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UBC Envision is the student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) at UBC. AIChE is the leading professional organization for chemical engineers around the world, focusing on creating a community of professional chemical engineers. Envision is led by students to foster professional development and to make connections to industry, as well as hosting numerous events throughout the year to enhance understanding aspects of chemical engineering that transcend the traditional classroom. We welcome any and all enthusiastic members to join us this year! Visit our website at www.ubcenvision.com.
Envision also supports several student design teams/projects in the chemical engineering department, including UBC Green Joule, UBC BioT, and their oldest project, UBC ChemE Car. For details on UBC Green Joule and UBC BioT, see the "Membership Benefits" section below. For UBC ChemE Car, please search for their separate CampusBase group page.
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UBC BioT Project:
BioT, formerly the CHBeer Brewing system is a project encompassed by the student organization UBC Envision. The project is based on the idea of ÔÇÿThe Internet of ThingsÔÇÖ, and aims to develop craft brewing technologies and to create an automated brewing system with the ability to monitor and control process variables such as temperature and acidity in real-time. We are currently coupling sensors to web servers and developing a mobile app, which would allow operators to remotely view brewing conditions and key control variables. A large focus of our project is the concept that many home-breweries or smaller breweries lack the hundreds of thousands of dollars required for high-end equipment. Through our project, our long-goal is to optimize brewing processes for brewing technologies, to design and implement low-cost data monitoring, and in time, to have our machine learning algorithms be applied to actual breweries to brew the perfect beer.
UBC Envision BioT is recruiting NOW recruiting for 2020-2021!! All sub-teams are open for recruitment: brewing, instrumentation and laboratory teams. Apply with this link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e4e3qHw9IaUYraZ.
If you have any questions about recruiting or want to talk about beer, feel free to contact us: at biot@ubcenvision.com, or check out our website and facebook event (https://www.facebook.com/events/1351721131834019).
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UBC Green Joule Project:
The algae project began at UBC in 2016 as a research project, which focused on the design of a cost-efficient photobioreactor using bioluminescent algae strains. Since the summer of 2017, the focus shifted to the growth and extraction processes; we wanted to combine the different uses of microalgae to maximize production. Algae is one of many feedstocks used to produce biofuels from biomass, as well as a medium used for wastewater treatment to reduce the nitrogen content in secondary effluents. Currently, two types of biofuels can be extracted from algae; biodiesel and bioethanol. Cytosolic lipid bodies contain substantial amounts of triacylglycerides (TAG), which can then be processed into biodiesel via transesterification. Monomeric sugars from carbohydrates can be fermented into bioethanol. Our project aims to combine all three usages of microalgae (reduction of nitrogen content in wastewater, production of biodiesel, and production of bioethanol) into one process. This way, we offset the production cost of algae biofuels by maximizing the products.
UBC Green Joule is now recruiting! Join us as we work to offset the production cost of algae-based biofuels by maximizing the potential of microalgae. Positions are now open for ALL sub-teams: Growth, Extraction and Monitoring, with opportunities for leadership available within the sub-teams. If you are interested in working in a team-oriented environment, enjoy researching new projects, like learning hands-on skills, and finding solutions that can further the reality of renewable energy, come apply to our team! We welcome a mix of all disciplines (CHBE, BMEG, ELEC, BIOC, CHEM, MICB, etc.)
Applications are open from September 1st to September 14th. We canÔÇÖt wait to have you! Apply now: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2hj52S3Wbl9ztc1
If you have any questions regarding Green Joule, please check out our website or contact us for more details.
Website: http://www.ubcenvision.com/algae/
E-mail: algae@ubcenvision.com
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If you have any questions for our teams, please join our live event on imagine day, or contact the team leads at biot@ubcenvision.com for UBC BioT and greenjoule@ubcenvision.com for UBC Green Joule. Info sessions will be hosted virtually on September 9th and 10th (see our website or social media for details).
