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.
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.
Alumni Profile – Praveen Rajan (MEng ’20)
Praveen Rajan is the School of Engineering’s Research Lead (Technical Support), and an MEng graduate.
IUSRA research powers Bank of Canada digital currency innovation
Fourth-year electrical engineering student Tianyu (Alex) Shi spent last summer investigating potential technological innovations that the Bank of Canada can utilize to develop a made-in-Canada central bank digital currency (CBDC).
School of Engineering post-doctoral fellow wins Mitacs & NRC-IRAP Award
An innovative new coating for face masks as earned Dr. Dr. Seyyedarash Haddadi the Mitacs & NRC-IRAP Award for Commercialization.
Graduate Student Profile – Abdul Waheed Ahmadi (MEng ’22)
Abdul Waheed Ahmadi is an MEng (Civil Engineering) student who is working towards graduating in 2022.
Alumni Profile – Anas Issa, PhD ’18 (Civil)
Anas Issa is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering and an assistant professor at the Lakehead University .
Graduate Student Profile – Rachel Calvin
Rachel Calvin is an MEng (Electrical Engineering) student who is working towards graduation in 2023.







