Topics: Engineering
Taiwanese firm halts plan to build $1B battery plant in BC with federal support
CBC News | | Media coverage
Mining engineering's Dr. Scott Dunbar commented on the shelving of a plan to build a battery plant in BC.
Dayag Sheykhkarimli awarded the H.L. Holmes Award from the National Research Council of Canada
| Announcement
Congratulations to SBME postdoctoral researcher Dayag Sheykhkarimli for receiving $100,000/year for two years from the H.L Holmes Award by the National Research Council of Canada.
Applied Science faculty, students receive inaugural Wall Legacy Awards for sustainability research
| Announcement
Applied Science faculty and graduate students received funding for projects centred around the climate transition, water systems and transportation efficiency.
What is up with cellphone call reception in Squamish?
Squamish Chief | | Media coverage
ECE's Dr. David Michaelson explained the possible reasons for poor cellphone reception in Squamish.
Rio Tinto, Imperial College London launch Centre for Future Materials with UBC
MINING.COM | | Media coverage
UBC researchers are advancing projects funded by the Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials, focused on sustainable copper mining.
UBC researchers advancing more sustainable future for critical minerals
| Announcement
UBC researchers from Applied Science and beyond are advancing projects funded by the Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials with a focus on sustainable copper mining.
Thirty-five years on, UBC remembers 14 women at École Polytechnique
| Announcement
The University of British Columbia will be hosting memorial ceremonies for students, faculty and staff to honour the lives of those lost at École Polytechnique on December 6, 1989.
Research from UBC and the University of Manitoba explores the developmental origins of the human immune system
| Announcement
New research from UBC and the University of Manitoba explores the developmental origins of the human immune system and reveals unexpected lineage relationships.
Innovate BC awards $1.5M to advance cutting-edge R&D projects
Techcouver | | Media coverage
Rockburst Technologies and Mining Engineering's Dr. Bern Klein received $300,000 to design a CO2-based method to pulverize ore, cutting emissions and energy use in mineral extraction.
UBCO engineering professor earns recognition from top professional fellowships
| Announcement
SOE's Dr. Shahria Alam was awarded the designation of Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers, as well as being named a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.