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UBCO doctoral student Saeed Mohammadiun says many urban drainage and stormwater systems are not designed well enough to handle extreme weather conditions.

Extreme weather conditions can tax urban drainage systems to the max

By Patty Wellborn on February 5, 2020

During a typical Canadian winter, snow accumulation and melt—combined with sudden rainfalls—can lead to bottlenecks in storm drains that can cause flooding. Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus have been examining urban stormwater drainage systems, and they too have concerns about the resilience of many urban drainage systems.

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From left: Kevin Golovin, Abbas Milani, Feng Jiang and Jeremy Wulff and part of the COMFORTS network, a team of researchers from UBC, UVic and the University of Alberta.

New ‘hyper glue’ formula developed by UBCO and UVic researchers

By Patty Wellborn on December 4, 2019

With many of the products we use every day held together by adhesives, researchers from UBC’s Okanagan Campus and the University of Victoria hope to make everything from clothing to medical implants and residential plumbing stronger and more corrosion-resistant thanks to a newly-developed ‘hyper glue’ formula.

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Kelowna City Council goes on the road to UBC Okanagan

Kelowna City Council goes on the road to UBC Okanagan

By Nathan Skolski on November 15, 2019

UBC’s Okanagan campus will be host to Kelowna City Council as they hold their first-ever official city council meeting away from City Hall. Mayor Colin Basran and Kelowna's eight city councillors will be on campus for the meeting, which is free and open to the public.

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Engineering Assoc. Prof. Kevin Golovin chats with Kelowna-Lake Country MP Stephen Fuhr in the STAR Hub facility at UBC Okanagan. Golovin is principal investigator of the COMFORTS research network, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Alberta, University of Victoria and industry partners.

UBC Okanagan awarded $1.5M to develop high-performance body armour

By Bud Mortenson on September 4, 2019

The age-old technique of dressing in layers is a tried and tested way to protect from the elements. Now thanks to $1.5M in new funding for UBC’s Okanagan campus, researchers are pushing the practice to new limits by creating a high-tech body armour solution with multiple layers of protection against diverse threats.

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UBCO engineering students Peter Zhao and Huibing He examine the component of a tiny lithium-tellurium battery along with assistant professor Jian Liu (right).

UBCO teams with industry to develop next-generation battery

By Patty Wellborn on August 21, 2019

Researchers at UBC Okanagan are collaborating with Fenix Advanced Materials of Trail, BC, to design and develop a battery that is smaller and more powerful than what’s currently available.

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Doctoral student Sajjad Mohammadnejad with a mixed gas burner used by engineering researchers in the Combustion for Propulsion and Power Laboratory at UBC Okanagan.

Researchers examine how hydrogen affects natural gas combustion

By Bud Mortenson on July 23, 2019

In the search for cleaner and more efficient energy, researchers from UBC and the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada are investigating the benefits of injecting hydrogen into natural gas distribution networks.

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Big changes to Food Services at UBC Okanagan

Big changes to Food Services at UBC Okanagan

By Patty Wellborn on June 25, 2019

A whole new way of delivering food services is coming to UBC’s Okanagan campus starting July 1.

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UBC doctoral student Hossein Montazerian takes a close look at a tiny sensor embedded into a fibre.

UBC researchers create washable sensor that can be woven into materials

By Patty Wellborn on May 16, 2019

Forget the smart watch. Bring on the smart shirt.

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Book and clothing donation bins.

Safer donation bins a step closer to reality

By Patty Wellborn on May 9, 2019

A project to prevent people from getting trapped in clothing donations bins has received a boost in funding.

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UBC engineer Kevin Golovin says ice buildup may become a thing of the past.

Clearing an icy windshield is about to get easier, says UBC engineer

By Nathan Skolski on April 26, 2019

Scraping an icy windshield can be a seasonal struggle for those that live in colder climates. But engineers from UBC’s Okanagan campus are aiming to ease that winter frustration with a new surface coating that can shed ice from large areas using little effort.

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