Topics: Engineering
Combining logic, teamwork, and empathy in computer engineering
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My name is Shaylin, and I’ve lived in Vancouver for seventeen years. I grew up loving math, logic puzzles, and mystery novels — anything that challenged my problem-solving skills!
An IGEN degree, under the microscope
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In 2017 I moved to Vancouver from Thunder Bay, Ontario to begin my B.A.Sc. in Engineering at UBC. After completing first year, I knew that I wanted to pursue a multidisciplinary degree with a considerable design project component. As such, I decided…
From oil and gasoline to thinking clean
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My name is Carlie Owen. I am from the United States, where I completed my undergraduate degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida. I began my career in downstream oil and gas, first as a Sales Engineer and…
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 circuit…
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…