Sustainability

Dr. Alexandra Tavasoli

Dr. Alexandra Tavasoli

Assistant Professor

Sustainability; Climate Change; Clean Technologies (CleanTech); Energy Transition;
Industrial Decarbonization; Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS); Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS); Carbon Dioxide Removal (CCS); Methane Emissions; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Chemical Industry and Production; Fuels; Hydrogen Economy

Linda Nowlan

Linda Nowlan

Senior Director, Sustainability Hub

Ocean law, marine law, environmental law, biodiversity law, climate justice, climate law, Sustainable Development Goals, sustainability, sustainable development, university sustainability, university climate action, university climate justice

Prof. Peter Arcese, MSc, PhD

Prof. Peter Arcese, MSc, PhD

Professor

FRBC Chair in Applied Conservation Biology

Conservation biology, spatial planning, birds, mammals, plants, small populations, cultural uses, evolution, ecology, wildlife ecology, invasive species, overabundant species, inbreeding, rapid evolution, climate change, habitat change,

Xiaotao (Tony) Bi

Xiaotao (Tony) Bi

Professor

Biomass and bioenergy systems, wood pellets, gasification, air pollution control, pollution prevention, energy and environment, life cycle analysis, ecoindustrial systems, sustainability, green engineering, chemical reactor engineering, sustainable development, air quality

Dr. Nemy Banthia, PhD, PEng, FACI, FCSCE, FICI, FCAE, FRSC

Dr. Nemy Banthia, PhD, PEng, FACI, FCSCE, FICI, FCAE, FRSC

Professor

Distinguished University Scholar and Sr. Canada Research in Infrastructure Rehabilitation

Civil infrastructure, bridges, concrete, repair, strengthening, rehabilitation, recycling, industrial by-products, environment, sustainable development

Naoko Ellis, PhD

Naoko Ellis, PhD

Professor

Chemical reaction engineering, multiphase reactors, CO2 capture, bioenergy, sustainability education and leadership, science outreach, sustainable development, systems approach, energy transition, transdisciplinarity, collaborative learning

Dr. Lori Daniels

Dr. Lori Daniels

Professor

Forest plants and trees, forest history, forest management, environmental protection and natural resource use, wildfire (wild fire), wildfires, sustainable development, forest fires

William G. Dunford, PEng, FEC

William G. Dunford, PEng, FEC

Professor

Electrical power conversion, electric vehicles, alternative enery and sustainable development, DC systems with load and battery management

Andre Ivanov, PhD

Andre Ivanov, PhD

Professor

Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Microelectronics, integrated circuits, computer chip design, smart grid, engineering curriculum

William Koty, MA

Director, UBC Continuing Studies Centre for Sustainability

Sustainability continuing education, sustainability professional development, lifelong learning, adult education, climate change education

Gordon Richard Lovegrove, PEng, MBA, PhD, FITE

Gordon Richard Lovegrove, PEng, MBA, PhD, FITE

Associate Professor

Principal Investigator, Sustainable Transport Safety Research Laboratory

Chair, Sustainable Development Committee and Canadian Society of Civil Engineers

Sustainability, sustainable transportation, transportation planning, sustainable road safety, sustainable communities, transportation demand management, safety audits, macro-level collision prediction models, social cost benefit analyses, sustainable development, public transport, public transit

Andrew Riseman, PhD

Andrew Riseman, PhD

Associate Professor

Plant breeding, plant genetics, horticulture, roots, stress physiology

Dr. John Richardson, PhD

Dr. John Richardson, PhD

Professor

water, endangered species, species at risk, freshwater, conservation, wildlife, ecology, populations, ecosystems, invertebrates,

Wilson Eberle, PEng

Assistant Professor

Power electronics, switching power converters, power supplies, electric vehicles, sustainable development

Martin Ordonez, PhD, PEng

Martin Ordonez, PhD, PEng

Associate Professor | Canada Research Chair – Power Converters for Renewable Energy Systems | Holder of the Fred Kaiser Professorship on Power Conversion and Sustainability | Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics | Editor, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

Canada Research Chair in Power Converters for Renewable Energy Systems

Energy systems, renewable energy, wind power, solar power, battery systems, fuel cells, electric vehicles, smart grid, sustainable development

Rob Kozak

Rob Kozak

Professor and Dean

Forest products marketing and management, value-added wood products, forest dependent communities, forests and poverty alleviation, sustainable development,

Simon Donner

Simon Donner

Professor

Climate change, climate change policy, ocean conservation, marine science, coral reefs, water pollution, nutrient pollution, climate change adaptation, Pacific Islands, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

John Innes

John Innes

Professor

Forestry, forest management, forest certification, aboriginal forestry, biodiversity, climate change, communities and livelihoods, conservation, ecosystems, forest management, forest policy, social impact, sustainability, drought, forest fires, wildfires, heat waves, people’s responses to heat waves, impact of heat waves on forests, adaptation of forests to climate change, responses of resorts (such as Whistler) to climate change, biological diversity, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Milind Kandlikar, PhD

Professor

Climate change, air pollution, extended producer responsibility, human development, agricultural biotechnology, information technology in developing countries, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Ralph Matthews

Ralph Matthews

Professor

Regional development, community development, fisheries, aquaculture, blood donation, environment, resilient community project, infertility, coastal communities, coastal British Columbia, Newfoundland, common property, community, regional development policy, community development policy, Atlantic Canada, social capital, community health, sustainable development