Topics: Engineering
UBC engineering prof appointed to Order of Canada
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David Wilkinson, a professor in UBC’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and an internationally recognized expert in electrochemical technologies, has been named a member of the Order of Canada “[f]or his contributions to…
UBC engineering physics student named 2021 Rhodes Scholar
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Brendon Tankwa, an engineering physics student and Mastercard Foundation Scholar at UBC, has received a Rhodes Scholarship. One of two recipients of the scholarship for Zimbabwe, Tankwa will head to the University of Oxford next fall to…
Steven Rogak receives $250k for COVID-19 research project
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Steven Rogak, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of British Columbia, has been awarded $250,000 through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Exceptional Opportunities Fund to "cover the urgent need…
Virtual UBC Engineering Open House to take place this Saturday
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On November 7, UBC Applied Science will host one of its biggest events of the year: the annual UBC Engineering and SALA Open House. Engineers and architects are playing key roles in efforts to tackle global…
2020 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award announced
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Andrew Wong, a mathematics teacher at Robert Cecil Palmer Secondary School in Richmond, has been awarded the 2020 McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award by the UBC Faculty of Applied Science. The annual award aims to "[…
Global steel innovator helps forge student ventures in chat analytics, extended solar power and data-driven winemaking
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Three UBC students pursuing commercial technologies — data sensors for wine production, a chip-based wireless power transfer system and software for the analysis of customer feedback — are the inaugural recipients of a fellowship…
Quantifying the bond between SARS-CoV-2 and human cell receptors
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The following article originally appeared on the website of UBC's Department of Mechanical Engineering.
UBC Geering Up to offer free virtual engineering-themed workshops for high school girls
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This Saturday, October 17, UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach will launch a series of free monthly online workshops targeted at girls in grades 8 to 12.
Peter Zandstra elected to Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
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Peter Zandstra, the director of the School of Biomedical Engineering and Michael Smith Laboratories at UBC, has been named a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, one of the highest…
Speeding up COVID-19 testing with artificial intelligence
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A University of British Columbia-led study has identified a computer technique that health facilities can use to screen, diagnose and monitor COVID-19 pneumonia more efficiently. The researchers found that a pre-trained…