Order of the White Rose scholarship program expands for 2025
Polytechnique Montréal announced today that Makenna Kuzyk, a mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Alberta is the 2024 recipient of the $50,000 Order of the White Rose Scholarship, and that the scholarship will expand in 2025. Note to the UBC Okanagan Engineering community: this story is being re-shared here for awareness. Please share this […]
School of Engineering researchers among first recipients of Wall Legacy Awards
Four researchers – one faculty member and three graduate students – with UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering are recipients of the inaugural Peter Wall Legacy Awards announced by UBC today. Made possible by a ground-breaking $100+million endowment and valued at $4 million in annual funding, the Peter Wall Legacy Awards are among the largest internal […]
Fuelling the future of transit needs exact change
UBC Okanagan’s Lifecycle Management Lab is helping transform public transit.
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Alumni Profile – Kasper Juel Petersen, PhD (Mechanical), ’24
Meet Kasper Juel Petersen who completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in August 2024, under the supervision of Dr. Joshua Brinkeroff at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering. Kasper was awarded the prestigious Carlsberg Foundation Visiting Fellowship to fund a two-year postdoctoral fellowship to University of Oxford. Valued at $200,000 CAD over two years, this major […]
Discover Your Future at UBC Okanagan Engineering Open House on Nov. 2
High school and mature students welcomed to explore engineering pathways at UBCO How can we build more resilient communities in the face of climate change? What will the next leaps in solar or battery technology look like? What are the career paths for computer engineers in the age of AI? What are the job prospects […]
Alumnus Spotlight: Sarin Pokhrel – MASc, 2019, PhD, 2023 – Civil Engineering
Meet Dr. Sarin Raj Pokhrel, UBC Okanagan School of Engineering alumnus (Master of Applied Science (MASc, 2019), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, 2023), Civil Engineering. Sarin currently works for the Government of Alberta with the Environment and Protected Areas as a Transboundary Water Quantity Specialist – Engineer 2. Read more about his UBC Engineering alumni journey […]
Made in Canada breakthrough is a gamechanger in heart valve technology
UBCO researchers combine best of mechanical and tissue replacement technology
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Alumni Profile – Parash Subedi, M.Eng ’24, Mechanical
Meet Parash Subedi, UBC Okanagan Master of Engineering (M.Eng) Mechanical alumnus (2024). He shares his epic ride from chasing the bus after evening study sessions on campus to helping B.C. achieve a more sustainable transit future. Tell us a bit about yourself From sprinting to catch the last late-night BC Transit bus from the UBC […]
UBCO’s one-year professional master’s program designed for innovative leaders
Working professionals seeking innovative learning encouraged to apply
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After the fires, mudslides come
Doctoral student Kaushal Gnyawali and his partners are fighting the impact of climate change on rural communities.
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