Topics: Women in Engineering
BC researchers are turning oil sands waste into carbon fibres
BC Business | | Media coverage
Producing large quantities of the usable green carbon fibres could prove challenging, says Material Engineering's Dr. Yasmine Abdin
Breaking down stereotypes to support women in engineering
| Announcement
Mentorship and promoting diversity are key to growing the number of women in the field, explains Engineering Professor Dr. Sumi Siddiqua.
Transition to more biomass heating in N.W.T. requires better supply chain, advocates say
CBC | | Media coverage
Chemical and biological engineering graduate student Ghazaleh Mozafari discussed her research into storage capacity and the supply chain for biomass energy systems in the Northwest Territories.
SALA, SOE alumni receive 2024-25 UBC Alumni Builder Awards
| Announcement
Eleonore Leclerc, MArch '13, and Shola Fashanu, BASc '22, are being recognized for their significant contributions to the university's two campuses and enriching the lives of others.
Students design tiny, cheap, off-grid homes for others to copy
CBC | | Media coverage
Engineering students Cara Chapman, Isabella Ma and Jade Henzie explain a Sustaingineering project that aims to address both climate change and affordable housing.
From Waste to Watts: Felicia Crozier Champions Biofuel Innovation
| Spotlight
Felicia Crozier, UBC Chemical and Biological Engineering alum, leads a 12-member team at Convertus Group’s Surrey biofuel facility, converting organic waste into renewable natural gas and compost through anaerobic digestion.
New year, new tools: Geering Up ignites children’s passion for quantum science
La Source | | Media coverage
Ella Meyer, quantum computing outreach coordinator for Geering Up, discusses how to make quantum concepts accessible to children.
UBCO remembers Polytechnique massacre
Penticton Herald | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering honoured the women whose lives were lost in the École Polytechnique massacre this week.
Thirty-five years on, UBC remembers 14 women at École Polytechnique
| Announcement
The University of British Columbia will be hosting memorial ceremonies for students, faculty and staff to honour the lives of those lost at École Polytechnique on December 6, 1989.
Transform Your Engineering Journey with Global Exchange Programs
| Spotlight
Sara's experience of Engineering as an exchange student who visited a school in Switzerland.