CERC has existed in UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science since 2000 but was officially opened in 2006 with the completion of a physical laboratory wing. Initially, CERC primarily involved researchers from the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, with some participation also from Materials Engineering and Electrical and Computing Engineering. However, CERC involvement has been expanded to include a boarder range of members representing all departments within Applied Science and other faculty departments active in energy research at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan. Currently there are over 60 faculty members and 200 graduate students participating actively in CERC activities. We welcome collaboration with industry, academic institutions and governmental bodies, inside and outside Canada.
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 research affiliates are actively pursuing clean-energy-related projects in several other buildings on the UBC campus. CERC promotes excellent research by means of collaborative research projects, seminars, shared equipment, courses and other means.
