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.
Aerospace Club places second at UAS competition
UBCO Aerospace Club placed second at the 13th Annual Aerial Evolution Association of Canada Student UAS Competition
Graduate Students awarded CERC Fellowships
Kishoare Tamanna and Amir Ahmadian have been awarded John Tiedje Fellowships in Clean Energy and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation from UBC’s Clean Energy Research Centre.
School of Engineering alumni’s NHL connection
Off the ice, the National Hockey League is a big business focused on many areas including merchandising. A new collaboration between the NHL’s St. Louis Blues and a Canadian immersive technology company, with a School of Engineering connection, is bringing the team its first metaverse shopping experience.
School of Engineering design team wins Simon Cox Student Design Competition
A proprietary-free catheter drainage device, designed by a group of fourth year engineering students at UBC Okanagan has won the Simon Cox Student Design Competition.
Different launching point leads to success
Transfer students find success pursuing their BASc at UBC Okanagan
School of Engineering faculty and TAs among Provost teaching award recipients
At the 2022 Teaching Excellence Celebration, four members of the School of Engineering were recognized for their achievements.
Capstone project seeks to make lasting impact in Barbados and around the world
Fourth-year students implement a wastewater treatment and biogas system for a dairy farm in Barbados.
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.