The Advanced Papermaking Initiative (API) is a program to enhance post-secondary education for the pulp and paper industry of British Columbia. It is funded from an endowment granted in 1998 by a provincial agency, Forest Renewal BC, with principal activities at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). The Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada (Paprican) is the principal industry collaborator.

The faculty members in the API are:

• James Olson (UBC, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering)

• Richard Kerekes (UBC, Dept.of Chemical Engineering)

• Mark Martinez (UBC, Dept. of Chemical Engineering)

• Peter Englezos (UBC, Dept. of Chemical Engineering)

• Rodger Beatson (BCIT, Chemical Sciences)

Get annual report here → API Annual Report [pdf]

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