Chad Sinclair
@chadsinclair.bsky.social
Professor of Materials Engineering, Director of the Net Zero for Materials and Manufacturing CREATE Graduate Training Program (netzeromm.ubc.ca) Most importantly, I have cute cats.
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Love materials? Love materials science but dont want to be an academic? How about working for us and being the science lead for the best Materials Library in the world?
www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/blog/we-are-...
www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/blog/we-are-...
June 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Love materials? Love materials science but dont want to be an academic? How about working for us and being the science lead for the best Materials Library in the world?
www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/blog/we-are-...
www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/blog/we-are-...
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New report by @jonasalgers.bsky.social and myself on how Canada is well positioned to be a #greeniron&steel superpower, increasing Canadian value added, exports, and jobs, while helping the Canadian and global steel industries decarbonize robustly & cheaply.🧵
💡New @lunduniversity.bsky.social research reveals Canada’s huge potential to become a leading #GreenIron producer.
By producing near-zero emissions iron with #GreenHydrogen, Canadian iron production could eliminate up to 105 Mt of CO2 from domestic & foreign steelmaking annually.
🔗 bit.ly/4j7QbM7
By producing near-zero emissions iron with #GreenHydrogen, Canadian iron production could eliminate up to 105 Mt of CO2 from domestic & foreign steelmaking annually.
🔗 bit.ly/4j7QbM7
May 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
New report by @jonasalgers.bsky.social and myself on how Canada is well positioned to be a #greeniron&steel superpower, increasing Canadian value added, exports, and jobs, while helping the Canadian and global steel industries decarbonize robustly & cheaply.🧵
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Friends don’t let friends ship #greenhydrogen, and help them ship #greeniron instead (or green ammonia/fertilizers, green menthol, etc 😉)
New report by @jonasalgers.bsky.social and myself on how Canada is well positioned to be a #greeniron&steel superpower, increasing Canadian value added, exports, and jobs, while helping the Canadian and global steel industries decarbonize robustly & cheaply.🧵
💡New @lunduniversity.bsky.social research reveals Canada’s huge potential to become a leading #GreenIron producer.
By producing near-zero emissions iron with #GreenHydrogen, Canadian iron production could eliminate up to 105 Mt of CO2 from domestic & foreign steelmaking annually.
🔗 bit.ly/4j7QbM7
By producing near-zero emissions iron with #GreenHydrogen, Canadian iron production could eliminate up to 105 Mt of CO2 from domestic & foreign steelmaking annually.
🔗 bit.ly/4j7QbM7
May 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Friends don’t let friends ship #greenhydrogen, and help them ship #greeniron instead (or green ammonia/fertilizers, green menthol, etc 😉)
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We are looking to hire an economist/finance professional to crunch the numbers on the repair economy.
Happily we got some industry funding to continue our Big Repair Project. We are going to work out how to grow the repair economy for electrical appliances. We will be recruiting staff soon. Watch this space www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
Frontiers | Big Repair Project: using citizen science to better understand the factors affecting household maintenance and repair of home appliances and electronics across the UK
The world is facing an increasing challenge with the accumulation of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment leading to a wide range of negative environmen...
www.frontiersin.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
We are looking to hire an economist/finance professional to crunch the numbers on the repair economy.
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For some time - it is amazing that the University/Post Secondary sectors have struggled to articulate their value to the economy, meanwhile the sector is being 'quietly' shaped by immigration policy.
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Graduate visas cut to 18 months. @timeshighered.bsky.social
A new levy on international students.
The immigration white paper is a direct attack on education and economic growth.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/graduat...
A new levy on international students.
The immigration white paper is a direct attack on education and economic growth.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/graduat...
Graduate visa should be reduced to 18 months, says White Paper
New levy on income from international students proposed as government outlines wide-ranging changes to immigration system
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
For some time - it is amazing that the University/Post Secondary sectors have struggled to articulate their value to the economy, meanwhile the sector is being 'quietly' shaped by immigration policy.
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Unexpected bug things happening at scienceworld in Vancouver…
Soooo.... our parthenogenic female phasmid colony just produced a male by cloning. An #Extasoma tiaratum.
Like dude, you are supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE!
Deletion of a sex chromosome maybe 🤷🏼♀️
Any ideas #entomology folks?
Like dude, you are supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE!
