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Marine, Aerospace & Subsea Innovation (MASI)
MASI is Western Canada’s centre of excellence in marine, aerospace, subsea and naval systems, anchored at the University of British Columbia. MASI is establishing Canada’s first Pacific-Arctic hub for world‑leading research, innovation and training that supports national sovereignty, security and sustainable blue economy growth.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Digital Systems, Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems
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UBC STAR
The UBC Survive and Thrive Applied Research (STAR) Collaboration Facility specializes in research supporting uncrewed and autonomous systems. Working alongside leading private industry and other partners, the facility is designed to support collaborative applied research and design. Equipment and services are available to faculty researchers, staff, students and industry partners.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Aerospace
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Advanced Manufacturing Processes Laboratory (AMP)
AMP research focuses on developing new manufacturing processes and improving existing ones, in order to fabricate precision components with high-quality surface finish, geometric accuracy and high process efficiency. The research is applied in aerospace, optics, bio-medicine and electronics industries. We conduct both theoretical and experimental investigations to understand the fundamental process mechanism, and apply the results to enhance the manufacturing performance.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Personnel Protection, Specialized Manufacturing
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Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Labs, UBC Okanagan
Advanced materials and manufacturing researchers at UBC Okanagan are advancing science, engineering and health by addressing the way people use industrial and household items every day. The School of Engineering is working across disciplines to develop innovative approaches to advanced materials and manufacturing. These innovations are changing the way materials are created from their individual molecular level to their fabrication. Strong collaborations with industry are propelling this research forward to realization and commercialization.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Aerospace, Specialized Manufacturing
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Airborne Sensing Laboratory
The UBC Airborne Sensing Laboratory (ASL) is a flying data-acquisition and sensor test-bed. At initial operating capability, the ASL is a Cessna 172 single-engine aircraft carrying an IMSAR NSP5(x) hyperspectral radar, and an L3Harris Wescam MX-10 ball-turret electro-optical and infra-red sensor.
This initial sensor suite provides data-gathering capability supporting development of artificial intelligence and remote sensing technologies.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Aerospace
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AMPEL High Head Laboratory
AMPEL’s High Head Lab is a unique research space within a university setting, which enables industrially relevant scale-up of both aerostructure composites and engine-alloy processing.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Aerospace, Specialized Manufacturing
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Arctic Research and Development
UBC is advancing Arctic research and development activities through its Pacific-Arctic perspective, multidisciplinary strengths and established collaborations. Our interdisciplinary approach combines world-class research expertise with practical applications, fostering innovation that supports Canada's Arctic sovereignty, economic development and environmental stewardship while strengthening partnerships with northern communities and advancing Indigenous-led research initiatives.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Digital Systems, In-service Support, Specialized Manufacturing, Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems
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Asymmetric Last Line (ALL)
The Asymmetric Last Line (ALL) research accelerator will accelerate the design, manufacturing, testing, and deployment of new defence and dual-use technologies. ALL will focus on power systems, aerospace materials and structures, computing and AI, marine technologies for harsh environments, sensors and instrumentation, and attritable defence assets.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Digital Systems, Specialized Manufacturing
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AVENGER
AVENGER is establishing an RNA vaccine platform that will enable Canada to domestically develop and manufacture next-generation vaccines for everything from viruses to superbug bacteria to cancer. Led by Dr. Pieter Cullis and Dr. Anna Blakney, AVENGER advances RNA-based vaccine technologies and delivery platforms for emerging and neglected viral threats, supporting rapid development of medical countermeasures for future infectious disease threats
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Personnel Protection
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Battery Innovation Research Excellence Cluster
This research excellence cluster based on the UBC Okanagan campus aims to advance technology to create robust and sustainable all-solid-state lithium batteries by focusing on three key areas: technology development, environmental assessment and socio-economic analysis.
