Professor, University of British Columbia (Canada) - Wood Science/Chemical Eng. PI of the Sustainable Nano Biocomposites group focusing on nanocellulose.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined December 2014
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Today Vancouver is crying (i.e. it's raining) because postdoc @megangrobertss has left us for exciting new career steps. We celebrated her immense contributions last week & while we can't wait to see what comes next, she will be deeply missed & never forgotten. Thank u Megan!
Thanks for all you do, @KudziNyamayaro #UBCNPAW!
It's National Postdoc Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we are profiling several of our current #UBCForestry Postdocs!🥼
Today, meet Dr. Kudzanai Nyamayaro, a member of the @CranstonLab!👋
Read more about Dr. Nyamayaro: forestry.ubc.ca/news/celebra…
#UBCNPAW #GreatPostdoc
It's postdoc appreciation week #npaw #npawubc & I am so THANKFUL for the amazing postdocs in my group. I would be lost without @megangrobertss, @KudziNyamayaro @EupidioScopel. These wonder-researchers play many roles, set the "vibe" in the lab & basically make everyone happy!
Elizabeth was a phenomenal spokeswoman for research & training, our group & UBC, and the value of collaborative work at this Mitacs event. We love working with Plantee Bioplastic & it's great Elizabeth could share that part of her PhD journey.
We had an amazing evening with innovation ecosystem leaders at our Board reception in Vancouver yesterday. A big thank you to everyone who joined and to @BrendaBaileyBC for her invaluable insights on #WorkIntegratedLearning and #innovation.
@johnwhepburn #MitacsImpact #StrongerBC
Great fun at #TAPPINano2024 with new & old friends + @TAPPINanoStdnts. Congrats to the student poster winners, & especially our @andersontvveiga who took home 2nd place. Also celebrated some birthdays in our group at dinner 🎂
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June is #Pride month! At UBC, we’re proud to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff. Explore the many Pride activities at our campuses, connect with your community, and reflect on what each of us can do to support 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion: bit.ly/3R8iSxo
#UBCPride
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Thank you @UBCBioProducts and @CranstonLab for hosting me and for the stimulating discussions on #sustainability! 🦠🌱👩🔬
👍 A big thank you to Dr. Eleftheria Roumeli(@ERoumeli) for her insightful #seminar this week on transforming #photosynthetic #biomatter into #bioplastics with properties akin to commodity plastics.♻️🎓 We appreciate Dr. Emily Cranston for hosting, and all the participants including Dr. @LaurelSchafer, Dr. @jayajoshi20, Dr. Yoav Livney, and Dr. Zachary Hudson. 🙌
🎥 Watch the recorded presentation here: ow.ly/Nygl50S4uQA
#UBC #BioProducts #Sustainability #KnowledgeExchange #ResearchExcellence #Partnerships
Vancouver sun & painting pottery with the group to unwind... Moments like this together are needed. Also - super impressed with everyone's creativity but please keep this as a hobby only!!
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Important changes and welcome increases to student scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships. Looks like Banting and Vanier are going away.
It was a month of PhD comprehensive exams/thesis proposal defenses & we now have 3 more doctoral candidates in the group! Congrats to Alex, @andersontvveiga & @TristanRunruLiu for their hard work & exceptional performance in the oral exams. I'm proud of your progress & plans 🧪
Very excited to be part of two (2!) of these supported clusters - Advancing Multifunctional Dental Biomaterials and Future Packaging Research Cluster led by Prof Manso @AMDB_Cluster & Pratap-Singh, respectively - thank you to our excellent leaders!
Five Research Excellence Clusters led by Applied Science researchers in @UBCNursing, @UBCEngineering & @UBCSCARP are receiving new funding through the 2024/25 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition.
Learn more: research.ubc.ca/vpri-competi…
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Join us on March 2nd for a Vancouver Institute Lecture Series event featuring Dr. Emily Cranston, who will present "#Nanotechnology from Nature for #Sustainable #Bioproducts: A Canadian Perspective." Since 1916, the Institute has been a hub for #community #engagement at @UBC, hosting distinguished academics and leaders in partnership. Dr. Cranston will share her pioneering work on #nanocellulose and #biobased materials for various applications ranging from #packaging to #cosmetics. A must-attend event for those interested in the future of sustainable #innovation!
Find more about the event: ow.ly/Y5lS50QJvy3
#UBC #ResearchExcellence #VancouverInstitute #PublicEvent #CommunityBuilding #Sustainability #Bioeconomy
Congrats to the winners from @CHBEUBC research day & especially our very own Alex (tied 1st place oral presentation & 1st place "people's choice") & @KudziNyamayaro (1st place poster - postdoc category). It was a wonderful event & great to see everyone's hard work recognized
Happening now! Research presentations & posters (& food!) For @CHBEUBC research day, at the NEST. Lots of smiling faces and fun science & excellent @UBCBioProducts turnout
Valentine's day group yoga. Fun to connect, unwind and celebrate ❤️ of research & working together as a team
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We had the pleasure of hosting UBC President Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon(@ubcprez) for a lab tour yesterday! His genuine enthusiasm for our #bioproducts research, crucial for a #sustainable future, was truly inspiring. Immense thanks to our outstanding researchers for their exceptional demonstrations. We deeply appreciate the university's continuous support and are dedicated to advancing the frontiers of research as a UBC Global Research Excellence Institute #GREX.
#UBC #ResearchExcellence #BPI #Sustainability #Innovation #LabTour
Happy holidays, Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year from our group to yours (and friends & family too!). Wishing everyone rest, relaxation and rejuvenation to make 2024 the best yet! 🌲
Ended last week's Brazil trip at the astoundingly impressive @CNPEM 's @NanotecLNNano facilities & SIRIUS synchrotron. Seriously, if u don't know these 🇧🇷 national labs check them out. Thx to Juliana, Elisa & Marcos for hosting & for the wonderful discussions. New collabs coming!
