Energy Reduction in Mechanical Pulping
Collaboration Case Study: Energy Reduction in Mechanical Pulping Overview The Advanced Fibre Processing Lab is collaborating with fourteen pulp and paper industry partners and NSERC CRD to develop a 5-year, $4 million program to reduce total pulp and paper energy consumption by at least 20%. High energy costs and strong competition have forced many pulp […]
Dr. Yusuf Altintas named one of UBC’s Distinguished University Scholars
MECH professor Yusuf Altintas was recently named a UBC Distinguished University Scholar (DUS) for 2016. Each year, the Distinguished University Scholar (DUS) program recognizes exceptional faculty members who have distinguished themselves as scholars in research, teaching and learning. This distinction is granted for five years, and is renewable once, and includes a one-time $20,000 research […]
Big NSERC gains for UBC advanced manufacturing research
UBC mechanical engineering professor Yusuf Altintas, P.Eng., has been awarded one of four 2016 Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), valued at $5.5 million over five years. The recipients were announced on October 19, 2016 at Carleton University by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, and the Honourable […]