UBCO professor’s climate change curriculum study recognized
Canadian Science Publishing and the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering have bestowed the Editor’s Choice Award on a recent study examining sustainability in Civil Engineering curriculum by Paris Liu, Gordon Lovegrove, and Moncef L. Nehdi. The authors received the accolade for their article “Climate change in Canadian civil engineering curricula: gaps and best practices” published […]
2024/25 Outstanding Instructor Spotlight – Dr. Hadi Mohammadi
UBC Okanagan recently announced recipients of the 2024/25 Outstanding Instructor Award. Five faculty members from the School of Engineering were honoured with this prestigious award recognizing their exemplary teaching and notable dedication to student success. Read our QandA with award recipient Dr. Hadi Mohammadi, Associate Professor, Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering to learn more about his […]
Celebrating the 2024/25 Outstanding Instructors
This week, five School of Engineering faculty members were named recipients of the UBC Okanagan 2024/25 Outstanding Instructor Award. This recognizes exemplary instructors for their teaching over the past three years, with emphasis on the most recent academic year, based on an assessment of their teaching conducted by the Faculty/School in which they are appointed. […]
Celebrating SoE’s 3MT Heat Winners
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, students, faculty and staff from the School of Engineering had the privilege of witnessing an outstanding Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Heat, where SoE graduate students showcased their research with clarity, passion, and impact. The three winners who will advance to the next round are: Katherine Latosinsky – Solution-Processed Perovskite-CIGS Tandem […]
Campus as a Living Lab Project Spotlight
Improving the Efficiency of the Energy System for the Campus’s Legacy Academic Buildings How can we optimize energy efficiency in UBC Okanagan’s legacy buildings through innovative modeling? How can the campus cut greenhouse gas emissions and set a scalable example for sustainable building practices? UBC Okanagan set an ambitious target for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, […]
Alumni Profile – Weijia Yao, M.Eng ’23, Electrical
Meet Weijia Yao, UBC Okanagan Master of Engineering (M.Eng) Electrical alumnus (2023). He shares how his experience in the MEng program helped him expand his professional network, add to his technical skills and knowledge, while also advancing his leadership and teamwork skills. His time in the MEng program helped him land an exciting new role […]
UBC Okanagan researcher using quantum innovation to enhance data security in laser-based communications
Dr. Jonathan Holzman is laser-focused on advancing the science of ground-to-satellite communication. A professor of electrical engineering at UBC Okanagan, Dr. Holzman is leading an international research project that aims to make laser-based communication more secure. It does so by blending optical innovation with quantum computing. Today, Dr. Holzman’s project – ReQON: Reconfigurable Quantum Optical […]
UBC Okanagan Engineering researcher among eight UBC experts to receive NSERC Quantum grants
Dr. Chen Feng of UBC Okanagan (UBCO)’s School of Engineering is among the recipients of Alliance Quantum Grants announced today by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), for his innovative work in quantum computing. Dr. Feng received $165,186 over two years for his project which aims to enhance Canada’s strengths in […]
Four UBC professors named Engineering Institute of Canada Fellows
Four leading experts at the University of British Columbia – including three from UBCO’s School of Engineering – are being recognized for excellence in engineering and their services to the profession and society by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). Faculty of Applied Science members Dr. Julian Cheng (UBCO), Dr. Peter Englezos, Dr. Kasun Hewage […]
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 […]