Student Profile – Yosamin Esanullah (BASc, Mechanical, Third-Year)
Meet Yosamin Esanullah, a Third-Year Bachelor of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering) student at UBC Okanagan. Where are you from? I am from Dushanbe, Tajikistan, but I was raised in Edmonton, Alberta. What brought you to UBC? I had always been drawn to being part of a smaller campus community, but my decision was solidified when […]
Alumna Profile – Sayra Gorgani (BASc ’23, Electrical)
Where are you from? What brought you to UBC Okanagan? I am originally from Turkey. I came to UBC Okanagan to become a part of a world-renowned university while still enjoying the benefits of a more close-knit campus setting. After arriving, I participated in the Jump Start orientation program, which quickly integrated me into campus […]
UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering seeks to inspire the next generation this summer
SEED program offers high school students a chance to get hands-on learning experience UBC Okanagan engineering student Gurnoor Chawla knew she’d chosen the right path after an inspiring summer learning experience at the university while she was still in high school. Fast forward a few years later, now a third-year Electrical Engineering student at UBCO, […]
UBC Okanagan Engineering students earn podium finish at national competition
SOE students collaborate and innovate on their way to second place showing at Canadian Engineering Competition A team of four second-year engineering students from UBC Okanagan (UBCO)’s School of Engineering cruised to a second-place finish at the 40th annual Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) in Calgary. CEC brings together more than 200 engineering undergraduate students from […]
Provincial investment boosts seats in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering at UBCO
The below media release was shared on Friday, April 12, 2024 by UBC Okanagan and has been re-posted in this space as it highlights seat expansions in the School of Engineering’s Electrical and Mechanical Engineering programs. A message from Dr. Will Hughes, Director of the School of Engineering: “Today is an exciting day for the […]
Alumna Profile – Diana Youssefian (BASc ’22, Civil)
Diana Youssefian is a civil engineering graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering.
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Undergraduate Student Profile – Maddy Light (BASc ’22)
As part of the 2022 Concrete Toboggan Team, the mechanical team was awarded 1st for mechanical design and mechanical innovation. Maddy Light designed the frame which placed first, Rachel May designed the steering system which placed third and Katie Van Rooyen designed the braking system which placed second. We asked Maddy Light about her experience at the School of Engineering and with the Concrete Toboggan team.
Undergraduate Student Profile – Kailey Beckie
Kailey Beckie is a Schulich Scholar and in her second-year of the Mechanical Engineering program at the School of Engineering on UBC’s Okanagan campus.
Undergraduate Student Profile – Anirudh Devarakonda
Anirudh Devarakonda is in his second-year of the Electrical Engineering program.