Faculty

Abbas Milani
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, UBC Okanagan
Composites, Multicriteria Optimization, Industry 4.0

Michael Deyholos
Professor, Biology, UBC Okanagan
Genomics of plants, Biochemistry, Bioinformatic

Wesley Zandberg
Assistant Professor, Chemistry, UBC Okanagan
Carbohydrates, Glycobiology, Analytical Chemistry

Sepideh Pakpour
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, UBC Okanagan
Human Microbiome, Built Environment Biology

Parisa Mehrikhodavandi
Professor, Chemistry, UBC
Polymer Chemistry, Bio-based Polymers

Mohammad Arjmand
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, UBC Okanagan
Polymer Nanocomposites, Nanomaterials Synthesis

Kevin Golovin
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto
Polymers, Surface Sciences, Coatings

Kasun Hewage
Professor, Civil Engineering, UBC Okanagan
Life Cycle Assessment, Green Construction

Inderdeep Singh
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Roorkee
Green Composites Manufacturing

Frank Ko
Professor, Materials Engineering, UBC
Nanofibre Technology, Biomaterials

Cigdem Eskicioglu
Professor, Civil Engineering, UBC Okanagan
Waste Management, Advanced Anaerobic Digestion

Barbara Milow
Vice Director, Institute of Materials Research, DLR, Germany
Aerogels, Nanostructured Materials, Nanoparticle Synthesis

Ning Yan
Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto
Forest-based Biomaterials, Bio-based Adhesives

Jian Liu
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, UBC Okanagan
Advanced Nanofabrication, Energy Storage Systems

Sumi Siddiqua
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, UBC Okanagan
Soft Ground Improvement, Sustainable Infrastructure

Emily Cranston
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, UBC
Bio-based Nanocomposites

Alcides Lopes Leão
Professor, Sao Paulo State University
Natural Polymers and Composites

Somaye Akbari
Assistant Professor, Textile Engineering, AIUT, Iran
Polymer chemistry, Fiber sciences

Cagri Ayranci
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta
Multifunctional composites, additive manufacturing

Zachary Hudson
Assistant Professor, Chemistry, UBC
Polymer chemistry, organic and organometallic synthesis

Manjusri Misra
Professor, School of Engineering, University of Guelph
Biomaterials, nanomaterials

Sabu Thomas
Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University
Polymer blends, biocomposites, ageing and degradation

Nandakumar Kalarikkal
Professor, School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi
Nanocomposites, nanosensors

Vagner Roberto Botaro
Professor, Materials, Federal University of São Carlos
Biocomposites, Natural Polymers, Nanocomposites, Hydrogels

Aman Ullah
Associate Professor, Agricultural, University of Alberta
Biopolymers, Biomaterials, Biosorbents, Biocomposites, Nanocomposites

Cristina Zanotti
Assistant Professor,Civil Engineering, UBC Vancouver
Carbon-neutral cements and concrete, Waste valorization in civil engineering materials, Construction 3D printing

Alain Dufresne
Professor, Grenoble INP-Pagora, Université Grenoble Alpes
Biobased nanocomposites