James Seabrook honoured with Alumni UBC Achievement Award
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering alumnus James Seabrook, BASc’11, received the Entrepreneurship Award at the alumni UBC Achievement Awards on Nov. 3, recognizing his business leadership, innovation and community impact. As founder of Vitalis, Seabrook has helped build a global clean technology company while creating skilled jobs in the Okanagan. Today, Vitalis employs more than […]
Dr. Pinjun Zheng receives Canada Postdoctoral Research Award
Dr. Pinjun Zheng is exploring how future wireless networks can deliver high-speed connections while using less energy and less costly hardware. A postdoctoral research fellow at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering, Dr. Zheng recently received a Canada Postdoctoral Research Award through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The award will support […]
Explore your next big idea at UBC Okanagan’s Startup Sprint
Have an idea you’re ready to explore? Startup Sprint returns to UBC Okanagan Nov. 20–21, bringing together students, faculty, researchers and community members to explore entrepreneurial ideas and take the first steps toward turning them into ventures. Organized by the School of Engineering and Faculty of Management, the free event offers a weekend of hands-on […]
Researchers, industry teaming up to help hydrogen fuel cells take flight
A fuel cell powerful enough to help propel an aircraft […]
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UBCO workshop explores sustainable materials for low-carbon construction
How can advances in sustainable construction materials make their way from research labs to construction sites? An upcoming workshop hosted by UBC’s Green Construction Research and Training Centre (GCRTC) will bring together researchers, industry professionals and municipal representatives to explore that question. Sustainable Materials for Low-Carbon Construction: Research, Innovation, and Industry Collaboration takes place November […]
UBCO Engineering professor Dr. Sepideh Pakpour awarded Canada Research Chair
As the climate changes, so do the conditions that shape how infections spread—and how our bodies respond. At UBC Okanagan, Dr. Sepideh Pakpour is connecting microbiome research with engineering to help create healthier, more resilient places to live and work. In support of that work, Dr. Pakpour, an associate professor in the School of Engineering […]
Curious students invited to explore engineering education, careers
What: UBC Okanagan Engineering Open House Where: Engineering, Management and […]
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Engineering Graduate Students Society brings community together
From coffee breaks on campus to snowy adventures at SilverStar, the Engineering Graduate Students Society (EGSS) is building community one event at a time. EGSS’ new executive team is inviting graduate students across UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering to get involved, meet new people and help shape the year ahead. With upcoming events and three […]
Dear Future Peer
Welcome to the Master of Design (MDes) program. You’re probably excited or maybe just a little nervous. Maybe you’ve already started reading the website, imagining what the year will look like. I did the same thing. Here’s what I wish someone had told me. You’ll come in thinking you know what design is. You’ll leave […]