Name
ELLIS, Naoko
Position and Affiliated Institution
Full Professor, The University of British Columbia
Degree
Ph.D in Chemical Engineering
Education and Academic Employment
| Education | |
| 1986 – 1990 | B.Sc., Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo |
| 1991 – 1993 | M.A.Sc., Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of British Columbia |
| 1998 – 2003 | Ph.D., Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, The University of British Columbia |
| Academic Employment | |
| 2003-2009 | Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, The University of British Columbia |
| 2009-2014 | Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, The University of British Columbia |
| 2014-2016 | Associate Head for Graduate Programs, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, The University of British Columbia |
| 2020-2025 | Associate Director of Research, Clean Energy Research Centre, The University of British Columbia |
| 2014-Present | Faculty Associate, Institute of Resources, Environment and Sustainability, The University of British Columbia |
| 2020-Present | Full Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, The University of British Columbia |
Research Topic
Systems Approaches to Complex Societal Challenges, Community-based Energy Transitions
Fields of Research Interest
Systems change; energy transitions; transdisciplinarity; engineering education; transformative learning
Academic Publications
- Gladwin, D., & Ellis, N. (2025). Storying Systems Change: Learning and Living with Complexity. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 38(3), 23.
- McGookin, C., Aghdam, N. C., Mendonça, A., Berretta, S., & Ellis, N. (2025). Green waste, an untapped energy source? Reviewing the prospect of green waste as a biomass energy source. Cleaner Waste Systems, 11, 100273.
- Gladwin, D., & Ellis, N. (2024). Systems beings: Educating for a complex world. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 56(7), 683-695.
- Gladwin, D., & Ellis, N. (2023). Energy literacy: towards a conceptual framework for energy transition. Environmental Education Research, 29(10), 1515-1529
- Tembrevilla, G., Nesbit, S., Ellis, N., & Ostafichuk, P. (2023). Developing transdisciplinarity in first‐year engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 112(1), 43-63.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Professional Engineer, Engineering and Geoscientists BC, Canada Member
- Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (ITD Alliance)
HONORS
- Killam Teaching Award, 2025
- American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE) Particle Technology Forum, PSRI Lectureship Award in Fluidization, 2022
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) University Faculty Award, 2003- 2007
Other Interests
Cycling, hiking, pottery, cooking, rock climbing, music
