Bringing Indigenous perspectives and best practices into the classroom
New funding will bring Indigenous-focused modules into the Engineering curriculum.
Detecting water contamination faster
New research has uncovered a new, fast and highly-accurate means of measuring contaminants in water. It could mean rapid detection of different types of contaminants that current methods may miss including low-levels of pesticides and hydrocarbons.
School of Engineering appoints MEng Coordinator
The School of Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr. Rudolf Seethaler has been appointed MEng Coordinator. In this newly created role, Dr. Seethaler will work closely with the School’s associate director of graduate studies, Richard Klukas, (and the graduate studies committee) to provide support and direction for the MEng program. His responsibilities will include […]
School of Engineering hosts students from China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University
Students from Northwestern Polytechnical University (also known as NPU; Chinese: 西北工业大学), in Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, recently visited UBC’s Okanagan campus to participate in an intensive research program led by School of Engineering faculty. The enriched academic content including research activities was targeted at first and second-year NPU students from a variety of disciplines including engineering. It […]
School of Engineering appoints two Equity Diversity and Inclusion Advisors
The School of Engineering is pleased to announce that Drs. Jannik Eikenaar and Sabine Weyand have been appointed as Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Advisors.
UBCO students put cosmic ray research aloft
A group of UBC Okanagan students have won the opportunity to launch a science experiment into the stratosphere with help from the Canadian Space Agency.
School of Engineering welcomes first Canada Research Chair
Bridging interdisciplinary science and composite research, Mohammad Arjmand explores innovations in multifunctional polymer nanocomposites as the first Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) at the School of Engineering.
School of Engineering celebrates Convocation 2019
The School of Engineering’s class of 2019 crossed the stage and were conferred their degrees this afternoon. Over 200 undergraduates and nearly 70 graduate students received their degrees at the convocation ceremony. Of those graduates, 9 undergraduate students received their Minors in Computer Science and 2 received Management Minors. Photo gallery of 2019 Awards Reception […]
Convocation is a time of celebration at UBCO
This week UBC Okanagan celebrates its students as it hosts six separate graduation ceremonies over two days. More than 1,725 students will cross the stage, earning their undergraduate degrees while 215 students will receive their master’s degree and 40 their doctorates.
UBCO Motorsports finishes strong with OG19
After a journey that spanned nearly four-thousand kilometres, the UBCO Motorsports team brought their racecar to the Michigan International Speedway earlier this month.