CERC - Clean Energy Research Centre

Energy supply and the Environment are arguably the two major issues of the 21 st century. These topics are intimately inter-related. The UBC Clean Energy Centre is dedicated to developing knowledge and solutions which can be helpful in reducing the environmental impact of the use of energy.

We recognize that finding sustainable solutions requires multi-disciplinary inputs. Based on funded through the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the University of British Columbia, CERC primarily involves researchers from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, with some participation also from the Department of Materials Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering. Currently there are 22 faculty members and about 75 graduate students participating actively in CERC activities. We welcome collaboration with industry, academic institutions and governmental bodies, inside and outside Canada . We will also foster linkages with other departments and bodies at UBC wherever these could be helpful in realizing CERC's objectives.

CERC provides state-of-the-art research facilities in a recently-completed building for the investigation of clean energy problems and the development of environmentally-friendly solutions. Many of these facilities are unique. At the same time, CERC affiliates are actively pursuing clean-energy-related projects in several other buildings on the UBC campus. CERC intends to promote excellent research by means of collaborative research projects, seminars, shared equipment, courses and other means.