treatment processes; UV based water purification and treatment; Water re-use; Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS); Drinking Water, Chemical Pollutants, Used Water, Clean Technologies, Advanced oxidation, Drinking water quality and treatment, Electrochemical water treatment processes, UV based water purification and treatment, Water re-use, Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) |
| Rahmani, Mona | Multiphase and Density Stratified Fluid Mechanics, Fiber Suspensions, Renewable Energy, Hydrodynamic Instability, Mixing |
| Rojas, Orlando | Nanopolysaccharides (based on cellulose, chitin, starches and others); Bacterial nanocelluloses; Cellulose derivatives; Lignins, colloidal lignins, nanolignins and their uses; Renewable biopolymers (hemicelluloses, proteins, chitin and chitosan, alginates and others); Multiphase systems (emulsions, foams, dispersed systems), gels, aerogels; Films, filaments and hybrid materials; Nanocomposites; Bioactive systems; Fiber processing; Pulp and paper; , Bacterial nanocelluloses, Bioactive systems, Cellulose derivatives, Fiber processing, Films, filaments and hybrid materials, Lignins, colloidal lignins, nanolignins and their uses, Multiphase systems (emulsions, foams, dispersed systems), gels, aerogels, Nanocomposites, Nanopolysaccharides (based on cellulose, chitin, starches and others), Pulp and paper, Renewable biopolymers (hemicelluloses, proteins, chitin and chitosan, alginates and others) |
| Srebnik, Simcha | Bioinspired engineering and biomimetic design; Carbon nanotubes; Developing models for interfacial polymerization membraned; Diffusion in nanostructured materials; Functional materials; Hierarchical modeling; Mechanical properties of polymers melts and polymer networks; Molecular simulation of polymers and composite materials; Molecular simulations; Optimization of protein-imprinted polymers; Polymers and biopolymers; Protein folding and stability; Statistical thermodynamics of polymers and biopolymers; Understanding polymer-carbon nanotube interactions; Bioinspired engineering and biomimetic design, Carbon nanotubes, Developing models for interfacial polymerization membraned, Diffusion in nanostructured materials, Functional materials, Hierarchical modeling, Mechanical properties of polymers melts and polymer networks, Molecular simulation of polymers and composite materials, Molecular simulations, Optimization of protein-imprinted polymers, Polymers and biopolymers, Protein folding and stability, Statistical thermodynamics of polymers and biopolymers, Understanding polymer-carbon nanotube interactions |
| Taghipour, Fariborz | Artificial Photosynthetic Systems, UV Photoreactors, Modeling of Chemical and Biochemical Reactors, Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| Trajano, Heather | Biomass (Energy); Wood; Pulp and paper; Biochemicals; Biomass extractives recovery and utilization; Biorefining; catalysis; Hemicellulose; Kinetics; Pretreatment; Biomass (Energy), Wood, Pulp and Paper, Biochemicals, Biomass extractives recovery and utilization, Biorefining, Catalysis, Hemicellulose, Kinetics, Pretreatment |
| Upham, David Chester | Chemical engineering; Energy Transformation and Energy Using; catalysis; Energy; Greenhouse gas mitigation |
| Yadav, Vikramaditya | Bioactive Molecules; Biocatalysis; Bioinformatics; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; Biomass (Energy); Biomaterials; Bioprocess engineering; Bioremediation; Biotechnology; drug delivery; Drug discovery & development; Medical biotechnology; Metabolic engineering; Structural Tissue Engineering / Biomaterials; Synthetic biology; Technoeconomics; Tissue Engineering; Vaccines; Bioactive Molecules, Biocatalysis, Bioinformatics, Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms, Biomass (Energy), Biomaterials, Bioprocess engineering, Bioremediation, Biotechnology, Drug delivery, Drug discovery & development, Medical biotechnology, Metabolic engineering, Structural Tissue Engineering / Biomaterials, Synthetic biology, Technoeconomics, Tissue engineering, Vaccines |