The carbon costs of the construction industry
UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Shahria Alam hopes to tackle the building industry’s climate challenge through more sustainable materials.
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UBCO professor researches electric passenger light rail for Okanagan Valley
Feasibility plan introduces 342-kilometre route linking Kamloops and Osoyoos
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The future of construction: From building booms to control rooms
UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Qian Chen is partnering with industry to modernize methods, materials and employment to meet the world’s extraordinary housing demands.
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KSS and UBCO help engineer brighter futures
Education collaboration inspires the next generation
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UBCO Engineering Researchers Awarded 2024 NSERC DISCOVERY Grants
2024 NSERC DISCOVERY Grant Awardees announced Today the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced more than $554 million is being invested in research over five years through the Discovery Research Program. Over $480 million of this funding provides new awards to researchers through the 2024 Discovery Research Program. An additional $72.4 […]
Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Qian Chen, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
School of Engineering (SoE) Faculty Spotlight Dr. Qian Chen, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering UBCO School of Engineering Website: School Profile Why did you decide to study engineering? I feel engineering is a direct platform to make a meaningful impact on society. My grandfather, who worked as a cargo train driver for over 30 […]
UBCO engineering team triumphs at international robotics competition
Student-built “zombie” fire mitigation bot wins audience choice award
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Building better infrastructure for climate resilience
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Engineering students building toward earthquake summit
UBCO team fundraising for the chance to present their research to the world
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UBC Engineering students’ bench design lauded at national competition
SoE Team’s wellness bench aims to foster a healthier, more sustainable built environment on campus and beyond Innovate, Design, Sustain (IDS), a student design team from UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering recently earned second place at the national 2023-24 Wellness Bench Student Design Competition administered by the Canadian Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI). This year’s […]