Among 8 new or renewed UBC Canada Research Chair appointments, Cole Burton was appointed as a Canada Research Chair in Terrestrial Mammal Conservation. Cole’s Wildlife Coexistence Lab researches human-wildlife coexistence across multiple species and scales, with a particular emphasis on large-bodied terrestrial mammals.
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Feng Jiang was appointed as a Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Functional Biomaterials. Feng’s research in advanced nanotechnology has been applied to isolate high-performance nanocellulose from forest biomass, and to regulate their assembly into more complex structures for expanded applications. Using cellulose nanofibrils as the primary building block, Dr Jiang’s research has expanded to a…
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Dr Nicholas Coops and Dr Elizabeth Wolkovich were among the world-class scientists and scholars recognized from across the country to receive this honour.
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Shawn Mansfield has been named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the Life Science Division.
This award recognizes Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists, peer-elected as the best in their field.
Read More Congratulations to Shawn Mansfield for being named as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada