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New UBC Engineering research takes aim at improving diagnostic imaging

| Announcement

UBC Okanagan School of Engineering researchers Jonathan Holzman and Alexis Guidi are exploring the potential of terahertz radiation to improve the quality of medical diagnostic imaging.

Researchers develop cheaper way to make carbon fibers from oil sands byproducts

American Society of Mechanical Engineers | | Media coverage

Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin has developed a method to turn asphaltene into carbon fibre.

UBC students bring Mario Kart to life with robotics competition

CTV News | | Media coverage

UBC engineering students brought Mario Kart to life by creating autonomous robots to race around a track. 

What B.C. is learning about earthquakes from the 2023 disaster in Turkey

The Weather Network | | Media coverage

A team of civil engineering researchers are investigating why some buildings collapsed and not others during the February 2023 earthquake in Turkey.

Annual Book Club Camping in Chilliwack

| Spotlight

In 2011, a group of us embarked on a shared journey, enrolling in UBC Engineering Physics with either faith or a naïve yet ambitious drive. Little did we know that this decision would lay the foundation for something truly special. As we navigated…

The feds bought a pipeline for $5B. How did the cost balloon to over $30B?

Global News | | Media coverage

Civil engineering professor Dr. Nemkumar Banthia commented on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. 

A navigation app that suggests the safest route

CKNW Mornings with Simi | | Media coverage

Civil engineering professor Dr. Tarek Sayed has developed a navigation app with an algorithm that suggests the safest route.

UBC engineering researcher lifting virus detection to next level

| Announcement

UBC engineering researcher Dr. Sepideh Pakpour is developing new technology using magnetic levitation to collect, purify and detect viruses in the air.

UBC explores hydrothermal liquefaction to extract phosphorous from municipal wastewater

Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine | | Media coverage

UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Cigdem Eskicioglu led a study that investigated how to extract phosphorus from wastewater sludge.

UBC Okanagan researcher is lifting virus detection to the next level

Castanet Kamloops | | Media coverage

UBC engineering researcher Dr. Sepideh Pakpour is developing new technology using magnetic levitation to collect, purify and detect viruses in the air.

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