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UBC student recognized as exceptional woman in engineering
Third-year engineering student Audrey Siebert-Timmer is one of five women across Canada who will receive a $5,000 scholarship from the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF). Siebert-Timmer will travel to Halifax in May to receive her award. She will also serve as an ambassador of CEMF and present to youth at Okanagan high schools with the […]
UBC engineering students unveil novel design projects next week
Next week will be a busy time for engineering students at UBC’s Okanagan campus, as first-, second- and fourth-year students present major projects in three public showcases. Second-year Engineering students will race hovercraft they've designed and built next Thursday, April 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the gymnasium at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Fourth-year […]
Awards recognize Okanagan engineering co-op student, faculty member, and employer
The School of Engineering is celebrating the success of this year's engineering co-op graduates as part of National Cooperative Educational Week (Mar. 21 to 25).
UBC experts available to comment on World Water Day
As World Water Day approaches on March 22, UBC experts are available to comment on pressing global issues related to water, including: Water quality and conservation Water use and consumption Water security and politics Privatization and pricing Climate change implications Glaciology and hydrology OKANAGAN CAMPUS Asst. Prof. Mina Hoorfar School of Engineering, Okanagan campus Tel: […]
UBC students heading to Western Engineering Competition
A team of 17 engineering students from UBC's Okanagan campus are heading to Saskatoon to match their skills against talented engineering students from all over Western Canada this week. It's the first time students from UBC's Okanagan campus have attended the Western Engineering Competition (WEC). Now in its 26th year, the WEC runs Wednesday through […]
Federal funds for strategic engineering research at UBC's Okanagan campus
Two major research projects at UBC's Okanagan campus have received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Strategic Project Grants Program. One of the projects will help develop novel materials for the next generation of Canada’s CANDU nuclear reactors, and the other is aimed at developing sustainable solutions for converting […]
Next big thing: municipal service robots
In the next 15 years, Canada will spend $12 billion to upgrade water main systems.
Engineering student lands $5,000 grant for new UBC research lab
Engineering students at UBC's Okanagan campus have received $5,000 to establish a work space for electronic prototyping...
Okanagan student Rachael L'Orsa named UBC's Outstanding Future Alumnus
An engineering and arts student leader at UBC's Okanagan campus has been chosen as this year's Outstanding Future Alumnus by UBC. Rachael L'Orsa, who graduated last June with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree and is currently completing a Bachelor of Arts degree, received the award at this week's UBC Blue and Gold Review, a […]
UBC's Okanagan campus School of Engineering receives full accreditation
The first-ever Engineering graduates from UBC's Okanagan campus had something extra to celebrate at their Convocation ceremony this morning. They learned that the School of Engineering has received full accreditation from the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). "I have some wonderful news," said Doug Owram, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal of the Okanagan campus in […]