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Specialized Manufacturing
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Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining (BRIMM)
BRIMM drives transformation of the mining sector by connecting the unique insights of researchers and industry to generate solutions for the benefit of the economy, society and the environment.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Specialized Manufacturing
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Campus as a Living 5G Lab - Canada's First 5G Drone
Canada’s first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flights over a 5G network took place at UBC in 2021. Two UAVs—standard quad models fitted out with a 5G signal transmitter receiver—were put through their paces by Vancouver drone R&D company InDro Robotics using UBC’s 5G network, installed by Rogers as part of a multiyear collaboration to pursue 5G research.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Aerospace, Digital Systems
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Canada's Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub
Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH) is bringing together a coalition of partners to accelerate the development and manufacturing of lifesaving medicines for B.C. and Canada.
By aligning capabilities to rapidly discover, develop, manufacture and deliver new therapeutics, we enhance Canada’s sovereignty, strengthening national security and our ability to respond to threats, including infectious diseases, cancer, immune-mediated diseases and antimicrobial resistance.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Personnel Protection
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Centre for AI Decision-making and Action (CAIDA)
CAIDA is UBC's main AI research organization. It consists of over 100 professors and their research associates, spanning 30 departments, schools, institutes and more. The Centre's focus is the development, analysis and application of AI systems for decision-making and action, enabled by core AI technologies such as machine learning and automated reasoning. It is part of UBC's Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Training and Simulation
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Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions
The Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) is part of the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. CSDI aims to advance interdisciplinary, publicly-engaged research, teaching and dissemination of knowledge about innovation in democratic practice and institutions at the local, national and international level. The CSDI takes an evidence-based and collaborative approach to strengthening and rethinking democracy in a digital age.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Digital Systems
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Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC)
CERC is UBC's flagship clean energy research hub, focusing on sustainable energy conversion, storage and utilization technologies. The centre addresses critical challenges in renewable energy deployment, energy storage in harsh environments, and the integration of sustainable fuels into existing infrastructure.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
In-service Support, Specialized Manufacturing
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Climate Change Health Effects, Adaptation, and ResiLience (HEAL)
The Climate Change Health Effects, Adaptation, and ResiLience (HEAL) interdisciplinary cluster aims to understand the compounding health effects of extreme weather events caused by climate change.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Personnel Protection, Training and Simulation
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Composites Knowledge Network (CKN)
CKN’s vision is to be Canada’s leader on translating world-class knowledge of composites manufacturing to industry quickly and effectively to benefit small businesses, their employees, and the communities they serve.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Specialized Manufacturing
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Composites Research Network
The primary function of the Composites Research Network (CRN) is to support and grow the composites industry within Canada and beyond. CRN brings together academic and industry knowledge to: solve specific challenges in design and fabrication; improve capabilities in manufacturing, maintenance and repair; and create best-practice solutions for sharing with industry partners.
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Computational Multiphysics Lab Digital Twins for Marine Vessels
The CML Lab advances computational physics, multiphysics modelling, experimental observations and physics-guided machine learning for complex engineering systems. A central goal of the Lab is to create predictive digital twins and digital engineering tools that connect fundamental physics, experimental data and practical design.
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Training and Simulation
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Customizable drone solutions improve climate resiliency against flooding
CLEAR: Climate and Environmental Awareness through Robotics, was developed under a research partnership between UBC, Rogers Communications and Microsoft. In collaboration with coastal BC communities, CLEAR’s team of engineers, ocean scientists and Rogers technology experts aim to co-develop solutions for climate resiliency using technological advances – including water-landing drones, compact water-quality sensors and 5G communications.
