Topics: Engineering
Powerful answers to energy questions may be blowing in the wind
| Announcement
UBC Okanagan researchers, along with a team from Delft University of Technology, have been looking at the placement of wind turbines and at how large wind farms can alter natural wind patterns.
The next generation of mRNA vaccines is on its way
MIT Technology Review | | Media coverage
Dr. Anna Blakney (biomedical engineering; Michael Smith Laboratories) was quoted about self-amplifying RNA vaccines.
‘Public health wasn’t the first priority,’ critics say after refinery leak
Canada's National Observer | | Media coverage
An air-quality monitoring project led by UBC mechanical engineering researchers received record reports following an industrial accident at Burnaby’s Parkland refinery.
How effective a climate solution is removing CO2 from the atmosphere?
CBC | | Media coverage
Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Alex Tavasoli is researching how to capture and store CO2 and exploring uses for captured CO2 and waste.
Forty-five years on, the Elephant Guard Award supports the spirit behind student clubs
| Spotlight
We recently talked to Ian MacLean and Ken McMillan, two Mechanical Engineering alumni who are part of a group that formed the Elephant Guard Award, a fund that supports students who show significant engagement with the MECH Club. Academics…
B.C. offers certainty for miners not found elsewhere, says Premier Eby
Today in BC | | Media coverage
Dr. John Steen (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering; Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining) commented on mining in B.C.
Vancouver and Burnaby residents reported extreme chemical smell and coughing following Parkland refinery accident
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
A project led by mechanical engineering researchers called “Smell Vancouver” received record reports following an industrial accident at Burnaby’s Parkland refinery. Dr. Naomi Zimmerman commented on the reports.
Some dig, others bury first phase of B.C.’s critical minerals strategy
Victoria News | | Media coverage
Professor Dr. John Steen (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering; Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining) commented on the B.C. government’s critical minerals strategy.
Would British Columbians support a tax increase to fund an improved snow response?
CBC BC Today | | Media coverage
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Gordon Lovegrove discussed the results of a survey on Kelowna residents' thoughts around taxes and snow response.
A Semester In Hong Kong Was A Highlight Of Tina Nguyen’s Engineering Education
| Spotlight
Tina's decision of studying electrical engineering and how going on exchange was an amazing experience for her.