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Engineering
Integrated energy systems key to low-carbon future at home and abroad
The Hill Times (subscription) | | Media coverage
Dr. Walter Merida, Applied Science associate dean of research and industrial partnerships, wrote about UBC’s climate action research.
Overcoming hardships, a team effort
| Spotlight
Waking up from a two-month-long coma, UBC Mechanical Engineering Student Yi Yi Du found himself on a rarely trekked path toward graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Science, with a Biomechanics and Medical Devices Specialization.
Burning bright: laser physics and forest fires
| Spotlight
I’m a recent graduate of Engineering Physics with a minor in Commerce. At UBC, I’ve been focused on developing rigorous scientific skills and applying them to environmental, social and business situations.
Engineering is a team sport
| Spotlight
"It was important for me to know that when I came to campus I would be engaged as part of a community, not just as part of a class."
Shifting perspectives: This biomedical engineering student’s path to innovation and accessibility
| Announcement
Max Arsenault sees the world from a different perspective. As a full-time manual wheelchair user, this cellular bioengineering student is a steadfast advocate for improving the health research sphere and transforming how we plan for equity,…
B.C. gas projects could triple emissions target by 2030, finds report
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
Chemical and biological engineering adjunct professor Dr. Roland Clift commented on a report that B.C. will blow its oil and gas emissions target.
New water treatment zaps forever chemicals ‘once and for all’
The Independent | | Media coverage
Chemical and biological engineering professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni developed a way to eliminate harmful chemicals that usually break down over hundreds of years.
This van takes air pollution testing right to the source
The Weather Network | | Media coverage
Mechanical engineering's Dr. Naomi Zimmerman is researching a cost-effective way to measure air pollution through a mobile laboratory (PLUME).
UBCO researchers aim to energize fruit waste
| Announcement
UBCO engineers are squeezing energy from discarded fruit using microbial fuel cells.
Is the future of mining electric? As mines transition equipment, new risks emerge
CBC | | Media coverage
Dr. Ali Madiseh (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering) discussed how electrification can reduce the mining industry's carbon emissions.