Happy holidays
Behrooz has been busy…
Leticia joins the OPERA Lab
Leticia Recla joins the group as a MASc student from Vitoria, Brazil. Welcome!
Dr. Ambreen Nisar joins the OPERA Lab
We are pleased to welcome postdoctoral fellow Dr. Ambreen Nisar to the OPERA Lab. Dr. Nisar will be challenging the oil-repellency paradigm one molecule at a time. Welcome Ambreen! Google scholar page for Dr. Nisar
New project funded with lululemon
The OPERA Lab has partnered with lululemon to develop a water and oil repellent textile finish for their merino wool articles of clothing. Very exciting to be working with such an amazing industry partner! https://shop.lululemon.com/
Another new grant!
The OPERA Lab has been awarded a second Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) contract to keep our Canadian Armed Forces members safe in Northern Canada. We’ll be exploring how their gear can better resist the negative effects of ice, snow, and frost. Pretty cool! IDEaS
New grant!
The OPERA Lab has been awarded a Solutions Grant from the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies. We will be developing a mosquito-repellent paint in collaboration with Loop Recycled Products and The Kyzox Foundation. More information here.
New grant!
The OPERA Lab, the Micro-Electronics and Advanced Sensors Laboratory (led by Dr. Mohammad Zarifi), and local armour manufacturer PRE Labs Inc. have been awarded an Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) contract to develop better chemical-resistant clothing for the Canadian Armed Forces. We’ll be detecting and protecting against CBRN threats to keep our Canadian… Read more »
Our work is featured in Castanet
Our work on turbulent drag reduction using superhydrophobic surfaces (science publication here) was featured in Castanet. Check it out! https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/231150/UBCO-tech-breakthrough
Characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces for drag reduction in turbulent flow
After several years of study, our work on reducing drag in turbulent flow using superhydrophobic surfaces is published in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics! In this work we show how wettability and roughness contribute to turbulent drag reduction, and we design durable superhydrophobic surfaces that can reduce drag by more than 50% in highly turbulent… Read more »
Smooth, All-Solid, Low-Hysteresis, Omniphobic Surfaces with Enhanced Mechanical Durability
Matt’s work on fabricating low hysteresis, omniphobic surfaces is now published! Check it out here. This is the first report of omniphobic surfaces that can repel essentially all liquids without relying of fragile micro-texture or lubrication. Durability-wise, these surfaces maintain their liquid repellency far better than any other state-of-the-art coating!
