Safer PPE
Our latest study, again in collaboration with Dr. Zarifi’s OMEGA Laboratory at UBC, has been published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Why not combine radar, superhydrophobic textiles, and smart engineering to protect from hazardous water-based threats? Check out Smart Superhydrophobic Textiles Utilizing a Long-Range Antenna Sensor for Hazardous Aqueous Droplet Detection plus Prevention
Sadaf wins the Dr. Spiro Yannacopoulos Memorial Award in Engineering Leadership!
Sadaf has been awarded the Dr. Spiro Yannacopoulos Memorial Award in Engineering Leadership! This award recognizes “a student who has demonstrated excellence in both academics and leadership“. I could not think of a more deserving recipient. Congratulations Sadaf!
Durable and Comfortable Superhydrophobic Fabrics!
Our latest work, spearheaded by Dr. Mohseni, is published in Progress in Organic Coatings! Ever wanted water-repellent fabric finishes that don’t diminish the comfort of the treated garment or use toxic perfluoroalkyl substances? We did! This work is part of the Comfort Optimized Materials For Operational Resilience, Thermal-transport, and Survivability (COMFORTS) Micro-net, an interdisciplinary, collaborative network… Read more »
Dr. Mohseni departs to PRE Labs Inc.
Given the success of our collaboration with safety products manufacturer PRE Labs Inc., it was only a matter of time before our alumni began working there to commercialize some of our most promising technologies. We now say goodbye to Dr. Mohseni, who will developing our omniphobic coatings for real-world use, as part of our 24-month … Read more »
Kiana successfully defends her MASc!
Congratulations Kiana on a successful defence of your MASc thesis! We wish you all the best in Montreal at your new position at AMD Medicom.
Dr. Lahiri joins the DREAM Team
The DREAM Team is pleased to welcome Dr. Sudip Lahiri as our latest member. Sudip comes to us from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, where he developed new ways for fabricating durable superhydrophobic fabrics. Dr. Lahiri will bring his expertise to aid our ongoing quest to develop durable oleophobic fabric finishes that do not… Read more »
Prof. Golovin nominated as Blue Sky finalist
Professor Golovin was selected as one of Canada’s two finalists for the prestigeous Blue Sky Young Researchers and Innovation Award. 21 young researchers from around the world have been chosen for their pioneering work related to forestry. More info: https://www.fpac.ca/researchers-from-laval-university-ubc-named-canadian-finalists-for-international-forestry-innovation-award/
Winning Image
Behrooz and Mohammad’s image of a patterned silicon wafer, titled “Standing in the rain” was featured in Chemical & Engineering News. Great work guys and super cool image! Chemistry in Pictures: Standing in the rain
Cavitation paper published!
Majid’s study understanding how cavitation affects the delamination of solid foulants from soft surfaces is now published. This is the first look at how length affects interfacial cavitation, and we’ve observed a previously never-before-seen phenomenon that we call an “initial detachment”. This work will help design large-scale anti-fouling surfaces and also indicates why soft elastomers… Read more »
New IDEaS COVID Project
The lab was recently awarded an IDEaS Competitive Project towards advancing PPE against COVID-19, through advanced coatings. This collaborative project combines expertise from our coatings research, the Pakpour Lab at UBC Okanagan, and industry partner PRE Labs Inc. Over the next six months we’ll be exploring how omniphobic coatings and antimicrobial materials can be combined… Read more »
