Two undergraduate students awarded CEMF Engineering Ambassador Awards
Third-year mechanical engineering student, Madisyn Szpula, and first-year engineering student, Kayley Beckie, were both recognized by the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) with 2021 awards.
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.
UBCO researchers find a new use for waste
Waste materials from the pulp and paper industry have long been seen as possible fillers for building products like cement, but for years these materials have ended up in the landfill.
Undergraduate Student Profile – Nathan Van Zyderveld
Nathan Van Zyderveld is in his final year of the Mechanical Engineering program.
Undergraduate Student Profile – Megha Desai
Megha Desai is in her third-year of the Mechanical Engineering program, and serves as the 2021 Vice-President Communications at the UBC Okanagan Women in Engineering.
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.
Alumni Profile – Jenny Hostland ’16 (Civil)
Jenny Hostland (BASc ’16, Civil) is a Transportation Planner currently undertaking a Masters in Energy & Transport Management in Austria.
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.