UBCO Engineering Researchers Awarded 2024 NSERC DISCOVERY Grants
2024 NSERC DISCOVERY Grant Awardees announced Today the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced more than $554 million is being invested in research over five years through the Discovery Research Program. Over $480 million of this funding provides new awards to researchers through the 2024 Discovery Research Program. An additional $72.4 […]
UBCO researchers receive funding to incorporate human comfort into product design
School of Engineering receives $1.65M grant for interdisciplinary projects engaging students and industry Imagine a world where the clothing we wear is crafted with both human comfort and environmental sustainability in mind from the outset of the design process. Or a world where our health-care settings have been equipped and furnished to support all aspects […]
UBCO School of Engineering researchers earn 2023 UBC research awards
Dr. Sepideh Pakpour and Dr. Sina Kheirkhah are among the 2023 recipients of faculty research awards announced by UBC this week.
UBC Okanagan researchers appointed Canada Research Chairs, more than $4.1 million in funding received
Dr. Will Hughes from the School of Engineering is the Canada Research Chair in DNA Engineering (Tier 1). Dr. Hughes, who in addition to serving as the Director for the School of Engineering is also a Professor in Applied Science, designs DNA for multiple uses, including storing and reading digital data.