News

Past events and updates about our program can be found here.

  • Net0MM Concludes the Year with Plastic Waste Workshop and First Annual Symposium

    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

  • ECRS Showcases Innovations in Sustainable Materials and Chemistry

    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

  • Climate Justice in STEM Workshop

    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

  • The Net0MM team welcomed Dr. Chris Bataille to speak about pathways to net-zero decarbonization of industry!

    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