News
Past events and updates about our program can be found here.
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Net0MM Concludes the Year with Plastic Waste Workshop and First Annual Symposium
On Dec 6th 2024, the Net0MM team organized a successful day-long event at the UBC Alumni Centre, featuring a morning workshop titled “The Ongoing Challenges of Plastic Waste: Needs, Opportunities, and Solutions,” followed by the first Net0MM Annual Symposium in the afternoon. The morning session was expertly moderated by Love-Ese Chile, who also sits on… read more
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ECRS Showcases Innovations in Sustainable Materials and Chemistry
The Net0MM-CREATE program, in partnership with UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science, Faculty of Science, and several engineering departments, successfully kickstarted the 2024-25 academic year with the “Early Career Researchers Symposium on Sustainable Materials and Chemistry.” Held at the Nest, this half-day event highlighted innovative research in sustainable materials and chemistry. The event opened with a… read more
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Climate Justice in STEM Workshop
We successfully concluded the second Net0MM-CREATE technical workshop on the topic of climate justice in STEM. The workshop was organized in a roundtable panel format. Dr. Amanda Giang moderated the session and was joined by UBC faculty researchers – Dr. Alex Tavasoli, Dr. Milind Kandlikar, our Net0MM collaborator – Linda Nowlan (UBC Sustainability Hub), and… read more
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The Net0MM team welcomed Dr. Chris Bataille to speak about pathways to net-zero decarbonization of industry!
The Net0MM team was fortunate to have Dr. Chris Bataille as a speaker on Nov 24th, 2023 for its first technical workshop of the year! Dr. Bataille kindly shared his perspectives on broad and technical pathways to achieve net-zero decarbonization in the industry, especially towards decarbonizing the steel, cement, and concrete industry. The workshop was… read more