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 […]
UBCO WiE paint the E to honour the 14 Not Forgotten
Members of Women in Engineering (WiE) were joined by faculty, staff and students from across the School of Engineering (SoE) at UBC Okanagan to paint the E (cairn) white today. The group gathered to paint the E for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women and the annual 14 Not Forgotten memorial […]
Guest Lecture: Performance-Based Fire Design of Tall Timber Buildings
Rapid growth of urban populations and associated environmental concerns are challenging city planners and developers locally and around the world to consider sustainable building systems. In response, with new CLT and glulam timber technology, mid- and high-rise timber buildings are becoming attractive solution. Current objective-based design approaches in the NBCC 2020, however need additional provisions […]
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 […]
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering brings together students and industry
Engineering students at UBC Okanagan will have an exciting opportunity to gain insights into their future at Industry Night on Nov. 21. The popular event brings together students of all levels with industry members from across the region and beyond. For students, the event is not only an opportunity to learn more about the various […]
Turning Waste into Possibilities: The UBCO Cleantech Hub
Note: This story was originally published on the Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan) website and is being shared for awareness within UBC Okanagan (UBCO) School of Engineering and UBCO Campus community. The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) is paving the way to a greener future with an innovation hub dedicated to repurposing waste […]
GCRTC hosts Long Span Bridge Design and Construction Workshop at UBCO
How do the complex design and construction processes for long span bridges get initiated and executed? The Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC) is hosting a two-day in-person workshop on Long Span Bridge Design and Construction, facilitated by Dr Matthias Schueller, Vice President of Parsons. Event Details Dates, locations, times: Nov. 12 – EME 2181 – […]
GCRTC Seminar Series: Rethinking the Seismic Design of Steel Moment Resisting Frames
The Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC) Seminar Series presents: Rethinking the Seismic Design of Steel Moment Resisting Frames Featuring: Dr. Dimitrios Lignos, PEng Professor & Department Chair, Civil Engineering Institute (IIC) Director, Resilient Steel Structures Laboratory, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM […]
Info Session, Oct. 29: Students invited to Go Global with UBC Engineering summer course in China
UBC Engineering students, take note: Are you interested in learning more about the Go Global program and enrolling in a new UBC Engineering course to be held in China summer 2025? Join an info session on Tuesday, October 29 at 5pm, for more information on this exciting course taught by UBC Okanagan School of Engineering […]
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 […]