SoE Student Spotlight: Mojdeh Rezaei-Khamseh – 2025 Dr. Spiro Yannacopoulos Award Recipient & MASc Student
Meet Mojdeh Rezaei-Khamseh: a Master of Applied Science (MASc) international student in Mechanical Engineering at UBC Okanagan and recipient of the 2025 Dr. Spiro Yannacopoulos International Engineering Student Memorial Award. Mojdeh’s research explores the use of electrospun plant-based materials enhanced with conductive and magnetic fillers to design multilayer structures with high absorption capabilities. With a […]
Engineering Comfort: UBCO Undergraduate Designs Custom Keyboard, Goes Open Source
Musab Hassan, a third-year electrical engineering student at UBCO, takes us on his design journey of how he built his own ergonomic keyboard. Hassan spent around four months designing and building a fully custom, aesthetic ergonomic keyboard designed to fit his hand shape, called the Aurora Keyboard. After using a regular keyboard, which caused him […]
SoE Graduate Student Spotlight – Chadia Uwamahoro (PhD, Civil, 2026)
Meet Chadia Uwamahoro who is currently completing her PhD in Civil Engineering at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering, under the supervision of Dr. Lisa Tobber. Chadia is the recipient of the first-ever Mel Marshall Engineering Scholarship by the Canadian Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) and the Canadian Concrete Pipe & Precast Association (CCPPA). Read more about […]
Student Spotlight – Vishnu Priya Tripathi (M.Eng – Mechanical Engineering)
Vishnu Priya Tripathi is a mechanical engineering graduate and sustainability advocate, currently pursuing her Master’s degree at The University of British Columbia (2023-2025). With a strong background in product design, manufacturing, and mechatronics, she has worked with industry leaders such as Schneider Electric, CNH Industrial, and Luminous Power Technologies. She is passionate about creating […]
SoE Students invited to join employer info session: Associated Engineering
UBCO School of Engineering students are invited to discover exciting career opportunities in engineering, infrastructure, and environmental consulting. When: Tuesday, March 4 | 12:00 – 1:00 | EME 2181 Register here: https://calendly.com/ubccareers/ae Meet the team and get an exclusive look into the company’s dynamic culture. Learn how the company fosters professional growth and development to […]
Shola Fashanu (BASc ’22) receives 2025 UBCO Alumni Builder Award
Meet Shola Fashanu, a graduate of the Bachelor of Applied Science – Mechanical Engineering program (2022). Shola was recently named a 2025 recipient of UBC’s Alumni Builder Award for the Okanagan campus, in recognition of her positive contributions to the campus and her field. Read more about Shola’s alumni journey below. Tell us a bit […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]