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Graduate Students awarded CERC Fellowships

Graduate Students awarded CERC Fellowships

By Sam Charles on May 13, 2022

Kishoare Tamanna and Amir Ahmadian have been awarded John Tiedje Fellowships in Clean Energy and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation from UBC’s Clean Energy Research Centre.

Posted in SOESpotlight | Tagged Ahmadian, Alam, Award Fellowship, CERC, Jian Liu, Kishoare Tamanna, Mohammad Arjmand, PhD

Alumni Profile – Anas Issa, PhD ’18 (Civil)

Alumni Profile – Anas Issa, PhD ’18 (Civil)

By Sam Charles on November 18, 2021

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 .

Posted in SOESpotlight, student profile, Uncategorized | Tagged Alam, alumni, Anas, Civil, Faculty, Issa, Lakehead, PhD, Shahria

Wilden Living Lab recognized with 2021 EGBC Sustainability Award

Wilden Living Lab recognized with 2021 EGBC Sustainability Award

By Sam Charles on October 27, 2021

The Wilden Living Lab (WLL) was recently awarded the 2021 EGBC Sustainability Award for its on-going success in empowering stakeholders to make climate-action decisions that achieve sustainable outcomes. The WLL, a pioneering research initiative, investigates sustainable homebuilding through support from NSERC and Mitacs.

Posted in SOESpotlight | Tagged Alam, EGBC, sustainability, Wilden

New research collaboration seeks to safeguard bridges against earthquakes

New research collaboration seeks to safeguard bridges against earthquakes

By Sam Charles on September 17, 2021

In an effort to address the possibility of a catastrophic seismic event in BC, and its ensuing infrastructure impact, researcher Shahria Alam and his team from the School of Engineering’s Applied Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Structures (ALAMS) have teamed up with Spannovation Consulting Limited from BC’s Lower Mainland.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alam, earthquakes, infrastructure, Spannovation

Safeguarding Canadian dams

Safeguarding Canadian dams

By Sam Charles on October 17, 2018

UBC researchers are collaborating with Trail, BC-based Austin Engineering Limited to investigate cutting-edge innovations in dam safety.

Posted in Graduate Students, News, Research, SOESpotlight | Tagged Alam, Austin, Civil, Dams, Fortis, school of engineering, Seethaler, seismic | Leave a response

Alumni Profile – Muntasir Billah, PhD

By Sam Charles on September 26, 2018

Muntasir Billah is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering and an assistant professor at Lakehead University.

Posted in College of Graduate Studies, General, Graduate Students, News, student profile | Tagged Alam, alumni, Billah, Civil, Kabir, professor, school of engineering, Tesfamariam, Windsor | Leave a response

Graduate Student Profile – Kishoare Tamanna, MASc ’18 (Civil)

By Sam Charles on July 18, 2018

Kishoare Tamanna’s research is focused on the effective utilization of recycled waste materials in concrete to reduce environmental loads and promote sustainable green concrete production.

Posted in College of Graduate Studies, General, Graduate Students, News, Research, student profile | Tagged Alam, Civil, school of engineering, Tamanna | Leave a response

Results indicate home of tomorrow is more efficient and costs less

Results indicate home of tomorrow is more efficient and costs less

By Sam Charles on April 26, 2018

In their recent energy simulation, results indicate an over 95-percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for the owners of the “home of tomorrow”.

Posted in Faculty, General, Graduate Students, Research, SOESpotlight, Spotlight | Tagged Alam, Building Code, Efficiency, Energy, Future, Home, Wilden | 2 Responses

Faculty Video Profile: Dr. Shahria Alam

Faculty Video Profile: Dr. Shahria Alam

By Sam Charles on March 27, 2017

Dr. Shahria Alam and his research team focus on smart materials and their structural applications.

Posted in Faculty, Research, Spotlight | Tagged Alam, research, school of engineering, smart materials | Leave a response

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