Developing a solid foundation for sustainable and disaster-resilient buildings
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) funding helps secure Western Canada’s first multi-axis subassembly testing (MAST) system
2023 UBC Killam Doctoral Scholar Profile (Kishoare Tamanna)
Kishoare Tamanna is a PhD Student in Civil Engineering and UBC Killam Doctoral Scholar at the School of Engineering. She works in the Applied Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Structures (ALAMS) and the UBC Smart Structures Lab under the supervision of Professors Shahria Alam and Tony Yang.
2023 UBC Killam Doctoral Scholar Profile (Rubaiya Rumman)
Rubaiya Rumman is a PhD Student in Civil Engineering and UBC Killam Doctoral Scholar at the School of Engineering. She works in the Applied Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Structures (ALAMS) under the supervision of Professor Shahria Alam.
Graduate Students awarded CERC Fellowships
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.
Alumni Profile – Anas Issa, PhD ’18 (Civil)
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 .
Wilden Living Lab recognized with 2021 EGBC Sustainability Award
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.
New research collaboration seeks to safeguard bridges against earthquakes
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.
Safeguarding Canadian dams
UBC researchers are collaborating with Trail, BC-based Austin Engineering Limited to investigate cutting-edge innovations in dam safety.
Alumni Profile – Muntasir Billah, PhD
Muntasir Billah is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering and an assistant professor at Lakehead University.
Graduate Student Profile – Kishoare Tamanna, MASc ’18 (Civil)
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.