Topics: Engineering
The triple bottom line: water & environmental sustainability
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Before coming to UBC, I travelled across North America commissioning and starting-up equipment at various water and wastewater treatment facilities. Wanting to learn more about municipal wastewater treatment and the associated pieces of managing…
Choose differently and act creatively
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Hi guys, this is Cynric, born and raised in the ‘Hot-Pot’ city, Chongqing, China. I just graduated from UBC with a Bachelor’s Degree of Applied Science in Integrated Engineering. I had that desire to study abroad after winning the first prize in the…
Communications is a science not an art
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Hi, I am Hibatallah Alwazani and I recently graduated MASc. in Electrical Engineering at UBC in 2021, and am currently pursuing my Ph.D in Electrical Engineering at UBC. I stepped foot into the snowy banks of the beautiful city Kelowna on January of…
A decade-long journey at UBC Engineering
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Growing up, I would watch my father express his passion over his work in electrical engineering. When I was 13 years old, I had the opportunity to visit the world's largest manufacturing facility for medium-voltage vacuum interrupters and…
Just trying to be the anti-Kipling
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I graduated early from high school, moved to Kimberley, BC on my own and worked as a full-time ski instructor for a season. The following fall, I started university with no real idea of what I wanted to major in. I started taking courses on…
Launching my career into orbit
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Entering the engineering program with no programming and electronics experience, I did not have a clear idea of what I wanted to pursue. All I knew was that I liked working with computers and I thought space was neat. In my first few weeks at UBC, I…
Chemical engineering 1993 - 25th reunion
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Chem Eng Class of 1993 25 year reunion May 2018 was an amazing success. Over 30 alumni travelled from Singapore, Hong Kong, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and all over Canada to celebrate. Pub night on 18 May at Bier Craft in Wesbrook had many…
Engineering class of 1978 - 40th reunion
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It started at an Old Red New Red event in 2017, when two ’78 Grads were shamed into organizing a reunion by ’71 Grad Gary Wong. An organizing committee was identified, and with Alumni Association support a venue and catering were…
One degree hotter
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During my undergrad, I competed as a varsity Track & Field athlete while completing my science degree. In tandem, I leveraged my strong understanding of physics and mechanical engineering to design, build, and operate my own CNC and plastic…
Carving a path in engineering through creativity, community, and code
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I don't know if I'll ever stop—or want to stop—wondering who I am and who I want to be. And it felt like this questioning accelerated during my time at UBC! Over the years, I had a lot of interests pop up and I didn't always know what…