Safeguarding Canadian dams
UBC researchers are collaborating with Trail, BC-based Austin Engineering Limited to investigate cutting-edge innovations in dam safety.
New research innovating real-time automated surveillance
UBC researchers are investigating new technologies that are making high-tech surveillance faster and more effective.
Securing the future of distributed energy
Researchers at the School of Engineering are aiding utility companies to re-image how power can and should be distributed using renewable sources
Innovating augmented and virtual reality
UBC Okanagan researchers are developing micro-lens arrays that are changing the scale of augmented and virtual reality equipment.
School of Engineering graduate student wins Young Scientist Award at Global Conference
PhD student Matiyas Bezabeh was awarded the Young Scientist Award at the 2018 World Conference on Timber Engineering held in Seoul Korea last month.
Multi-faceted research initiative addresses emerging challenges in the natural gas sector
A diverse group of researchers from UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering is tackling some of the most pressing challenges in British Columbia’s natural gas sector.
UBC Okanagan researchers shine a light on 150-year old mystery
The idea that light has momentum is not new, but the exact nature of how light interacts with matter has remained a mystery for close to 150 years.
Alumni Profile – Husnain Haider, PhD ’15 (Civil)
Husnain Haider is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering and an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering at Qassim University in Saudi Arabia.
Graduate Student Profile – Stephen Kimanzi (MASc ’18)
Stephen Kimanzi develops processes and formulates equations that are readily applicable for material selection in traditionally complex challenges like impact absorption and blast attenuation.
Engineers take detour to help immerse builders in their environments
What started as a project to enable researchers to virtually dive into their nanophotonics world has morphed into an exciting new venture.