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UBCO researcher receives prestigious award for polymer innovation 

UBCO researcher receives prestigious award for polymer innovation 

March 18, 2025

Dr. Mohammad Arjmand, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering has been honoured for his transformative research that is helping build a path to a more sustainable future.  Dr. Arjmand is a 2025 recipient of the Morand Lambla Award which is bestowed upon an outstanding young researcher in the field of polymer […]

Posted in Faculty, Faculty Profile, News, Research | Tagged Arjmand, awards, Mechanical Engineering, Mohammad Arjmand, Polymer Processing Society, research

SoE Professors receive 2024 Faculty Research Awards

SoE Professors receive 2024 Faculty Research Awards

March 11, 2025

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, […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged awards, Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in Research, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mohammad Arjmand, research, Shahria Alam, UBC Killam Research Prize

2024/25 Outstanding Instructor Spotlight – Dr. Hadi Mohammadi

2024/25 Outstanding Instructor Spotlight – Dr. Hadi Mohammadi

March 4, 2025

UBC Okanagan recently announced recipients of the 2024/25 Outstanding Instructor Award. Five faculty members from the School of Engineering were honoured with this prestigious award recognizing their exemplary teaching and notable dedication to student success. Read our QandA with award recipient Dr. Hadi Mohammadi, Associate Professor, Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering to learn more about his […]

Posted in Faculty, Faculty Profile, Research, SOESpotlight, Spotlight, Uncategorized | Tagged Biomedical, Hadi Mohammadi, Heart Valve Performance Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering, Outstanding Instructor Award

Student Spotlight – Vishnu Priya Tripathi (M.Eng – Mechanical Engineering) 

Student Spotlight – Vishnu Priya Tripathi (M.Eng – Mechanical Engineering) 

March 3, 2025

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 […]

Posted in College of Graduate Studies, Graduate Students, Research, SOESpotlight, Spotlight | Tagged graduate student profile, graduate studies, Master of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, MEng

Shola Fashanu (BASc ’22) receives 2025 UBCO Alumni Builder Award

Shola Fashanu (BASc ’22) receives 2025 UBCO Alumni Builder Award

February 20, 2025

Meet Shola Fashanu, a graduate of the Bachelor of Applied Science – Mechanical Engineering program (2022). Shola was recently named a 2025 recipient of UBC’s Alumni Builder Award for the Okanagan campus, in recognition of her positive contributions to the campus and her field. Read more about Shola’s alumni journey below. Tell us a bit […]

Posted in Computer Science, News, SOESpotlight, Spotlight, STAR, Undergraduate Students | Tagged alumni, Alumni Builder Award, Mechanical Engineering, Shola Fashanu

Student Profile – Ryan Shaw, Fourth-Year, BASc Mechanical Engineering

Student Profile – Ryan Shaw, Fourth-Year, BASc Mechanical Engineering

February 12, 2025

Do you feel pressured to finish your degree quickly? Or that you have to cram everything into the standard four years that most university students take to finish their degree? These can be difficult pressures to manage, especially in the context of the engineering program where students need to take six courses a semester to […]

Posted in SOESpotlight, Spotlight, student profile, Undergraduate Students | Tagged Mechanical Engineering, Ryan Shaw, Student Spotlight

Alumni Profile – Kasper Juel Petersen, PhD (Mechanical), ’24

Alumni Profile – Kasper Juel Petersen, PhD (Mechanical), ’24

November 13, 2024

Meet Kasper Juel Petersen who completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in August 2024, under the supervision of Dr. Joshua Brinkeroff at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering. Kasper was awarded the prestigious Carlsberg Foundation Visiting Fellowship to fund a two-year postdoctoral fellowship to University of Oxford. Valued at $200,000 CAD over two years, this major […]

Posted in College of Graduate Studies, Graduate Students, Research, SOESpotlight, student profile | Tagged graduate students, Joshua Brinkerhoff, Kasper Juel Petersen, Mechanical Engineering, PhD

Turning Waste into Possibilities: The UBCO Cleantech Hub

Turning Waste into Possibilities: The UBCO Cleantech Hub

November 6, 2024

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 […]

Posted in Faculty, Faculty Profile, Graduate Students, Media Releases, News, Research, SOESpotlight, Undergraduate Students | Tagged Batteries, Battery Innovation Centre, Bichler, Civil Engineering, Cleantech Hub, industry partners, Jian Liu, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, PacifiCan, research

Info Session, Oct. 29: Students invited to Go Global with UBC Engineering summer course in China 

Info Session, Oct. 29: Students invited to Go Global with UBC Engineering summer course in China 

October 21, 2024

UBC Engineering students, take note: Are you interested in learning more about the Go Global program and enrolling in a new UBC Engineering course to be held in China summer 2025?   Join an info session on Tuesday, October 29 at 5pm, for more information on this exciting course taught by UBC Okanagan School of Engineering […]

Posted in Events, Graduate Students, News, Undergraduate Students | Tagged Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Exchange, Global, Go Global, Info Sessions, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Ray Taheri, Xi'an

Discover Your Future at UBC Okanagan Engineering Open House on Nov. 2

Discover Your Future at UBC Okanagan Engineering Open House on Nov. 2

October 18, 2024

High school and mature students welcomed to explore engineering pathways at UBCO How can we build more resilient communities in the face of climate change? What will the next leaps in solar or battery technology look like? What are the career paths for computer engineers in the age of AI? What are the job prospects […]

Posted in College of Graduate Studies, Events, Faculty, Media Releases, News, SOESpotlight, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Students | Tagged Civil Engineering, computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, events, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, open house, prospective students, Undergraduate Programs, will hughes

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