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Senior Design team, from left: Gordon Ross, Eric Baikie, Ska-Hiish Manuel, Devyn Farr

UBC students heading to Western Engineering Competition

By Bud Mortenson on January 24, 2011

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 […]

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UBC School of Engineering professor Cigdem Eskicioglu and her team are exploring new techniques for converting biosolids into energy, while a mechanical engineering research team led by Lukas Bichler is developing novel new materials for CANDU nuclear reactors. Both projects were selected this week for Strategic Project Grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council.

Federal funds for strategic engineering research at UBC's Okanagan campus

By Bud Mortenson on January 21, 2011

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 […]

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Assistant Prof. Homayoun Najjaran’s service robots could save municipalities millions of dollars - Photo by Jody Jacob

Next big thing: municipal service robots

By Jody Jacob on January 7, 2011

In the next 15 years, Canada will spend $12 billion to upgrade water main systems.

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Engineering student Emily Landry has acquired funding to create an electronics learning lab at UBC's Okanagan campus.

Engineering student lands $5,000 grant for new UBC research lab

By Jody Jacob on January 5, 2011

Engineering students at UBC's Okanagan campus have received $5,000 to establish a work space for electronic prototyping...

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Okanagan student Rachael L'Orsa named UBC's Outstanding Future Alumnus

By Bud Mortenson on December 3, 2010

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 […]

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UBC's Okanagan campus School of Engineering receives full accreditation

By Bud Mortenson on June 11, 2010

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 […]

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UBC Okanagan School of Engineering graduates first cohort

By Jody Jacob on April 30, 2010

UBC Okanagan's School of Engineering has undergone rapid growth and change since it opened just five years ago. This June, an important milestone will be reached with the graduation of the School's first cohort of students, who began their studies in 2005. "The ultimate goal of the School of Engineering is to graduate people who […]

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Josh Schlinker, middle, a Rutland Secondary School grad who has just completed his first year of engineering at UBC Okanagan, was on hand when BC Hydro introduced a new scholarship endowment fund for UBC Okanagan Engineering students. The endowment was announced by Jim Dixon, left, BC Hydro Area Manager of Distribution for the Southern Interior, and Dr. Michael Isaacson, Dean of UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science.

BC Hydro Creates New Engineering Scholarship

By Bud Mortenson on May 17, 2006

BC Hydro is investing in students at UBC Okanagan’s new School of Engineering, creating a $20,000 scholarship endowment to help future engineers achieve their goals. "BC Hydro recognizes the importance of helping tomorrow's engineers obtain the best possible education, and we are proud to support top students and citizens with this scholarship," says Jim Dixon, […]

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