Go Eng Girl Event Inspires Students to Fashion a More Sustainable Future
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering’s Geering Up team recently hosted 100 Grade 9-10 students from School District 23 to learn about sustainability in the fashion industry. After learning about the fast fashion industry and its impact on the environment, each group then had one hour to apply their newfound knowledge to design, assemble and present […]
From Indonesia to UBC: Alqeshira Feyza’s Journey from Research to Engineering
Recently, two UBC Okanagan School of Engineering students – Alqeshira Feyza (third-year, Mechanical Engineering) and Keira Page (first-year) – sat down to interview one another about their unique SoE experiences. Read what inspired each student to choose UBC Engineering, and their advice for high school students who are considering engineering. Meet Alqeshira Feyza Interview conducted […]
ADHD, Resilience, and Big Dreams: How Keira Page Made Her Way from Coast to Coast to UBCO Engineering
Recently, two UBC Okanagan School of Engineering students – Alqeshira Feyza (third-year, Mechanical Engineering) and Keira Page (first-year) – sat down to interview one another about their unique SoE experiences. Read what inspired each student to choose UBC Engineering, and their advice for high school students considering engineering as an education and career path. Meet […]
BIC Seminar: Advanced interface design for electrode materials in high energy-density lithium-ion batteries
The Battery Innovation Centre presents: “Advanced Interface Design for Electrode Materials in High Energy-Density Lithium-ion Batteries” by: Dr. Jinjin Ma, Postdoc Fellow at the University of British Columbia Okanagan Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am (PST) Location: EME 4218, School of Engineering, UBC, Okanagan, Kelowna BC Join via Zoom (Meeting […]
GCRTC Seminar Series: Unlocking Mass Timber
The Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC) Seminar Series presents: Unlocking Mass Timber: Sustainable Design and Collaboration, presented by: Ricardo Brites, Ph.D., Eng° Director of Engineering & VDC @ Mercer Mass Timber (Vancouver, BC) Date: Wed. Mar 19, 2025 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM(PST) Location: EME 4218, School of Engineering, UBC, Okanagan, Kelowna BC Join […]
UBC researchers collaborating with City of Richmond and industry to reduce construction and demolition waste
Researchers at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering and UBC’s Materials and Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) have embarked on a groundbreaking interdisciplinary project to advance sustainable practices in the construction industry. Their focus? Tackling the significant environmental challenges posed by construction and demolition (C&D) waste. The project, “Application of the Circular Economy to Demolished or Deconstructed […]
GCRTC Seminar Series: A smart vision for a sustainable future
The Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC) Seminar Series presents: A smart vision for a sustainable future: SMaRT technologies and MICROfactories™ creating sustainable materials and products from waste resources, presented by: Veena Sahajwalla, FAA, FTSE, HonFIEAust, CPEng Scientia Professor, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology, SMaRT@UNSW, UNSW SYDNEY Date: Mon. Feb 3, 2025 Time: 2:00-3:30 […]
Apply by Nov. 12: Student Work Study Positions
Are you passionate about story-telling? Do you have a good pulse on the engineering student community? Do you want to learn new skills, build your professional network and have fun doing it, all while getting paid? APPLY NOW for one of the two Work Study positions with the School of Engineering: Student Communications Specialist – […]
UBC Engineering student reflects on learning, community and impact as graduation approaches
UBC Okanagan (UBCO) School of Engineering student Megha Desai has had the date Friday, June 7, 2024 circled on her calendar for a while. For Desai, this date – her graduation day – marks more than the achievement of an educational dream years in the making: it also heralds the start of her exciting next […]
Alumni Profile – Nilufar Islam, PhD ’15 (Civil), PEng
Nilufar Islam (MASc, Civil ’10 & PhD, Civil’15) is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering.