Topics: Engineering
Next-gen mass timber touted as way for buildings to ascend to 20 storeys
Daily Commercial News | | Media coverage
Civil and mechanical engineering professor Dr. Tony Yang is working on a government-funded that will make mass timber construction buildings of up to 20 storeys economically and technically feasible by 2028.
Would you rather get there more quickly or more safely?
Research2Reality | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tarek Sayed is developing a new algorithm approach which identifies the safest possible route in an urban network using real-time crash risk data, and can be incorporated into navigation apps such as Google Maps.
UBCO researchers recover vital resources from wastewater sludge
Castanet | | Media coverage
UBCO civil engineering professor Dr. Cigdem Eskicioglu led a study that investigated how to extract phosphorus from wastewater sludge.
New algorithm maps safest routes for city drivers
| Announcement
UBC engineering researchers are developing a new algorithm approach which identifies the safest possible route in an urban network using real-time crash risk data, and can be incorporated into navigation apps such as Google Maps.
Funky website reveals the stinkiest smells around Vancouver
Daily Hive Vancouver | | Media coverage
A project led by mechanical engineering researchers called “Smell Vancouver” is tracking the worst and weirdest odours around Metro Vancouver.
B.C. professor pushes to protect marbled murrelet habitat in old growth
CTV News | | Media coverage
Chemical and biological engineering professor emerita Dr. Royann Petrell and others are calling on the government to increase wildlife habitat areas in Vancouver Island old-growth forests to save the threatened marbled murrelet.
Being The Bridge Between Technology And Business
| Spotlight
Arpan's experience in Biomedical Engineering and his journey with his startup.
Applying Your Knowledge To Positively Impact The World
| Spotlight
Roger's decision to pursue electrical engineering and how that led him to working at General Motors.
UBC engineering researchers investigate new use for plastic bottles
| Announcement
What if plastic bottles could find a second life in the landfill - to stabilize earth walls? New research from UBC Okanagan School of Engineering is looking at how we can divert plastic waste.
Mining for talent
CIM Magazine | | Media coverage
Should the decline in students in mining engineering programs be a cause for concern in the age of the green economy? UBC Civil engineering professor David Elmo weighs in.