Topics: Women in Engineering
Setting up for interdisciplinary success
| Announcement
Dr. Naoko Ellis and Dr. Xun Liu are UBC Applied Science's 2026 Marshall Bauder Chairs in Innovation in Interdisciplinary Education.
Dr. Rachel Scholes awarded $1M Wall Fellowship to advance protection of waterways
| Announcement
UBC Applied Science researcher will develop new ways to keep toxic tire chemicals out of salmon-bearing streams.
American Rare Earths appoints Dr. Sanja Miskovic as Chief Technical Advisor
Mining Connection | | Media coverage
Dr. Miskovic will focus on process and recovery optimization as part of a feasibility study for the company's Halleck Creek rare earths project in Wyoming.
Advancing environmental stewardship and infrastructure at YVR
| Spotlight
Tell us about your first job at the Vancouver Airport Authority. I joined the Vancouver Airport Authority’s Climate and Environment team in early 2022, working in a range of areas, including the water quality management program, spill…
Crossing continents to build a future in engineering
| Spotlight
Why did you want to study engineering? I’ve always been curious about how things around us work – from something as simple as taking an elevator to the complex systems behind it. That curiosity led to my interest in engineering. I find it…
Using chemical engineering to launch a consulting career in environmental assessment
| Spotlight
What kind of work do you do and what is its impact? I’m an environmental assessment and permitting specialist at WSP. My role is to help clients understand the environmental impacts of their projects — not just on the natural environment, but…
Engineering healthier futures through wearable technology
| Spotlight
What kind of work do you do? I am a senior mechanical engineer at Garmin, working on the biosensor platform technology team. I help lead the mechanical design of wearable biometric sensor platforms – the parts of our devices that measure things…
From Adaptive Sports to Biomedical Engineering
| Spotlight
Brianna Tsuyuki, School of Biomedical Engineering graduate, is recognized as a 2026 UBC Applied Science Rising Star.
From Vantage to CHBE
| Spotlight
How did you become interested in engineering? In high school, chemistry and biology were my favourite courses. I got even more interested in this area after doing a summer camp on gene editing, where I saw what gene editing actually looks like…
Engineering as a pathway to medicine
| Spotlight
Why did you want to study biomedical engineering? Both of my parents are engineers – my dad is a computer engineer and my mom is a mechanical engineer – so I always knew what engineering was about and considered it as an option. In high…