Student Spotlight – Vishnu Priya Tripathi (M.Eng – Mechanical Engineering)
Vishnu Priya Tripathi is a mechanical engineering graduate and sustainability advocate, currently pursuing her Master’s degree at The University of British Columbia (2023-2025). With a strong background in product design, manufacturing, and mechatronics, she has worked with industry leaders such as Schneider Electric, CNH Industrial, and Luminous Power Technologies. She is passionate about creating […]
Celebrating SoE’s 3MT Heat Winners
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, students, faculty and staff from the School of Engineering had the privilege of witnessing an outstanding Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Heat, where SoE graduate students showcased their research with clarity, passion, and impact. The three winners who will advance to the next round are: Katherine Latosinsky – Solution-Processed Perovskite-CIGS Tandem […]
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 […]
Alumna Profile – Sayra Gorgani (BASc ’23, Electrical)
Where are you from? What brought you to UBC Okanagan? I am originally from Turkey. I came to UBC Okanagan to become a part of a world-renowned university while still enjoying the benefits of a more close-knit campus setting. After arriving, I participated in the Jump Start orientation program, which quickly integrated me into campus […]
UBC Engineering students’ bench design lauded at national competition
SoE Team’s wellness bench aims to foster a healthier, more sustainable built environment on campus and beyond Innovate, Design, Sustain (IDS), a student design team from UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering recently earned second place at the national 2023-24 Wellness Bench Student Design Competition administered by the Canadian Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI). This year’s […]
Graduate Student Profile – Kasper Juel Petersen
Kasper Juel Petersen is a PhD Student (Electrical Engineering), under the supervision of Dr. Joshua Brinkerhoff, investigating mathematical and numerical modelling of fluid flows—computational fluid dynamics. He is working towards completing his degree in 2023.
Sumi Siddiqua appointed Associate Director, Graduate Studies for the School of Engineering
The School of Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr.Sumi Siddiqua has been appointed as Associate Director, Graduate Studies commencing July 1, 2020.
Reaching for the stars
Never one to let an opportunity pass him by, Ilija Hristovski used a networking opportunity at UBC Okanagan’s Aerospace Industry Night to establish an international research internship in Germany at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR).