Topics: Engineering
Vancouver man wins award for work aimed at improving air quality
Surrey Now-Leader | | Media coverage
Chemical and biological engineering postdoctoral researcher Dr. Kevin Kung received the Mitacs Environmental Entrepreneur Award.
Here’s how Vancouver rain gardens are giving salmon a boost
The Weather Network | | Media coverage
A study co-authored civil engineering researchers found that specially designed gardens could reduce the amount of a toxic car tire chemical entering our waterways by more than 90 per cent.
Artificial intelligence and the future of modular and pre-fab construction
Daily Commercial News | | Media coverage
Civil engineering research associate Puyan Zadeh commented on how AI could effect the general and modular construction industry.
Never A Dull Moment With Engineering
| Spotlight
Joses' experience in Civil Engineering and how he proceeded to work with the City of Vancouver.
States siphoned away $750 million in infrastructure law climate funds
Washington Post | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Alex Bigazzi said congestion-reducing technology is not the most efficient way to cut emissions as unclogging roads encourages people to drive more.
Engineering Alumni in Ottawa
| Spotlight
Six of us, all Applied Science alumni and a few of us meeting for the first time, went out for drinks at a local pub in Ottawa. It was great getting to know everyone and we had a good time talking about work and life in Ottawa. We all had a great…
Engineering Alumni 2020 in San Francisco
| Spotlight
A wholesome, sunny afternoon picnic at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco. As Canadians living, working, and even studying in California, the warmer weather is appreciated! Wilson, Divya, and Hannah now work in the tech industry in the Bay Area,…
Master's of Engineering Leadership 2021 - 2nd reunion
| Spotlight
We gathered at Spanish Banks after a couple of months of everybody been extremely busy. I thought it was about time to reconnect with an in-person activity close to where we all met, UBC, so Spanish Banks was selected. Folks took their family…
Chemical and Biological Engineering Sushi and Games Night
| Spotlight
In the heart of the city of Vancouver, eight old friends from Chemical and Biological Engineering finally reunited after years of separation. Each had embarked on unique career paths, but their bond remained intact. Their love for sushi and board…
UBCO researchers recover vital resources from wastewater sludge
| Announcement
Using a combination of heat, water and phase separation, these researchers have developed a cost-effective method to concentrate phosphorous—which can be efficiently recovered by extraction—from wastewater sludge.