Climate Researcher Database

With over 500 faculty members investigating climate-related topics 
across two UBC campuses, it can be hard to know where to start. 

This page provides a searchable list of UBC faculty members conducting climate and climate-related research across the university. 

The database allows you to filter by campus, faculty or school, and research theme, or you can search by keywords.

If you are you a UBC research associate or faculty member who wish to be added to the tool, or to adjust an existing entry, please complete this Qualtrics survey or email us at climate.collective@ubc.ca.

Would you like to partner with UBC researchers?  You can connect with Innovation + Partnerships for support in Vancouver and the Okanagan.

For support with media enquiries, please reach out to UBC Media Relations in Vancouver or UBC University Relations in Kelowna. 

You can also contact us at climate.collective@ubc.ca 

Name Campus Research Interests Faculty Department, School, Affiliations Research Theme(s)
Liv Yoon UBC Vancouver Climate justice; Housing; Tenant security; Energy insecurity; Health; Social inequities; Just transition; Biopolitics Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology; Centre for Climate Justice; Climate Change Health Effects, Adaptation, and ResiLience (HEAL); Centre for Sport and Sustainability Climate Justice, Social Dimensions of Climate and Systems Change, Health and Wellbeing, Housing, Poverty
Cristina Zanotti UBC Vancouver Infrastructure repair and durability; Sustainable construction materials; Alternative cementitious materials; Durability of concrete structures; Historical heritage structures; Concrete-concrete bond; Numerical analysis of reinforced concrete structures; Early-age thermal cracking; Fiber reinforced concrete. Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering; Materials & Manufacturing Research Institute Manufacturing and Heavy Industry, Buildings and Sustainable Infrastructure Design, Sustainable Materials and Composites, Carbon Management
Hisham Zerriffi UBC Vancouver The intersection of technology, energy and the environment, with a particular focus on rural areas of the developing world; Institutional factors impacting the diffusion of new technology; Determinants and patterns of household energy choice; Welfare implications of rural energy use. Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resource Management; Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC), Bioproducts Institute; Energy Resources, Development, and Environment Lab Forestry, Rural and Northern Communities, Clean Energy and Energy Transitions, Climate Justice, Land Use, Sovereign or Sustainable Food Systems
Anming Zhang UBC Vancouver Airports and airlines economics and policy; Economic impact of transportation infrastructure, air transportation, and high-speed rail. Sauder School of Business Operations and Logistics Division; Commerce and Business Administration; Green Shipping Project Transportation, Housing, Urban Planning and Cities
Justin Zhang UBC Vancouver Power electronics; Smart grids; Distributed energy resources; High-voltage DC (HVDC) grids; Microgrids; Cyber-security in energy systems. Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Solar Energy, Electricity, Clean Energy and Energy Transitions
Jiaying Zhao UBC Vancouver Cognitive causes and consequences of scarcity; What behavioral interventions improve the performance in low-income individuals; How to promote recycling and composting behavior; Water and energy conservation; What cognitive, motivational, and sociocultural factors shape the perception of climate change; How to engage the public on biodiversity conservation. Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science Department of Psychology; Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability; Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC); Climate Change Health Effects, Adaptation, and ResiLience (HEAL); Cool Tools Warm World Research Cluster; Decision Insights for Business & Society (DIBS) Environmental Psychology, Poverty, Policy and Governance, Housing
Xin Zheng UBC Vancouver Regulatory enforcement and political economy; Securities litigation and SEC enforcement venues; Climate finance and ESG disclosure; Environmental and social impact on financial markets; Financial reporting quality and disclosure; Audit quality measurement and auditing standards; Fraud detection in financial reporting and workplace fraud; Financial statement analysis and investor volatility; Market efficiency and information risk; Regulatory transparency and private-public enforcement alignment. Sauder School of Business Accounting and Information Systems Division Climate Risk Management, Climate Finance and Investment, Business Processes and Corporate Governance, Economic Modeling and Data Analysis, Environmental Law
Ryan Ziels UBC Vancouver Resource recovery via biological waste treatment processes; Microbial ecology within these engineered processes; Improved performance in the recovery of water, nutrients, bioenergy, and other resources; Anaerobic treatment technologies for the recovery of biomethane; Microbial biotechnologies for nutrient removal. Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering; Environmental Microbial Biotechnology for Resource Recovery (EMBeRR) Lab; Bioproducts Institute; Microplastic Cluster; Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC) Waste and Waste Management, Bioprocesses and Biotechnology, Water Resources and Supply, Biofuels and Biomass
Naomi Zimmerman UBC Vancouver Development and application of real-world-based tools to quickly and quantitatively assess the impact of our policy and technology decisions on air pollution and climate outcomes, and to use the knowledge gained to support better environmental policy planning; Climate change; Air pollution; Understanding the impact of renewable energy technology in developing countries (e.g. solar microgrids) on combined air, climate and socioeconomic outcomes. Faculty of Applied Science, Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences; Department of Mechanical Engineering; iREACH Lab (Integrated Research in Energy, Air, Climate & Health); Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC) Atmospheric Science, Transportation, Oil and Gas, Health and Wellbeing, Policy and Governance, Pollution

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