Electromagnetic and Nanoscale Materials and Manufacturing (ENMM) Cluster


The electromagnetic and nanoscale materials and manufacturing (ENMM) primarily focuses in the following areas: smart windows, radiation therapy, raman and terahertz spectroscopy, wireless power transfer application, metamaterials and micro/nano-fabrication.

Coating carbon nanotubes through atomic
layer deposition (courtesy of Dr. Jian Liu).

Microspheres coated with Si nanoparticles
forming an all-optical switch architecture
(courtesy of Dr. Jonathan F. Holzman).

A surface plasmon resonance sensor for crude oils (courtesy of Dr. Kenneth Chau).


Leads


Dr. Frank Ko
Professor
Department of Materials Engineering
Vancouver Campus
frank.ko@ubc.ca
Webpage


Dr. Jian Liu
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering
Okanagan Campus
jliu13@mail.ubc.ca
Webpage


Cluster News

Smart windows can significantly reduce indoor pathogens

Jan 19, 2022

Daylight passing through smart windows results in almost complete disinfection of surfaces within 24 hours.

Interview-Keeping up with the charge to develop better batteries

Mar 16, 2021

UBCO professor works to create safe, energy-dense, renewable batteries.

UBCO teams with industry to develop next-generation battery

Aug 21, 2019

Fenix Advanced Materials spearheads high-tech research collaboration.

Colour from colourless droplets

Mar 04, 2019

A News and Views piece in Nature by Dr. Kenneth Chau, School of Engineering, describing an exciting breakthrough in colouration.

UBC Okanagan researchers shine a light on 150-year old mystery

Aug 24, 2018

The exact nature of how light interacts with matter has remained a mystery for close to 150 years. New research from UBC’s Okanagan campus may have uncovered the keys to one of the darkest secrets of light.

Bacteria-powered solar cell converts light to energy, even under overcast skies

Jul 05, 2018

UBC researchers have found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that convert light to energy.