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Aerospace
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Dependable Systems Lab
The Dependable Systems Lab (DSL) at UBC conducts research into building fault-tolerant, resilient and secure computer systems spanning hardware, software architectures, machine learning models and autonomous Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. Sponsored by key defence and research agencies like the Department of National Defence (DND) and the National Research Council (NRC), DSL's work addresses real-world cyber-physical vulnerabilities, such as firmware attacks on robotic vehicles and radiation-induced hardware errors in computing chips. This research reinforces Canada's technological self-reliance by establishing sovereign capability in securing critical autonomous platforms, intelligent defence assets, and resilient digital infrastructure against cyber threats and physical degradation.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Digital Systems, Sensors
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Development and supply-chain capacity for next-gen biothreat detection technologies
PacifiCan funding is supporting the development at UBC of a handheld automated system designed to rapidly detect pathogens and monitor health during critical situations, such as defence operations and fieldwork. This dual-use innovation will help strengthen Canada's capacity to respond to potential health risks, both at home and abroad.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Personnel Protection
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Electron Microbeam/X-ray Diffraction Facility (EMXDF)
Three laboratories have been merged into a modern analytical facility for the comprehensive characterization of minerals and materials.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Sensors
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Fipke Laboratory for Trace Element REsearch (FiLTER)
FiLTER specializes in trace element analysis and electron microscope imaging. It offers a range of analytical services covering a broad spectrum of analytical requirements.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Sensors, Specialized Manufacturing
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Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS)
The Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS) is a multidisciplinary research institute that supports collaborative research in advanced technologies systems. Over 150 faculty members from 10 faculties and schools across UBC collaborate within ICICS and with industry, many of them in ICICS-supported research clusters. ICICS’ translational activities help to increase the impact of our members’ research outcomes.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Digital Systems
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Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainabiltiy (IRES)
IRES is based in the social sciences and includes important research programs for the 21st-century resources sector, including economic circularity, human behavior and the environment, energy and infrastructure, governance, law and justice.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Personnel Protection, Training and Simulation
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Intelligent and Green Marine Vessels Research Program
The aim of the research program is to create better modelling approaches that allow creating and understanding innovative, multifunctional structures under various conditions and loading. This is performed under the current research program titled “Intelligent and Green Marine Vessels”, which is supported by Seaspan Shipyards, NSERC, Vard Marine, Robert Allan and Serco.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Training and Simulation
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Intelligent Sensing, Diagnostics, and Prognostics Research Lab
The Intelligent Sensing, Diagnostics, and Prognostics Research Lab focuses on the methodologies to “acquire” and “process” information. To acquire information, we develop new sensing measurement technologies as well as industry IoT ecosystems for varied applications. To process information, we conduct the research on signal/image processing, data analysis, and data/information fusion to derive the insights to support decision making.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Digital Systems
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International Caving Research Network (ICaRN)
ICaRN is focused on the concept that value can be realized by an integrated approach to orebody knowledge, mine design and operation. All research projects are required to demonstrate their potential for ‘healthier mines’ with improved safety and productivity.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Sensors, Training and Simulation
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Machining of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP)
Machining CFRP is a necessary process to achieve the final geometry and surface quality of the components used in the aerospace and automotive industries. This project develops new analytical and numerical mechanics models, and performs experimental investigations to understand the machining mechanism of CFRP, which are used to optimize the process and tool design.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Specialized Manufacturing
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Materials and Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI)
Building on the existing expertise, world-class facilities and centres at UBC, MMRI creates new multidisciplinary teams that conduct high-quality, high-impact research at the interface of basic and applied sciences, while closely supporting partnerships with industry and government as well as other research institutions.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Sensors, Specialized Manufacturing
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Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU)
MDRU is a collaborative joint-venture between UBC and the mineral industry, delivering integrated mineral deposit and exploration research and training since 1989.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Sensors, Specialized Manufacturing
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Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME)
NAME’s Master of Engineering equips graduate students with interdisciplinary expertise in ship design, subsea systems and advanced marine technologies through industry-aligned coursework and practical internships. By training engineers directly alongside defence and industry partners, such as the Royal Canadian Navy, Transport Canada, and leading shipbuilders, the program builds domestic technical capability and workforce leadership essential for Canada's maritime defence and commercial maritime self-reliance.
