SoE Professors receive 2024 Faculty Research Awards
UBC’s Office of the VP Research and Innovation (VPRI) has announced recipients of the 2024 Faculty Research Awards. UBCO VPRI highlighted the Okanagan campus recipients. On behalf of the School of Engineering, congratulations to all awards recipients across both campuses, and special congratulations go to the following SoE faculty members who received awards: Shahria Alam, […]
Celebrating the 2024/25 Outstanding Instructors
This week, five School of Engineering faculty members were named recipients of the UBC Okanagan 2024/25 Outstanding Instructor Award. This recognizes exemplary instructors for their teaching over the past three years, with emphasis on the most recent academic year, based on an assessment of their teaching conducted by the Faculty/School in which they are appointed. […]
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 […]
Alumni Profile – Venedict Tamondong, BASc ’21, Mechanical Engineering
Meet Venedict Tamondong, UBC Okanagan Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Mechanical Engineering alumnus (2021). Tell us a bit about yourself My name is Venedict Tamondong (he/him), and I am a Project Engineer (EIT) with Capital Power out of Edmonton, AB. I graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from UBC’s School of […]
Loïc Markley receives 2024 Dean’s Faculty Award for Excellence
Dr. Loïc Markley, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies for the School of Engineering (SoE) is the recipient of the 2024 Faculty of Applied Science Dean’s Service Award. The Award for Excellence in Service is designed to recognize faculty who through leadership, service and administrative activates make substantial positive high impact contributions […]
Trudy Chimko receives 2024 Dean’s Staff Award for Excellence
Trudy Chimko, Administration Manager for the School of Engineering is the 2024 recipient of the Faculty of Applied Science Dean’s Staff Award for Excellence, in Early Career Excellence. This award recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding service and contributions to the Faculty of Applied Science, promoting and advancing its mission and vision. It recognizes […]
Graduate Profile – Abdirahman Hajj Salad (BASc, Electrical ‘24)
Where are you from? I am from Nairobi, Kenya What brought you to UBC? I was drawn to UBC by its renowned engineering program, commitment to innovation, and the beautiful Okanagan campus. Additionally, the chance to study in a close-knit, diverse community and learn from distinguished faculty played a significant role in my decision. Why […]
UBC Okanagan Engineering grad poised for global impact thanks to donor’s generosity
When Jacob Sol stepped into his first engineering class at UBC Okanagan he had no way of knowing that five years later he’d be off to one of the top grad schools in his field, having kickstarted a research project that is inspiring people near and far to protect our fragile, interconnected water systems. On […]
UBCO Engineering graduand to receive Governor General’s Medal at Convocation
Liam Krebbers will be awarded the Governor General’s Silver Medal and UBCO Medal in Engineering On Friday, June 7, UBC Okanagan will confer more than 2,000 credentials to undergraduate and graduate students over the course of six convocation ceremonies. Among them will be Liam Krebbers, who in addition to his parchment will take home one […]
Two UBC Okanagan Engineering students honoured with SPIE Scholarships
Scholarships from the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) will help two UBC Okanagan (UBCO) Engineering students keep their studies sharply in focus. Alexis Guidi and Matthias Jenne were recently awarded the prestigious Optics and Photonics Scholarship by SPIE. This year, the Society is awarding $303,000 in scholarships to 72 outstanding SPIE student members, based […]