Dr. Zheng Liu to receive SPIE Lifetime Achievement Award, named a Boeing Visiting Professor
UBC Okanagan (UBCO) School of Engineering Professor Dr. Zheng Liu has been recognized with a significant international honour that reflects his extraordinary impact in research, industry engagement and leadership in the field. A Career-Defining Honour from SPIE Dr. Liu is a recipient of the Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Lifetime Achievement Award from SPIE, the international society […]
UBCO to be at the forefront of battery innovation, Indigenous language revitalization
CFI invests $4.15 million in infrastructure funding for two key UBCO-led research projects
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Research putting future power grids to the test before they’re built
As power grids add more renewable energy and large-scale battery […]
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Dr. Alexander Uhl receives Humboldt Research Fellowship
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering congratulates Dr. Alexander R. Uhl on receiving the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. As part of this internationally competitive fellowship, Dr. Uhl will spend his upcoming sabbatical at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) in Germany, where he will collaborate with Roel van de Krol. Together, they will advance cutting-edge research on […]
Research Project Spotlight: Linguistic Equity
This spotlight was originally published by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies and is shared here as it features researchers from the School of Engineering: A group of researchers at UBC Okanagan is reimagining classroom practices as culturally sustaining and moving beyond traditional notions of academic English writing towards a more inclusive, asset-based, and globally representative learning […]
Dr. Shahria Alam named Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada
A UBC Okanagan School of Engineering faculty member has earned one of the highest professional honours in Canadian engineering. Dr. Shahria Alam, Professor of Civil Engineering, has been named a 2026 Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). This recognition marks Dr. Alam’s third fellowship in the past two years, underscoring the national and […]
UBCO Engineering researchers awarded by B.C. Knowledge Development Fund
Two UBC Okanagan School of Engineering professors are among 71 UBC researchers to receive new funding from the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF). Dr. Qian Chen, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, and Dr. Klaske van Heusden, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering join six other UBC Okanagan researchers in being recognized. The BCKDF supports the development […]
Zinc-ion batteries get a boost from cross-campus research team
New research leads to a more sustainable, economical option to lithium-ion technology
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UBCO engineering professor named IEEE Fellow for pioneering contributions to electromagnetics and advanced materials
The School of Engineering at UBC Okanagan is proud to celebrate Dr. Mohammad Hossein Zarifi on being named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), effective January 1, 2026. Fellow is the highest grade of IEEE membership and is widely recognized as a prestigious honor and an exemplary career milestone. The […]
Student maps where cyclists really go—and why it matters for city planning
Cyclists often stay close to home, take shorter routes when […]
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