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In-service Support, Specialized Manufacturing, Training and Simulation
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OMEGA Lab (Okanagan Microelectronics and Gigahertz Applications), UBC Okanagan
The Okanagan Microelectronics and Gigahertz Applications (OMEGA) Lab, is interested in pushing the limits of microwave sensing technology. Their goal is to bring microwave sensors, with ice detection capabilities, to the front lines of industry and technology and that requires designing and fabricating sensors that are faster and more accurate than ever, even in the harshest conditions.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Sensors, Space
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Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research (PCIGR)
The Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research (PCIGR) is a shared research platform that is dedicated to excellence and innovation in geochemistry, and providing analytical services to the research community. It provides end-to-end service for research needs in: geology; oceanography; environmental sciences; biology; engineering; and archaeology.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Sensors
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Pacific Rim Initiative for Sustainable Marine Systems (PRISMS)
PRISMS is an interdisciplinary research network rooted in Western Canada that brings together expertise across engineering, science and social sciences. By focusing on marine technology, ocean engineering, ecological stewardship, and governance, PRISMS generates cutting-edge research and intellectual property critical to Canada's ocean resilience and blue economy. This interdisciplinary framework supports national maritime sovereignty by advancing domestic capabilities in marine sensor networks, autonomous monitoring platforms and sustainable ocean technologies tailored for complex Pacific and Arctic environments.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Sensors, Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems
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PROGENITER
PROGENITER is a research and infrastructure program that seeks to build a regional platform to quickly design, test and manufacture biologics to support research and early therapeutic development for emerging infectious diseases. It is a strategic and forward-looking effort focused on boosting biomanufacturing resilience and rapid biomedical response. Led by Dr. Sriram Subramaniam, PROGENITER advances therapeutic development and enabling technologies relevant to medical countermeasure development and translation. PROGENITER is a nationally recognized, multi-year research program that aims to discover, design, produce, characterize and deliver new treatments that target current and future infectious disease threats.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Personnel Protection
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Quantum Manufacturing Infrastructure for Innovation and Defence Readiness
PacifiCan funding is supporting the upgrading of equipment at the Quantum Matter Institute to help small- and medium-sized businesses build next-generation computer chips, sensors and advanced materials in B.C. This will strengthen Canada’s position as a global leader in quantum computing and the secure communications capabilities our military requires.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Digital Systems, Sensors, Specialized Manufacturing
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Radio Science Lab (RSL)
The mission of RSL is to: contribute to the theory and practice of next-generation wireless communications and radar system design with particular emphasis on systems engineering, channel modelling, airlink design, electromagnetic compatibility and spectrum policy; support Canadian industry, government, and academia by addressing research problems of direct and immediate interest to them, often under the aegis of collaborative research agreements; and train, through both research and coursework, highly qualified personnel (HQP) in wireless communications and radar systems design who will meet the staffing needs of Canadian industry, government and academia.
The Radio Science Laboratory maintains a 1400-square-foot research lab, a rooftop Antennas and Propagation Lab and Antenna/RCS Range, and a 750-square-foot Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab.
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Digital Systems
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Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials
The University of British Columbia is bringing its expertise in critical minerals to the Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials, a US $150-million research endeavour to change how we produce, use and recycle vital minerals. Experts will work in diverse, interdisciplinary teams together with researcher partners from Imperial College London, the University of California, Berkeley, the Australian National University, and the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, to make critical mineral production and usage more environmentally, economically and socially sustainable.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Sensors, Specialized Manufacturing
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RNA and Formulation Core (RFC)
The RFC stands as a beacon for researchers seeking to push the boundaries of RNA research. By providing a comprehensive suite of IVT RNA modalities, compatible with nearly any gene imaginable, we empower scientific advancements in translational drug research. Our comprehensive suite of professional services covers all your RNA needs. From state-of-the-art template design, advanced RNA quality control and LNP formulations, we are your all-inclusive everything IVT expert.
