WESTalks

January 28, 2021, 9:00 am to 10:00 am

Online

WESTalks is a collaborative initiative by IC-IMPACTS Student Engagement Committee (SEC) and the University of British Columbia’s Future Waters, and is being hosted jointly by students at UBC and McGill University. The combined network includes over 1000 research students and faculty members, working in water research across the globe.

20-30 minute presentation

10-15 minutes of audience questions, curated by IC-IMPACTS SEC moderator

The next WESTalks seminar will be Thursday, January 28th, at 9:00 am Pacific Time (Vancouver local time) and our speaker will be Dr. Mohamed Ateia of Northwestern University, who will be delivering a talk on “Efficient PFAS Removal by Amine-functionalized Sorbents: Promises & Challenges”. 

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First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.

Future Waters

UBC Vancouver Campus, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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