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Love-Ese Chile: Biodegradable plastics

New Zealand graduate student working with Professor Parisa Mehrkhodavandi in the Department of Chemistry at the University of British Columbia, researching biod...

Sustainable Plastics: Solution or Illusion?

Join Surfrider Vancouver for an educational event and discussion with Dr. Love-Ese Chile, a sustainable plastic researcher based in Vancouver. Some of the topic...

"Ideal" spoken word by Ese Chile

Taking a modern feminist lens to how science is conducted in the 21st century https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XGbv1UYbwU&t=3s...

What are bioplastics anyway? Confusion over term hinders fight against waste, expert says

CBC News article featuring Dr. Love-Ese Chile https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bioplastics-expert-clear-confusion-on-terminology-1.4837685...

Can sustainable plastics save us?

The first man-made plastics were invented in 1839, and in the 179 years since, hundreds of different plastics have been created and are being used across all in...

Life cycle of plastic

Since the creation of the first synthetic plastics in 1839, they have become the most important material on the planet, and the most destructive one too. Plasti...

Reflections On The School Of Life And Staying True To Our Values

The following piece was written for a journal called The Kiwi Diary which is an anthology of New Zealand art, poetry and essays wrapped into a yearly diary. (th...

Introduction from a Changemaker!

My name is Ese. I'm a cultural kiwi, meaning my ancestors are from the region now called Nigeria but I was raised in New Zealand. Auckland, to be exact. A combi...