Research Chairs & Directors
Canada Research Chairs
UBC’s Okanagan campus currently has 10 Canada Research Chairs. Tier 1 Chairs are recognized as outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. Tier 2 Chairs are awarded to exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field.
Will Hughes
Professor & CRC (Tier 1) in DNA Engineering
Dr. Hughes, who serves as the Director for the School of Engineering and a Professor in Applied Science, designs DNA for multiple uses, including storing and reading digital data.
UBC Okanagan Principal’s Research Chairs (PRC)
The Principal’s Research Chairs (PRC) program provides internal funding support for top-tier researchers engaged in outstanding research or creative scholarship.
AHMAD AL-DABBAGH
Assistant Professor & Principal Research Chair (Control Systems – Tier 2)
Chen Feng
Assistant Professor & Principal Research Chair (Blockchain-Empowered Digital Technology -Tier 2)
Ian Foulds
Associate Professor & Principal Research Chair (Indigenous Reconciliation in Engineering – Tier 1)
SHAHRIA ALAM
Professor & Principal Research Chair (Resilient and Green Infrastructure – Tier 1)
JIAN LIU
Associate Professor & Principal Research Chair (Energy Storage Technology – Tier 2)
Lisa tobber
Assistant Professor & Principal Research Chair (Women in Engineering – Tier 2)
MOHAMMAD ZARIFI
Assistant Professor & Principal’s Research Chair (Sensors and Microelectronics – Tier 2)
ALEXANDER R. UHL
Assistant Professor & Principal Research Chair (Solar Energy Conversion – Tier 2)
ABBAS MILANI
Professor & Principal’s Research Chair (Sustainable and Smart Manufacturing – Tier 1)
JULIAN CHENG
Professor & Principal’s Research Chair (Wireless Systems –
Tier 1)
Endowed & industrial Chairs
Cigdem Eskicioglu
Professor & NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in Advanced Resource Recovery From Wastewater
KASUN HEWAGE
Professor & FortisBC Smart Energy Chair
Research Institute & Centre Directors
Collaboration with academic, industry, government and community partners is empowering School of Engineering researchers to advance innovative research in leading facilities at UBC Okanagan.
SHAHRIA ALAM
Professor & Centre Co-Director, Green Construction Research & Training Centre
Acting Director Materials & Manufacturing Research Institute