Stober Foundation Engineering Graduate Studies Scholar – Alexis Guidi
Like a lot of students entering engineering, Alexis Guidi had an affinity for math and physics. “I loved math and physics, but I thought engineering was just building stuff with a dash of math,” says Guidi. What she came to realize was that engineering took her passion for math and physics to another level by applying those principles to solve real-world problems.
Strong finish inspires Solar Decathlon team to take it to the next level
A second-place finish at an international competition is motivating a team made up of students from UBCO and TRU to learn from their success to date and start preparing for next year’s competition.
School of Engineering’s inclusive design project wins praise with unique adaptive device
For someone with limited mobility, tying their shoelaces can be challenging, but a new device developed by students at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering seeks to remove many of the barriers to completing the task. Inspired by ENGR 407 “Inclusive Design,” a group of classmates joined together in search of an inclusive/adaptable project. Working off […]
IDS Design Club continues to flourish
It has been almost three years since a group of dedicated engineering students decided to launch a design club focused on sustainable solutions. Since then, Innovate, Design, Sustain (IDS) has been building upon the momentum those founding members established. “We started at the beginning of pandemic with an idea that we could bring together what […]
Engineering career takes flight
Noah Dietrich (BASc, Civil ‘18) is a Project Manager of Airport Development at the Naples Airport in Florida.
School of Engineering student team places second at the UNESCO World Engineering Day Hackathon
UBC Okanagan student teams represent Canada at the 2023 UNESCO World Engineering Day Hackathon
Augmented Reality holds potential key to streamlining remote construction
Despite harsh conditions and a small workforce, new research from UBC Okanagan suggests Augmented Reality (AR) could improve the efficiency of remote construction projects.
Undergraduate Student Profile – Madison Smith
A fourth year mechanical engineering student, Madison Smith, talks about the vital role extra-curricular activities have played in her building a community at the School of Engineering.
Alumni Profile – Atousa Soltani, PhD (Civil ’15)
Atousa Soltani is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering and a Product Developer at Lululemon. Describe your academic journey I graduated from University of Tehran with a Bachelors in Economics. My undergraduate studies specialized in theoretical economics which involved substantial mathematics and statistics courses, which later helped me […]
Student team set to represent Canada at international design competition
A team of sustainability and environmentally conscious students have advanced to the International Competition Finals in Golden, Colorado.