The mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) are kind of brilliant at a science level. I’ve had a few people in my real non-Twitter life ask me to explain how it works so I’m going to try my best here in this thread while I’m waiting for a patient to show.

Am donating $100M towards a prize for best carbon capture technology

I am grateful to be supported in my studies! My group photo could sure use an update though... the pandemic has changed us all 👨🏻

QUELLE SOIRÉE. WHAT A NIGHT. #GoHabsGo

🗣OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉÉÉÉÉÉ #GoHabsGo

This clip from the Daily Show of people fighting against seat belt mandates in the 80s is absolutely surreal from start to finish given today's climate on both masks and COVID vaccines.

Climate change is not about data and reason, it is about money and power👀 (this may be my first subtweet😃)

Breaking News: The WHO approved the first ever malaria vaccine, which could save tens of thousands of children in sub-Saharan Africa. The quest for this vaccine has been underway for a hundred years, a WHO official said, and is a "historic event." nyti.ms/3oxUgAy

1/ Our analysis of nearly 200 country UN reports finds a major gap b/w what greenhouse gas emissions countries say they emit & what they're putting into the atmosphere. W/ Chris Mooney John Muyskens Desmond Butler Anu Narayanswamy Naema Ahmed washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… #COP26Glasgow

Unexpected effects of climate change. #BCStorm

How you make your CO₂ electrolyzer cathodes really matters. Learn more from Ben Mowbray in our tribute article to Vivian WW Yam ACS Publications. bit.ly/3yNcgJB University of British Columbia UBC Chemistry CHBE at UBC QMI at UBC

We have to make trade offs when making useful materials (consider voltage vs. current in a solar cell). Fraser Parlane @BP_Macleod & team built a self-driving laboratory, Ada, to quickly optimize these tradeoffs Nature Communications bit.ly/pareto-sdl University of British Columbia UBC Chemistry CHBE at UBC QMI at UBC

There’s a real chance that from a longtermist perspective this is the most important story in the world.

Carbon removal is a key part of reaching global climate goals, which is why I am ecstatic about the ~$1B frontierclimate.com fund! This fund signals the demand for carbon removal, and will accelerate the development of technology to meet this demand. theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

Out today in @EES_journal! Bill (Zishuai) Zhang and I developed an electrochemical reactor for producing cement precursors! It was a pleasure to work with Bill and the rest of the team on this project, congrats to everyone involved! Check it out: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Cement is one of the dirtiest industries on the planet. Bill (Zishuai) Zhang, Ben Mowbray and team are working to clean up this industry by building electrolysers that reduces CO2 emissions by 75%! Check it out in @EES_journal: bitly.ws/vFdc. University of British Columbia UBC Chemistry CHBE at UBC Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute

📢new investigation via Bloomberg Green Dozens of global companies - banks, industrial giants, shopping websites & more - rely on cheap & ineffective offsets from renewable energy projects to burnish their green credentials Some even claim to be ‘carbon neutral’ based on these 🧵

🎓 Meet Eric Lees. He graduated with a PhD from CHBE at UBC. 👨‍🔬"I aspire for my research and academic service to help bridge the gap between scientific discovery and the industrial adoption of #renewableenergy technologies." #UBCAPSCStars #UBCEngineering apsc.ubc.ca/spotlight/stud…

Congrats to Dr. Ben Mowbray, alumnus of our group, on being invited as a speaker at the Emerging Investigators Symposium at #CSC2023! 🎉 His presentation on #electrochemical production of cement clinker will undoubtedly foster great discussions. #cleanenergy #carbonconversion

We recently lost our friend and colleague Danielle Salvatore. To honour her incredible legacy, we set up a memorial scholarship in her name. To contribute or learn more, please visit: give.ubc.ca/memorial/danie…. Our goal is to raise $50,000 by July 1. The endowed scholarship fund