UBC Forestry researchers discover super-black wood
Researchers at the UBC’s Faculty of Forestry have made an extraordinary discovery: a new super-black material that absorbs almost all light.
In The Spotlight: Kwang Ho Kim
Kwang Ho Kim joins UBC Forestry as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Wood Science. His research focuses on developing sustainable biomass conversion engineering, aiming to advance technological solutions that maximize the transformation of carbon in biomass into valuable products.
Salar Ghotb Awarded the David Martell Graduate Student Paper Prize
UBC Forestry congratulates Salar Ghotb on receiving the David Martell Graduate Student Paper Prize at the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) Annual Conference, held in London, Ontario from June 3 to June 5, 2024.
Feng Jiang Receives UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize in the Sciences and Applied Sciences
UBC Forestry would like to congratulate Dr. Feng Jiang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Wood Science, on being the recipient of the UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize
In The Spotlight: Dr. Haibo Feng
Haibo Feng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Wood Science at UBC. His research area focuses on green building, building information modelling, life cycle assessment and building energy performance. He has extensive industrial and research experience in promoting sustainable building construction with the integration of advanced building systems and renewable energy supports.
Welcoming Stavros Avramidis as the 19th President of the International Academy of Wood Science
UBC Forestry wishes to congratulate Professor Stavros Avramidis on becoming the 19th President of the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS), effective June 2nd, 2023.
In the Spotlight: Jaya Joshi
Jaya Joshi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Wood Science at UBC. Her research focuses on improving the yield and nutritional values of crops, guided by the aim of successful implementation of carbon farming by 2050.
Dr. Feng Jiang Named in the Paper360º 2022 Top 50 Power List
UBC Forestry congratulates Assistant Professor Dr. Feng Jiang for being named one of eight Young Professionals in the Paper360º 2022 Top 50 Power List. Dr. Jiang’s research focuses on the conversion of naturally abundant biomass into functional biomaterials through cost-effective and energy-efficient methods.
Stavros Avramidis Awarded 2022 Carola and Carl-Olof Ternryd Award
UBC Forestry warmly congratulates Professor Stavros Avramidis, recipient of the 2022 Linnaeus Academy Research Foundation’s Carola and Carl-Olof Ternryd Award, for significant contributions to research in forestry.
In the Spotlight: Dr. Felix Wiesner
As a leader in sustainable timber engineering, UBC Forestry warmly welcomes Dr. Felix Wiesner to our Department of Wood Science as an Assistant Professor in Sustainable Timber-Built Environment – Fire Safety.