Prof. Chester Upham
Professor Chester Upham is an Assistant Professor in the Chemical & Biological Engineering department at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Upham’s research focuses on catalyst development for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. Prior to joining UBC, Dr. Upham was a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University in the SUNCAT Center for Interfacial Science and Catalysis. He holds a PhD from the University of California Santa Barbara and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from McGill University. His work has resulted in 8 provisional patent applications, 20 publications in journals such as Science, Nature Catalysis, and ACS Catalysis.
