Topics: Engineering
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.
UBC, Seaspan launch new Chair in Robotics for Marine Vessels
Design Engineering | | Media coverage
Dr. Adrien Desjardins was appointed as the Seaspan Chair in Robotics for Marine Vessels.
UBC engineering professor appointed Seaspan chair to advance innovation in marine sector
| Announcement
Dr. Adrien Desjardins was named Seaspan Chair in Robotics for Marine Vessels, to research and teach in emerging areas such as adaptive sensing and imaging, autonomous navigation and monitoring of natural environments.
Canada’s housing crisis: Innovative tech must come with policy reform
| Announcement
CIVL's Dr. Tony Yang wrote that a multifaceted strategy is needed to fix Canada’s housing issues.
A Civil Engineer's Guide to Meaningful and Creative Work
| Spotlight
Making a sustainability impact through building envelope design. Story of Sameer as a Civil Engineer.
Fueling the future of transit needs exact change
| Announcement
SOE's Dr. Kasun Hewage and his students in UBC Okanagan’s Lifecycle Management Lab are researching the effectiveness of electric and hydrogen powered buses.
Being bold: Andy Mular’s continued influence on the next generation of mining engineering changemakers
| Spotlight
In the late 1960s, Andy Mular was probably the first person to use time-share mainframe computing to solve mineral processing problems. Time-shares made these enormous and costly machines accessible to academics and engineers by allowing them to…