Academic Tours
Academic Tour: The University of British Columbia
Monday, 12 June, 2023
08:30 - 14:30
University of British Columbia
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Schedule (Subject to Change) |
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08:30 |
Bus leaves from the Westin Bayshore |
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09:00 |
Arrival to UBC Welcome at Pulp & Paper Centre (PPC) by Dr. Orlando Rojas |
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Pulp & Paper Centre Tour Biobased Colloids & Materials Lab (Dr. Orlando Rojas) Foster Advanced Materials Lab (Dr. Johan Foster) Sustainable Nanocomposites Lab (Dr. Emily Cranston) Renewable Biogas Lab (Dr. Tony Bi) X-ray Tomography Lab (Dr. Mark Martinez) Advanced Renewable Materials Lab (Dr. Scott Renneckar) |
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11:00 |
Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC) Tour (Dr. Tony Bi) Coffee Break and Light Morning Snacks |
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11:35 |
Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) (Jason Chiu) Bamboo Applications & Management (BAM) (Dr. Chunping Dai) |
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12:10 |
Foreset Science Centre (FSC) Tour Advanced Renewable Materials Lab (Dr. Scott Renneckar) Sustainable Functional Biomaterials Lab (Dr. Feng Jiang) |
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12:40 |
Transition to Nest Bukhman Theatre Lounge for Lunch |
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13:30 |
Transition to Rose Garden |
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14:00 |
Bus departs to Westin Bayshore from Rose Garden |
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14:30 |
Arrival at the hotel |
Industry Tour: Noram BC Research Inc.
Monday, 12 June, 2023
09:00 - 11:45
Noram BC Research Inc.
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Schedule (Subject to Change) |
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09:00 |
Bus leaves from the Westin Bayshore |
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09:30 |
Arrival at Noram |
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Welcome (Sign-in) & Coffee with light snacks |
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10:00 |
Tours of the pilot facility (in groups of ~10 people) |
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Tour takes 1 hour and 15 minutes |
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11:15 |
Bus leaves to Westin Bayshore |
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12:00 |
Arrival at the hotel (Lunch on Your Own) |