Welcome to the Biorefinery and Biomass Conversion Lab in the Department of Wood Science at the University of British Columbia!!
Our lab focuses on developing sustainable biorefinery processes to convert biomass into value-added products. We aim to establish scientific knowledge and advance technologies in biomass conversion to achieve a sustainable bioeconomy.
<We are hiring PhD Students!!!> If you’re interested in joining the BBC Lab, please reach out to Kwang Ho Kim at kwang.kim@ubc.ca for more details.
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- January 26 2026 – A new paper is featured on the Inside Front Cover of Green Chemistry!!
- January 5, 2026 – Roshan (MS student), Yuma (UBC undergrad), and Siwan (UBC undergrad) joined our lab. Welcome!!
- December 11, 2025 – Our lab participated in the 2025 BPI Connect event, where Tuan and Siti teamed up to showcase our recent work on the mechanochemical production of CNCs.
- November 2 – 6, 2025 – Our lab attended the 2025 AIChE Annual Meeting in Boston. A huge congrats to Maria for winning 1st place in the poster session at the AIChE Annual Student Conference!
- September 1, 2025 – Nana (PhD student), Wenrui (visiting PhD student), and Binya (UBC BEST undergrad) joined our lab! Welcome!
- July 22, 2025 – Maria, a UBC BEST undergrad, published her work in the Energy & Fuels journal. Congrats!
- June 9, 2025 – Dr. Tran (Postdoc Researcher) joined our lab! Welcome!