Alex is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia. She holds a BASc in Chemical Engineering, and a PhD in Materials Engineering from the University of Toronto, and completed her postdoctoral training in Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She joined UBC and started LoFI in 2024.
Surabhi Pandey is a postdoctoral associate in the Mechanical Engineering department at UBC. She earned her PhD at McGill University. Her research is focussed on developing sustainable processes for the production of polyester fabrics. A list of her publications can be found here.
Charlotte is an PhD candidate, co-supervised by Holly Caggiano, in UBC’s School of Regional and Community Planning’s PLACE Lab. Charlotte’s research is centred on uncovering citizen-led pathways that can accelerate the implementation of sustainable infrastructure. Charlotte earned her Masters of Arts in Planning at UBC in 2026.
Haydon is a PhD candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UBC. His research is focussed on the design of solar-driven air conditioning systems. He holds a BEng in Energy Systems Engineering from Oregon State University.
Karan is an MASc candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UBC. Karan’s research is focussed on up-cycling wastes from oil sands processing into value-added products. Karan holds a BASc in Materials Engineering from UBC.
Jamie is a an MASc candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UBC. She conducts research on solar-driven carbon dioxide capture and conversion systems, at the intersection of engineering and public policy. She holds a BASc in Mechanical Engineering from UBC.
Arthi is an MRes candidate co-supervised by Amanda Giang in UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability. Their research is focussed on the participatory design and implementation of safe and environmentally benign battery recycling processes. They hold a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland.
Peregrine Pichardo-Curiel
Peregrine is an MASc candidate co-supervised by Germaine Koh from UBC’s Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory. In collaboration with UBC’s Fabric of Campus Fibre Garden, Peregrine’s research involves the participatory co-design of community-scale flax-to-linen processing machinery. They hold a BASc in Mechanical Engineering from UBC.
Golsa is an undergraduate research assistant in LoFI. Her research is focussed on financial policies that can encourage the adoption of circular economy processes. She is currently in her 3rd year of her BASc studies in Chemical Engineering at UBC.
Alumni:
- Charlotte Taylor, MAP, School of Community and Regional Planning, 2024-2026 (co-supervised by Holly Caggiano)
- Emilie Ho, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, 2025
- Emily Shilton, MRes, Institute for Environment, Resources, and Sustainability, 2024-2025 (co-supervised by Milind Kandlikar)
- Calista Abuan, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, 2024