Seminar by Dr Johan Foster

December 4, 2025, 10:15 am to 11:00 am

Life Sciences Institute. 2350 Health Sciences Mall Room 1330

Dr. Foster's research focuses on the structuring, functionalization, and fundamental mechanisms of reinforcement and deformation in polymers and bio-based materials, with applications in the design of novel implantable and lightweight materials, 3D printing, and a range of responsive “smart-polymers/materials" technologies.

Please note this is a hybrid event. You can join in person [LSI 1330] or via the zoom link [here]


First Nations land acknowledegement

UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land on which we work and learn has always been a place where Musqueam people for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next.


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