Alumni Profile – Husnain Haider, PhD ’15 (Civil)
Husnain Haider is a graduate of the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus School of Engineering and an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering at Qassim University in Saudi Arabia.
Graduate Student Profile – Stephen Kimanzi (MASc ’18)
Stephen Kimanzi develops processes and formulates equations that are readily applicable for material selection in traditionally complex challenges like impact absorption and blast attenuation.
Engineers take detour to help immerse builders in their environments
What started as a project to enable researchers to virtually dive into their nanophotonics world has morphed into an exciting new venture.
School of Engineering Staff Profile – Couleen Maryschuk
Couleen handles the complete faculty recruitment process, from posting the position right through to the appointment process and onboarding of a new faculty member.
UBC researchers uncover new ways to reduce opioid abuse
New research at the UBC’s Okanagan campus, Harvard Medical School and the University of Texas is exploring the role nanotechnologies can play to reduce opioid abuse.
Graduate Student Profile – Kishoare Tamanna, MASc ’18 (Civil)
Kishoare Tamanna’s research is focused on the effective utilization of recycled waste materials in concrete to reduce environmental loads and promote sustainable green concrete production.
Graduate Student Profile – Kalie Smith, MASc ’19 (Civil)
Kalie Smith researchers the impact of freeze-thaw cycles on homogeneous earth dams used in the oil and gas industry in northern BC and Alberta.
New research seeks to better transition Canada’s shipping industries to lower carbon fuels
Using computer modelling, researchers at UBC Okanagan are seeking to better understand the environmental and safety consequences of liquefied natural gas (LNG) system failures and spills.
UBC Okanagan research makes boating more efficient
Boats that travel through the water, but don’t get wet. That’s the idea behind new research from UBC’s Okanagan campus that aims to make boats more efficient by creating superhydrophobic—or extremely water-repellent—surfaces
School of Engineering Staff Profile – Alec Smith
School of Engineering Staff Profile – Alec Smith Name Alec Smith Title Named Lab Manager during the 2018-2019 academic year (formerly Research Technician) When did you start with the School of Engineering? July 2014 What is your role (tasks)? My role is to provide technical support for research related to fabrication in the machine shop and […]