Indigenizing of Engineering
Associate Professor Ian Foulds, the UBC Okanagan Principal’s Research Chair (Tier 1) in Indigenous Reconciliation in Engineering, is passionate about engaging and consulting with Indigenous communities in engineering contexts.
Undergraduate Student Profile – Shahera Islam
Shahera Islam is an international student from Dhaka, Bangladesh who is in her fifth year of the Electrical Engineering program.
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When Montana Reid retired in 2018, he was only 8 years removed from completing his engineering BASc at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering.
Undergraduate Student Profile – Shriya Agrawal
Shriya Agrawal is an international student from Dar Es Salaam Tanzania who entering her fourth year in the Mechanical Engineering program.
High-tech surveillance safeguards against wildfires
Researchers at UBC Okanagan and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed an innovative wildfire detection method that uses drones and smart technology to detect wildfires.
Gord Lovegrove’s commitment to improving communities recognized by EGBC
School of Engineering Civil Engineering Professor Gord Lovegrove is among the recipients of the 2020 Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia President’s Award.
Combatting climate change to keep the lights on
As power grids are increasingly being impacted by climate change factors such as forest fires and severe weather, UBC researchers are investigating ways to make power systems more resilient.
Making engines roar: The story of a lost fuel
UBC researchers have laid the ground-work to improve gas turbine engine design through debunking a 40-year old theory used as a basis of understanding how combustion is calculated.
School of Engineering PhD candidate receives prestigious Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship Award
PhD candidate Levi Bieber develops advanced high-power converter topologies and controls to enable the integration of large-scale renewable energy sources into the AC power grid.
Abbas Milani named a member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Milani recognized for his leading research in modeling, simulation, and multicriteria optimization of advanced composite/biocomposite materials and their manufacturing processes.