Behrooz's work gaining media attention!
Behrooz’s work for making any surface omniphobic has started to receive media attention! UBC’s press release Infotel.ca ScienceDaily phys.org Sciences Avenir (in French) Asia Pacific Coatings
NSERC COVID-19 Grant Awarded!
I am pleased to announce that NSERC has funded our project developing upgraded face shields for enhanced COVID-19 protection, in partnership with PRE Labs Inc. Great job Drs. Pillai and Zhao on putting together an excellent application. We will be investigating how coatings can allow face shields to be disinfected with water alone, and not… Read more »
New Publication!
Behrooz’s work on making any substrate highly liquid repellent is published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces! His artwork was also selected as a Supplementary Cover image! Check out Design and High-Resolution Characterization of Silicon Wafer-like Omniphobic Liquid Layers Applicable to Any Substrate. His coatings were so good we had to come up with a… Read more »
Anti-fogging quick fix
Doing what we can!
Doing what we can to help battle COVID
With research halted, sometimes it feels a little disheartening that we cannot do more towards the fight against COVID-19. Luckily, with friends around town, sometimes it’s just a matter of connecting the right people! Collaboration helps frontline workers see clearly during long hours at work
IDEaS Component 1a Awarded!
Something like nine months ago, the DND posted their upcoming challenges for the next round of the IDEaS funding competition. One quizzically named challenge was, “Breaking the ice – ground solutions for removing frozen contaminants from aircraft“, which sparked the interest of Dr. Zarifi’s MEAS Lab and the OPERA Lab. We decided that detecting ice… Read more »
IDEaS Component 1b officially awarded!
Our collaborative project with Dr. Zarifi and PRE Labs Inc. has been officially awarded an IDEaS Competitive Projects Component 1b for Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Hazard Detection and Planning. We are developing the next generation of personal protective ensembles that can simultaneously protect and detect wearers from hazardous solids, liquids, and gases. More information… Read more »
Paper paper
Dr. Zhao‘s work on non-fluorinated omniphobic paper is published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. We (humans) are getting one step closer to eliminating the need for perfluoro-carbons in our daily lives. Great work Xiaoxiao and Arif! Non-fluorinated Omniphobic Paper with Ultra-low Contact Angle Hysteresis
Kamran becomes a PhD candidate!
Kamran successfully passed his candidacy and proposal defence with flying colours. Congratulations Kamran!
Holiday Curling Contest
The OPERA Lab challenged Dr. Zarifi’s MEAS Lab to a curling contest for the holidays. There was brushing, bruising, and lots of laughing by all. A re-match is guaranteed for 2020, and perhaps next year we’ll keep score!