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Personnel Protection
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Rosenblatt Professorship in Marine Engineering
The Professorship, held by Dr. Patrick Kirchen at UBC, provides dedicated research and educational funding focused on accelerating the adoption of low-carbon intensity fuels and sustainable energy conversion in the maritime sector. Supported by Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates, this position bridges academic innovation with practical naval architecture to drive decarbonization across marine transportation. The professorship strengthens Canada’s national self-reliance by building domestic technical knowledge in alternative propulsion, fuel technologies and sustainable vessel design, ensuring Canadian maritime infrastructure and fleets can independently adapt to future environmental mandates.
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In-service Support, Specialized Manufacturing
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Seaspan ULC Chair in Robotics for Marine Vessels
Dr. Desjardins will perform research and teach in emerging areas such as adaptive sensing and imaging, autonomous navigation, underwater inspection, monitoring of natural environments, and collaborative swarms.
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In-service Support, Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems
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Sodium Battery Systems Built for Extreme Temperature Environments
Narval Energy is a Vancouver-based energy-tech company developing next-generation battery modules for extreme environments. Its sodium-based technology uses earth-abundant, non-toxic materials and operates reliably across the widest temperature range in the market – from –50 °C to 200 °C – while avoiding the safety issues associated with conventional batteries. At the core of their system is a novel sodium battery cell chemistry originally developed at UBC.
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Specialized Manufacturing
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Sovereignty in a Fractious Age Research Excellence Cluster
Sovereignty is an increasingly urgent topic in our current moment. This cluster brings together UBC scholars from multiple disciplines to discuss digital, cultural and territorial sovereignty. Revisiting and re-imagining sovereignty is crucial as this scholarship can have significant and near-term impact for the present.
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Digital Systems
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Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI)
The Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI) is a world-leading quantum materials research centre located at UBC's Vancouver campus. Its mission is to discover, understand, and control quantum materials and develop the building blocks for future quantum technologies. Bringing together multidisciplinary teams of physicists, chemists and engineers, Blusson QMI integrates theoretical research, advanced materials synthesis, specialized characterization, and nanofabrication to explore new quantum phenomena and translate scientific discoveries into functional devices.
A distinguishing strength of Blusson QMI is its comprehensive research infrastructure, which enables researchers to design and predict new materials, synthesize them, investigate their fundamental properties, and develop prototype devices within a collaborative research environment. These capabilities support advances in quantum computing, sensing, photonics, and next-generation electronics, including technologies with potential applications in defence and national security.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Digital Systems, Sensors
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Terrasense MIST
Terrasense MIST (Multi-Source Intelligence Surveillance and Targeting) is an innovative product developed by TerraSense with the support of Defence Research and Development Canada’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program and UBC. The system was developed to address the growing challenge of analyzing and exploiting the increasing volume of sensor data collected by electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems and other sensors onboard aircrafts. It is now leveraging Scale Up as it pivots from forestry to defence AI.
Key Sovereign Capabilities:
Sensors
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The Hydrometallurgy Group
The Hydrometallurgy Group is situated within the Department of Materials Engineering, which has a proud history of achievements stemming from its formation in 1915 and a strong and consistent precedent for translating research into innovations in the field of hydrometallurgy.
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Specialized Manufacturing
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The Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
The Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering is one of North America’s largest and most advanced centres for engineering education and research, specializing in both mineral recovery and processing research.
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Sensors, Specialized Manufacturing
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The UBC-Geophysical Inversion Facility
For over 30 years, the UBC-Geophysical Inversion Facility research group has made major contributions towards the development of forward modelling and inversion algorithms for potential field and electromagnetic data. More recently, it has begun exploring the application of data science and machine learning methodologies to geophysical problems.
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Tool-chip interaction in the machining of advanced metal alloys
This study focuses on the fundamental mechanism of shear localization and tool-chip contact in machining components made of these materials, and the development of improved machining technology (e.g. vibration-assisted machining) to improve tool life and surface quality.
