SoE Student Spotlight – Kyle Xander Co, Civil Engineering – Environmental
Kyle Xander Co is a third-year civil engineering student originally from the Philippines. With a passion for math and puzzle-solving, engineering was a natural choice for him. He is dedicated to making a positive impact on his community through his skills and experiences. Tell us a bit about yourself: I’m a third-year civil engineering […]
SoE Graduate Student Spotlight – Chadia Uwamahoro (PhD, Civil, 2026)
Meet Chadia Uwamahoro who is currently completing her PhD in Civil Engineering at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering, under the supervision of Dr. Lisa Tobber. Chadia is the recipient of the first-ever Mel Marshall Engineering Scholarship by the Canadian Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) and the Canadian Concrete Pipe & Precast Association (CCPPA). Read more about […]
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, […]
UBCO professor’s climate change curriculum study recognized
Canadian Science Publishing and the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering have bestowed the Editor’s Choice Award on a recent study examining sustainability in Civil Engineering curriculum by Paris Liu, Gordon Lovegrove, and Moncef L. Nehdi. The authors received the accolade for their article “Climate change in Canadian civil engineering curricula: gaps and best practices” published […]
Four UBC professors named Engineering Institute of Canada Fellows
Four leading experts at the University of British Columbia – including three from UBCO’s School of Engineering – are being recognized for excellence in engineering and their services to the profession and society by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). Faculty of Applied Science members Dr. Julian Cheng (UBCO), Dr. Peter Englezos, Dr. Kasun Hewage […]
Guest Lecture: Performance-Based Fire Design of Tall Timber Buildings
Rapid growth of urban populations and associated environmental concerns are challenging city planners and developers locally and around the world to consider sustainable building systems. In response, with new CLT and glulam timber technology, mid- and high-rise timber buildings are becoming attractive solution. Current objective-based design approaches in the NBCC 2020, however need additional provisions […]
UBCO, TOTA, OTA host Inter Community Transportation Forum
Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA), the Okanagan Transit Alliance (OTA), and researchers from UBC Okanagan (UBCO) are inviting the community to join a free public forum next week on the topic of inter-city transportation. The partners will be discussing results of their recently conducted Okanagan valley-wide, inter-city transportation survey at the event, which will take […]
Turning Waste into Possibilities: The UBCO Cleantech Hub
Note: This story was originally published on the Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan) website and is being shared for awareness within UBC Okanagan (UBCO) School of Engineering and UBCO Campus community. The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) is paving the way to a greener future with an innovation hub dedicated to repurposing waste […]
GCRTC hosts Long Span Bridge Design and Construction Workshop at UBCO
How do the complex design and construction processes for long span bridges get initiated and executed? The Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC) is hosting a two-day in-person workshop on Long Span Bridge Design and Construction, facilitated by Dr Matthias Schueller, Vice President of Parsons. Event Details Dates, locations, times: Nov. 12 – EME 2181 – […]
GCRTC Seminar Series: Rethinking the Seismic Design of Steel Moment Resisting Frames
The Green Construction Research & Training Center (GCRTC) Seminar Series presents: Rethinking the Seismic Design of Steel Moment Resisting Frames Featuring: Dr. Dimitrios Lignos, PEng Professor & Department Chair, Civil Engineering Institute (IIC) Director, Resilient Steel Structures Laboratory, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM […]