Celebrating SoE’s 3MT Heat Winners
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, students, faculty and staff from the School of Engineering had the privilege of witnessing an outstanding Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Heat, where SoE graduate students showcased their research with clarity, passion, and impact. The three winners who will advance to the next round are: Katherine Latosinsky – Solution-Processed Perovskite-CIGS Tandem […]
Balancing academics and life: how a five-year plan supports holistic student success
Do you feel pressured to finish your degree quickly? Or that you have to cram everything into the standard four years that most university students take to finish their degree? These can be difficult pressures to manage, especially in the context of the engineering program where students need to take six courses a semester to […]
Campus as a Living Lab Project Spotlight
Improving the Efficiency of the Energy System for the Campus’s Legacy Academic Buildings How can we optimize energy efficiency in UBC Okanagan’s legacy buildings through innovative modeling? How can the campus cut greenhouse gas emissions and set a scalable example for sustainable building practices? UBC Okanagan set an ambitious target for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, […]
From classroom to career: mastering firmware through the MEng experience
Meet Weijia Yao, UBC Okanagan Master of Engineering (M.Eng) Electrical alumnus (2023). He shares how his experience in the MEng program helped him expand his professional network, add to his technical skills and knowledge, while also advancing his leadership and teamwork skills. His time in the MEng program helped him land an exciting new role […]
UBC Okanagan researcher using quantum innovation to enhance data security in laser-based communications
Dr. Jonathan Holzman is laser-focused on advancing the science of ground-to-satellite communication. A professor of electrical engineering at UBC Okanagan, Dr. Holzman is leading an international research project that aims to make laser-based communication more secure. It does so by blending optical innovation with quantum computing. Today, Dr. Holzman’s project – ReQON: Reconfigurable Quantum Optical […]
UBC Okanagan professor bringing more comfort and joy to children impacted by conflict
It’s not his first humanitarian mission, but it comes at a time when hope and joy are needed more than ever for children caught in international conflict and strife, says UBC Okanagan Engineering professor Dr. Ray Taheri. In early January, just in time for the Orthodox Christmas season, Dr. Taheri will travel from Kelowna, BC, […]
Four UBC professors named Engineering Institute of Canada Fellows
Four leading experts at the University of British Columbia – including three from UBCO’s School of Engineering – are being recognized for excellence in engineering and their services to the profession and society by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). Faculty of Applied Science members Dr. Julian Cheng (UBCO), Dr. Peter Englezos, Dr. Kasun Hewage […]
Order of the White Rose scholarship program expands for 2025
Polytechnique Montréal announced today that Makenna Kuzyk, a mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Alberta is the 2024 recipient of the $50,000 Order of the White Rose Scholarship, and that the scholarship will expand in 2025. Note to the UBC Okanagan Engineering community: this story is being re-shared here for awareness. Please share this […]
School of Engineering researchers among first recipients of Wall Legacy Awards
Four researchers – one faculty member and three graduate students – with UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering are recipients of the inaugural Peter Wall Legacy Awards announced by UBC today. Made possible by a ground-breaking $100+million endowment and valued at $4 million in annual funding, the Peter Wall Legacy Awards are among the largest internal […]
UBCO WiE paint the E to honour the 14 Not Forgotten
Members of Women in Engineering (WiE) were joined by faculty, staff and students from across the School of Engineering (SoE) at UBC Okanagan to paint the E (cairn) white today. The group gathered to paint the E for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women and the annual 14 Not Forgotten memorial […]