Topics: Engineering
Canadian innovators receive prestigious Mitacs Awards for breakthroughs
Canadian SME Business Magazine | | Media coverage
Bern Klein, a mineral process engineer and professor in the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia, earned the Mitacs Award for Exceptional Leadership—Professor.
UBC Geering Up recognized for impact on future engineers by IEEE
| Announcement
UBC Geering Up Engineering Outreach is being recognized for its achievements in promoting STEM education to youth, with an award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Educational Activities Board.
How much further can mining go?
The Walrus | | Media coverage
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering professors Dr. Scott Dunbar and Dr. Ilija Miskovic commented on deep mining.
Dr. Agnes d'Entremont teaches the art of the possible
The Ubyssey | | Media coverage
Dr. Agnes d’Entremont, a mechanical engineering associate professor of teaching, talka about APSC 366, an engineering course for non-engineers, called “The Art of the Possible.”
Propelling artificial intelligence to new heights
| Announcement
Jozsef Hamari, President and Chief Technology Officer at TerraSense Analytics, and Dr. Zheng Liu, Professor of Engineering at UBC Okanagan speak about the collaboration between UBCO and TerraSense and their efforts to propel AI to new heights.
High five
UBC Magazine | | Media coverage
Among the five UBC students shaping a better world are Anjali Menon from the School of Biomedical Engineering and Alyona Glazyrina from the department of Mechanical Engineering.
AI could help address B.C.'s housing crisis. Here's how.
CTV News | | Media coverage
Structural engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang and his team at the Smart Structures Lab developed AI robots that can perform basic construction tasks on site.
What happens when a plane gets struck by lightning near YVR airport?
Burnaby Now | | Media coverage
Electrical and computer engineering professor Dr. David Michelson explained how planes deal with lightning strikes.
Advocacy group gives B.C. failing grades in climate report
CityNews Vancouver | | Media coverage
Dr. Roland Clift, chemical and biological engineering adjunct professor, commented on the BC Climate Emergency Campaign’s 2023 climate report.
AI-powered robots a gamechanger for faster, safer construction
| Announcement
UBC civil engineers led by Dr. Tony Yang are transforming construction vehicles — think cranes, forklifts and excavators — into smart construction robots powered by AI.