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Ashna Misra, BASc '19, Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Ashna has always been someone with a little bit of “artistic chaos.” In the last five years, she has been an entrepreneur, an educator and a leader. In her second year, she co-founded Grounders Magazine which features new artists in a variety of…
Bernardo Ruz, MEL '19, Clean Energy Engineering
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I recently finished my Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Clean Energy Engineering at UBC. For my Capstone Project, I was lucky to have worked with MK Anand and Balpreet Kukreja, two of the smartest people I know.
Christine Nesbitt, MAP '19, School of Community and Regional Planning
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Christine is a three-time Olympian and two-time medal recipient, representing Canada in the sport of speed skating — competing in the Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010 and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. She is the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Champion in…
Biomedical Engineering Instrumentation: the recipe for success
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When you think electrical and computer engineering do you think hip transplants? No, probably not. How about French cooking? No? Well then, welcome to ELEC 371: Biomedical Engineering Instrumentation. A course, which is ambiguously defined in the…
Casimir Kuzyk, MASc '19, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Casimir has shown a great aptitude for entrepreneurial activities during his time as a master’s student in electrical and computer engineering at UBC. His research project AweSEM is based on developing a scanning electron microscope (SEM) for about…
Yuqing Du, BASc '19, Engineering Physics
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I am graduating from Engineering Physics with a Minor in Honours Mathematics. During my degree, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to explore a variety of different engineering fields. At UBC I worked on multiple student teams — ranging…
Jackson Herron, BASc '19, Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Raised in Park City, Utah, USA, I developed an appreciation for the Earth and wild spaces. In 2014 I received news that I was selected as an International Leader of Tomorrow Award scholar to study at UBC. Throughout my time here I have been deeply…
Jessica Rempel, BASc '19, School of Engineering
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I grew up in Kelowna BC, which made attending UBC Okanagan an easy choice for me. My studies began similar to most other students, but I was able to separate my experience from many others when I got involved with research on campus. I worked in the…
From adversity to innovation
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In the summer of 2017, Michael Ko received some heartbreaking news. His older brother, Daniel, who has muscular dystrophy (MD), had gone into cardiac arrest. After he was rushed to the hospital and stabilized in the ER, Daniel spent four months in…
Kevin Chen, MEL '18, Urban Systems
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I have an insatiable curiosity for knowledge and the innate need to understand the world. Throughout my career in science and engineering, I have always been fascinated with solving complex problems and understanding the implications of…