Alumni Profile – Ali Ahmadi, PhD ’11
Ali Ahmadi is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering and an assistant professor at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Results indicate home of tomorrow is more efficient and costs less
In their recent energy simulation, results indicate an over 95-percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for the owners of the “home of tomorrow”.
Optimizing composite timber manufacturing processes
New research from UBC’s Okanagan campus looks to improve the manufacturing processes of cross laminated timber at Structurlam’s plant located in Okanagan Falls.
Are kidney stones the key to cleaning up wastewater?
Researchers at the Okanagan Campus of the University of British Columbia are enhancing the effectiveness of a wastewater treatment process known as “struvite precipitation”.
Wirelessly efficient power
Researchers at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia have discovered a way to balance power transfer efficiency with power loss due to inactivity in wireless power transfer systems.
UBC researchers study the impact of urbanization on rainwater flooding
Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus suggest municipalities should put a greater emphasis on green initiatives to reduce heavy rainfall flooding urban areas.
Okanagan Connection to New UBC Campaign
A new promotional campaign by the University of British Columbia that launches this week features an engineering graduate student from the Okanagan campus.
New research finds that mould can infiltrate and weaken bio-composite materials
At UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering, mould is proving increasingly important in the domain of engineering materials and can lead to early deterioration and structural failure.
International Collaboration
Dwayne Tannant, professor of civil and geotechnical engineering, has collaborated with researchers from nearly every continent. As a professor, he has supervised graduate students from around the World.