Canadian hub for optical wireless technology launches at UBC Okanagan
Responding to increasing global demand for wireless systems, researchers at UBC Okanagan’s newly established Wireless INtegration (WIN) Program are collaborating with institutional and industrial partners around the world to uncover wireless innovations.
2023 UBC Killam Doctoral Scholar Profile (Alexander MacGillivray)
Alexander MacGillivray is a PhD Student in Electrical Engineering and UBC Killam Doctoral Scholar at the School of Engineering. He works in the The Integrated Optics Laboratory (IOL) under the supervision of Professor Jonathan Holzman.
Two School of Engineering students receive prestigious scholarships
Each year, the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) awards scholarships to 72 outstanding SPIE Student Members based on their potential contribution to optics and photonics, or a related discipline.
Stober Foundation Engineering Graduate Studies Scholar – Alexis Guidi
Like a lot of students entering engineering, Alexis Guidi had an affinity for math and physics. “I loved math and physics, but I thought engineering was just building stuff with a dash of math,” says Guidi. What she came to realize was that engineering took her passion for math and physics to another level by applying those principles to solve real-world problems.
Alumni Profile – Luke Herman BASc ’20 (Electrical)
Luke Herman BASc ’20 (Electrical) is now in the direct-entry PhD program, as a Jacobs Fellow, at the University of California San Diego in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a focus in photonics.
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).
Alumni Profile – Christopher Collier, PhD
Christopher Collier is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering and an assistant professor at the University of Guelph
UBC Okanagan celebrates teaching excellence
The School of Engineering well-represented at the 2018 Provost’s Teaching Awards Reception in all categories.
Dr. Jonathan Holzman wins APEGBC Teaching Award
Dr. Holzman recently received an APEGBC President’s Award, the 2016 APEGBC Teaching Award for Excellence in Engineering and Geoscience Education.
Collaboration and community-building breed success for Dr. Jonathan Holzman
Dr. Holzman is building bridges between faculty, students, industry, and the Okanagan community.