New director of UBC’s Advanced Papermaking Initiative announced

Chemical and biological engineering professor Mark Martinez has been named the new director of UBC’s Advanced Papermaking Initiative (API).

With its mission to enhance the competitiveness of the provincial industry through leading edge research, technology development and advanced training, the API was formed in 1998 to address B.C.’s lack of expertise in its post-secondary system in the field of papermaking engineering and paper. The API is funded by an $8.5-million endowment from the provincial government through Forest Renewal B.C.

For more information, visit http://www.ppc.ubc.ca.