Deletion of a sex chromosome maybe 🤷🏼♀️
Any ideas #entomology folks?
May 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Unexpected bug things happening at scienceworld in Vancouver…
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Update on "Larry the Leaf insect". Our local Uni which shares a similar species colony has never seen a spontaneous male from a parthenogenic colony in a least a decade of rearing.
Larry is an icon! 🤣
Larry is an icon! 🤣
May 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Update on "Larry the Leaf insect". Our local Uni which shares a similar species colony has never seen a spontaneous male from a parthenogenic colony in a least a decade of rearing.
Larry is an icon! 🤣
Larry is an icon! 🤣
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Soooo.... our parthenogenic female phasmid colony just produced a male by cloning. An #Extasoma tiaratum.
Like dude, you are supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE!
Deletion of a sex chromosome maybe 🤷🏼♀️
Any ideas #entomology folks?
Like dude, you are supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE!
Deletion of a sex chromosome maybe 🤷🏼♀️
Any ideas #entomology folks?
May 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Soooo.... our parthenogenic female phasmid colony just produced a male by cloning. An #Extasoma tiaratum.
Like dude, you are supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE!
Deletion of a sex chromosome maybe 🤷🏼♀️
Any ideas #entomology folks?
Like dude, you are supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE!
Deletion of a sex chromosome maybe 🤷🏼♀️
Any ideas #entomology folks?
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Academic Freedom at #UBC has been on my mind quite a bit recently - in light of the proposed new Senate Policy - also recently due to very helpful discussions with colleagues, and the open letter that's been circulating.
Here are some of my thoughts:
bmatb.medium.com/academic-fre...
#AcademicSky
Here are some of my thoughts:
bmatb.medium.com/academic-fre...
#AcademicSky
Academic Freedom @ UBC
As a tenured professor and active participant in UBC governance, I have been closely following ongoing discussions about academic freedom…
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April 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Academic Freedom at #UBC has been on my mind quite a bit recently - in light of the proposed new Senate Policy - also recently due to very helpful discussions with colleagues, and the open letter that's been circulating.
Here are some of my thoughts:
bmatb.medium.com/academic-fre...
#AcademicSky
Here are some of my thoughts:
bmatb.medium.com/academic-fre...
#AcademicSky
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Some people are asking why Poilievre and the Conservatives are so much less popular among women. This is one reason: actual messages sent to female Canadian MPs.
Misogyny pervades right-wing populism.
Misogyny pervades right-wing populism.
April 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Some people are asking why Poilievre and the Conservatives are so much less popular among women. This is one reason: actual messages sent to female Canadian MPs.
Misogyny pervades right-wing populism.
Misogyny pervades right-wing populism.
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If you are thinking of toilet training your kid this spring, please consider taking part in our global citizen science project to understand obstacles you face: www.bigtoiletproject.org
Home - Big Toilet Project
Are you a parent or adult responsible for toilet training a child? We need your help to understand toilet training better! Get involved with the Big Toilet Project to be part of the world’s biggest...
www.bigtoiletproject.org
April 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If you are thinking of toilet training your kid this spring, please consider taking part in our global citizen science project to understand obstacles you face: www.bigtoiletproject.org
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Wow. California State University, UC-Berkeley, UC-Davis, UC-San Diego and U of SF are ALL urging foreign-born students, faculty and staff to reconsider international travel because there's no telling whether the Trump administration will allow them to re-enter.
www.desertsun.com/story/news/n...
www.desertsun.com/story/news/n...
Trump travel ban: California colleges urge international students to rethink travel plans
At least one university said it doesn't recommend international travel as a possible travel ban that could impact more than 40 countries looms.
www.desertsun.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Wow. California State University, UC-Berkeley, UC-Davis, UC-San Diego and U of SF are ALL urging foreign-born students, faculty and staff to reconsider international travel because there's no telling whether the Trump administration will allow them to re-enter.
www.desertsun.com/story/news/n...
www.desertsun.com/story/news/n...
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First, a bilateral trade surplus is not a subsidy.
Second, it is more than offset by financial outflows to the US.
I love this graphic by Janice Nelson in this @trevortombe.bsky.social article
thehub.ca/2025/01/22/t...
Second, it is more than offset by financial outflows to the US.
I love this graphic by Janice Nelson in this @trevortombe.bsky.social article
thehub.ca/2025/01/22/t...