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Specialized Manufacturing
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Trusted and Secure Air to Sea Communication System (TKMS CDDE Pilot)
The pilot project will develop and demonstrate a secure, hybrid‑network communications system under realistic Arctic conditions, building a rugged, compact radio platform that creates a reliable communications backbone linking drones, surface vessels and underwater assets. The unified AI‑powered architecture reduces maintenance, safeguards data and enables the control and adjustment of hybrid swarms in real time.
By providing a secure, interoperable communications backbone, the project paves the way for future long‑range, multi‑domain missions in the Arctic, enabling reliable data exchange and coordinated operations across air, sea and subsurface assets in the harshest conditions.
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Digital Systems
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UBC & Canmora Vacuum Electron-Beam AM Platform Build
With support through federal and provincial infrastructure funding, UBC has established the most extensive additive manufacturing research capabilities in Western Canada. And that suite of high-tech tools is advancing research in a host of disciplines. This led to a collaboration with Canmora Tech, a local company that produces additive manufacturing tools. Together, they transformed an existing welding machine at UBC into a one-of-a-kind additive manufacturing platform that uses an electron beam instead of a laser to melt layers of metallic powder.
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Specialized Manufacturing
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UBC Advanced Nanofabrication Facility (ANF)
UBC's Advanced Nanofabrication Facility (ANF), located within Blusson QMI on UBC's Vancouver campus, is a leading research and device manufacturing facility supporting the development of next-generation quantum and semiconductor technologies. Bringing together partners from academia, industry and government, ANF provides access to advanced cleanroom infrastructure, electron-beam lithography, thin-film deposition, precision fabrication and specialized technical expertise.
The facility enables researchers and Canadian companies to design, fabricate, integrate and test prototype devices for applications including quantum computing, advanced sensors, photonics and communications. Through its combination of advanced infrastructure, experienced technical staff and industry partnerships, ANF plays an important role in accelerating technology development and commercialization. Recent federal investment in quantum manufacturing infrastructure further strengthens its capacity to support Canadian innovation, defence-related technologies and the development of a domestic supply chain for advanced devices.
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Digital Systems, Sensors, Specialized Manufacturing
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UBC BioBank
UBC's BioBank offers a range of storage, lab, and consulting services to researchers seeking to streamline sample management and analysis in their projects and lab spaces. The BioBank was established in 2021 as the designated sample hub for the Mining Microbiome Analytics Platform (M-MAP) project, the largest investment in planned natural resource genomic sequencing in the history of the sector. Today, we continue to support researchers across multiple fields using the tools and expertise at our disposal. From project planning to sampling to archiving, our lab provides a breadth of services in an effort to create reliable, high-quality science. Our ongoing projects span providing support for mining, agriculture, eDNA and biotechnology sectors.
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UBC Engineering researchers hope to prevent catastrophes with next-generation sensors
Researchers working in UBC’s Okanagan Microelectronics and Gigahertz Applications (OMEGA) lab are working to develop sensors that can be embedded directly into wear-resistant coatings. This could take away any chance of human-caused errors and drastically reduce the inspection time. By integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) into these embedded sensors the researchers can monitor in real time the wear and tear of protective mechanical coatings designed to prevent catastrophic failures.
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Sensors, Space
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UBC Security and Privacy Group (SPG)
SPG conducts fundamental and applied research in software security, system protection, cryptography, network security, and privacy-enhancing technologies. As digital networks and software systems become central to critical infrastructure, national defense and industrial operations, SPG's research strengthens domestic resilience against cyber threats, digital espionage and system vulnerabilities. By training top-tier graduate researchers and developing sovereign technical solutions, the group ensures that Canada maintains independent control, security and authority over its critical digital architecture and data systems.
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Digital Systems, Sensors
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Wireless INtegration (WIN) Program
Responding to increasing global demand for wireless systems, researchers at UBC Okanagan’s newly established Wireless INtegration (WIN) Program are collaborating with institutional and industrial partners around the world to uncover wireless innovations.
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Digital Systems, Space
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