Hello everyone! Here is our weekly news! Winter is coming, so is the flue season, so please stay active and stay healthy!
Break-ins in PPC last week
There have been several break-ins to buildings on campus over the last week. The PPC was hit and there was a lot of high value items stolen from offices of students and research personnel.
Joanne urged all the members of CHBE to, please check that the door is latched and locked behind you when leaving the building or other buildings after hours,. If there is any issue, please let her know (call, text or email) and/or call security so that the issue can be remedied immediately.
Professional Speaker Seminar Series Next Wednesday-Nov 27!
We are pleased to announce Dr. Shahab Sokhansanj as the speaker of the upcoming seminar in the series on November 27 at 12:00 PM in room CHBE 2.02.
Dr. Shahab Sokhansanj, P.Eng. is a distinguished research and development staff at Oak Ridge National laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He is also a Professor emeritus University of Saskatchewan and adjunct Professor University of British Columbia. Dr. Sokhansanj has developed the Integrated Biomass Supply Analysis & Logistics (IBSAL) modeling environment. The value chain modeling platform is used for design and analysis of biomass feedstock supply in support of the emerging biorefineries in the U.S. and Canada.
To view Dr. Shahab Sokhansanj’s Biography, click HERE.
Doug’s Vacation Days
Doug, our Technical Supervisor, will be off Nov 22nd (Today), 25th (Next Monday), ½ day Dec 20th (Friday), full days Dec 23rd and the 24th 2013. In his absents Marlene Chow will be consulting and supervising shop. You can contact her by e-mail @ (Chow, Marlene Marlene.Chow(at)ubc.ca). Her location is room 173 in stores.
GSS Coffee will fix it schedule
Coffee socials are held every Thursday afternoon from 3pm, at Seedlings Café / the penthouse in the Thea Koerner House.
Thursday November 21 Games Afternoon Christopher Roach, Lili Meng
Thursday November 28 Discussion on GSS Funds Lili Meng
Thursday December 5 Coffee & Cake Yuanyuan Liu, Christopher Roach
Thursday December 12 Christmas social – wear your Christmas sweater!
Fun Picture
I really wish my computer can be faster!
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