March 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
First, a bilateral trade surplus is not a subsidy.
Second, it is more than offset by financial outflows to the US.
I love this graphic by Janice Nelson in this @trevortombe.bsky.social article
thehub.ca/2025/01/22/t...
Second, it is more than offset by financial outflows to the US.
I love this graphic by Janice Nelson in this @trevortombe.bsky.social article
thehub.ca/2025/01/22/t...
So for CAN academics travelling to some countries there have already been strong restrictions on devices - will we see that travel to the US requires us to carry clean devices?
Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
March 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So for CAN academics travelling to some countries there have already been strong restrictions on devices - will we see that travel to the US requires us to carry clean devices?
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Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
March 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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If you are visiting the United States, having a negative view of Trump is enough to get you denied entry.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
March 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If you are visiting the United States, having a negative view of Trump is enough to get you denied entry.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
If this was coming out of Russia or China, we would deplore such an authoritarian attack on freedom of expression.
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At the #UBC "Provost's All-Faculty Forum" a conversation between Dr Gaga Avril (Provost) and Dr. Kamal Al-Solaylee, Director of the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
March 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
At the #UBC "Provost's All-Faculty Forum" a conversation between Dr Gaga Avril (Provost) and Dr. Kamal Al-Solaylee, Director of the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
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This is new: “A source with direct knowledge of the discussions told NBC News that Trump is heavily focused on Canada in conversations with aides, who believe he is completely serious about making the country the 51st state—even with Trudeau out of power”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump's quest to conquer Canada is confusing everyone
Canadians and Republicans alike are confounded as President Donald Trump increasingly links a trade war to his push to annex America's northern neighbor.
www.nbcnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is new: “A source with direct knowledge of the discussions told NBC News that Trump is heavily focused on Canada in conversations with aides, who believe he is completely serious about making the country the 51st state—even with Trudeau out of power”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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NEW - BC is preparing legislation to repeal the consumer carbon tax in B.C. The province is also readying legislation to eliminate the scheduled increase to the carbon tax that would otherwise have occurred on April 1, 2025. #bcpoli
March 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
NEW - BC is preparing legislation to repeal the consumer carbon tax in B.C. The province is also readying legislation to eliminate the scheduled increase to the carbon tax that would otherwise have occurred on April 1, 2025. #bcpoli
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I hope polisci schools will teach how bad comms can unnecessarily kill good policies using this as an example
I hope polisci schools will teach how bad comms can unnecessarily kill good policies using this as an example
NEW - PM Mark Carney and his cabinet has agreed to eliminate the consumer carbon tax. An industrial carbon tax will remain. The B.C. Government is now expected to follow this lead. #bcpoli
March 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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I hope polisci schools will teach how bad comms can unnecessarily kill good policies using this as an example
I hope polisci schools will teach how bad comms can unnecessarily kill good policies using this as an example
The “our research ecosystem is going to collapse it’s so underfunded” to “let’s poach all the top US academics and bring them here” arc makes my brain hurt
March 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The “our research ecosystem is going to collapse it’s so underfunded” to “let’s poach all the top US academics and bring them here” arc makes my brain hurt
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If you need some good news, the pace of innovation in energy storage, of heat and electricity, from home to industrial to regional long duration storage scale, is absolutely incredible.
March 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
If you need some good news, the pace of innovation in energy storage, of heat and electricity, from home to industrial to regional long duration storage scale, is absolutely incredible.
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Your weekly reminder that it is not ok to out or misgender trans or nonbinary individuals whether it is in a public forum, workplace, or anywhere else. It’s harassment, and a real distraction from everything else.
Republican Rep. Keith Self called on Rep. Sarah McBride, referring to her as “Mr. McBride,” and Democratic Rep. William Keating quickly jumped to her defense.
The hostility and abuse Sarah McBride is consistently subjected to by her colleagues is disgusting.
The hostility and abuse Sarah McBride is consistently subjected to by her colleagues is disgusting.
March 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Your weekly reminder that it is not ok to out or misgender trans or nonbinary individuals whether it is in a public forum, workplace, or anywhere else. It’s harassment, and a real distraction from everything else.
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If you are a member of the #UBC faculty association, please take a moment to vote in the election.
You can vote for me, obvs, but there are other great candidates too.
You can vote for me, obvs, but there are other great candidates too.
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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