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Dr. Chester Upham

Chester Upham

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering

University of BC
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A collage of photos: An Elder at a cultural burn, a ship entering Vancouver, Mt. Robson, a tree on the streets of Vancouver, a mountain biker.

BC climate solutions research gets $900K lift from PICS

Five research teams receive $180,000 each from the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions’ Opportunity Project Program.
a collage of photos: Mt. Robson, Vancouver Harbour, carbon fibres, cultural burning group.

Backgrounder: PICS Opportunity Projects Program funded projects

Research teams from UVic, UBC and UNBC receive $180,000 each from PICS’ Opportunity Project Program.

Projects

L: Carbon fibres under electron microscope. R, top: a prosthetic leg. R, bottom: Carbon fibre bike.

From Waste to Want: CO2 Conversion to Liquid Fuels and Solid Carbon Fibres

UBC-based Opportunity Project aims to reuse atmospheric carbon.
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