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, […]
Five from SoE named Outstanding Instructors for the 2023/24 Academic Year
On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, UBC Okanagan announced recipients of the Outstanding Instructor Award for the 2023-24 Academic Year. Among them were five instructors from the School of Engineering, including: Dean Richert Deanna Perrin Loïc Markley Elizabeth Trudel Graeme Webb Please join us in congratulating these instructors for this well-deserved honour. Read more about […]
UBC Okanagan Engineering students earn podium finish at national competition
SOE students collaborate and innovate on their way to second place showing at Canadian Engineering Competition A team of four second-year engineering students from UBC Okanagan (UBCO)’s School of Engineering cruised to a second-place finish at the 40th annual Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) in Calgary. CEC brings together more than 200 engineering undergraduate students from […]
UBC Okanagan researchers appointed Canada Research Chairs, more than $4.1 million in funding received
Dr. Will Hughes from the School of Engineering is the Canada Research Chair in DNA Engineering (Tier 1). Dr. Hughes, who in addition to serving as the Director for the School of Engineering is also a Professor in Applied Science, designs DNA for multiple uses, including storing and reading digital data.
Students can earn micro-credentials through Okanagan Global Summer Program
UBC Okanagan (UBCO) will welcome students from around the world this July for the inaugural Okanagan Global Summer Program—a unique program that blends academic exploration with global adventure. Following a successful pilot in 2023, UBCO is expanding the program to offer six innovative course packages that tap interdisciplinary perspectives and knowledge to solve issues of global significance.
Victory by design: UBC Okanagan Engineering students take national toboggan title
A team of engineering students from UBC Okanagan notched an impressive victory at the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race (GNCTR) in February.
Convocation recognizes engineering excellence
School of Engineering prepares to honour 2022 graduates in the first in-person convocation since the pandemic.
The School of Engineering recognizes staff and faculty excellence
The 2019-20 SOE Staff & Faculty Awards, delayed as a result of the pandemic, were presented virtually at an all-School virtual meeting held March 31, 2021.