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Alumni Profile – Eduardo Matos Sequeira BASc ’20 (Civil)

Alumni Profile – Eduardo Matos Sequeira BASc ’20 (Civil)

By Sam Charles on June 14, 2020

Eduardo Matos Sequeira begins his Masters in Civil Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Zheng Liu beginning in September 2020.

Posted in SOESpotlight, student profile, Undergraduate Students | Tagged BASc, Civil, Eduardo Matos Sequeira, Masters, Pipelines, school of engineering, Zheng Liu | Leave a response

Professor Kasun Hewage awarded CSCE’s Walter Shanly Award

Professor Kasun Hewage awarded CSCE’s Walter Shanly Award

By Sam Charles on June 2, 2020

The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers recognizes professor Kasun Hewage for his outstanding contributions to the development and practice of construction engineering in Canada.

Posted in SOESpotlight | Tagged Civil, CSCE, Hewage, Shanly | 1 Response

2020 ENGR 499 Capstone Awards Announced

2020 ENGR 499 Capstone Awards Announced

By Sam Charles on May 11, 2020

52 projects involving 49 industry partners were submitted by student groups as part of ENGR 499 Capstone.

Posted in SOESpotlight | Tagged 2020, Capstone, Chau, Civil, electrical, Interdisciplinary, mechanical, school of engineering | Leave a response

New funding to address flooding mitigation and response in the Okanagan

New funding to address flooding mitigation and response in the Okanagan

By Sam Charles on April 20, 2020

UBC researchers are partnering with the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) to develop new policy and planning tools to address flooding in the Okanagan Valley.

Posted in SOESpotlight | Tagged Civil, flood, Flooding, Hewage, Nahiduzzaman, OBWB, Okanagan Basin Water Board, research, Sadiq, water | Leave a response

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Alumni Profile – Julia Halipchuk BASc, ’13 (Civil)

By Sam Charles on March 25, 2020

Julia Halipchuk (BASc, Civil ’13) is a Building Science & Restoration Engineer with Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.

Posted in SOESpotlight, student profile, Undergraduate Students | Tagged alumni, Civil, Halipchuk, school of engineering | Leave a response

Alumna Profile – Tanya Fraser BASc ’18 (Civil) & MASc ’20 (Civil)

Alumna Profile – Tanya Fraser BASc ’18 (Civil) & MASc ’20 (Civil)

By Sam Charles on February 10, 2020

When I got a job doing research during my undergrad, I got exposed to some awesome projects involved with civil engineering.

Posted in College of Graduate Studies, Graduate Students, SOESpotlight, student profile, Undergraduate Students | Tagged Alumna, Civil, Fraser, Rteil, school of engineering, Tanya | Leave a response

Alumni Profile – Adam Woodward BASc ’19 (Civil)

Alumni Profile – Adam Woodward BASc ’19 (Civil)

By Sam Charles on January 13, 2020

UBCO was a great choice for me because it was close to home (Kamloops) but still far enough away from home to provide the independence I wanted.

Posted in SOESpotlight, student profile, Undergraduate Students | Tagged alumni, Cider, Civil, school of engineering, Woodward | Leave a response

Alumni Profile – Nurmunira Muhammad, PhD ’19

Alumni Profile – Nurmunira Muhammad, PhD ’19

By Sam Charles on January 8, 2020

Having a PhD is the beginning of my new academic journey. It taught me how to be organized, and how to structure scientific research in order to ensure that it leads to significant contributions to the body of knowledge. It’s never-ending work.

Posted in College of Graduate Studies, Research, SOESpotlight | Tagged children, Civil, COGS, Grad, Nurmunira Muhammad, PhD, Siddiqua, silty sand, Studies | 1 Response

Detecting water contamination faster

Detecting water contamination faster

By Sam Charles on September 16, 2019

New research has uncovered a new, fast and highly-accurate means of measuring contaminants in water.  It could mean rapid detection of different types of contaminants that current methods may miss including low-levels of pesticides and hydrocarbons.

Posted in SOESpotlight | Tagged Civil, Peleato, school of engineering, water | Leave a response

Embarking on a new adventure

Embarking on a new adventure

By Sam Charles on March 4, 2019

Apart from assignments and exams, fourth-year civil student Ishrak Iltut is relatively relaxed considering he has already lined up a full-time job upon graduation.

Posted in Undergraduate Students | Tagged Amazon, Civil, Employment, Iltut, Job, undergraduate | Leave a response

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