Inaugural Recipients of Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Impact Funding Announced
Winning teams selected to receive funding to launch student-led start-ups to solve real-world problems as part of the School of Engineering’s Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Impact Fund.
The School of Engineering recognizes staff and faculty excellence
The 2019-20 SOE Staff & Faculty Awards, delayed as a result of the pandemic, were presented virtually at an all-School virtual meeting held March 31, 2021.
Being a Lean Thinker
Manufacturing Engineering students are taking advantage of learning high-level production management skills in MANF 270. MANF270, Production Management course, provides students with hands-on opportunities to put lean manufacturing concepts related to increasing productivity into action.
Two School of Engineering researchers recognized by CSCE
Professors Rehan Sadiq and Kasun Hewage are among a group of civil engineers being celebrated for their election as Fellows at the organization’s next Gala planned for May 2022 in Whistler.
Optimizing solar energy
A new residential solar energy system atop the VEDA student residences near UBC’s Okanagan campus is being analyzed, and may serve as a real-world lab for UBC researchers.
New student design club seeks out sustainable solutions
The School of Engineering’s newest student design club, Innovate, Design, Sustain (IDS), seeks to uncover innovative engineering and scientific solutions to create a more sustainable environment on campus and throughout the Okanagan.
Among the world’s best
Four School of Engineering researchers among the top 2% of cited scientists worldwide in their fields according to a recent Stanford study.
Connecting with students
It takes a special type of instructor to connect with their students, and Mehran Shirazi is such as instructor. Shirazi teaches APSC 173 Engineering Analysis II, APSC 177 Engineering Computation and Instrumentation (C++), and is just wrapping up APSC 179 Linear Algebra for Engineers.
Hands-on Learning
Relegated to studying from his family’s home in rural Ontario hasn’t stopped second-year Manufacturing student Aidan Mundle from getting a hands-on learning experience.
School of Engineering awarded one of two Bauder Professorships in Experiential Learning & Leadership
Jonathan Verrett and Jannik Eikenaar, assistant professors of teaching in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science, have been named the augural recipients of the Marshall Bauder Chairs in Experiential Learning and Leadership.