Graduate Profile – Madison Smith (BASc, Mechanical ’24)
Where are you from? Salt Spring Island BC What brought you to UBC? I chose UBC because it had a great reputation from those I talked to in my hometown. UBC offered engineering events for high school students to learn about their programs like Open House where I got to meet other students and see […]
Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Qian Chen, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
School of Engineering (SoE) Faculty Spotlight Dr. Qian Chen, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering UBCO School of Engineering Website: School Profile Why did you decide to study engineering? I feel engineering is a direct platform to make a meaningful impact on society. My grandfather, who worked as a cargo train driver for over 30 […]
UBCO Engineering graduand to receive Governor General’s Medal at Convocation
Liam Krebbers will be awarded the Governor General’s Silver Medal and UBCO Medal in Engineering On Friday, June 7, UBC Okanagan will confer more than 2,000 credentials to undergraduate and graduate students over the course of six convocation ceremonies. Among them will be Liam Krebbers, who in addition to his parchment will take home one […]
UBC Engineering student reflects on learning, community and impact as graduation approaches
UBC Okanagan (UBCO) School of Engineering student Megha Desai has had the date Friday, June 7, 2024 circled on her calendar for a while. For Desai, this date – her graduation day – marks more than the achievement of an educational dream years in the making: it also heralds the start of her exciting next […]
SoE Feature: Learn more about the HEAT Robotics Team and their award-winning EMBR project
SoE Students’ ember mitigation bot won audience choice award at the MassRobotics Form & Function Robotics Challenge. The following story expands upon a media release issued by UBCO Media Relations on May 29, 2024. A team of engineering and science students from UBC Okanagan (UBCO) earned a top accolade at the MassRobotics Form & Function […]
Student Profile – Yosamin Esanullah (BASc, Mechanical, Third-Year)
Meet Yosamin Esanullah, a Third-Year Bachelor of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering) student at UBC Okanagan. Where are you from? I am from Dushanbe, Tajikistan, but I was raised in Edmonton, Alberta. What brought you to UBC? I had always been drawn to being part of a smaller campus community, but my decision was solidified when […]
UBCO Engineering Professor Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi appointed to B.C. Climate Solutions Council
The B.C. Government announced today new members of the province’s Climate Solutions Council who will support the work to transition B.C. to a clean economy with thriving and sustainable industry. Council members hail from across the province and a wide range of sectors and areas of expertise. This includes First Nations, environmental organizations, industry, business, […]
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 […]
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 […]
UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering seeks to inspire the next generation this summer
SEED program offers high school students a chance to get hands-on learning experience UBC Okanagan engineering student Gurnoor Chawla knew she’d chosen the right path after an inspiring summer learning experience at the university while she was still in high school. Fast forward a few years later, now a third-year Electrical Engineering student at UBCO, […]