UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering seeks to inspire the next generation this summer
SEED program offers high school students a chance to get hands-on learning experience UBC Okanagan engineering student Gurnoor Chawla knew she’d chosen the right path after an inspiring summer learning experience at the university while she was still in high school. Fast forward a few years later, now a third-year Electrical Engineering student at UBCO, […]
Victory by design: UBC Okanagan Engineering students take national toboggan title
A team of engineering students from UBC Okanagan notched an impressive victory at the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR) in February.
Stober Foundation Engineering Undergraduate Studies Scholar – Ciana Dawydiuk-Clozza
Entering her third year as a Stober Foundation Engineering Undergraduate Scholar, Dawydiuk-Clozza says the support from the scholarship is a game-changer.
Seeking to be part of the solution
Many people are satisfied to complete their undergraduate degree, and jump into the workforce, but that wasn’t the case for Jason Schultz.
Alumna Profile – Diana Youssefian (BASc ’22, Civil)
Diana Youssefian is a civil engineering graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering.
Alumni Profile Zoheb Hassan (Electrical)
Zoheb Hassan completed his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) with the University of British Columbia’s in 2019 under the joint supervision of faculty from both UBC Vancouver and Okanagan.
Alumni Profile – Fang (Fiona) Fang, PhD ’18 (Electrical)
Fang (Fiona) Fang is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering and an assistant professor at the Western University .
Undergraduate Student Profile – Maddy Light (BASc ’22)
As part of the 2022 Concrete Toboggan Team, the mechanical team was awarded 1st for mechanical design and mechanical innovation. Maddy Light designed the frame which placed first, Rachel May designed the steering system which placed third and Katie Van Rooyen designed the braking system which placed second. We asked Maddy Light about her experience at the School of Engineering and with the Concrete Toboggan team.
Alumni Profile – Ann Mary Babu Vithayathil (MEng ’18)
Ann Mary Babu Vithayathil is a Project Manager in the Civil Department of Acres Enterprises Ltd, a contracting company based out of Kamloops, and an MEng graduate.
Alumni Profile – Omer Faruk (MEng ’16)
Omer Faruk graduating with a Masters of Engineering in 2016, and is currently working on the Site C hydro-electric dam in Fort St. John, BC.